Youths aged 15 and 17 stabbed a talented 19-year-old footballer to death in the street with a Samurai sword and an 18-inch knife, a court has heard. Francois Kablan, 19, died when he was attacked on Great Dover Street in Southwark on May 13 last year. The footballer ran a short distance before collapsing and … Read more
Italy‘s largest mafia trial in more than 30 years opened today, as prosecutors seek to strike a blow against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate, whose tentacles reach worldwide. More than 350 alleged members of the mafia and the politicians, lawyers, businessmen, civil servants and police accused of enabling them face a judge in a specially converted courtroom in … Read more
Secrets, lies and thuggery are the hallmark of the Chinese Communist regime. And in the mystery of the devastating Wuhan virus, all three are combined. The strongest evidence of a crime is a cover-up. And the Chinese authorities have provided that. They have fought ferociously to prevent an international inquiry into the pandemic’s origins. Their … Read more
Police tonight warned that people caught without a face mask on public transport will be fined as Priti Patel backed hardline enforcement of the third national lockdown. National Police Chiefs’ Council chairman Martin Hewitt said officers would no longer ‘waste time’ trying to reason with lockdown sceptics as deaths from the latest deadly wave of … Read more
Hundreds of suspected members of Italy‘s most powerful mafia group will face a judge this week, with a dedicated converted courtroom being used for the country’s biggest ‘maxi-trial’ of the last three decades. The trial against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate and its accomplices – which includes politicians, civil servants, police and businessmen – is expected … Read more
A convicted murderer who dodged deportation to Jamaica with a last-minute appeal has been awarded £93,000 in legal aid, it can be disclosed. Michael Antonio White was taken off a Home Office flight last month after his lawyers submitted new claims shortly before take-off. Now in his 50s, he was sentenced to life in prison … Read more
Tom Holland ‘loses 30 POUNDS and gains it back again’ for his role as a traumatised army medic in the new film Cherry By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 12:52 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 12:52 GMT, 10 January 2021 Tom Holland reportedly underwent a dramatic transformation, losing and gaining 30 pounds for his … Read more
Priti Patel is planning to launch a ‘power grab’ against woke police chiefs and ‘failing’ police and crime commissioners, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The Home Secretary will this month present the recommendations of her review into the powers of PCCs, which will include looking at the police’s ‘operational independence’. It is understood the … Read more
Dog thefts double as pet prices soar during the coronavirus lockdown – making it the worst year ever for the crime, says volunteer group More than 320 stolen dogs were reported between January and August last year Experts blame the pandemic as the demand for dogs boomed during lockdown DogLost says families are devastated as pets … Read more
The nephew of a woman who was last seen almost 30 years ago has launched a fresh appeal for information, and says he believes his aunt’s disappearance might be connected to organised crime. Bernadette Cooper, originally from Co. Monaghan, Ireland, was last heard from on 10 January 1993 when she phoned a friend from a … Read more