United Kingdom
United Kingdom · Fraud

Derby Council errors collapse £5m fraud trial against Motor House UK

A judge says systemic evidence failures made a fair trial impossible.

United Kingdom · Terrorism

Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident, one accused of aiding Iran

Police charged Nouman Essghir and Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim under the National Security Act after a late-September probe.

United Kingdom · Violent Crime

Teenager arrested after alleged stabbing near BP station in Ashford

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds.

United Kingdom · Terrorism

Two men charged over suspected terrorism plot at RAF Fairford in UK

One is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service after suspicious vans sparked evacuations.

United Kingdom · Police Operations

Police seize £170,000 cash in Belfast vehicle under Operation Lockstream

PSNI searched 141 vehicles and seized more than £200,000 in Northern Ireland.

United Kingdom · Violent Crime

Man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after Botchergate video

Cumbria Police say the footage is under review, and the suspect is on police bail.

United Kingdom · Smuggling

Fisherman convicted for smuggling 17 migrants on yacht to the UK

Eno Gajda, 58, pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court and is due to be sentenced on 18 November.

United Kingdom · Police Operations

Teen dies after police pursuit crash on South Bristol’s A37

A 17-year-old is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody.

United Kingdom · Violent Crime

Man charged with murder after body found in wheelie bin in Plymouth

Ali Barzai, 52, died after police found him partially inside a wheelie bin.

United Kingdom · Violent Crime

Birmingham men jailed for 18 years after gunfire outside nightclub

Aaron Nubie and Kimani Durrell-Smith were each sentenced on October 22, 2026.

United Kingdom · Court & Sentencing

Jay Shaw and Katie Vernon jailed for child sex offences

Both admitted assaults and thousands of indecent images at Liverpool Crown Court.

United Kingdom · Court & Sentencing

UK police arrest domestic abuse victims with criminal records

OpenDemocracy reports women were sentenced for offences committed under coercion from abusers.

United Kingdom · Drugs

Swansea man jailed over plan to smuggle drugs in hollowed-out rope

Gavin Smith, 44, was sentenced to six years and nine months.

United Kingdom · Drugs

425kg cocaine haul: five jailed after at-sea smuggling attempt off Eastbourne

The men were sentenced at Hove Crown Court after an NCA operation watched their organised crew.

United Kingdom · Drugs

Four men charged over meth conspiracy after NCA raid in Warwickshire

Kenneth Burton, Paul Harkness Mawby and Anthony Devine face Teeside court, with Mohammed Khan charged in Birmingham.

United Kingdom · Police Operations

Police charge 2 teens after e-bike and offensive weapons seizure in Glasgow

Both 19-year-olds were arrested after officers were called to Cranhill Park.

United Kingdom · Violent Crime

Woman charged after police officer shot in Nottingham

Aisha Zaman, 27, faces firearm charges after the 4.50am incident.

United Kingdom · Police Operations

Essex police arrest 105 in Operation Lockstream, 29 for immigration crime

Crackdown stopped 428 vehicles in the county and uncovered drugs on the roads.

United Kingdom · Court & Sentencing

Cardiff pensioner jailed for 10 years over historic rape

Sentenced to 10 years in prison with three years extended licence in October 2026.

United Kingdom · Violent Crime

Woman charged after police officer shot in Nottingham city centre

Aisha Zaman, 27, was remanded in custody ahead of a magistrates’ court appearance.