CLASSIC CRIME By Barry Turner for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 May 2021 THE IPCRESS FILE by Len Deighton (Penguin £9.99, 256 pp) THE IPCRESS FILE by Len Deighton (Penguin £9.99, 256 pp) Len Deighton’s spy thrillers from the 1960s have entered the ranks of Penguin … Read more
A fifth of all lockdown breach prosecutions failed and no-one was hit with the so-called Covid super fine of £10,000, new figures have revealed. Some 4,367 people were prosecuted last year for breaking coronavirus laws, according to official figures. But only 3,536 were convicted and the majority of these cases resulted in a fine at an average of … Read more
A single fingerprint could be used to determine whether someone has touched or ingested class A drugs, a new study reveals. Researchers at the University of Surrey say mass spectrometry can be used to detect benzoylecgonine in a print that’s been left behind at a crime scene. Benzoylecgonine is a molecule produced in the body … Read more
A transgender woman who committed a string of sexual assaults on girls as young as four over a 17-year period has been jailed for 22 years. Jessica Brennan, known as Allan Brennan at the time of the offences, groomed then sexually abused the four children between 1998 and 2016. The 54-year-old tried to rape one of … Read more
A transgender woman who committed a string of sexual assaults on girls as young as four over a 17-year period has been jailed for 22 years. Jessica Brennan, known as Allan Brennan at the time of the offences, groomed then sexually abused the four children between 1998 and 2016. The 54-year-old tried to rape one of … Read more
Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan has declared war against the homeless community in his crime-stricken Los Angeles neighbourhood, as he continues to bunker down in his $3.5million mansion. The reclusive Australian actor, 81, lives in the once-desirable beachside suburb of Venice, where crime and homelessness have spiked in recent months during the Covid-19 pandemic. A masked Hogan sent a stern warning to the … Read more
Paul Hogan has been holed-up in his $4.5million Los Angeles mansion since the beginning of the pandemic. The Crocodile Dundee star, 81, lives in the beachside suburb of Venice, where crime and homelessness has spiked in recent months. On Sunday, the reclusive actor was pictured sending a stern warning to the less fortunate by pinning a … Read more
Police searching a Gloucester cafe for a 15-year-old girl who is thought to have been abducted and murdered by Fred West today said they have found six ‘voids’ in the venue’s cellar and will start digging tomorrow. Detective Chief Inspector John Turner said today that the mysterious holes – which are up to half a … Read more
Police searching a Gloucester cafe for a teenage girl who is thought to have been abducted and murdered by Fred West today said they have found six ‘voids’ in the venue’s cellar and will start digging tomorrow. Detective Chief Inspector John Turner said today that the mysterious holes – which are up to half a … Read more
Police displayed digitally-aged images of the ‘Cheshire Kray’ twins on billboards to show how old the gangsters will look when they finish their jail sentences. Cheshire Police toured a giant billboard around Warrington on Saturday showing the pictures of siblings Leon and Anthony Cullen, 33, in a bid to show the risks of crime. They hope … Read more