Man, 59, who was shot by police while being arrested in Wiltshire is charged with range of offences including robbery and possessing a firearm A man, 59 has been charged by police with five offences including breach of bail Howard Jones, from Swindon, was shot in the leg by police while being arrested He is … Read more
Crime recorded by the Met Police RISES by 8,000 offences compared to previous month after sharp drop in figures during lockdown Crime recorded by the Metropolitan police force has started to rise once again The force saw crime drop in lockdown but the number of offences is back up A total of 48,349 offences were … Read more
Councils to get power to fine drivers £130 for minor offences under government plans to give cyclists and pedestrians priority after coronavirus pandemic Ministers have signalled that they are prepared to hand controversial powers to councils to enforce civil penalties for minor driving offences Enforcing the rules is currently the job of the police but … Read more
Is drug driving becoming a big problem? Offences in England and Wales increased by a fifth last year, government figures show Drug driving prosecutions rose from 9,687 in 2018 to 11,614 last year Ministry of Justice figures show ‘other offences related to drink- or drug-driving’ also increased by 12% in 2019 The AA has warned that … Read more
Covidiot drivers are continuing to abuse quieter roads in the UK, as cases of speeding continue to hit sky-high levels during the coronavirus lockdown. Detective Superintendent Andy Cox revealed that 2,020 speeding offences were enforced across London last week – an eight-fold increase compared to the same seven days in 2019 when just 268 penalties … Read more
The number of recorded knife crimes in England and Wales soared by 7 per cent its highest ever level in 2019, with a third of all offences recorded in London. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today show that police recorded 45,627 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument. This is an average … Read more
Bloodiest year on record: Knife crime soars to highest ever level with 45,627 offences in 2019 – 125 a DAY – but criminal charges are DOWN by 12% ONS figures show police recorded 45,627 knife-related offences last year This was 49 per cent higher than when comparable recording began in 2011 London is the knife … Read more
Boy, 17, is charged with alleged sexual offences, including rape, against at least eight children at a nursery in Torquay Teenager alleged to have abused children at Jack and Jill Childcare in Torquay He is charged with rape and 13 counts of sexual touching against eight children The alleged incidents are said to have taken … Read more
Almost 4,000 motorists are being captured by CCTV cameras in London contravening moving traffic laws every day, a new investigation shows. Fines dished out for offences including incorrect bus lane use, performing a prohibited left or right turn, failing to comply with a no entry sign, stopping in yellow box junctions and others increased by 30 … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot legally be handed to the US for ‘political offences’ because of a 2003 extradition treaty, his lawyers have claimed. The 48-year-old is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. A US grand jury has indicted … Read more