National Crime Agency data shows that the number of female victims of online dating-related sexual assaults aged 19 and under has increas…

The NCA’s Serious Crime Analysis Section (SCAS), which supports police investigations into serious sexual assaults committed by strangers, released the new figures today (24 February). SCAS reviewed data from 671 sexual assault cases reported to the NCA, which occurred between 1 April 2003 and 21 March 2021 following a first face-to-face meeting, after initial […]
National Crime Agency data shows that the number of female victims of online dating-related sexual assaults aged 19 and under has increased since 2016

The NCA’s Serious Crime Analysis Section (SCAS), which supports police investigations into serious sexual assaults committed by strangers, released the new figures today (24 February). SCAS reviewed data from 671 sexual assault cases reported to the NCA, which occurred between 1 April 2003 and 21 March 2021 following a first face-to-face meeting, after initial […]
A man found dead in Lancashire has been formally identified as Christopher Hughes from Wigan

37-year-old Christopher was found dead off White Moss Road South in the Skelmersdale area of Lancashire on Tuesday 22 February 2022. A post mortem concluded he died as a result of multiple serious injuries. Christopher’s mum, Susan, has paid tribute to him, saying: “The family of Chris wish everyone to respect their privacy at […]
Officers investigating an unprovoked attack at Burton-on-Trent station that left the victim with a fractured jaw are today releasing imag…

At just after 4pm on Sunday 30 January, the victim was travelling home from Derby having watched a football fixture in the city and got off a service at Burton-on-Trent. A man got off the same service and assaulted the victim in an unprovoked attack. As a result of the incident, the victim suffered […]
Officers investigating an unprovoked attack at Burton-on-Trent station that left the victim with a fractured jaw are today releasing images of a suspect.

At just after 4pm on Sunday 30 January, the victim was travelling home from Derby having watched a football fixture in the city and got off a service at Burton-on-Trent. A man got off the same service and assaulted the victim in an unprovoked attack. As a result of the incident, the victim suffered […]
Some 18,000 guns have been handed out to Ukrainians who have volunteered to defend their country against the ongoing Russian invasion

Members of the Territorial Defence Forces, the reserve component of the country’s military, have been deployed around Kyiv to confront the Russian advance. It comes as NATO countries will deploy more troops to eastern Europe amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, world leaders have announced. In a joint statement, the 30 NATO leaders said: […]
Police are appealing for any further victims to come forward after a man who sexually assaulted a young woman at a £400 “modelling shoot” was convicted of three counts of sexual assault.

Pascal Molliere, also known as Pascal Gerrard, 55 of Enterprise Way, Wandsworth, was found guilty on Friday, 25 February at Southwark Crown Court of three counts of sexual assault. He will appear for sentencing at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, 12 April. Detective Constable David Roberts, from the Public Protection Unit in the Central […]
Police are appealing for any further victims to come forward after a man who sexually assaulted a young woman at a £400 “modelling shoot”…

Pascal Molliere, also known as Pascal Gerrard, 55 of Enterprise Way, Wandsworth, was found guilty on Friday, 25 February at Southwark Crown Court of three counts of sexual assault. He will appear for sentencing at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, 12 April. Detective Constable David Roberts, from the Public Protection Unit in the Central […]
Police have confirmed the identity of a man who died in a road crash in Blackridge, West Lothian

The victim was 78-year-old Archie Livingstone from Harthill. Mr Livingstone was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision, which involved a red Vauxhall Combo, a blue Mazda 3 and a white Citroen Berlingo, on Harthill Road around 9.40am on Monday, 21 February, 2022. The driver of the Citroen was taken to the Royal […]
A mother has pleaded guilty to killing her two-year-old son, who died after he was submerged in water at his home

Natalie Steele, 32, of Broadlands, Bridgend, admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility. Reid Steele died at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, on 12 August last year, a day after he was found injured in his bathroom. At Cardiff Crown Court, she appeared via video link from a psychiatric unit, and will be sentenced on […]