All news on the topic: Crime

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Romance scam victims using desperate new method to con victims out of cash
Fraud experts at the Insurance Fraud Bureau have warned about the new scam, which often starts with small claims and then increases over time, leaving victims stuck in a criminal funding cycle
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Inside Sarah Payne's tragic final moments as twisted killer is attacked in jail
The despicable murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne horrified people up and down the country, and her vile killer Roy Whiting has repeatedly been attacked behind bars
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Infamous paedophile child killer is brutally stabbed in jail attack
Paedophile killer Roy Whiting has been set upon and stabbed in prison. The monster is serving 40 years for murdering little Sarah whose body was found two weeks after she disappeared
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Christian B 'partied' after being grilled over Madeleine McCann's disappearance
Convicted German sex offender and prime Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's long awaited trial is set to start on Friday, which will be his first public appearance since he was accused of being Maddie's abductor
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Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to have fresh parole hearing
Twisted killer Colin Pitchfork, 63, is set to be given a parole hearing after complaining to the board back in December - he murdered and assaulted two teenagers in the 1980s
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James Bulger killer Jon Venables 'was attacked over grotesque brag about tot'
Twisted Jon Venables, who murdered tot James Bulger in February 1993, reportedly bragged about how 'easy' it was to kidnap and kill the two-year-old whilst serving time in juvenile jail
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Romance scams on the rise for men - and they're being targeted by younger people
Nationwide said there was a small 2% drop in scams involving female victims
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Brianna Ghey killer made 'chilling jail brag and vile threat for after release'
Twisted teen killers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe are serving life sentences for the murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, who was horrifically stabbed to death on February 11, 2023
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Grace O'Malley-Kumar family will fight forever to make sure killer not released
Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar's heartbroken parents appeared on Monday's Good Morning Britain after Valdo Calocane was sentenced for killing their children and school caretaker Ian Coates
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Insurance giant Aviva's Valentine's Day warning as thieves target jewellery
The insurance giant said items targeted include luxury watches, bespoke jewellery items, expensive bracelets and diamond rings
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Celeb pastor says 'evil will not prevail' after shooting at megachurch
Joel Osteen took to Twitter to reveal his "community is devastated by today's events and grateful for the swift actions of law enforcement" after the Texas megahurch shooting on Sunday
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James Bulger killer Robert Thompson's life now with 'boyfriend who knows past'
Thirty-one years ago today, innocent toddler James Bulger was abducted and killed by two twisted schoolboys, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, in Bootle, Merseyside
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Notorious gangster 'Fat' Freddie Thompson in court after 'prison staff attack'
Gangster 'Fat' Freddie Thompson who is serving life after leading the Kinahan cartel's gang war against the Hutch rivals is back in court in Ireland for allegedly attacking prison staff
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New anti-fraud campaign launched, but critics say it's 'too little, too late'
The Government's Stop! Think Fraud campaign, starting on Monday, includes a new website with fraud safety advice and adverts on billboards, broadcast and social media
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Heartbroken son says mum found dead by bloody iron in hotel was acting 'nervous'
Denisse Oleas-Arancibia was discovered in her £90-per-night room by a maid at the Soho54 Hotel in Manhattan, New York - and police believe her death was a murder
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Ex-WWE star accused of shooting dead his ex-wife before three-hour stand-off
Former Wrestlemania and WWE star Billy Jack Haynes has been taken into custody after the death of his wife Janette Becraft and police have provided an update on the matter
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Woman with rifle shot dead at celebrity pastor's megachurch - with child injured
A 5-year-old child has been shot at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, as the authorities also confirm that the shooter, a woman baring a rifle, has been shot dead
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Prison officer arrested after 'drugs found sewn into his work clothes'
Police officers searched the home of a prison officer and found tablets sewn into his uniform, leading detectives to suspect that he was supplying inmates at Mountjoy Prison
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Family-of-five chases down and corners credit card thief at shopping mall
Julie Kobylarz, 34, tracked the pickpocket through live transactions and ran after him while her husband and three young children trailed behind her in Michigan
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Drug kingpins 'Big Man' and 'Scouse Phil' flooded entire city with Class A drugs
A gang of drug dealers who hailed from the Merseyside area worked with connections in Plymouth to deliver the Class As to the city using couriers who would travel to the Devon port
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Fury as neo-Nazi biker gang 'Mongrel Mob' launches bid to set up UK chapter
The Mongrel Mob has around 2,500 members in New Zealand and is known for gang warfare, organised crime, and sexual violence - and it's planning to expand to the UK
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Mum of woman raped with friend in Bahamas knew ‘something wasn’t right’
The mother of one of the two women who were allegedly drugged and raped in the Bahamas earlier this month detailed the moment she knew 'something wasn't quite right' with them
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Cops plan 'ring of steel' security around Maddie suspect's court appearance
Convicted paedophile Christian Brueckner, 47, is standing trial on Friday accused of carrying out a string of vile sex attacks in Portugal
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Boys – one as young as 12 – arrested after reports of rape by Morrisons car park
Greater Manchester Police are supporting the victim of a rape, said to have happened near a Morrisons car park in the Rochdale area yesterday evening
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Teacher has part of her skull removed after 'savage attack from teen student'
The teacher - an unnamed educator working at Colerain High School in Ohio at the time of the January 4 incident - had to have her skull cap removed to 'prevent brain damage due to swelling'