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Keir Starmer's apology for nominating Peter Madelson as ambassador to the US may not be enough to save the British prime minister's position – the media and politicians, including those from his own Labour Party, are increasingly saying that the question is not whether Starmer will leave, but when.more

Marius Borg Hoeiby, syn norweskiej księżnej, po raz pierwszy odniósł się przed sądem w Oslo w środę i czwartek do stawianych mu zarzutów przemocy seksualnej i nękania swoich partnerek. Nie przyznał się do winy i tłumaczył lukami w pamięci oraz problemami psychicznymi. Grozi mu 16 lat więzienia.more

For years, Jeffrey Epstein was surrounded by Poles and the financier was in contact with women from Poland, but he did not have extensive contacts with representatives of the Polish elite, according to files published by the US authorities. The exception is a mention of a meeting with former tennis player Wojciech Fibak.more

Sześcioro propalestyńskich aktywistów, którzy wtargnęli w 2024 r. do położonej w Wielkiej Brytanii fabryki izraelskiego koncernu zbrojeniowego Elbit zostało wczoraj uniewinnionych przez londyński sąd od zarzutu włamanie z użyciem przemocy.more

Roksana Lecka, convicted for abusing 21 babies in London nurseries, is to be deported to Poland, raising parents’ concerns about child safety.more

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police attended a suspected stabbing in Leicester city centre on Tuesday. Leicestershire Police say it believed the victim was involved in "an altercation" with another man in the street, who left the scene before officers arrived.more

British police have launched a criminal investigation into former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson over allegations of misconduct in public office. The investigation was launched following the release of millions of documents from the case files of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.more

British Transport Police released a list of 30 train stations with the highest crime rates, led by London’s Euston, which recorded over 1,500 offences in the past year.more

The Russian captain of a container ship that collided with an American tanker off the coast of Great Britain last year was found guilty yesterday by a court in London of causing death by gross negligence.more

According to British newspapers 'Daily Mail' and 'Daily Telegraph', convicted paedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein may have been collecting compromising material on Western politicians and businessmen for Russia. Meanwhile, an FBI informant claimed in 2017 that Epstein was ‘Putin's asset manager’.more

The number of homicides in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level in almost 50 years, largely due to a significant decrease in the number of homicides involving knives or other sharp objects, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported yesterday.more

Record numbers of offenders are being recalled to prison in England and Wales with union officials claiming that some are deliberately breaking the terms of their probation in order to deal drugs in prison.more

Polish married couple sentenced for trafficking girls as young as 17 and forcing them into prostitution, funding their lavish lifestyle.more

China has been hacking the phones of senior government officials in London for years, the conservative ‘Daily Telegraph’ newspaper reported yesterday, citing anonymous sources. This was allegedly part of a wider campaign that also targeted the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.more

The shoplifting capital of London has been revealed by data - as retail crime continues to spiral amid the cost-of-living crisis and a theft “epidemic”. Home Office figures show that shoplifting offences have soared across the nation since the pandemic, as the cost-of-living crisis has bitten.more

The Spanish public prosecutor's office announced yesterday that it was investigating singer Julio Iglesias on charges of sexual assault and forced labour brought by two of his former employees, according to the website elDiario.es.more

The number of murders recorded in London dropped to its lowest level per capita since records began, Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley has announced. There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 36 per cent from 153 in 2019 and 11 per cent fewer than the 109 in 2024.more

Racial and religious hate crime on public transport is on the rise, according to new data obtained by the Guardian, as community groups report how people are restricting their daily journeys because they fear abuse or assault.more

There was no shortage of foolishness in 2025, not least from London's criminals who produced some memorable stories of best laid plans gone awry. While many people on the wrong side of the law end up there out of desperation or greed, there is always plenty of room for stupidity and misfortune - and in the most tragic cases, it can be deadly.more

The most crime-hit areas of the country have been laid bare in a new map - with bad news for those living in or visiting one of Britain's best-loved seaside destinations. "Crime severity" scores gauge the gravity of criminal activity in each location by looking at both the nature and frequency of offences, meaning serious crimes like murder or rape carry far more weight than petty theft.more

Two men have been found guilty of planning a gun attack to cause "untold harm" to the Jewish community in Manchester. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, had a "visceral dislike" of Jewish people and arranged for guns to be smuggled into the UK as part of an "Isis-inspired plot", Preston Crown Court heard.more

A former councillor has appeared in court accused of a string of sexual offences against his ex-wife over a 13-year period. Philip Young, 49, is charged with 56 offences, including multiple counts of rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy his former spouse Joanne Young.more

Human remains found by police have been confirmed as those of a woman who disappeared nearly 20 years ago. Malgorzata Wnuczek, 27, from Poland, was living in Leicester when she went missing on 31 May 2006.more

The final hearing in the extradition case of Michał Kuczmierowski, former head of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (he has consented to the disclosure of his name), began today at 10:00 a.m. (11:00 a.m. in Poland) at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, where the trial is taking place.more

Australian police announced today that they have charged one of the two men who attacked the Jewish community at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, killing 15 people, with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and an act of terrorism, Reuters reported. The second attacker was killed.more