The leader of a Kurdish smuggling ring was apprehended at Manchester Airport after fleeing before his sentencing

Tarik Namik failed to appear in court in December and was sentenced to eight years in prison in his absence, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).The 45-year-old from Oldham had previously been found to be the head of an organised crime group involved in transporting migrants from Iraq and Iran to the UK in […]
A man has been charged in connection with a shooting that injured a woman in Tottenham

Romario Melhado, 26, of Doe Royd Crescent, Sheffield, was charged with the following offences on Friday, 20 January: Two counts of ammunition possession; two counts of offensive weapon possession;One count of unlawfully taking a vehicle;One count of dealing with stolen goodsOne count of being prepared to steal;One count of driving while uninsured;One count of not […]