UK government is failing to match words with action in stamping out dirty money, MPs say June 30, 2022 The UK government is failing to match its rhetoric with real efforts to crack down on dirty money, MPs have warned. The government is continuing to let the UK become a “safe deposit box” for morally bankrupt billionaires, despite its rhetoric around “clamping down” on Russian money, the Foreign Affairs Committee said. The committee said [...]
Britain’s most wanted: £10k reward as police hunt Briton Derek Ferguson for murder in June 2007 June 28, 2022 Anyone who can help police track down a man wanted in connection with a murder 15 years ago may be given a reward of £10,000. Crimestoppers has increased the reward available for information leading to the arrest of Derek Ferguson. He is being sought by police in connection with the murder of Thomas Cameron outside [...]
Shooting at LGBTQ+ nightclub in Oslo being treated as an act of terrorism June 25, 2022 Norwegian authorities have arrested and charged a 42-year old man following a shooting at an LGBTQ+ venue in Oslo, which killed two people.
Two bodies found in Brazil during search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips June 13, 2022 Two bodies have reportedly been found in Brazil amid a search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Phillips, 57, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, a Brazilian adviser at the Univaja association of people in the Vale do Javari Indigenous territory, were last seen earlier in June in the Sao Rafael community. [...]
Hertfordshire prison says all incoming mail must be sent through Moonpig, Funkypigeon and Freeprints June 7, 2022 Inmates at a Hertfordshire prison will only be able to receive mail from Funky Pigeon, Moon Pig and Freeprints due to drug safety concerns. In announcement posted on Twitter, the letter from HMP The Mount’s governor Paul Crossey said the move was taken because it has “become increasingly concerned with the threat presented by psychoactive [...]
Binance hits back at claims it’s a ‘hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers’ June 6, 2022 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has brushed aside claims it is a “hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers,” after a Reuters investigation accused the Cayman Islands registered firm of serving as a “conduit for the laundering of at least $2.35bn in illicit funds”. In a blog post responding to Reuters’ article, the coin [...]
UK watchdog tells police and prosecutors to stop collecting excessive data on rape victims May 31, 2022 The UK data watchdog has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases.
Londoner jailed for 33 years after butchering his Stockwell landlords during lockdown May 27, 2022 A Londoner who stabbed his landlords to death after becoming paranoid about Covid during the first national lockdown has been jailed for at least 33 years. Daniel Briceno Garcia, 46, killed Sonia Butron Calvi, 66, and Edgar Aguilera Daza, 60, at the home they shared with five others in Stockwell, south London, on April 1 [...]
Tory MP criticised for tweet about colleague’s arrest for rape which showed ‘callous disregard for the alleged victims’ May 18, 2022 A veteran Tory MP has been accused of showing “callous disregard” for victims of rape, after appearing to joke about the arrest of his colleague for it. Conservative MP for Lichfield Michael Fabricant caused uproar this morning over a message about the shock arrest yesterday of a Tory colleague on suspicion of rape. The party [...]
Second London man charged over fatal stabbing of ‘loving father’ near St Paul’s Cathedral May 18, 2022 Police have charged a second London man over the fatal stabbing of a 32-year-old father near St Paul’s Cathedral. Jordell Menzies, 25, of Tennyson Road, Brent, was charged with murder Emmanuel Odunlami from Romford. The victim was found in Gresham Street, suffering from a fatal stab wound at 11:30pm on May 1, 2022. Menzies has [...]