Teenager jailed for 2 years over fire in empty building still locked up 18 years later A prisoner has spent more than half of his…
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WTX News reports on the latest crimes around the United Kingdom.
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
IPP scandal: Stop scaremongering over prisoners trapped by indefinite jail terms, ministers told Ministers have been accused of “scaremongering” after revealing they will not resentence…
Thousands of farmers to descend on London as Met Police gives green light Thousands of farmers are set to descend on London later this month…
Nine pets killed and 22 road accidents counted in fox cub-hunt season Nine pets were killed and 22 road-traffic accidents were recorded by anti-fox hunting…
Met Police refers itself to watchdog over Mohamed Al Fayed allegations Scotland Yard has referred itself to a police watchdog after two women complained about…
Severed arm and leg found hidden in bushes near prison | UK News A severed arm and leg have been found hidden in bushes near…
Father and son jailed for murder plot after hiring ‘female assassin in hijab disguise’ A father and son who hired a hijab-wearing female assassin to…
Met chief hits out at social media speculation around Chris Kaba shooting as 67 gang linked to 11 gun attacks The Metropolitan Police commissioner has…
GP jailed for 31 years over ‘audacious’ plot to murder mother’s partner with fake Covid jab A GP who disguised himself as a nurse and…
Scores of taxi drivers given licenses despite having convictions for violent offences Scores of taxi drivers have been able to obtain licenses despite having convictions…
How a dry cleaning receipt caught a 1940s serial killer | UK News Serial killer John George Haigh his victims were ‘sacrifices’ and that he…
Chris Kaba shooting: Lead investigator speaks out after firearms officer acquitted The man who led the investigation into the police shooting of unarmed driver Chris…
Met Police probe suspected hate crime after paint thrown on north London building Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after paint was thrown on…
New footage released as police offer £20,000 reward to catch gunman | UK News New footage has been released of a man police want to…
Boy, 14, charged with attempted murder after stabbing of girl, 13, near Hull Young victim found beside A63 in Hessle early Friday morning with lacerations…
Woman, 55, arrested for ‘murder’ after another woman, 62, stabbed at home | UK News A 62-year-old woman was found dead with stab wounds at…
Man in his 60s arrested over theft of 950 wheels of cheese from Neal’s Yard | UK News A man has been arrested on suspicion…
Prolific Gloucester shoplifter banned from wearing wigs in stores after attempts to disguise herself A serial shoplifter has been prohibited from wearing wigs to get…
Mohamed al-Fayed: Full timeline of allegations, from the shop floor of Harrods to Fulham Football Club The “horrifying” scale of the allegations against Mohamed al-Fayed…
CCTV shows Sara Sharif’s family at Heathrow Airport hours before schoolgirl found dead at home CCTV footage of Sara Sharif’s family at Heathrow Airport in…
‘He’s been punished enough’: Family’s plea for IPP prisoner who set himself alight under indefinite jail term A prisoner who set himself alight in his…
Woman texted friend ‘oopsie xx’ after trying to kill boss with a hammer An ambulance worker who texted her friend saying “oppsie xx!” after trying…
Southport Stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana appears in court accused of terror offence and making ricin A teenager accused of murdering three children in a stabbing…
Southport suspect faces terrorism and biological weapons charges Axel Rudakubana, 18, accused of murdering three young girls in Southport, now faces additional charges, including one…
AI images, child sexual abuse and a ‘first prosecution of its kind’ – podcast The Guardian’s North of England correspondent Hannah Al-Othman recounts the case…