Cocaine: Drug kingpin found guilty of smuggling £132m-worth into Britain disguised as ink April 24, 2024 Jonathan Strogylos was found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court this week after being identified as the ringleader of a large-scale illegal operation.
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: Former DUP leader released on bail over sex charges April 24, 2024 Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been released on continuing bail after he appeared in court to face a number of historical sex charges, including one count of rape.
Londoners back stop and search as violence cost taxpayers £7bn, poll finds April 22, 2024 Londoners backed stop and search in a bid to slash crime rates, pollsters found, as it emerged violence cost the capital’s taxpayers £7bn last year.
‘Truss playbook’: Labour attacks Susan Hall’s ‘unfunded’ spending plans April 22, 2024 Labour have today attacked Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall’s “uncosted” spending plans for City Hall as “straight out of the Liz Truss playbook”.
Met Police chief’s future in the balance as political row grows over ‘openly Jewish’ incident April 21, 2024 Sir Mark Rowley's future as head of the Met Police hangs in the balance following calls for him to resign over his handling of the pro-Palestine protests in the capital.
Our prison system is an economic and moral failure April 18, 2024 Few politicians want to talk about prisons. They should be braver
Sydney knife attacker shot dead by police after killing six at shopping centre April 13, 2024 A knife attacker killed six people and injured several others in a stabbing spree at a Sydney shopping centre before being shot dead by police.
New laws don’t stop crime April 12, 2024 Politicians love creating specific new offences to look like they’re tackling a problem, but all it does is make the statute book more complicated without addressing the root of the problem, says Eliot Wilson Retail employees should be safe in their place of work, under the protection of the law. That goes without saying, and [...]
Why the ‘McMafia’ law failed to root out kleptocrats’ ill-gotten gains April 11, 2024 A legal tool designed to sniff out illicit wealth was meant to help rid the City of dirty money. But it hasn't quite delivered the results the government might have hoped for, Ben Lucas reports
Plans to stop NDA abuse provide clarity but aren’t radical, lawyers say April 10, 2024 Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) clauses that aim to stop victims reporting crimes to the police are “likely already unenforceable” under “current laws”, lawyers have said.