All news on the topic: Arrest

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Heathrow passengers treated for injuries following car park spray attack
Passengers arriving at Heathrow Terminal 3 on Sunday said they faced hours waiting for buses after a number of people were attacked with a "form of pepper spray."
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Strictly Come Dancing star arrested on suspicion of rape
A star from Strictly Come Dancing has allegedly been arrested on suspicion of rape.
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Adam Peaty escorted off plane as brother is reportedly arrested over threats
Adam Peaty’s brother James has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of sending threatening texts to the Olympic swimmer during his stag do.
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Former Sri Lankan minister charged with insurance fraud during economic crisis
Sri Lanka’s former tourism minister was arrested Wednesday over alleged insurance fraud at the start of the country’s unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lanka’s GDP per capita stood at $4,515 in 2024.
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Akon arrested after police found suspended license during Cybertruck stop
Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after he didn’t show up in court to face a ticket for driving with a suspended license.
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Moldovan ex-powerbroker Plahotniuc extradited after years of false identities
For six years, Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc—suspected of involvement in the theft of $1 billion—evaded justice by crossing borders under a web of false identities spanning Europe, the Middle East, and even the Pacific, until his arrest in July 2025 at Athens International Airport.
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Hero dad uses car to stop man accused of stabbing 10 people on train
A father used his car to ram a man accused of stabbing 10 people in a horrifying knife attack on a train moments before police swooped in to arrest him.
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Police find man with stab wounds dead at home in Castle Road, Chatham
Man in his 40s ‘stabbed to death’ at house as cops arrest woman, 45, amid murder investigation.
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Police confirm 32-year-old Peterborough man as sole suspect in Cambridgeshire train stabbing
Detectives investigating a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire have confirmed that a 32-year-old man who was arrested is now being treated as the only suspect.
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510kg of drugs worth £13.8 million seized at Birmingham Airport
Eleven people have been charged in connection with attempting to smuggle more than half a tonne of cannabis worth around £13.8 million into the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
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Nineteen-year-old from Teesside accused of smuggling 14kg of drugs into Georgia
A pregnant British teenager accused of drug-smuggling has been moved to a mother-and-baby unit in a Georgian prison, her mother said.
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FBI says alleged anarchist offered $45,000 bounty for Pam Bondi’s death
An alleged anarchist with prior arrests has been taken into custody for supposedly placing a hit on Attorney General Pam Bondi on TikTok, according to the FBI.
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“Depraved” soldier blackmailed up to 90 kids in sick sextortion plot
A wicked soldier orchestrated a vile sextortion scheme, coercing young children into performing sexual acts for him.
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Charming construction boss found murdered weeks after wife’s death in Totton
A ‘charming’ company boss was found murdered in his home just two weeks after losing his wife to cancer – with the man suspected of killing him now fighting for his life in hospital under police guard.
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Man arrested over 1994 murder of schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in West Yorkshire
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the 1994 murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer.
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Fourteen-year-old boy arrested after mass shooting in Gävle
Six people including children were shot while on a night out in Sweden with a 14-year-old boy arrested.
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Diddy faces over a decade in prison as prosecutors push for tough sentence
Federal prosecutors in New York are urging a judge to sentence Sean "Diddy" Combs to more than 11 years in prison.
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Lorenz Kraus told on television how he suffocated his father and killed his mother, calling it a “mercy act”
A man confessed to killing his parents and burying them in their garden during a television interview.
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Tragedy in Tallanstown: family of three murdered in their home
A triple murder investigation is underway after a mother, father, and their son were stabbed to death at their family home.
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Texas man arrested for threatening Pride parade shooting to avenge Charlie Kirk
Federal authorities in Texas have arrested a man for allegedly threatening to shoot people at a pro-LGBTQ+ parade, to avenge the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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Georgian currency exchange owner arrested for laundering over $660 million
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a local currency exchange owner accused of laundering more than $660 million, calling it the country’s largest money-laundering scheme to date.
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Boy, 15, held over fatal stabbing of another teenager in Manchester
Greater Manchester Police confirmed this morning that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the Moss Side death, and the youngster remains in custody for questioning.
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British Airways suspends pilot for drunken behaviour on passenger flight
British Airways has suspended a pilot who made a plane return to the stand after becoming drunk while flying as a passenger.
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British law student jailed for 25 years in Dubai over single line of cocaine
A British law student is facing a 25-year sentence in a Dubai jail after taking "a single line of cocaine" at a party.