Everyone entering the UK will be subject to a £20 criminal background check

The Home Office has announced that all foreign visitors to the UK will be required to apply for permission and will be subjected to criminal background checks. Travellers will be required to submit biometric information as well as details about their plans in the UK before their backgrounds are checked and their names run through […]
Major concerns and search launched for missing nine-year-old schoolboy in Bexley

HIGH RISK #Missing 9-year-old boy William last seen #SE2 area. He was wearing a school uniform grey trousers, dark blue jumper, light blue shirt, pale blue tie & green coat. He has links to #Liverpool and has a fascination with trains. #Abbeywood Anyone with information call Police on 999
Police called to a moped collision near to Ilford Police station

Police are in Thompson Close, Ilford, near Ilford Police Station, after calls around 8pm on 13 March to a road traffic collision. [block_2] A man sustained leg and facial injuries in a collision with a moped which failed to stop.
Police are appealing for sightings of three teenage boys from West Yorkshire who are believed to have travelled by train to London

Police are appealing for sightings of three teenage boys from West Yorkshire who are believed to have travelled by train to London. Jacob Boone, 14, was reported missing from home in Huddersfield yesterday (Sunday, 12 March) and Solomon Agyemang, 13, and Matthew Batty, 15, were reported missing from home in Wakefield. It is now believed that […]
Police are appealing for sightings of three teenage boys from West Yorkshire who are believed to have travelled by train to London – (ID …

Police are appealing for sightings of three teenage boys from West Yorkshire who are believed to have travelled by train to London. Jacob Boone, 14, was reported missing from home in Huddersfield yesterday (Sunday, 12 March) and Solomon Agyemang, 13, and Matthew Batty, 15, were reported missing from home in Wakefield. It is now believed that […]
Police are appealing for sightings of three teenage boys from West Yorkshire who are believed to have travelled by train to London

Police are appealing for sightings of three teenage boys from West Yorkshire who are believed to have travelled by train to London. Jacob Boone, 14, was reported missing from home in Huddersfield yesterday (Sunday, 12 March) and Solomon Agyemang, 13, and Matthew Batty, 15, were reported missing from home in Wakefield. It is now believed that […]
A serial fraudster is back behind bars for committing crimes at a York hotel only a day after being released from prison

A serial fraudster is back behind bars for committing crimes at a York hotel only a day after being released from prison. [block_2] Parmpareet Singh, aged 53, of no fixed address, has an extensive offending history across the UK.
The Irish Coast Guard has taken the opportunity to pay tribute to the brave crew members who lost their lives that day

Today, March 13, 2023, marks six years since the tragic Rescue 116 helicopter crash off the coast of Mayo that claimed the lives of four crew members. The helicopter crashed into Blackrock Island, resulting in the loss of Captain Mark Duffy, Dara Fitzpatrick, Paul Ormsby, and Ciarán Smith. [block_2] The Irish Coast Guard has taken […]
Detectives are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify as they investigate a robbery at a jewellery store in Christchurch

At around 12.40pm on Thursday 9 March 2023 a man entered Christchurch Jewellers in Saxon Square and asked to look at two high-value watches – a Rolex valued at £12,000 and a TAG watch valued at £1,000. [block_2] The man grabbed both watches and pushed a member of staff out of the way before leaving […]
A daughter has made an emotional plea after her father was viciously attacked

The victim John Lowe, was attacked in broad daylight, leaving him severely injured and in a vegetative state. [block_2] The incident took place on Valentine’s Day at 10.00am in Salford’s Clarendon Park, and the police are treating it as attempted murder.
A 52-year-old man who raped and abused a five-year-old girl and her three-and-a-half-year-old brother has been jailed

The children’s mother, who participated in and facilitated the abuse, was also sentenced for her role in the abuse. The judge, Mr Justice David Keane, paid tribute to the incredible strength and courage of the children in coming forward and enduring the pain and suffering caused by those who were supposed to protect them. [block_2] […]
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a rape which happened in the Abington area of Northampton.

In the early hours of October 11, 2020, a woman was enjoying an evening in the garden with her housemates after a long shift at work. [block_2] Also invited to the house that night was an acquaintance of one of the occupants – Nicu Botnari, previously of the Headlands, Northampton.
The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design

The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design. [block_2] The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design, the Prime Minister has announced today alongside the leaders of […]
The issue of domestic violence is a sensitive topic that requires careful and considered handling from everyone, particularly public figures

BBC Question Time host Fiona Bruce’s recent comments on domestic violence have come under fire, and she has now announced her resignation as an ambassador for the charity Refuge. In a statement, Bruce expressed her sadness at having to leave her role, but insisted her words had been mischaracterised in a social media storm. [block_2] […]
A man’s body has been recovered from the site of an explosion in Swansea, according to South Wales Police.

At least 20 homes are thought to have been damaged after a suspected petrol explosion at a property in Morriston shortly after 11.20 a.m. today. [block_2] Officers searching for a man who had previously gone missing have confirmed the discovery of a body. His family has been notified.
A teenager has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Charlton

Just after 1pm today (March 13), police were called to reports of a male stabbed on Charlton Road, SE7. [block_2] Officers, the London Ambulance Service, and the London Air Ambulance were all present.
The work of specialist anti-drug teams in Essex and in the Metropolitan Police Service has led to the conviction of a drug dealer who for…

Xavion Benson ran the Peter and Zak drug lines, which were operating between London and Clacton between November 2021 and March 2022. It was supplying Class A drugs to users in the Clacton area. His conviction, under the Modern Slavery Act, is the first of its kind in Essex. In January 2022, he trafficked a […]
The work of specialist anti-drug teams in Essex and in the Metropolitan Police Service has led to the conviction of a drug dealer who forced a young boy to act as a runner

Xavion Benson ran the Peter and Zak drug lines, which were operating between London and Clacton between November 2021 and March 2022. It was supplying Class A drugs to users in the Clacton area. [block_2] His conviction, under the Modern Slavery Act, is the first of its kind in Essex.