A prolific gang who stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England were today jailed for a total of 22 years. The four Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, targeted churches from Somerset to North Yorkshire during a two-year crime spree which left churches facing repair bills totalling more … Read more
A prolific gang stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England causing utter devastation to village communities, a court was told today. Police swooped on the Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, after the targeted churches were left with repair bills collectively totalling more than £2million. Among those counties … Read more
A police force wants powers to force entry into the homes of suspected Covid rule breakers. West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has urged the government to give officers power of entry, to help ‘enforce the new regulations more easily.’ The edict comes as Scotland Yard warned its officers will take a harder … Read more
Care home resident, 62, is charged with murdering elderly woman, in her 90s, after she was attacked in the residential home they both lived in Alexander Rawson, 62, was arrested after allegedly assaulting another resident Woman injured yesterday morning and rushed to hospital where she later died Rawson was arrested on suspicion of murder and … Read more
The commanding officer of a ‘toxic’ specialist police unit accepts that his ‘failings of management’ helped lead to the discriminatory culture that developed amongst his officers, a tribunal heard today. Six officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Serious Organised Crime Unit (Socu) office in Basingstoke, Hampshire were all found guilty of gross misconduct after they were recorded … Read more
Viewers of BBC One’s Traces were left unimpressed by the first episode of the new crime drama – branding its storyline ‘baffling’ and blasting the ‘poor continuity’. The six-part series follows Emma Hedges, played by Three Girls star Molly Windsor, who moves back to Dundee to start her new job as a lab technician – the city … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Gritty, ghoulish and gruesome – perfect for hardcore crime fans By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:36 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 02:36 GMT, 5 January 2021 Traces Rating: 24 Hours In Police Custody: Black Widow Rating: You know that feeling when you need to pay … Read more
New lockdown will be enforced with ‘more fines and less tolerance’: Police officers say they will get tough but fear being cast as ‘villains’ Chairman of Police Federation predicted there would be more fines handed out He also warned police could be cast as ‘villains of the pandemic’ throughout Hundreds of partygoers were slapped with … Read more
A British chef facing trial for the savage Costa del Sol murder of a ‘gentle giant’ Irish holidaymaker has been found dead in his jail cell. Prison warders discovered Leigh Anthony Gardiner lying lifeless on his bed with shoelaces he is thought to have used to strangle himself with round his neck. The 51-year-old was … Read more
New streaming platform LIVE+ to launch in Australia in late 2021 featuring news, entertainment and true crime content By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:57 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 3 January 2021 A new streaming service is set to launch in Australia at the end of this year. LIVE+ … Read more