crimes

Thieves target charity shops as police ‘ignore’ crimes, report claims

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Charity shops are suffering an epidemic of theft because police have turned their backs on retail crime, new report claims Losses from criminal activity across the retail sector topped £1billion last year Charities are also considered ‘fair game’ by thieves, according to figures Seven out of 10 retailers rated police response to crime ‘poor’ or … Read more

Father, 31, set up a fitness business after serving time in prison for violent gang crimes 

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A father who served time for gang-related offences has revealed how he became a personal trainer after discovering exercise when he came out of prison.  Mike Purvis, 31, of Bicester, Oxfordshire, spent just over a year in prison before being released to a hostel in Oxford, where he turned to the gym to stay out … Read more

Bangladesh hangs two top opposition leaders for war crimes

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By: PTI | Dhaka | Updated: November 22, 2015 3:14:19 pm Bangladesh on Sunday executed two top opposition leaders simultaneously for war crimes during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, triggering sporadic violence by their supporters including attacks on media. Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary-General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, 67, and BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, … Read more