Arrested woman re-bailed until next year after Wimbledon school crash September 23, 2023 A woman arrested after a Land Rover crashed into a prep school in south-west London, killing two eight-year-old girls, has been re-bailed until January. Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after a car crashed through a fence and collided with a building at The Study Prep school in Camp Road, Wimbledon, on the morning of [...]
Businessman jailed over Gray’s Inn bomb plot amid £1.4m legal wrangle September 22, 2023 A businessman suspected of being involved in an international money laundering ring who targeted two lawyers for Britain’s FBI by orchestrating a bomb plot against them has been jailed for eight years and two months. Jonathan Nuttall, 50, was convicted of conspiring with his driver, Michael Sode, and an ex-marine, Michael Broddle, to plant two [...]
Youths ‘film shoplifting for TikTok’ as businesses call for government aid September 16, 2023 Shoplifting and abuse at independent shops are increasing due to the cost-of-living crisis and youths filming it for TikTok, forcing some businesses to close, it has been said. Muntazir Dipoti, president of the Federation of Independent Retailers (FIR), which has 10,500 members, said 850 incidents of theft or verbal abuse are recorded every day. Incidents [...]
UK police arrest escaped terrorism suspect September 9, 2023 A former British soldier suspected of terrorism offences who escaped from prison earlier this week was recaptured in London on Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, absconded from London’s Wandsworth prison on Wednesday morning after slipping out of the prison kitchen where he was working and strapping himself to the underside of a food [...]
Fraud ‘increasing national security threat’ thanks to AI, Lord Mayor warns September 5, 2023 Fraud is increasingly a threat to “national security” as advances in artificial intelligence serve to boost the chances of scammers, the Lord Mayor has warned. Nicholas Lyons, Lord mayor of the City of London, told the International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge that addressing economic crime “must be seen as a foundation for a [...]
MPs criticise government for ‘dragging feet’ over Economic Crime Bill September 5, 2023 MPs have criticised the government for “dragging its feet” over the Economic Crime Bill, after a string of measures aiming to toughen up dirty money protections were voted against or watered down. Peers had passed a series of amendments to the legislation aimed at fighting back against economic crime, fraud and illicit wealth prior to [...]
Businessman guilty of plotting two bombs in London over £1.4m legal wrangle with NCA August 18, 2023 A businessman suspected of being involved in an international money-laundering ring has been found guilty of orchestrating a bomb plot against lawyers for Britain’s FBI in a row over £1.4 million. Jonathan Nuttall, 50, was convicted of conspiring with his driver, Michael Sode, and an ex-marine, Michael Broddle, to plant two devices in London’s legal [...]
Donald Trump: All you need to know about the Georgia indictment August 15, 2023 Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted for the fourth time on charges relating to his attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election in the state of Georgia. A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, returned an indictment late on Monday, charging Trump and 18 others, for violating election law and being [...]
Superdry fashion boss banned from road over drink-driving August 14, 2023 A co-founder of clothing firm Superdry has been banned from the roads after admitting drink-driving. James Holder, 51, was twice the drink-drive limit on July 28 when he was stopped in his Range Rover by police in Snowshill Road, Broadway, Worcestershire. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard that a roadside breath test recorded a reading of 72mg [...]
Bishopsgate robbery: Two jailed for knife attack in City causing ‘savage injuries’ August 11, 2023 Two men have been jailed for their part in a daytime robbery and knife attack in central London in which members of the public suffered “savage injuries”. Tyrone Dean, 24, and Louis Parkinson, 26, wore masks when they tried to snatch mobile phones and flee on bicycles on October 6 but their plans were thwarted [...]