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Ali Harbi Ali, a 26-year-old British national of Somali descent, was convicted on Monday by a London court of the murder of MP David Amess and of plotting an act of terror. The perpetrator stabbed Amess over 20 blows with a knife. The sentence will be announced tomorrow.more

In 2021, the number of anti-Semitic crimes in Berlin continued to increase. Law enforcement agencies have initiated 661 proceedings concerning such crimes, according to the report, Claudia Vanoni, the plenipotentiary for anti-Semitism in the Berlin prosecutor's office in Berlin. In 2020, there were 417 cases, and the year before 386.more

"Polish women protect Ukrainian refugees from human traffickers" - informs Dutch public television Journalists describe how volunteers try to prevent Ukrainian women from falling into the hands of criminals.more

The terrorist killer of British MP David Amess testified in court yesterday that he did this to "send a message" to other MPs and that Amess was to be "one on the list". He added that he was not a radical at all, but a "moderate Muslim".more

Accused of spying for Russia, a former security officer at the British embassy in Berlin denied the charges against him in a London court.more

The car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest this morning. The vehicle burst into flames, its driver died, the Bucharest police reported. The causes of the accident are not known yet.more

German police arrested a 61-year-old man from Magdeburg, who was engaged in an unusual practice. He got vaccinated against the coronavirus about 90 times to later sell covid certificates to anti-vaccineists, investigators suspect.more

The prosecutor's office decided not to prosecute a 15-year-old resident of The Hague who pushed a homeless Polish citizen under a tram last October. A 39-year-old man died on the spot. Initially, investigators demanded a year in prison for the perpetrator, now they say it was an accident.more

Nearly two million anti-social behaviour reports have gone unattended by 34 police forces in England and Wales over the past three years, new figures show.more

We have no doubts that there was an attack in Smolensk, said the President of Law and Justice, Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, in an interview for the First Program of Polish Radio. However, he is unable to say when such allegations could be made in the trial.more

Police arrested a man suspected of shooting two men at a McDonald's restaurant in Zwolle in the north of the Netherlands, police said today. The 32-year-old himself reported to the police station.more

A court in Haarlem found two men guilty of planting an explosive at a Polish supermarket in Beverwijk in the west of the Netherlands in June 2021. 20-year-old Amir S. was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, and 18-year-old Youssef K. to 16 months in jail for minors.more

Two men and two women have been sentenced today, Friday, 25 March, at Reading Crown Court after they were found guilty at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday, 2 December, following a seven week trial. They are: more

Hounslow Municipality intends to implement new regulations aimed at reducing drinking in public places. As indicated, "problem drinkers" are to be punished more severely thanks to new powers given to local police officers.more

Scotland Yard is set to end its investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, according to reports.more

UK authorities detained another plane for clarification, which is suspected to have "ties to Russia", reported British Transport Minister Grant Shapps.more

In the morning a passenger car crashed into a group of people participating in the event in La Louviere in Wallonia - said the mayor of this city Jacques Gobert in an interview with the RTBF stationmore

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has revealed that a fraudster claiming to be Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has managed to call him and ask him some "confusing questions". A similar incident was reported by Interior Minister Priti Patel.more

The Investigative Committee of Belarus informed about the death of Emil Czeczka, who deserted to Belarus in December last year. According to the Belarusian authorities, "Cheka was found hanged at his place of residence."more

Police, prosecutors and courts treat domestic violence cases routinely. The first proposal of punishment is already agreed upon with the suspect by a police officer; which is then accepted by prosecutors and then judges. And children are rarely treated as victims, according to a report by the Court Watch Poland Foundation.more

Violent hate crimes soared in London in 2021 with almost 9,500 offences recorded by police, new figures have revealed.more

The head of a working group that is recommending the laws, said that current legislation "isn't working for women and it's lost the confidence of women in our population." more

Two men have admitted killing a father before his mutilated body was dumped in a shallow grave.more

Violence against women and girls will be treated as seriously by police as child sexual abuse, terrorism and serious and organised crime. more

Yesterday around 10.30 pm, the police managed to overpower a man who had been holding a hostage for several hours in the Apple showroom on Leidseplein in the center of Amsterdam.more