Crime

In the UK the Home Office is responsible for the reduction and prevention of crime and oversees policing. The Ministry of Justice oversees prosecution and sentencing. For both victims and perpetrators, crime can mean lives are never the same again.

09:20, 26 JUN 2020

Heatwave beach chaos with brawls, men 'defecating' and jetskis 'endangering' swimmers

Crime Local residents swiftly condemned hundreds of youths over multiple fights and other "disgusting" scenes on the beach in Ogmore-by-Sea, South Wales, where the coronavirus lockdown was ignored

Police attacked by revellers while dispersing more illegal raves 24 hours after Brixton

Crime Metropolitan Police officers have confirmed they are at the scene of an unlicensed music event in Colville Gardens, London

Swastikas sent to Burnley post offices days after 'White Lives Matter' plane scandal

They arrived days after some Burnley fans hired a plane to fly a “White Lives Matter” banner over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium during Monday’s Premier League clash

Post lockdown holiday warning as criminals target Brits looking for places to stay

After months of travel bans, destinations are finally being opened up for holidaymakers again - but criminals have already been spotted exploiting people's eagerness for a break

Urgent staycation warning issued about criminals targeting Brits going on holiday

Criminals are taking advantage of people hoping to go on a UK-based “staycation”, with fake adverts for caravans and motorhomes on auction websites

Madeleine McCann parents face more pain as police say suspect could escape justice

Madeleine Mccann German authorities are convinced paedophile Christian Brueckner killer Maddie but prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters sais the investigation 'could be stopped if we fail to find the missing evidence'

Tunisia terror massacre survivors 'forgotten about' and still live with daily trauma

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

EXCLUSIVE: Brave Nicki Duffield says she has had no support and because it happened in another country it gets forgotten about. She is still unable to move on after Seifeddine Rezgui slaughtered 38 holidaymakers at the Tunisian resort of Port El Kantaoui, five years ago tomorrow

Court Case

Russell Bishop Babes in the Wood killer's ex to claim she lied in paedophile's trial under duress Jennifer Johnson is alleged to have lied to the first trial in 1987 by claiming a jumper did not belong to paedophile and killer Russell Bishop, who was was finally brought to justice in 2018

Johnny Depp 'necked ecstasy and booze after attacking Amber Heard', court hears

Johnny Depp A court heard allegations that Mr Depp had consumed around eight MDMA pills and alcohol after allegedly assaulting his then wife Ms Heard, during an ongoing libel case

Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson's stalker jailed and handed indefinite restraining order

Sarah Jayne Rook has been sentenced to 26 weeks in jail and handed an indefinite restraining order after being convicted of harassing DJ Gilles Peterson and his family

Parents say boy, 6, thrown off Tate Modern 'would like to slap' teen for what he did

Tate Modern The French boy's "hysterical" mum tried to climb over the railing and his dad challenged Jonty Bravery, 18, who had a "huge smile on his face" and said "Yes, I am mad" after throwing the child from the Tate Modern viewing platform in London

CCTV captured teenager 'with big smile on face' throw boy, 6, off Tate Modern

Court case Jonty Bravery, 18, was caught on CCTV at the Tate Modern in London scooping the boy up and throwing him over the railings where he fell 100ft onto a fifth-floor roof

Murder

Metropolitan Police Two police officers arrested for allegedly sharing pic of murdered sisters' bodies Two Met Police officers have been held over claims an ‘inappropriate’ image of murdered women Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry was allegedly sent to group of people. The pair were found dead in Fryent Country Park in Wembley, north west London, on June 6

Teen accused of PC Andrew Harper murder told police he 'didn't give a f***', court told

Murder Henry Long, 19, allegedly claimed he had been watching DVDs including 'Fast and the Furious' with relatives at the time the officer Andrew Harper was dragged to his death behind a car

Brit businessman accused of murdering wife at holiday home in France

Murder Craig Sneddon, from Kirkcaldy, Scotland, called police after claiming to have found his wife lying dead on the stairs of their holiday home in Aix-en-Provence

One punch killer back in jail after threatening to murder partner and torch her home

Wayne Bradbury, 35, threatened to kill his partner, take her daughter and set fire to her Lancashire home after a day of heavy drinking in December 2019

Horrifying real life of EastEnders' Dirty Den from murder conviction to webcam shame

Leslie Grantham's murder conviction and multiple sex scandals dogged his career, and appalling abuse allegations after his death further muddied his reputation

Terrorism

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Tunisia terror massacre survivors 'forgotten about' and still live with daily trauma

EXCLUSIVE: Brave Nicki Duffield says she has had no support and because it happened in another country it gets forgotten about. She is still unable to move on after Seifeddine Rezgui slaughtered 38 holidaymakers at the Tunisian resort of Port El Kantaoui, five years ago tomorrow

Coronavirus has left us lost for words and struggling to make sense of where we are

In these unrelenting days, the poet Tony Walsh trusted to speak for Manchester in the hours after the Arena bomb attack, once again has given us a place to pause

Former superintendent suing Scotland Yard in £500k racism and sexism claim

Scotland Yard Nusrit Mehtab was the most senior female ethnic minority officer in the Metropolitan Police and worked in everything from undercover operations to counter-terrorism

Parliamentary aide used shirt to try stem bleeding of Reading stabbing victims

Terrorism James Antell, who works for Tory MP Chris Loder, witnessed the attack in Forbury Gardens on Saturday evening, which left David Wails, 49, Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, and James Furlong, 36, dead

Jailed jihadis stripped of citizenship including Shamima Begum could be allowed back

Terrorism EXCLUSIVE: Infamous Brit jihadis including 'ISIS Bride' Shamima Begum and 'Jihadi Jack' Letts could be returned to Britain, a study by an ex-FBI officer suggests

Weird Crime

Viral True crime fans can now buy unsolved case files game and crack murder mysteries

Fans of all things true crime are going to want to play Unsolved Case Files a new murder mystery game that lets you take on the role of cold case detective

Woman films man performing sex act on train and now could face worse punishment

Trains Natacha Bras was subjected to the ordeal for about an hour-and-a-quarter of the train journey

Doctor who suffocated cancer-stricken teen daughter with plastic bag avoids jail

Mehrnaz Didgar, 51, received a suspended five-year sentence for the murder of her 14-year-old daughter Eline

Man arrested after border police 'catch him having sex with a cow'

Jose Nino, 29, has been charged with bestiality after police investigated and identified him as suspect

Baby Jesus statue 'cries tears of blood' and locals think it's message from God

Catholic Church

This is the fourth time the same statue, in Acapulco, Mexico, has apparently cried blood this year, and church leaders are working to verify the claims

Celeb Crime

Celebrity News Married Hollywood producer David Guillod charged with rape and kidnapping The Hollywood producer and talent manager has been charged with a string of sex crimes after handing himself into the police

Empire State star jailed after he's caught carrying two knives on busy city street

Jason Hoganson, who appeared in 1987 movie Empire State, has been jailed following his latest in a string of almost 100 convictions after falling into a life of crime

Strictly's Reverend Richard Coles left devastated as beloved bike is stolen

He told his near 340,000 followers to be on the look out and his fans inundated the priest with messages of support - with some even offering to buy him a new one

Kim Kardashian set to educate fans with new criminal justice podcast on Spotify

Kim Kardashian has hopes of changing the world with her new criminal justice podcast being released on Spotify

X Factor contestant faces jail after raping numerous women over three decades

X Factor Phillip Blackwell, who was famed for his bizarre rendition of Spandau Ballet's Gold on the ITV talent show, has admitted sexual offences against nine women