A Kirkby man has become the first in Merseyside to be jailed in connection with a huge international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption service to try to evade detection

  James Duckworth, 42 was jailed today for 16-and-a-half years for his part in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin around the UK. He is the first person in Merseyside to be sentenced after the operation involving European law enforcement agencies working with the NCA and supported across the UK by police forces and […]

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in 1983 have made an arrest and are appealing for assistance to trace any known relatives of the victim

  In December 1983, police attended Windmill Court in Shoot up  Hill,  Kilburn after 50-year-old Christopher Ainscough was found deceased inside his address. It is believed he had been attacked sometime between the 2 and 5 December 1983. Christopher, who was born in Dublin, had suffered significant head injuries. An investigation was launched but his […]

A man arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of terrorism offences has been charged

A man arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of terrorism offences has been charged. Stefan Aristidou, 27 ), a British national, has been charged with seven counts of dissemination of terrorist publications, contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He has been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today, Friday, 5 February. […]

A total of twenty-five people, many of whom were men and women aged in their late teens, have been reported for summons in relation to £200 fixed penalty notices following a student party in Portsmouth

  Police received a report about loud music coming from a room in Catherine House student accommodation on Stanhope Road. Upon police further inspection it appeared a party was taking place in contravention of the current Health Protection Regulations. Officers from the Response and Patrol, team attended and reported for summons those who had attended. […]