Specialist units are being strengthened in UK prisons to combat a rising tide of illicit relationships between female prison officers and inmates, with dozens of cases reported since 2021.
A viral TikTok-organised 'blind date' event in Sutton, south London, spiralled into disorder as hundreds of teenagers clashed with police, leading to a dispersal order and online rumours.
Ibrahim Sollaku from Southampton has been sentenced to a decade in prison after admitting to smuggling five men into the UK in a lorry and possessing cocaine with intent to supply.
British Transport Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to following a reported sexual assault on an escalator at St Pancras International station in London.
Jala Debella, 24, who had a fixation on violent online content, has been detained indefinitely after fatally stabbing 66-year-old Anita Mukhey 18 times at a north London bus stop in a random attack.
A woman in Kerala has been charged with abetment of suicide after a man she accused of harassment in a viral video died. The case has reignited debates on women's safety and online justice in India.
Marwaan Mohamed Huseen pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after crashing BMW during Met Police pursuit, killing Marcus Fakana months after his Dubai release.
An 80-year-old man has been freed from a windowless basement in Helsinki where he lived without basic facilities for decades. Police are investigating potential offences.
Sydney travel agent Zahra Rachid defrauded eight customers by cancelling their flights and keeping refunds totalling over $77,000. She avoided additional jail time despite not repaying victims.
Daniel Bell, 32, has been sentenced to over three years in prison for violently robbing an 84-year-old woman outside Marks & Spencer in York, leaving her with head injuries.
A medical report on Lady Eleanor Donaldson is imminent, a court has been told, as the trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife on historical sex offence charges faces further delay.
A New Jersey special education teacher has pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a 15-year-old student after a police investigation uncovered approximately 25,000 text messages between them.
Stephanie White, described as a 'wolf in sheep's clothing' by detectives, has been sentenced for scamming an 88-year-old woman out of over £20,000 by writing cheques to herself under false pretences.
Chinese authorities have detained two men for allegedly spreading fabricated information claiming two male giant pandas successfully mated in the wild near Chengdu.
Disturbing CCTV footage captures a violent robbery in Southall, London, where two masked men assaulted an elderly man while bystanders failed to intervene. Police are appealing for information.
Initial autopsy results show Piper James had water in her lungs when found dead on K'gari Island, but cause remains unclear as investigation continues into possible dingo attack or drowning.
A rare 1699 dictionary reveals the secret slang used by London's criminal underworld, with terms like 'fuddle-cups' and 'Adam-tiler' documented to protect naive visitors.
A driver has pleaded guilty to causing the death of Marcus Fakana, 19, in a car crash in Tottenham just three months after the teenager was freed from a Dubai prison.
A special education teacher from New Jersey has pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a 15-year-old student, following an obsessive campaign involving thousands of text messages.
Assassins disguised as police officers stormed a football pitch in Ecuador, executing three gang rivals in a targeted attack captured on distressing footage.
A violent confrontation in a Newark cul-de-sac saw a knifeman hit by a car multiple times, with three men sentenced for their roles in the shocking daylight incident.
Major policing reforms proposing fewer forces across England and Wales face criticism for potential complexity, high costs, and risks of distancing police from local communities they serve.
Adel Kerari, an Algerian asylum seeker, has been sentenced to over two years for leading a violent robbery spree targeting commuters across London stations, following a separate sexual assault conviction in Ireland.
Masked gunmen dressed as police officers stormed a football pitch in Guayaquil, Ecuador, executing an alleged gang leader in front of seven other players. Two additional bodies were found nearby.
A murder investigation is ongoing in Cambridgeshire after a three-month-old infant, Atijus Elertaite, died from a head injury. Two arrests have been made.
Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel faces murder charges after allegedly poisoning wine with acetonitrile at Thanksgiving dinner, leading to her daughter's death and two other poisonings.
Amanda Wixon, 56, found guilty of false imprisonment and forced labour after keeping a woman with learning difficulties captive in her Gloucestershire home for decades.
A McDonald's employee witnessed 'blood everywhere' after a man was allegedly struck with an axe at Bootle Strand shopping centre. Police are hunting the suspect.
A man on trial for rape and assault at Snaresbrook Crown Court testified he was upset by the alleged victim's messages with Donald Trump's son Barron Trump, but denied controlling behaviour.
Two drivers have been pronounced dead at the scene of a major four-vehicle crash in Shenleybury, Hertfordshire, with a third man arrested for alleged drug driving.