Crime

Thieves target charity shops as police ‘ignore’ crimes, report claims

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Charity shops are suffering an epidemic of theft because police have turned their backs on retail crime, new report claims Losses from criminal activity across the retail sector topped £1billion last year Charities are also considered ‘fair game’ by thieves, according to figures Seven out of 10 retailers rated police response to crime ‘poor’ or … Read more

The Batman director shows first look of Robert Pattinson’s new crime-fighting costume and Batmobile

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Batmobile first look! The Batman director Matt Reeves shares photos of Robert Pattinson’s hot wheels and new crime-fighting costume Reeves shared a total of three images to Twitter on Wednesday morning using #TheBatman hashtag His version of the Batmobile seems to rival a vintage car with an exposed engine  The updated vehicle appears to be … Read more

Final heartstopping extract of The Pottery Cottage Murders

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In January 1977, Billy Hughes, a vicious, escaped convict, held a family of five at knifepoint at Pottery Cottage in the remote Derbyshire countryside, terrorising and torturing them.  Yesterday, in the second extract from a blood-chilling new book on a horrendous crime that shocked the nation, we recounted how Gill Moran tried desperately to appease … Read more

Former X Factor star Rachel Hylton, 38, walks free from court after racially abusing Iceland worker

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Former X-Factor star Rachel Hylton has received a suspended prison sentence for screaming vile racist abuse at an Iceland supermarket worker. The 38-year-old singer, who made the Series 5 final alongside the likes of Alexandra Burke and JLS, shouted: ‘You f***ing black man. Go back to Africa,’ at a security guard who caught her stealing … Read more

Mafia Princess Marisa Merico reunites with her former crime boss father, 70, as he leaves Italy

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The daughter of a former Italian crime boss has described her father being there to celebrate her 50th birthday as ‘amazing’ – after he came out of hiding to attend her party.  Mafia ‘princess’ Marisa Merico took over as leader of the infamous ‘Milan Ndrangheta’ gang aged 22, while her father gave her orders from … Read more

Now police hope you’ll use an app to solve crime for them by becoming an online ‘DIY detective’ 

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Have you been burgled? Now police hope you’ll use an app to solve it for them by becoming an online ‘DIY detective’ MyPolice app would ask victims to use their smartphones to gather evidence Police chiefs believe the app would make it quicker and simpler to report crime But the app would also ask victims to … Read more

Police will use high-tech scanners to ‘frisk’ suspects without them knowing from up to 20 yards away

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Police will use high-tech scanners to ‘frisk’ suspects without them knowing from up to 20 yards away in latest move in the war on gun and knife crime Police will soon be using new high-tech portable scanners to ‘frisk’ suspects  The devices can detect concealed weapons from a distance of 20 yards away A breakthrough … Read more

Weapon-related incidents on public transport in Britain increase by nearly half in just three years 

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‘Alarming’ crime rise on Britain’s public transport with knife and weapon-related incidents up by nearly half in just three years Incidents involving weapons on public transport up by almost half in three years British Transport Police recorded 5,000 cases of offensive weapons since 2017 It comes as Britain’s knife crime epidemic has officially reached a … Read more