‘A mother and son whose lives have been completely reshaped by living under witness protection have called for a wholesale review of the system, warning that instead of keeping people safe it can be “hostile” to innocents.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A murderer with an “entirely misplaced” sense of injustice over his life sentence had an appeal rejected.’
BBC News, 19th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scores of asylum-seeking children are still missing from the UK’s Home Office hotels as a new report reveals that many are likely to have been trafficked.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An organised crime gang has been jailed after the largest ever seizure of illegal drugs in East Sussex.’
BBC News, 28th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five teenagers – including 16-year-old twins – have been jailed for killing a man in a planned attack.’
BBC News, 11th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five members of an organised criminal gang, which falsely claimed more than £53 million in Universal Credit in the largest benefit fraud in England and Wales, have been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th May 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The gang admitted £53.9m of fraudulent claims, and at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday two of the gang members received what are thought to be the longest sentences ever passed down for benefit fraud.’
BBC News, 30th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Six semi-professional footballers who formed a drugs gang to supply cocaine have been jailed.’
BBC News, 28th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A gang leader sentenced for sexually exploiting children in Rotherham has been convicted of another rape after a new victim came forward. Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 42, who was already serving 23 years for child sex abuse crimes, was handed a 12-year prison term on Friday.’
The Independent, 26th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rap and drill music was used as prosecution evidence for serious charges including alleged gang-related murders against at least 252 defendants in England and Wales over a three-year period, a study has found.’
The Guardian, 30th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A gang have been jailed after they fired a sawn-off shotgun into a funeral crowd and left a little girl with a shotgun pellet embedded in a muscle close to her heart.’
The Independent, 13th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ukrainian refugees fleeing the horrors of war to find sanctuary in British homes were sent to live with suspected gangsters under the government’s flagship Homes for Ukraine scheme, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 14th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Five members of an organised gang have been convicted of what has been described by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as the largest case of benefit fraud in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 10th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four men have been convicted after a drive-by shooting outside a church in central London.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A gang of robbers has been jailed after they killed a music manager for a fake designer watch.’
BBC News, 12th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost half of the victims of criminal exploitation in the UK are British boys aged under 18, according to a report calling for new laws to acknowledge them as victims of modern slavery.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A gang which ran a drug dealing operation using an estate agent as cover have been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A proposed amendment to English law could stop innocent people being imprisoned under the controversial joint enterprise doctrine.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four men have been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering two rappers who were stabbed and shot in a “horrific” gang-related revenge attack.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new strategy aimed at tackling the growing threat of serious and organised crime has been announced by the Home Secretary as the government steps up action to clamp down on criminal gangs operating in and against the UK.’
Home Office, 13th December 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
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