Police charge 47-year-old with terror offences including making or possessing explosives

Police charge 47-year-old with terror offences including making or possessing explosives after searching his Surrey home By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 18:00 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 18:00 GMT, 21 January 2021 Police have charged 47-year-old Asad Bhatti with terrorist offences including making or possessing explosives following a search at his home in … Read more

MPs reiterate plans to give councils powers to fine drivers for minor traffic offences

MPs have reiterated their controversial plans to hand local authorities across the country powers to fine motorists who commit minor traffic offences. The change to the Traffic Management Act 2004 is set to bring the whole of England in line with London, where local transport officials already use automatic number plate recognition cameras to dish … Read more

Police arrest man, 47, on suspicion of ‘Islamist terrorism’ offences in Surrey

Police arrest man, 47, on suspicion of ‘Islamist terrorism’ offences in Surrey A 47-year-old terrorist suspect was arrested at address in Redhill, Surrey, today He is currently being held by police on suspicion of Islamist terrorism offences There is not believed to be any imminent threat to public and inquiries continue By Clare Mccarthy For … Read more

Three police forces report 2020 increase in drink and drug driving offences

The volume of drink and drug driving offences in 2020 have fallen by 14 per cent, though some areas have seen an increase despite a huge fall in traffic volumes since the first lockdown was enforced in March. Police in the City of London, Humberside and Wiltshire said they recorded more driving under the influence … Read more

Gillian Taylforth’s ex, 65, is charged with five firearms offences 

The ex-fiancé of former EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth has been charged with possession of a gun.  David Fairbairn, 65, is due to appear in court today after he was charged with several offences including five counts of possession of firearms and driving while disqualified. He has also been charged by the Metropolitan Police for perverting … Read more

Wrongly jailed soldier calls on Troubles veterans to be protected from alleged historic offences 

‘End this witch-hunt now’: Former soldier Lee Clegg, whose conviction for murder in Northern Ireland was quashed after he spent two years in prison, calls on veterans of the Troubles to be protected from alleged historic offences Lee Clegg was jailed over two teenagers deaths in 1993 at checkpoint in Belfast But he was released … Read more

Half of all on-the-spot fines issued to women are for drunk and disorderly offences

Half of all on-the-spot fines issued to women are for drunk and disorderly offences as proportion doubles since 2013 and overtakes men for the first time Number of women handed Penalty Notices for Disorder rose from 25% to 47% Only 41 per cent of men receiving fines for being drunk and disorderly in 2019 Average … Read more

Student, 18, gets two-year suspended sentence for terror offences

An A-star grammar school student who became a Satanist neo-Nazi and encouraged terrorism has today been spared jail.  Harry Vaughan has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to two years’ detention suspended for two years for a series of terror offences. He pleaded guilty to a string of offences including encouragement of terrorism, disseminating a … Read more

Narcotics offences soared 30% from April to June, ONS figures reveal

Drug offences soared by 30 per cent during the coronavirus lockdown as overall recorded crime dropped by a quarter compared to 2019, new figures show. Total recorded crime fell by 121,873 in April compared to the same month last year after Britain was plunged under draconian coronavirus restrictions, according to an Office for National Statistics report published today. … Read more

Man charged with string of kidnap and assault offences after women and girls in Gloucestershire

Man is charged with string of kidnap and assault offences after women and teenage girls across Gloucestershire were attacked by a hammer-wielding van driver – but police REFUSE to reveal suspect’s identity Attacks have seen women hit with a hammer and grabbed by their neck by driver A suspect has been charged with two counts … Read more