Tag Archives: Crime

A ‘much-loved’ family man and anti-violence worker subjected an escort to a terrifying knife-point ordeal in a Birmingham flat. Barrington Davis, aged 26, held a blade to the woman’s face before stealing bank cards and £1,500 in cash. Royal Mail worker Davis, who the court heard visits schools in the …

A House of Lords report has highlighted concerns that the police use of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence – AI – could undermine people’s human rights and the rule of law. The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has revealed that the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence tools …

Two men have been assaulted outside Domino’s Pizza in Swindon’, police say. They have asked for witnesses to the incident to come forward. The assault occurred in the early hours of Saturday (March 26), around 2am. It was in the High Street, Old Town Swindon. They say that two men …

Drugs and guns are being sold in Scotland using a Russian messaging service, similar to WhatsApp. Crooks and extremist groups have been drawn to use Telegram because end-to-end encryption guarantees no one else can see what’s being said. The site has become an essential communication tool for soldiers and civilians …

A Royal Mail scam could see you seriously out of pocket as fraudsters turn to using online chat boxes to get your details – here’s how to avoid being caught out. The new delivery scam sees fraudsters creating fake chatbots that sign victims up for expensive monthly subscriptions. C onsumer …

The girl is now self harms and is in therapy The Metropolitan Police have apologised for strip-searching a black schoolgirl after wrongly being suspected of carrying marijuana. Police were called to a school in Hackney at the end of 2020 by teachers who believed the girl, referred to as Q, …

Queensland police have charged a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man after they allegedly attacked a homeless man with box cutters while he was searching for a place to sleep on the Sunshine Coast.  Key points: A teenage boy and a man have each been charged after a homeless man was …

Tory MP Caroline Nokes, chair of the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament, says the government needs to crack on and criminalise public sexual harassment Tory MP Caroline Nokes writes for the Mirror ( Image: PA) If ever there seemed an appropriate time to make misogyny a hate crime then …

A drug dealer was caught after Royal Mail staff smelt a package at their depot and tipped off police. The parcel was addressed to Daniel Lloyd Taylor and passed through the Llangefni sorting office on its way to his home. But when postal workers raised the alarm officers raided his …

Since 2005, members of the public have been able to apply to public bodies for information, documents, photos and videos they hold. In the intervening years, the number of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to North Wales Police (NWP) has soared, placing additional demands on the force. In 2005, …