Crime

Mafia Princess Marisa Merico reunites with her former crime boss father, 70, as he leaves Italy

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The daughter of a former Italian crime boss has described her father being there to celebrate her 50th birthday as ‘amazing’ – after he came out of hiding to attend her party.  Mafia ‘princess’ Marisa Merico took over as leader of the infamous ‘Milan Ndrangheta’ gang aged 22, while her father gave her orders from … Read more

Absent fathers are fuelling knife crime in Britain, warns police chief

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Knife crime is being driven by absent fathers, according to Britain’s top officer on violence. Jackie Sebire said it was easy to blame drugs, funding cuts or social media for the epidemic in knife crime. But she insisted that one of the biggest drivers of serious violence was the lack of a father figure at home. … Read more

Weapon-related incidents on public transport in Britain increase by nearly half in just three years 

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‘Alarming’ crime rise on Britain’s public transport with knife and weapon-related incidents up by nearly half in just three years Incidents involving weapons on public transport up by almost half in three years British Transport Police recorded 5,000 cases of offensive weapons since 2017 It comes as Britain’s knife crime epidemic has officially reached a … Read more

Jacinda Arden says only genuine Kiwis should be sent to New Zealand in showdown with Scott Morrison

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Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison had an awkward standoff as the New Zealand Prime Minister argued only genuine Kiwis should be sent back home under tough deportation laws. Speaking at a press conference in Sydney on Friday, Ms Ardern criticised the Coalition’s deportation laws which send Kiwi criminals back to New Zealand no matter how long … Read more

Tommy Adams ordered to pay back £1.2m or face seven more years behind bars

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A member of one of Britain’s most notorious crime families has been ordered to hand back over £1.2million of his ‘dirty’ money or face a further seven years behind bars. Thomas ‘Tommy’ Adams, 64, was jailed for seven and a half years for drug trafficking after his money laundering operation with accomplices was foiled in … Read more

School pupils get lessons in how to deal with stab wounds

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School pupils get lessons in how to deal with stab wounds using military-grade tourniquets amid UK’s knife crime epidemic Midlands Air Ambulance last year attended an average of two stabbings a week It is aiming courses at youths as they are likely to be first on scene of an attack 60 schools have booked to … Read more