Crime

Judge seemed to think introducing student ‘to high culture’ would ‘magically make him a better person’ said The Daily Telegraph

Victims of police corruption and incompetence join forces to demand resignation

What we saw last Thursday could be confirmation that a new terror threat has arrived

Jake Davison’s deadly shooting has prompted debate over whether it should be declared a terrorist attack

Pakistani activists call for action on country’s high rate of gender-based violence

Proposals permanently water down the reforms made to Section 60 searches seven years ago

Case of 13-year-old killed by other children in Reading field ‘should horrify us as a society’, says leading officer

Police in Australia still searching for body of British backpacker shot dead on remote highway

Jovenel Moise killed after gunmen storm his home in Port-au-Prince

Award-winning underworld reporter in serious condition after Amsterdam attack

Third reading of controversial legislation likely to present further obstacles to its passing

Lawyer who posted bail for former partner of Andrew Ashcroft says the socialite has been ‘emotionally abused’

Fugitive extremist sparked manhunt after threat to kill high-profile virologist

Inquiry into terror attack that claimed 22 lives reveals litany of security failings

Independent panel finds dismissal should be replaced with a final warning

Panel investigated claims of corruption, freemasons and systemic failings

Mothers of Srebrenica hail ‘historic day’ as ex-Bosnian Serb commander sentenced to life in jail

Three-year operation culminates in police raids in 19 countries

Home secretary calls for a review into the reporting of ‘non-crime hate incidents’

Security services target ‘Querdenker’ movement behind violent anti-lockdown protests

Applicants leave homes empty while claiming ‘genuine link’ for EU passport

Family members say they ‘can’t accept’ that shooting was an accident

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Officials are working with senior police officers and Ofsted to look at the huge number of sexual abuse allegations, which one police chief has called…

A woman is murdered by a man every three days in UK, according to tracking charity

Investigation reveals that some major cities have no dedicated stations with front counter

Eugene Goodman ‘saved lives’ by diverting pro-Trump rioters to another part of the Capitol building

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Counterterrorism expert says heavy supervision schemes needed alongside efforts to counter radical ideologies

Interior minister says inspections are part of ‘massive action against separatism’

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 4 December

President’s daughter quizzed as election loser considers pardoning his children before leaving office

Trial begins today over alleged terror plot that ‘could have triggered World War Three’

President grants clemency to former national security adviser Michael Flynn