Tag: Crime
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‘Discredited’ Terry abandons international football
After damning allegations of racial abuse, top footballer John Terry has announced his retirement from the England team. His case is one of many embarrassments for the footballing world.
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Calls to arm police force after officers murdered
Most British police go unarmed, but the double murder of two young WPCs has led to calls for tougher protection for officers and harsher treatment of offenders and suspects.
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Teenager stabbed in out-of-control Facebook party
A 17-year-old has been murdered, after dozens of gatecrashers turned up to a house party organised on Facebook. Is the social network to blame for the tragedy?
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Norway’s worst terrorist jailed for 21 years
After a year in court, Anders Breivik has been found guilty of killing 77 people in the politically motivated Utoya attacks. He has been sentenced to 21 years in jail. Is this the right...
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Wikileaks leader speaks out from embassy refuge
On Sunday, millions listened as Julian Assange made a public plea for justice, truth and freedom of speech. But the radical icon is dodging charges of rape and sexual assault. Is this man a...
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Gun control laws escape crossfire of US massacre
Last Friday, a masked man invaded a screening of the new Batman film and opened fire randomly on audience members. The USA is in shock – but are its lax gun laws to blame?
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‘Zombie epidemic’ blamed on terrifying new drug
A series of bizarre attacks, arrests and deaths has been blamed on a substance called ‘bath salts’ – a dangerous new drug. In the USA, it is gaining popularity. Can the epidemic be stopped?
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Alcatraz escapees still at large after fifty years
Fifty years ago today, three men disappeared from Alcatraz, the world’s toughest prison. What happened to them – and why are we fascinated by these elusive criminals?
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One organ sold every hour in illegal trade
Investigators from the World Health Organisation have uncovered a huge black market in human organs. Most are kidneys, sold to criminals by poor and desperate people in the developing world.
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Lessons in law from world’s ‘most humane’ prison
Halden Prison in Norway looks more like a high-class hotel than a maximum security jail. This week, one reporter took a look inside. Is kindness the best way to deal with criminals?
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Toulouse killer shot dead in police raid
A man suspected of murdering soldiers, a rabbi and three young children has been killed by French police after a 32-hour siege. His terrorist rampage has caused a fierce political row.
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Cocaine wars fuel brutal gangs in Honduras
In Central America murder rates are rocketing, fuelled by Mexican cartels and the drug trade from Columbia to the USA. A UN report suggests that governments are losing control.
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Bin Laden’s ‘ambassador’ freed from UK jail
Abu Qatada, wanted for terrorism around the globe, has been locked in British cells for more than six years. Now, since he has never been charged with a crime, he is set to be released.
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New torture claims shatter Libyan dreams
It is three months since rebels declared victory over a dictator. Fighters hoped for a new, democratic Libya. But now, troubling reports are emerging of torture, violence and civil war.
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Cuts drive UK police forces to ‘cliff edge’
New statistics show that across the UK, the number of police officers is falling as a result of cuts. The government denies that crime will now rise, but others are less sure.