Crime
What is the ‘great replacement’ theory?

What is the ‘great replacement’ theory?
Manifesto linked to Buffalo shooting suspect Payton Gendron described black Americans and immigrants as ‘replacers’
19 May 2022
Everything we know about the Buffalo shooting

Everything we know about the Buffalo shooting
Police investigated suspected shooter after school threat last year
16 May 2022
Boris Becker: the fall of tennis’s golden boy

Boris Becker: the fall of tennis’s golden boy
Tennis champion found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act relating to his bankruptcy in 2017
5 May 2022
What happened to Katie Kenyon? 

What happened to Katie Kenyon?
Man charged as police search for missing 33-year-old last seen getting into van
28 Apr 2022
DJ Tim Westwood denies multiple sexual misconduct allegations

DJ Tim Westwood denies multiple sexual misconduct allegations
At least seven women accuse the radio and TV presenter of predatory behaviour dating back three decades
27 Apr 2022
Brooklyn subway shooting: exploring New York’s ‘steep decline in law and order’

Brooklyn subway shooting: exploring New York’s ‘steep decline in law and order’
Last week, a gunman set off smoke bombs and opened fire on a rush-hour train in the city
22 Apr 2022
Daniel Kinahan: who is the Irish ‘mob boss’?

Daniel Kinahan: who is the Irish ‘mob boss’?
The Kinahan crime gang is subject to US sanctions and frozen assets in the UAE
22 Apr 2022

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Who is Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner?

Who is Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner?
Currently serving a jail sentence for rape, the German has been linked to a string of child abductions
22 Apr 2022
What happened to Sabina Nessa?

What happened to Sabina Nessa?
‘Predatory’ killer of primary school teacher is jailed for life
8 Apr 2022
How Jimmy Savile evaded justice for six decades

How Jimmy Savile evaded justice for six decades
New Netflix documentary raises fresh questions about how sex offender hid in plain sight
8 Apr 2022
Will Putin face justice for Russian atrocities in Ukraine?

Will Putin face justice for Russian atrocities in Ukraine?
Western allies united in effort to document war crimes amid outrage over Bucha massacre
4 Apr 2022
What is cyberstalking?

What is cyberstalking?
Fake social media accounts increasingly used by harassers to target victims
4 Apr 2022
Afghanistan, Florida and Northern Ireland

Afghanistan, Florida and Northern Ireland
Can the World Bank set the Taliban straight? Why is Florida saying ‘don’t say gay’? And what can we learn from the last trials of the Troubles?
1 Apr 2022
Prince Andrew and the £1m ‘gift’ from Turkish ‘fraudster’ explained

Prince Andrew and the £1m ‘gift’ from Turkish ‘fraudster’ explained
Court told that Duke of York received cash from elderly woman ‘hoodwinked by crooked middleman’
1 Apr 2022
Dominic Raab’s ‘power of veto’ explained

Dominic Raab’s ‘power of veto’ explained
Ministers want to be in charge of changing release dates of the most high-risk offenders
30 Mar 2022
What happened to Charlotte Angie?

What happened to Charlotte Angie?
Neighbour accused of killing adult film star and then posing as her on WhatsApp
30 Mar 2022
Inside Julian Assange’s Belmarsh wedding

Inside Julian Assange’s Belmarsh wedding
Supporters celebrated with ‘champagne and canapes’ but the bride was left ‘fighting back tears’
24 Mar 2022
David Amess: ‘harrowing’ details play out in court

David Amess: ‘harrowing’ details play out in court
Emergency phone call by witness played to jury
23 Mar 2022
The law on police strip searches

The law on police strip searches
Scotland Yard forced to apologise after leaving 15-year-old girl traumatised at school
17 Mar 2022
What happened to Martine Vik Magnussen?

What happened to Martine Vik Magnussen?
Norwegian student was found dead after night out with ‘billionaire playboy’ in 2008
9 Mar 2022
What happened to Rikki Neave?

What happened to Rikki Neave?
Accused tells Old Bailey jury about meeting the six-year-old boy on day of his murder in 1994
1 Mar 2022
Priti Patel’s plan to stem UK’s ‘dirty money’

Priti Patel’s plan to stem UK’s ‘dirty money’
‘Golden tickets’ visa scheme to be scrapped amid growing pressure to cut links to Russian cash
17 Feb 2022
What next in the Post Office scandal?

What next in the Post Office scandal?
First set of victim hearings launches public inquiry into decade-long miscarriage of justice
15 Feb 2022
Cressida Dick: the scandal-hit chief stepping down from Met Police

Cressida Dick: the scandal-hit chief stepping down from Met Police
Commissioner resigns amid allegations she failed to stem culture of misogyny and racism
11 Feb 2022
Can the Metropolitan Police rebuild public trust?

Can the Metropolitan Police rebuild public trust?
Hunt for a police chief beings as Cressida Dick steps down from top job
11 Feb 2022
Is Levi Bellfield telling the truth about the Russell murders?

Is Levi Bellfield telling the truth about the Russell murders?
Killer confesses to double murder that put another man behind bars for two decades
7 Feb 2022
What Keir Starmer did as DPP

What Keir Starmer did as DPP
Boris Johnson renews Jimmy Savile ’conspiracy theory’ in ’baseless’ attack on Labour leader
4 Feb 2022
Inside the rise and fall of the Sackler family

Inside the rise and fall of the Sackler family
Bankrupt former makers of OxyContin ‘close’ to agreeing settlement over US opioid epidemic
3 Feb 2022
The witness list for Prince Andrew’s trial

The witness list for Prince Andrew’s trial
Judge requests testimonies from four people including the duke’s former aide and Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s husband
2 Feb 2022
Academic’s long road to justice for ‘dehumanising’ strip search

Academic’s long road to justice for ‘dehumanising’ strip search
Met says sorry for ‘sexist, derogatory and unacceptable’ language used by officers
27 Jan 2022
The battle to keep rap lyrics out of courtrooms

The battle to keep rap lyrics out of courtrooms
Jay-Z among rappers backing legislation to stop defendants’ verses from being used against them
25 Jan 2022
Two men take dead body into post office

Two men take dead body into post office
Police in Ireland are investigating ‘outlandish’ events
24 Jan 2022
Ashling Murphy: the calls for change to protect women in Ireland

Ashling Murphy: the calls for change to protect women in Ireland
Minister to publish strategy to end violence against women as experts highlight need for cultural change
21 Jan 2022
Can Joe Biden finally close Guantánamo?

Can Joe Biden finally close Guantánamo?
Of 780 total detainees, only 12 have ever been charged, and two convicted
21 Jan 2022