Prince Andrew, the younger brother of Britain's King Charles III, is under increasing pressure to testify to the FBI in the case of the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was involved in the pimping of young women, reports the Daily Mirror.more
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg pleaded not guilty in a London court today to the charge of disturbing public order, which she was charged with following her arrest during a protest in the British capital on October 17.more
A quarter of teenage children living in London have been a victim of violence in the past year, a survey has revealed.
The study by the Youth Endowment Fund lifts the lid on the extent of youth violence in the capital. more
Manchester United fans, angry and frustrated after losing 3-4 to FC Copenhagen in a Champions League group match on Wednesday, robbed duty-free shops at Copenhagen airport on their way home.more
33-year-old Slovak citizen Jozef Puska was found guilty of the highly publicized murder in Ireland of 23-year-old teacher Ashling Murphy. The mandatory penalty in this case is life imprisonment.more
The District Court in Sopot sentenced 43-year-old Michał B. to 10 months of restriction of liberty with the obligation to perform 20 hours of unpaid community service a month, a ban on approaching Donald Tusk and his family, and an apology to the head of PO for threatening him and his family with death in an e-mail. The judgment is invalid.more
A rogue landlord who left tenants living opposite Hyde Park in damp-ridden conditions and cooking their food on camping stoves has been fined nearly half a million pounds. more
The police have launched an investigation into the death of a 40-year-old Pole from Bunschoten-Spakenburg in the central part of the Netherlands. "We are investigating the circumstances of the death and do not rule out a crime," said Tom Heutz from the Midden-Nederland police unit.more
Fuel thefts from petrol stations in the UK have risen sharply, which may be due to the rising cost of living, but also to organised criminal activity, it was reported yesterday.more
Four people were charged yesterday with stealing more than four years ago a gold-made toilet seat with an estimated value of £4.8 million, which was installed as an art installation at Blenheim Palace in southern England, the birthplace of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.more
Two activists from the Just Stop Oil group, which claims to be fighting climate change, attacked Diego Velazquez's painting "Venus with a Mirror" at the National Gallery in London with hammers yesterday, smashing the glass protecting the canvas.more
The inquest into the death of a 35-year-old man, who was murdered in front of his wife and two children at their home at Ballincollig in Co Cork over five years ago, has been told that significant progress has been made in the case, and it is anticipated a file will be submitted to the DPP in the near future.more
This morning, sappers from Rozewie found the body of a man in the place where they were looking for a soldier suspected of murdering his six-year-old son. "The body found is the body of the wanted Grzegorz Borys," said Grażyna Wawryniuk from the District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk.more
Bicycle thieves cause more than €600 million worth of damage each year, the daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reported on the basis of recent research.more
Mustafa Maya Amaya, captured in October during a police raid on jihadists in Spain, is a recidivist who previously served an 8-year sentence for collaborating with Muslim terrorist organizations, such as: the so-called Islamic State (IS). The dangerous radical resumed his activity shortly after leaving prison - reported the daily "El Mundo".more
Portuguese police have reportedly apologised to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way detectives investigated the case and treated the family.more
Prominent MP for the UK's ruling Conservative Party Crispin Blunt confirmed last night that he had been arrested the day before in connection with allegations of rape and possession of a restricted substance.more
The system for issuing visas for people drawn from abroad to work as carers in the UK is being massively abused, with some agencies involved even being set up by criminals, Sky News reports today.more
Three activists from the Just Stop Oil group, which claims to be fighting climate change, yesterday sprayed orange paint on Wellington Arch, a nearly 200-year-old triumphal arch located near Buckingham Palace in London.more
During an anti-terrorist operation, the police detained Mustafa Maya Amaya alias Mustafa Maya Amaya in the Spanish autonomous city in northern Morocco - Melilla. "The Taliban", whom he considers "the largest jihadist recruiter in Europe".more
Acid attacks have risen in London by 45% in a year, Met Police data revealed. The force recorded 107 of such attacks in 2022, up from 74 in 2021, a Freedom of Information request stated.more