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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

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

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

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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

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 Guardian - UK

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

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.

The Independent UK

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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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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Evening Standard

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

The National (Scotland)

BBC reveals details of new series on 'rise and fall' of Michelle Mone

THE BBC has announced details of a new documentary series into the “rise and fall” of Scottish Tory baroness Michelle Mone ...

The Guardian - UK

Co-op rushes to fix contactless payment issue in some stores amid cyber-attack fallout

Chain says up to one in 10 stores was affected on Tuesday morning but issue now fixed in all branches

The Guardian - UK

Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans face UK student visa crackdown

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum

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The Guardian - US

Scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors

Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed

The Independent UK

Co-op admits hackers accessed customer details in cyberattack

Supermarket says the hackers ‘accessed data relating to a significant number of our current and past members’

Evening Standard

Former civil servant, 25, denies lying about being GCHQ intelligence analyst

Ifthikhar Alam is also charged with fraud over allegedly lying about being the Cabinet Office’s ‘Head of Western Balkans’.

The Guardian - US

Trump dismisses contributors to key US report on climate crisis preparedness

The assessment, mandated by Congress, is used by federal and local governments to prep for climate disasters

Evening Standard

Pair jailed over bid to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK in crates of watermelons

Scott McSeveney and Steven Lawson, both from Shotts, were both sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

The Independent UK

Duo tried to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK using watermelons

Their elaborate plan was rumbled when Border Force officers found an “anomaly” with the HGV

The National (Scotland)

Prince Andrew linked to Michelle Mone's PPE firm, business filings show

PRINCE Andrew's business partner is involved in the PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone, documents have shown ...

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