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The ex-fiancé of former EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth has been charged with possession of a gun. David Fairbairn, 65, is due to appear in court today after he was charged with several offences including five counts of possession of firearms and driving while disqualified. He has also been charged by the Metropolitan Police for perverting … Read more
‘End this witch-hunt now’: Former soldier Lee Clegg, whose conviction for murder in Northern Ireland was quashed after he spent two years in prison, calls on veterans of the Troubles to be protected from alleged historic offences Lee Clegg was jailed over two teenagers deaths in 1993 at checkpoint in Belfast But he was released … Read more
Half of all on-the-spot fines issued to women are for drunk and disorderly offences as proportion doubles since 2013 and overtakes men for the first time Number of women handed Penalty Notices for Disorder rose from 25% to 47% Only 41 per cent of men receiving fines for being drunk and disorderly in 2019 Average … Read more
An A-star grammar school student who became a Satanist neo-Nazi and encouraged terrorism has today been spared jail. Harry Vaughan has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to two years’ detention suspended for two years for a series of terror offences. He pleaded guilty to a string of offences including encouragement of terrorism, disseminating a … Read more
Drug offences soared by 30 per cent during the coronavirus lockdown as overall recorded crime dropped by a quarter compared to 2019, new figures show. Total recorded crime fell by 121,873 in April compared to the same month last year after Britain was plunged under draconian coronavirus restrictions, according to an Office for National Statistics report published today. … Read more
Man is charged with string of kidnap and assault offences after women and teenage girls across Gloucestershire were attacked by a hammer-wielding van driver – but police REFUSE to reveal suspect’s identity Attacks have seen women hit with a hammer and grabbed by their neck by driver A suspect has been charged with two counts … Read more
Man, 33, is charged with terrorism and explosive offences after bomb squad searched house in Somerset village Dean Morrice, 33, of Somerset, was arrested by counter-terrorism officers Investigation led specialist officers to search a property in Paulton, Somerset Morrice is charged with transmitting a terrorist publication, possession of terrorist related material and making or possessing … Read more
A couple who prey on the elderly and have clocked up 452 offences between them in a 26 year thieving spree are behind bars after stealing wallets and purses from pensioners in supermarkets. Police have previously had to warn the public about Peter Ellis, 51, and Lorna Walker, 39, saying town centres were ‘safer without … Read more
London and Cardiff pocketed a combined £58.2million from drivers who committed moving traffic offences in a year, a new report by the RAC has found. More than half of the fines – at £31.4million – were from yellow-box junction infringements in the financial year 2018/19, which continue to prove lucrative for authorities across both capitals. … Read more
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