Moment hooded thugs from rival gangs fight with giant MACHETES on quiet residential street in London

Moment hooded thugs from rival gangs fight with giant MACHETES on quiet residential street in London before they flee in getaway car Hooded thugs clash with rival gangs in a machete fight on street in London Video shows yobs squaring up to each other before dashing to getaway car  Terrifying incident took place recently on Dowsett … Read more

Boris Johnson promises ‘ruthless’ crackdown on scourge of gangs stealing our dogs

Boris Johnson promises ‘ruthless’ crackdown on scourge of gangs stealing our dogs Demand for dogs during pandemic triggered huge rise in thefts, with some breeds fetching up to £4,000 each – four times pre-Covid prices Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland has set up taskforce  PM said it would ensure ‘criminal justice system is dealing properly with … Read more

Boris Johnson promises ‘ruthless’ crackdown on scourge of gangs stealing our dogs

Boris Johnson promises ‘ruthless’ crackdown on scourge of gangs stealing our dogs Demand for dogs during pandemic triggered huge rise in thefts, with some breeds fetching up to £4,000 each – four times pre-Covid prices Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland has set up taskforce  PM said it would ensure ‘criminal justice system is dealing properly with … Read more

Sky Atlantic’s brutal drama Gangs Of London is Peaky Blinders with a modern twist

With its epic portrayal of city-dwelling criminal families and internal power struggles, back-lit by the mindless violence that illuminates every good gangster yarn, one could be forgiven for thinking Sky Atlantic’s latest show draws heavily from the Peaky Blinders school of crime drama.  But while the BBC’s hugely successful six series staple depicts an industrial … Read more

Sky Atlantic’s brutal drama Gangs Of London is Peaky Blinders with a modern twist

With its epic portrayal of city-dwelling criminal families and internal power struggles, back-lit by the mindless violence that illuminates every good gangster yarn, one could be forgiven for thinking Sky Atlantic’s latest show draws heavily from the Peaky Blinders school of crime drama.  But while the BBC’s hugely successful six series drama depicts an industrial … Read more

Gangs are using fake sites to steal from investors, warns crime expert

Clone fraud: Criminals are luring investors to fake comparison sites touting bogus products in order to steal their cash Phil Rolfe is a financial crime expert and the chief executive of P2 Consulting.   During the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, investment scams have soared. Criminal gangs have taken advantage of the fact that people have lost … Read more

Luther and Gangs of London are the least eco-friendly TV programmes

Grand Designs is the British TV programme which displays the most eco-friendly habits, according to new research.  It came out top in an analysis of 45 UK shows due to its regular depiction of recycled building materials.  Fresh Meat, starring Jack Whitehall, and the Irish coming-of-age tale Normal People are among the shows which also … Read more

Gangs grooming six-year-olds to steal from cars in similar tactics to county lines drug runners 

Gangs are grooming six-year-old children to steal from cars in similar tactics to county lines drug runners Children as young as six are caught stealing from cars by organised crime gangs Vehicle crime study in the UK showed 39,635 offences committed by children  Around 40 per cent of those were carried out by children aged … Read more

Gangs grooming six-year-olds to steal from cars in similar tactics to county lines drug runners 

Gangs are grooming six-year-old children to steal from cars in similar tactics to county lines drug runners Children as young as six are caught stealing from cars by organised crime gangs Vehicle crime study in the UK showed 39,635 offences committed by children  Around 40 per cent of those were carried out by children aged … Read more

One in 25 British children is at risk of being exploited by drugs gangs, report warns

One in 25 British children is at risk of being exploited by drugs gangs, a report has warned, with councils blasted for failing to stop youngsters being killed on the UK’s streets. The children’s commissioner claimed many local authorities don’t recognise serious youth violence as a public health issue and are missing opportunities to prevent … Read more