Suspect Package throws Dartford into lockdown
Kent Police has set up a Cordon around Prospect Place, Dartford, following the discovery of a suspicious package just before 11.30am on Wednesday 26 April 2023. Officers remain on scene and British Army explosives experts are due to attend.
Sussex Police are searching for James Small, who is wanted on recall to prison
The 25-year-old, of no fixed address, has breached the terms of his release. He has previously lived in Lewes and has links to Westhampnett, near Chichester, and Guildford. Anyone who sees him or who has any information as to his whereabouts is asked to call 999 quoting serial 1297 of 25/04. Alternatively, information can be […]
A Sunderland man has pleaded guilty to committing a sex act on a little bird
David Lee, 40, of Sunderland, has pleaded guilty to causing needless pain to a wild bird in an unusual attack that stunned the court.Lee appeared in South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court and was charged with performing a sexual act on a herring gull that caused the bird undue suffering, which is a violation of the Animal […]
A man has been convicted for attempting to acquire a lethal and prohibited Skorpion sub machine gun and for supplying cocaine
Waheed Zaman, 42 of Deakin Avenue, Walsall was convicted (25 April 2023) following a four-week trial at Loughborough Nightingale Court of one count of attempting to possess or acquire prohibited ammunition and three counts of supplying a controlled class A drug. A second defendant, Aweis Bashir, 27, of Parrs Wood Road, Manchester, pleaded guilty at […]
Money laundering cash couriers smuggled £100 million in suitcases
Eleven of the couriers have now been convicted, following yesterday’s guilty verdicts returned in the trial of Beatrice Auty, 26, from London; Jonathan Johnson, 55, and Jo Emma Larvin, 44, both from Ripon in North Yorkshire, and Amy Harrison, 27, from Worcester Park in Surrey, at Isleworth Crown Court. Their network smuggled more than £104 […]
London Marathon runner Steve Shanks died shortly after the race on Sunday, April 23, while he was on his way home
The 45-year-old ran the 26-mile distance in 2 hours, 53 minutes, and 26 seconds. Steve Shanks died after finishing the marathon, which 48,000 participants ran this year to raise money for their favourite charities. In his memory, a GoFundMe page has been put up for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, with the cause being “close to […]
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with a variety of offences, including using the bank cards of deceased persons
Muhammed Mustafa Darr, 37, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court following a corruption probe that recommended charges against him. Darr used to work for the Met’s North Area Basic Command Unit, but he no longer does. The charges relate to alleged offending between 2018 and 2020 when the former constable was on a response unit […]
Man who assisted killer of nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel jailed
Paul Russell has today, Wednesday 26th April, been jailed for 22 months for assisting the killer of nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Russell, 41, of Snowberry Road, West Derby, pleaded guilty to assisting an offender after admitting to giving Thomas Cashman a lift and moving his clothing following the fatal shooting at Olivia’s home in Dovecot on […]
The United Kingdom wishes the State of Israel a Happy 75th Birthday
The UK and Israel share extremely close ties as seen through the developing economic and technological relationship between the two nations. The UK is proud to be linked to Israel’s thriving technology industry – from cybersecurity, fintech, and healthcare, to energy and climate tech. UK companies have established partnerships and collaborations with Israeli companies in […]
Police release CCTV still as part of an investigation into a report of voyeurism
This was reported to have occurred on 15 April 2023 at around 9am at a property on Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere. Officers would like to speak with the person pictured as part of their investigation. Anyone who recognises the man pictured or who has any information relating to this incident can report online at https:///orlo.uk/Rgo9o , […]