All news on the topic: Arrests

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A man was arrested in East Sussex due to chemical substances that led to an evacuation
A man arrested after explosive chemicals sparked the evacuation of seafront properties in East Sussex has been sectioned amid mental health concerns.
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20-year-old student Aalia Mahomed killed in tragic drug-related van crash on the Strand
A 20-year-old student who was killed in a horrific drug-related van crash on the Strand has been identified.
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British Airways crew member arrested on suspicion of raping stewardess in Singapore
A British Airways crew member has been arrested and accused of raping a stewardess in Singapore.
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TikToker who boasted about UK benefits in Thailand arrested, now on hunger strike
A British TikToker who boasted of living in Thailand while claiming UK benefits says she is on hunger strike after being arrested by Thai authorities.
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Six arrested after knife and hammer brawl erupts in Manchester
Manchester Police have arrested six men aged between 18 to 24 on suspicion of affray. They remain in police custody for questioning following a mass brawl with knives
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Rotterdam boy, 11, injured in February shooting succumbs to his injuries; Two in custody
An 11-year-old boy who was found shot in a Rotterdam home four weeks ago died from his injuries on Thursday afternoon, police said.
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Three boys arrested after 15-year-old stabbed at Bobby Moore Academy in east London
Three boys have been arrested after a 15-year-old was stabbed at a secondary school in east London.
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Aleksej Besciokov, Garantex co-founder, detained in India over U.S. money laundering charges
Authorities in India today detained the purported co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that was sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for enabling tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations.
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Duterte arrested at Manila airport after ICC issues warrant for crimes against humanity
Duterte is sought by the International Criminal Court due to his so-called ’war on drugs,’ which rights groups claim resulted in 30,000 deaths.
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Two boys, aged 14 and 15, arrested in connection with Glasgow teenager Amen Teklay’s death
A 14 and 15-year-old boy have been detained in connection with the death of Glasgow teenager Amen Teklay, 15.
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Leanne Williams murder: Two men arrested after body found in Townhill
A woman was found dead in her home in Wales on Thursday last week.
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Four-year-old girl dies in suspected arson attack in Manchester
A four-year-old girl has died following a suspected arson attack at a house in Manchester, police have said.
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Man dies following one-punch attack outside Lewisham pub, police launch murder investigation
A man has been arrested after a 63-year-old died following an attack outside a Wetherspoons pub in London on Saturday.
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Polish woman alleging to be Madeleine McCann arrested upon arrival in the UK
A Polish woman asserting that she is Madeleine McCann has been arrested at Bristol Airport upon arriving in the UK.
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Knifeman ‘laughed’ during a rampage that killed a 14-year-old boy and wounded five others
A knifeman killed a boy, 14, and wounded at least five others in Villach, a city in southern Austria.
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Three men injured in stabbing during altercation near shopping center in East London
Three men have been stabbed in a mass brawl in east London.
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Mum who dragged rival parent to ground and repeatedly kicked her outside school, shouting threats, avoids jail
A mum who dragged a rival parent to the ground and repeatedly kicked her in the face outside a primary school has avoided jail.
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Two men arrested after asking police with drug-sniffing dogs for directions
Two men had their luck turn for the worse when they stopped to ask cops for directions – unaware they had drug-sniffing dogs.
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Man, 41, and woman, 21, arrested after baby girl found dead at house
A man and woman have been arrested after a baby girl was found dead at a house in Oldham.
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Scout leader jailed was ’paedophile hiding in plain sight’ after abusing boys as young as 7
Paedophile former scout leader Ian Silvester has been jailed for 16 years after he was found to have abused boys as young as seven over the course of three decades.
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Second woman arrested for using wigs to fake UK citizenship tests; disguises and designer bags found in raid
A second woman, suspected of using wigs to disguise herself to sit the British citizenship test for other people, has been arrested.
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Thief hid for three days in the shopping mall where he stole kilograms of gold, surviving on what he could find
A story that could be the subject of a movie took place in Adana.
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American gang believed they would make a fortune but were busted at a UK airport after hiding in toilets
Seven people were arrested when the huge haul was discovered after a bag went through an X-ray machine and the alarm was raised at Manchester Airport.
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Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan amid media crackdown
Another journalist’s arrest adds to growing list of detained media professionals in Azerbaijan, sparking outcry over press freedom.
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14-year-old arrested after stabbing at school gate, 15-year-old boy hospitalized, classrooms locked down
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a stabbing outside a school left classrooms ’locked down’ and a 15-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.