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25/11/21

A court has heard that a fraudster posed as a high-end antiques dealer to swindle wealthy pensioners out of £195,000 after dropping fake flyers through their letterboxes.

61-year-old Peter Taylor is accused of posting leaflets and business cards to "elderly and vulnerable" residents in Kensington and Chelsea in West London.

28/10/21

In four years almost 2,000 police officers have been accused of sexual misconduct - but two-thirds faced no action.

Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to forces across the UK revealed that 1,980 officers, special constables and Police Community Support Officers were accused of sexual misconduct over the past four years. 

30/09/21

After no compensation was paid out last year, victims of miscarriages of justice are "being thrown out into the world with absolutely nothing"

27/08/21

28/07/21

A government review has recommended that drug addicts who turn to petty crime such as shoplifting should be spared prison.