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“Dirty Money in London” : Properties Frozen Over Cambodian Torture Compound Links

More than £130 million worth of London property has been seized as part of an international crackdown on a criminal network accused of running brutal scam compounds in Cambodia and Myanmar. Two men Chen Zhi and Qiu Wei Ren were added to the UK sanctions list on Tuesday, alongside several companies connected to them, in […]

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Tragedy: Mother Held After Deaths of Two Young Children

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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two young children were found dead at a house in Stafford. Staffordshire Police said officers were called to a property on Corporation Street at about 7.30am on Sunday following reports from the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Two children were pronounced dead at the scene and

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Fly-tipper fined after dumping piles of cardboard in Norwich

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A fly-tipper has been fined after leaving piles of cardboard at communal bins following a house move. Multiple boxes were dumped in Sleaford Green, Norwich, last week. They had been left at a set of bins belonging to a block of flats at a different address from the one the perpetrator was moving to. The

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Woman arrested after £850 of stock stolen from Norfolk lifestyle shop

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A woman has been arrested after £850 worth of stock was stolen from a lifestyle shop in north Norfolk. Make Holt, based in Shirehall Plain, was targeted repeatedly, with hundreds of pounds worth of items taken over three days in September. Police said a woman allegedly entered the shop on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, between

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Police Make Second Arrest After Firebomb Attack on East Sussex Mosque

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A second man has been arrested following a suspected arson attack at a mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex. Emergency services were called to the mosque on Phyllis Avenue at around 9.50pm on Saturday, after reports of a fire at the building’s entrance. Earlier, Sussex Police released CCTV images showing two individuals wearing balaclavas, allegedly spraying

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Jason Furtado Sentenced for North London Stabbings Amid Systemic Concerns

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In June 2023, a large crowd gathered to watch a music video being filmed on the Elthorne Estate in Archway, north London. The evening turned tragic when five masked men armed with machetes attacked, stabbing onlookers Leonardo Reid, 15, and Klevi Shekaj, 23, who both died, and Abdulla Abdullahi, 28, who survived. The attackers collectively

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Serial offenders behind £5bn crime cost, study reveals

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A small group of repeat offenders are driving a disproportionate share of crime and costs to the public purse, according to a new study. Research by consultancy Newton Europe and charity Revolving Doors estimates that as few as 29,000 prolific criminals are responsible for more than 130,000 crimes a year, costing society around £5 billion.

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Jihad al-Shamie: Profile of the Manchester Attacker

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Police have identified the man behind Thursday’s attack on a Manchester synagogue as 35-year-old Jihad al-Shamie, a British citizen who grew up in the city after moving from abroad as a child. Al-Shamie, whose surname translates as “the Syrian”, became a naturalised citizen in 2006 while still a teenager. Officials confirmed he had no prior

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Manchester terror attack: Two killed, suspect shot dead outside synagogue

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A day of solemn prayer turned into horror on Thursday when a knifeman launched a deadly attack outside a synagogue in north Manchester, leaving two people dead and several others seriously injured. Worshippers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when the attacker

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Pastor James Haram Jailed for 14 Years for Rape, Child Abuse

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A Glasgow pastor who carried out a two-decade campaign of sexual and physical abuse has been jailed for 14 years. The Rev James Haram, 51, a former minister with the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow of 19 offences including rape, sexual assault, and violent abuse against a

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