Crime

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'
London

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'

The actor's work as ambassador for East End youth charity Streets Of Growth gives something back to the area that formed him
DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
Benefit fraud

DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say

'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
beats bus
Community

'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?
Amy Bowdrey

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?

Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Community activism

Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I'm lucky to have made it out alive
modern slavery
Modern slavery

I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I'm lucky to have made it out alive

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'
Justice system

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Shopping

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
Dougray Scott supports Scottish independence
interview

Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett
Cold case: a neon-light question mark
recommended

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett

Thousands of people across the UK attend vigils to honour Brianna Ghey
A crowd of people gather in Sheffield at the vigil of murdered trans teen Brianna Ghey
Brianna Ghey

Thousands of people across the UK attend vigils to honour Brianna Ghey

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
Oil rigs
John Bird

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
illustration of handcuffed prisoner in a forest
Books

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards
Woman at dark window
Top 5 books

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Auschwitz Block 10
Book reviews

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch 'after he filmed a stop and search'
Met Police

Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch 'after he filmed a stop and search'

Vigil to honour life of Zara Aleena to be held this weekend
An image of Zara Aleena
Violence against women

Vigil to honour life of Zara Aleena to be held this weekend

Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
vagrancy act
Rough sleeping

Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws

Member of banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action jailed for three years
National Action
News

Member of banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action jailed for three years

Here's the truth about lie detectors
Life

Here's the truth about lie detectors

Women's groups threaten Priti Patel with legal action over 'inadequate' Sarah Everard inquiry
Activism

Women's groups threaten Priti Patel with legal action over 'inadequate' Sarah Everard inquiry

Police officers admit taking and sharing photos of bodies of murdered sisters
Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry. Image: Met Police
News

Police officers admit taking and sharing photos of bodies of murdered sisters

Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept
Arsonist Montel Nowhia-Job, in the top right of the image, about to set fire to a homeless man's belongings. Image: CPS
News

Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept

Sabina Nessa vigil: Thousands gather across the country to honour teacher
sabina nessa
News

Sabina Nessa vigil: Thousands gather across the country to honour teacher