Margaret Davis
Crime
Sentence given to Henry Nowak’s killer to be reviewed by Court of Appeal
The Solicitor General applied for the jail term given to 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa to be reconsidered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
15 Jun 2026
Business News
Retailers urge police to take tougher action on shoplifting
Figures show that only 431 fines were issued for the offence in the year to March 2024.
27 Aug 2024
UK
Cleverly demands action against people spreading misleading information online
Rioters clashed with police in Southport on Tuesday after baseless rumours about the attack suspect spread on social media.
31 Jul 2024
UK
Tommy Robinson arrested for ‘frustration’ of police counter-terrorism powers
The 41-year-old was held under laws that obliged him to answer questions and to provide the Pin for his phone.
29 Jul 2024
UK
Police officers sacked after Bianca Williams stop and search set to appeal
Former Met Pcs Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were sacked last year over the stop of Williams and her partner Ricardo Dos Santos.
29 Jul 2024
UK
Police commander sacked for failure to provide drugs test sample launches appeal
Commander Julian Bennett lost his job after a disciplinary panel found he had committed gross misconduct by failing to provide a urine sample.
23 Jul 2024
UK
Muriel McKay killer gave inconsistent details about location of body, police say
Metropolitan Police detectives rejected calls by Ms McKay’s family to fly her murderer to the UK to help with the search for her remains.
22 Jul 2024
Politics
Ban on ninja swords but no mention of crossbows in planned weapons crackdown
The previous government considered introducing a licensing system for the weapons after a plot to assassinate the late Queen.
17 Jul 2024
Politics17 Jul 2024
Protesters accused of planning to disrupt King's Speech
Dozens of supporters of Youth Demand were held in central London on Wednesday.
UK
Family lose three children in ‘devastating’ house fire in east London
The Metropolitan Police said there is no evidence to suggest the blaze was suspicious.
16 Jul 2024
UK
AI that detects hate messages against women could also be turned on drug dealers
Researchers are working on a natural language processing model that could eventually help clear the police digital evidence backlog.
16 Jul 2024
UK15 Jul 2024
Number of crimes with no suspect identified ‘not acceptable’
The force failed to identify a suspect in a range of neighbourhood crimes in 166 areas in three years, Channel 4’s Dispatches reports.
UK
Police wait to interview suspected triple crossbow killer
Kyle Clifford has been arrested on suspicion of murder but remains in hospital after being found injured on Wednesday last week.
15 Jul 2024
UK
Police hunt suspect believed to have launched four knife attacks in week
Detectives have released a CCTV image of the man believed to have carried out the attacks in Hayes, west London.
9 Jul 2024
Crime
Bank transfers by Andrew and Tristan Tate ‘entirely orthodox’, lawyer claims
The influencers and a third person identified as J are facing a civil claim by Devon and Cornwall Police for £2.8 million in seven frozen accounts.
9 Jul 2024
Crime8 Jul 2024
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan accused of being 'serial tax evaders'
Devon and Cornwall Police are bringing a civil claim against the brothers
Crime
Woman discovered close friend had been police spy on social media, inquiry told
The woman, known as Jenny, said she had had a sexual encounter with undercover officer Trevor Morris without knowing his true identity.
2 Jul 2024
UK
Police officers under investigation over alleged assaults by Nottingham killer
Two constables and a sergeant are being investigated by a watchdog for potential misconduct after it was claimed Valdo Calocane assaulted two people.
2 Jul 2024
Crime
Met apologises for spying on police justice campaigns in 1980s and 1990s
The Undercover Policing Inquiry heard that targeting the groups was an example of unacceptable political policing.
1 Jul 2024
Crime
‘Heed the lessons from Undercover Policing Inquiry’, lead lawyer warns
David Barr KC said the inquiry is not just an historical exercise and the next government and police chiefs must learn lessons from the past.
1 Jul 2024
Crime
Next stage in Undercover Policing Inquiry to begin
Opening statements will be made at the start of a batch of hearings looking at the since disbanded Special Demonstration Squad between 1983 and 1992.
1 Jul 2024