Men are being forced to rape their relatives and women are being gang-raped in front of their families in spate of horrific sexual violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray, UN warns Ethiopian and Eritrean armies waging war against regional leaders in Tigray Troops have been accused of horrific crimes against civilians, including rapes UN has warned women … Read more
Two members of the ‘Freshwater Five’ cocaine smuggling gang, who were jailed over the £53m plot to import 250kg of the Class A drug, have lost their fight to clear their names at the Court of Appeal. Jonathan Beere, 51, and Daniel Payne, 46, were jailed in 2011 for 24 and 18 years respectively for … Read more
Masked gang pretending to be police complete with caps, handcuffs and warrant cards steal £20,000 cash in terrifying home raid Three men posing as cops raided home in Croydon, south London, last October They claimed to be investigating tax evasion and money laundering allegations Men, who carried handcuffs and fake warrant cards, then stole £20,000 … Read more
Masked gang pretending to be police complete with caps, handcuffs and warrant cards steal £20,000 cash in terrifying home raid Three men posing as cops raided home in Croydon, south London, last October They claimed to be investigating tax evasion and money laundering allegations Men, who carried handcuffs and fake warrant cards, then stole £20,000 … Read more
A Romanian gang of ‘hackers’ who stole almost £140,000 in electronic ‘raids’ on cashpoint machines have been jailed for a total of 13 years and seven months. A court heard three of the six-strong gang arrived in the UK ‘solely and exclusively’ for the purpose of committing crime. Exact details of how the ‘sophisticated and … Read more
A Romanian gang of ‘hackers’ who stole almost £140,000 in electronic ‘raids’ on cashpoint machines have been jailed for a total of 13 years and seven months. A court heard three of the six-strong gang arrived in the UK ‘solely and exclusively’ for the purpose of committing crime. Exact details of how the ‘sophisticated and … Read more
A burglary gang who flew in and out of the UK to rob at five upmarket homes in a month and returned home to Poland for Christmas in the midst of their crime spree have been jailed. The four ‘well-organised and forensically aware’ Polish nationals communicated over walkie-talkies to avoid being tracked by mobile phone signals. … Read more
Afghan criminal gang are deflating and burying dinghies on French beaches before charging migrants £2,000 each to use them to get to the UK An alleged criminal network is thought to been buying second-hand boats online They then stashed the vessels – which could carry up to 15 migrants – near Calais The migrants would … Read more
Gang of burglars armed with baseball bats and a machete are captured on CCTV carrying out ‘door to door raids’ Four armed men burst into a Huddersfield home terrifying a woman and child Gang reportedly attempted to raid nearby house before the break-in, police said Witnesses said the woman ran screaming into the street as men fled … Read more
Joshua Erorh, 18, of South Essex, sentenced to 14 years at a a young offenders institution A gang member who left his rival with brain damage after a knife attack and then rapped ‘I put A in the A&E’ has been jailed for 14 years. Joshua Erorh, 18, stabbed a 21-year-old Ahmad Torfi twice in the chest, piercing his … Read more