Grooming gangs review to be unveiled as PM’s inquiry plan gets mixed reaction The Home Secretary is set to address Parliament over the review as the Prime Minister has committed to a national inquiry. Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025
Grooming gangs: 'No hiding' for police, councils and social services who failed 100s of young girls, says No10 Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new inquiry into the scandal after a U-turn Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025
Baroness Casey’s findings on grooming gangs set to be announced Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
Nationwide grooming gangs police operation announced A nationwide police operation to track down grooming gang members has been announced by the Home Office. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
Keir Starmer bows to pressure to launch new grooming gangs investigation New probe and statutory public inquiry will be a means to get ‘truth and justice’, home secretary says The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025
NCA freezes £170m of UK property belonging to ally of ousted Bangladesh leader Saifuzzaman Chowdhury’s assets frozen as authorities in Dhaka investigate alleged corruption of former regime The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025
Labour MPs push front bench for ‘crackdown’ on ‘dodgy’ vape and barber shops Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick recently criticised ‘weird Turkish barber shops’. Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025
UK crime agency freezes assets of disgraced Sheikh Hasina ally Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, former land minister, was featured in Al Jazeera’s investigation, The Minister’s Millions. Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2025
PPE from company linked to Mone did not meet required safety standards, court told Department of Health wants refund of £122m spent on unused surgical gowns, but PPE Medpro says it went into contract with ‘eyes wide open’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025
DragonForce and Scattered Spider: Inside the hacker groups linked to M&S cyberattack Marks & Spencer has continued its online orders six weeks after a cyberattack, believed to be caused by DragonForce and Scattered Spider The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
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
The Guardian - 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 Independent UK · May 30, 2025 Man who sold weight loss pills made from poison jailed Kyle Enos bought DNP – a poisonous industrial chemical – from the dark web
Evening Standard · May 29, 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
International Business Times · May 27, 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.
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 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
Evening Standard · May 22, 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
The Independent UK · May 21, 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
Evening Standard · 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.
The Guardian - UK · 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
Euronews · May 20, 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.
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