All news on the topic: Criminal damage
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Two “useful idiots” jailed over arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer
Two criminal proxies branded "useful idiots" have been jailed for a series of arson attacks targeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Jury fails to reach verdict in pro-Palestine arms factory damage trial
After more than 17 hours of deliberation, a jury at Birmingham crown court has failed to reach a verdict over whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory.
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BMW driver charged after car smashes through bowling alley and flies across 16 lanes
A man has been charged after a BMW smashed into a bowling alley – sending it flying across 16 lanes.
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Palestine Action activists jailed for more than 25 years after terrorism ruling
Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison, after a judge ruled that they could be treated as terrorists.
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Dozens arrested outside Woolwich Crown Court during Palestine Action protest
Dozens of protesters expressing support for Palestine Action have been arrested outside a court in southeast London.
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Pro-Palestine activists await verdict over Moog arms factory damage in Wolverhampton
A jury at Birmingham crown court is deliberating whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory in Wolverhampton.
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Pride event adds extra security after LGBTQ+ banner set alight in Rushden
An LGBTQ+ event is implementing additional security measures after a Pride banner was burned by homophobes just a few days after it was put up.
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Teen filmed himself destroying memorial to dead boys over "stolen girlfriend" grudge
A teenager filmed himself destroying a memorial to two young boys who died in a ‘horrific’ car crash.
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CCTV shows asylum seeker punching woman unconscious outside nightclub
This is the shocking moment an asylum seeker knocked a woman unconscious after she and her friends rejected his advances.
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Four activists convicted over damage at UK defence firm site in Bristol
Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage after raiding a UK base of an Israeli-based defense company with sledgehammers and crowbars.
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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan cleared as court overturns conviction in clash with transgender activist
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging the mobile phone of a transgender activist overturned following an appeal hearing at Southwark Crown Court.
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UK could outlaw Iran’s IRGC within weeks amid terror fears and political U-turn
The government could propose legislation banning state-backed organizations such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the UK ’within weeks’, Sir Keir Starmer announced, as he met with the Jewish community in north London.
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Tensions rise in Epsom after protest over alleged assault turns into clashes with police
Four people have been arrested after beer cans and eggs were hurled at police by protestors who took to the streets following a reported rape of a girl in Epsom.
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Epsom protest turns chaotic as false rape claims spark unrest and arrests
Dozens of people marched through Epsom despite police insisting they had found no evidence of a gang rape offence or that asylum seekers were involved.
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Bride’s fairytale wedding ruined after sister-in-law hurls black paint over dress
A bride has described how her fairytale wedding turned into chaos after her sister-in-law threw black paint all over her dress.
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Man who cut down Sycamore Gap tree released from prison early
One of two men responsible for felling the iconic Sycamore Gap tree has been released from prison early.
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Roblox predator jailed after grooming 14-year-old and breaking into her home twice
An "obsessive and predatory" man who groomed and collected indecent images of a teenage girl he met through the online gaming platform Roblox.
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Three drunk women trash Bournemouth hotel lobby as receptionist flees and locks herself in back room
Three drunken women wreaked havoc at a hotel lobby in Bournemouth, forcing a receptionist to escape behind a locked door as she was spat at.
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Police officers injured and multiple arrests made as protest outside Iranian embassy in London turns violent
A number of people have also been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan cleared of harassing trans activist but convicted of smashing her phone
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been acquitted of harassing a transgender activist, but found guilty of causing criminal damage to her mobile phone.
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Palestine Action activists accused of hitting police officer with sledgehammer
Palestine Action activists struck a female police officer with a sledgehammer after forcibly entering a defense factory, as reported in court.
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Wetherspoons pub in Basildon damaged just 24 hours after reopening
A Wetherspoons pub, which underwent £2,750,000 worth of renovations, had thousands of pounds of damage inflicted on its windows just 24 hours after reopening.
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Man charged after RAF Brize Norton break-in linked to Palestine Action
A man has appeared in court charged with offenses related to a break-in at RAF Brize Norton, which was claimed by Palestine Action.
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Man throws Molotov cocktail into pub in Northern Ireland, two injured
This is the moment a man seems to ignite a petrol bomb and throw it into a crowded pub, causing children and a musician to flee in fear.
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Moment teens flee after setting off fatal house fire with firework at pensioner’s home
This is the moment when two teenagers fled following a firework attack that resulted in the death of a pensioner in his own home.
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