Have you seen this person? Police release image after fatal stabbing of man, 87, on mobility scooter August 17, 2022 Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to, following the fatal stabbing of an 87-year-old man who collected money for charity on his mobility scooter. Officers believe he was stabbed in Western Avenue shortly before 16:06hrs on Tuesday before managing to travel 75 yards on his mobility scooter to Runnymede [...]
UK is ‘card fraud capital of Europe’, warns top think tank August 3, 2022 The UK is the 'card fraud capital of Europe' with Brits falling foul of scammers at a higher rate and bigger cost than any other country, a top think tank warned today.
UK launches register of overseas property owners in clampdown on ‘corrupt elites’ August 1, 2022 Individuals that own UK properties via chains of “secretive” shell companies will from today be forced to reveal their true identities, after the UK government launched a new register of UK property owners today. The first-of-its-kind register will require those seeking to buy or own UK property via offshore entities to list the identities of [...]
Criminal Barristers strike rolls into fourth week with no end in sight July 18, 2022 Criminal barristers today convened at the Palace of Westminster to mark the start of the fourth week of their strike action over legal aid fees. Striking barristers gathered inside the home of the UK’s parliament demanding to see their local MPs, as they continued to call for an immediate 25 per cent increase in the [...]
Boris Johnson pays tribute to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who has been shot dead July 8, 2022 Boris Johnson has paid tribute to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe who has died after being shot at a campaign event. The former leader in Tokyo was shot while giving an election campaign speech in Nara, western Japan, on Friday. Local reports said he didn’t recover from being a “severe” condition as he was [...]
Gunman charged with murder: Denmark in shock as three killed in shooting that sends shockwaves through Copenhagen July 4, 2022 Denmark is in shock after three people were shot dead last night in the capital Copenhagen, as the suspect has been charged with murder. Local police said they had arrested a 22-year-old Danish man and he was formally accused in court. The country was celebrating after having hosted the Tour de France’s first three stages, [...]
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. [...]