All news on the topic: Crime

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Clare Holland killer finally brought to justice in chilling undercover footage
Footage taken by an undercover Avon and Somerset Police officer managed to bring Darren Osment to justice after he initially walked away with a minor conviction for killing his partner Claire Holland
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Dragons' Den star loses planning battle for commune on 'vagina of land'
Rachel Elnaugh, who was one of the five investors in the first two seasons of the hit BBC show, intends to turn the land into an eco-farm and retreat for followers of her group who allegedly believe in a 'food apocalypse' and the 'great reset'
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Lidl worker and customers 'doused in petrol' in terrifying armed robbery
Shoppers were sent into a panic at a Lidl breanch in Wales on the weekend after a 54-year-old man stormed into the store and doused petrol on a worker - he has since been arrested
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Man who attacked boy, 12, on bouncy castle during sister's birthday party jailed
A jury convicted Mason Clague of intent to inflict grievous bodily harm following a trial and the thug, from Bootle, Merseyside, has now been jailed for the brutal attack
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Decades-old computer law 'hampering UK's battle against cyber attacks'
Campaigners called for a shake-up of the Computer Misuse Act, warning it was hampering the fight against cyber attacks while costing billions of pounds and thousands of jobs
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'I was stabbed 5 times - bloodshed won't stop until victims receive proper help'
Aodh Breathnach believes tackling the paranoia and fear that leads young people to carry weapons in the first place can end the slaughter on our streets
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CCTV shows moment local uses wheelie bin as 'getaway vehicle' to steal plants
Brenda Weldon, from Lancashire, was left stunned after her CCTV captured the moment a brazen thief strolled into her garden and stole her shrubs before using a wheelie bin to sneak away from the scene
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Snapchat rapist branded 'Brixton R Kelly' jailed for crimes against schoolgirls
Serial rapist Kevarnie Queen has been jailed for 12 years after he was convicted of 22 counts of rape at Inner London Crown Court in August, many of which were committed when he was 15
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Man City star Kevin de Bruyne's 70-acre mansion ransacked by burglars
Police hunt for robbers after jewellery among items stole from home of midfielder, who is in Saudi Arabia for Club World Cup, on Saturday evening
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Evil paedo serving life for abusing kid escapes from jail sparking major manhunt
Police have not revealed how convicted pedophile Robert Yancy Jr managed to escape from the Texas jail but he drove away from the scene with his mum who was later arrested, authorities say
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Nigel Farage floored as parents of daughter’s boyfriend face 10 years in prison
The former UKIP leader and I'm a Celebrity contestant said he is "in shock" after the parents of 18-year-old daughter Izzy's boyfriend were arrested for drugs offences after a raid on their home
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Suspected serial killer lured victims into woods to hunt for buried treasure
A suspected serial killer allegedly led his victims into the woods after asking them for help digging up buried treasure, then slaughtered and buried them in a park near Seattle
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Woman charged after suffering miscarriage despite being 'desperate' for child
WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT. A woman from Ohio was charged with a felony for 'abuse of a corpse' after she flushed her miscarried foetus down the toilet after fighting to get an abortion following a life-threatening diagnosis
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New spiking clampdown as Tories look at 'long overdue' changes to law
The Home Office announced pub and club staff will be trained to spot signs of spiking as they weigh up ways to strengthen the law, with nearly 5,000 cases a year in England and Wales
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Man murdered roommate then dumped his body after stuffing it into rubbish bin
Steven Yinger has been convicted of murdering his roommate Jorge Diaz-Johnston after strangling him and then stuffing his body into a rubbish bin in Florida
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Chilling case of missing Baby Gabriel - where mum is now to what really happened
Baby Gabriel would be 14 years old now and his heartbroken family still has no idea if he was tragically murdered before his first birthday, or if he is alive and well
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Armed police scramble to town centre after 'person spotted with 'handgun'
Armed police raced to Cheadle town centre, North Staffordshire, this afternoon, as witnesses claimed a man with a handgun was seen 'knocking on windows and doors'
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Husband and wife fight off armed gang in 'terrifying' invasion as daughters home
A couple fought off a trio of home invaders after the armed robbers pushed their way into the property and demanded to know the whereabouts of a safe, with two of the three attackers now jailed
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Dating app conman boasted he beat up baby killer in jail as 'you don't hit kids'
Lloyd Neels, 36, punched Sean Sadler in the head before he kicked the baby killer at least twice inside HMP Birmingham before he was dragged away by prison officers
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Drunk Jet2 passenger abused crew then put sunglasses on and 'pretended to sleep'
Kieron Jordan was removed from a late flight bound for Turkey after storming down the plane demanding a refund over its delay - he has now been jailed for 27 months
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Mum's horror injuries after being set upon by teens as she returned from nursery
Rachel Gee was on her way to the post office and was walking through an alleyway in Offerton, Manchester when she was violently attacked by two hooded teenagers on bikes
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Chilling case of 'bubbly' cheerleader, 19, beaten and strangled to death on NYE
Valerie Zavala Wilson, 19, went to a New Year's Eve party in Fillmore, California but never returned home, with her naked body found in a concrete drainage pipe on New Year's Day
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The three scams you should watch out for this Christmas - and how to stay safe
Cyber intelligence agency GCHQ have warned that scammers are using new artificial intelligence (AI) programs to make their scams harder to spot than ever
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Inside police's 48-hour operation with 33 arrests after Everton double-shooting
Merseyside Police launched a massive crackdown this weekend on dangerous criminals, seizing drugs, guns, huge quantities of cash as they made 33 arrests and over 150 stops
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Christmas shoppers to be fleeced of £100million by festive fraudsters
A banking group has warned that up to a hundred million pounds could be lost to fraudsters this Christmas as shoppers fall for deals that really are too good to be true