Crime

Knife crime is being driven by absent fathers, according to Britain’s top officer on violence. Jackie Sebire said it was easy to blame drugs, funding cuts or social media for the epidemic in knife crime. But she insisted that one of the biggest drivers of serious violence was the lack of a father figure at home. … Read more

A member of one of Britain’s most notorious crime families has been ordered to hand back over £1.2million of his ‘dirty’ money or face a further seven years behind bars. Thomas ‘Tommy’ Adams, 64, was jailed for seven and a half years for drug trafficking after his money laundering operation with accomplices was foiled in … Read more

School pupils get lessons in how to deal with stab wounds using military-grade tourniquets amid UK’s knife crime epidemic Midlands Air Ambulance last year attended an average of two stabbings a week It is aiming courses at youths as they are likely to be first on scene of an attack 60 schools have booked to … Read more

Moment three ‘horrible little parasites’ ransack hospice before making off with cash and computer equipment worth thousands of pounds The crooks forced their way into Dove House Hospice, Hull, on Monday morning CCTV cameras captured them running to and from the door with stolen goods They took £2,000-worth of computer equipment as well as cash … Read more

Con hair! Hilarious mug shot gallery shows suspects with bizarre beards and mustaches These images prove that suspects really do come in all shapes and sizes  From handlebar mustaches to great big bushy beards, officers have seen it all  Here is a selection of the most comical mugshots taken at US police stations  By Sophie … Read more