Jaswant Narwal of the Crown Prosecution Service said: “We have today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Russell Brand with a number of sexual offences. “We carefully reviewed the evidence ...

Five money launderers have been convicted for exploiting victims through romance fraud for a loss of £3.25 million. Fawaz Ali, 27, Ebenezer Tackie, 42, Michael Quartey, 28, were found guilty of money ...

A former Devon and Cornwall police officer has today been given a 20-month prison sentence suspended for two years for leaking sensitive information on multiple cases to her friends and family.

Both the mother and father of the baby, as confirmed by DNA samples, were arrested on 28 July 2023 on suspicion of murder. The man was released without facing any charges, but the mother Joanne ...

Two men have been found guilty of kidnapping and violently assaulting an 87 year-old Imam in Oldham last year, causing significant injuries including a brain bleed alongside swelling and lacerations ...

A teenager has been convicted of murder after stabbing a 13-year-old boy to death in a house in Sandwell. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted of murdering Jahziah Coke at ...

Matthew Hardy was sentenced on 4 April 2025 to life imprisonment and ordered to serve a minimum of 21 years before he can be considered for release. Matthew Edward Hardy (DOB: 18/8/1987) is from ...

A bakery worker from Riddings, near Alfreton in Derbyshire has been jailed for life for the murder of his partner on their first anniversary.

Five men have been sentenced to a total of five years for their roles in running a vehicle “chop shop” in Surrey with the stolen vehicles and parts estimated to be worth around £750,000.

A woman from Gloucestershire has been convicted of manslaughter in relation to the death of a baby. In April 2020, shortly after the start of the Covid 19 lockdown, Melissa Wilband, 28, was living ...

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