Michelle Mone makes 'millions in profit' after selling off Glasgow townhouses Michelle Mone has reportedly sold off two Glasgow townhouses in the last 12 months - making £2 million in profit The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2025
Man jailed after being caught at Heathrow Airport with £1.2m hidden in suitcases bound for Lebanon Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers at Terminal Three in March Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025
Met chief clashes with Rachel Reeves as he appeals to PM for Spending Review funds to fight crime in London Scotland Yard boss warns of ‘stark choices about which crimes we no longer prioritise’ if the police’s funding plea is ignored Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025
Police warn Starmer of ‘stark choices’ on investigating crimes if faced with cuts under spending review Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley among senior police officers who reportedly issued direct warning in letter to prime minister ahead of spending review The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Rachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside London Focus on capital spending in northern cities and Midlands is recognition Labour needs better economic story for voters The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025
Man who sold weight loss pills made from poison jailed Kyle Enos bought DNP – a poisonous industrial chemical – from the dark web The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Trial date set for former civil servant accused of lying about GCHQ role Ifthikhar Alam, 25, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday charged with three counts of fraud by false representation Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
'Kisses From Prague': The Fall Of A Russian Ransomware Giant The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world's most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow's role in its development and the fate of its founder. International Business Times · May 27, 2025
NCA freezes £90m of London property linked to former Bangladesh regime Two men linked to Sheikh Hasina prevented from selling properties, including apartments in Grosvenor Square The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025
East London 'master forgers' who made £1 million supplying fake IDs to criminals jailed for six years Bilal Iqbal and Ummad Ahmed sold more than 40,000 fake documents over an eight-year period Evening Standard · May 22, 2025
Footballer thought he was ‘importing gold not cannabis’ in drug smuggling plot Border Force officers detected the drugs in two suitcases at an airport The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas pleads guilty to cannabis importation offence The 34-year-old striker was sacked by Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton after his arrest last year. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
Scattered Spider is focus of NCA inquiry into cyber-attacks against UK retailers Detectives say English-speaking hacker community a key suspect after M&S, Co-op and Harrods targeted The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025
Egyptian fisherman who arranged migrant boats to Europe jailed for 25 years in the UK UK-based Egyptian national Ahmed Ebid helped smuggle nearly 3,800 people from north Africa to Italy as part of a lucrative criminal network. Euronews · May 20, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025 UK-based people smuggler jailed for 25 years over Mediterranean crossings Ahmed Ebid, 42, helped bring nearly 3,800 people from Libya to Italy, some of whom made it to the UK
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Man who helped smuggle thousands of migrants into Europe jailed for 25 years Egyptian-born Ahmed Ebid, 42, helped organise the movement of nearly 3,800 migrants in a £12 million illegal boat crossing operation
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 People smuggler who ‘managed’ £12m boat crossings jailed for 25 years Ahmed Ebid is believed to be the first person convicted of organising boat crossings across the Mediterranean from the UK.
Evening Standard · May 20, 2025 People smuggler 'ruthlessly' exploited migrants in £12m boat crossing operation from his London home Ahmed Ebid is believed to be the first person convicted of organising boat crossings across the Mediterranean from the UK
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlier
Evening Standard · May 15, 2025 Chances to investigate criminal smuggling gangs missed, says watchdog A task force to tackle people-smuggling gangs operating in the UK has been set up in response to the report.
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Police go door-to-door of 400 homes in search for mother of abandoned Baby Elsa The three siblings, Harry, Roman and Elsa, were abandoned in 2017, 2019 and 2024 respectively, and the search to identify their mother is ongoing.
Evening Standard · May 15, 2025 Search for mother of three abandoned babies narrows to 400 homes in east London The three siblings, Harry, Roman and Elsa, were abandoned within a few miles of each other in east London in 2017, 2019 and 2024
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 Calls for more support for nurses dealing with ‘human cost’ of opioid abuse Nitazenes have caused a spike in drug-related deaths in recent years.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2025 Paedophile teacher banned from profession after more than 120,000 child abuse images found on laptop Matthew Smith, former deputy headteacher at Thomas’s Battersea Primary School, was jailed for 12 years
Evening Standard · May 9, 2025 Men charged in 'plot to smuggle laundered cash out of UK in washing powder boxes' The National Crime Agency says millions of pounds was being smuggled out of the UK