Crime

5 Policies Proposed In The UK Government's Drugs Strategy

Boris Johnson promises to get tough with drug gangs and crackdown on casual middle-class users.
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The Pandemic Delay On Rape Cases Could Take Decades To Fix

Rape victims are waiting more than a year for cases to go to trial, making prosecution targets a 'pipe-dream'.
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Sarah Everard’s Mother Says She Is 'Haunted By The Horror' Of Her Daughter’s Murder

Family read their victim impact statements to the court as police officer Wayne Couzens faces a life sentence.
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Man Charged With Murder Of Primary School Teacher Sabina Nessa

Koci Selamaj, 36, will appear before magistrates on Tuesday.
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Why Women Are Holding A Vigil For Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman

"We must all come together and loudly proclaim that it is unacceptable. Living in fear is unacceptable.”
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Boris Johnson Defends Stop And Search Powers As 'Kind And Loving' Way To Curb Knife Crime

Blanket powers strengthened despite disproportionate impact on black communities
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Derek Chauvin Sentenced To More Than 20 Years In Prison For Murder Of George Floyd

The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted in April of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
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Tory MP Fined After His Puppy Caused A Stampede Of Deer

“It’s been said it only takes one pebble to start an avalanche. In this case it only took one Pebble to start a stampede.”
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Murder Inquiry Launched After Fatal Stabbing At London's Brent Cross Shopping Centre

A 21-year-old man was stabbed to death. Two men have been arrested.
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School 'Shocked' After 15-Year-Old Boy Stabbed To Death In Bolton

Greater Manchester Police says teenager knocked on the door of a nearby house to ask for help after he was attacked.
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