UK Crime
UK crime news, court cases and police investigations. Coverage of major criminal proceedings across Britain.
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Former staff member assaults ex-colleague after concealing himself in sheet near luxury hotel The Ned
In the heart of London’s financial district, where the early morning silence is usually broken only by the distant hum…
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Solicitor convicted of stalking court blogger with abusive language and home visits
A solicitor convicted of a campaign of “fixated and obsessive” stalking against a courts blogger has been handed a seven-year…
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Unauthorised entry into Holocaust Memorial Garden carries prison threat
A major new crime bill moving through the House of Lords will create specific criminal offences for climbing on war…
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Elderly veteran dies after assailant steals his walking aid
A court has heard how a ‘random’ and ‘unnecessary’ act of violence on a Birmingham street ended the life of…
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Police urge woman seen in car at centre of Battersea murder inquiry to come forward
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a young man in Battersea have returned to the scene exactly one week after…
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Journalist who first questioned Soham killer raised doubts from outset
The murderer who became one of Britain’s most reviled prisoners has died behind bars, nearly a quarter of a century…
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Soham killer Ian Huntley dies following assault in Category A prison
Ian Huntley, the school caretaker convicted of one of Britain’s most notorious child murders, has died in hospital days after…
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Six years on from fatal suicide, man faces manslaughter charge
A rare criminal prosecution, alleging that domestic abuse directly contributed to a woman’s suicide, has been authorised by the Crown…
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Man avoids prison after sending abusive email to Labour leader Keir Starmer
A man whose campaign of threatening and grossly offensive emails targeted the Prime Minister and senior barristers has been handed…
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Drug dealer confesses to murder of defenceless man found with dogs
A vulnerable former chef endured a final, brutal weeks-long ordeal of beatings and exploitation before his body was found curled…
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