US lawyers for victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are urging Prince Andrew to co-operate with investigators, insisting he was "simply not credible" in an interview on his relationship with the late financier.more
Former Head of the Scottish Autonomous Government, Alex Salmond, went to court in Edinburgh today for allegations of sexual harassment and attempted rape, which he allegedly committed during his term of office.more
Adults who commit the premeditated murder of a child will be given tougher sentences of life without parole under plans due to be included in the Conservative party's manifesto.more
French prosecutors say a retired surgeon jailed since May 2017 for sexually abusing four girls may have had more than 250 victims. Joël Le Scouarnec has now had a series of new cases opened against him by a court in Brittany, in what may be the most serious case of child sex abuse in France.more
Britain's governing Conservative Party was hit by a cyber attack on Tuesday which tried to force its website offline, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.more
The Labour party has experienced a "sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack" on its digital systems from an unknown source, it has said, adding that it is confident its security systems ensured there was no data breach.more
Police have announced a 'special national incident' to look into violent crime in Sweden, with the head of the task force saying he expects a tangible impact within the next six months.more
An armed mugger has been jailed for 10 years after attempting to rob Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac of luxury watches worth £200,000 ($257,000, 231,000 euros).more
Ten teenagers - two of whom were only 15 years old - were among the 39 migrants found dead inside a refrigerated truck container in southeast England last month, police investigating the human trafficking tragedy revealed Friday.more
Two Celtic fans are in hospital after they were stabbed by masked attackers in Rome. The incident happened outside the Flann O'Brien pub in the Italian capital on Wednesday night.more
Up to 187 explosions of explosives used by gangs in settlements among themselves occurred this year in Sweden. The Swedish police announced special actions yesterday, including cooperation with the military.more
The centre aims to study youth violence and its causes and help provide advice and research to the discussion about violence and gangs on the UK's streets.more
Five men accused of gang raping a 14-year-old girl have been acquitted of sexual assault because the victim was in an "unconscious state". The men were instead found guilty of sexually abusing the child during a drinking session, known in Spanish as a botellon, at an abandoned factory in the town of Manresa.more
An 84-year-old man who has been accused of setting fire to the main entrance of a mosque in the town of Bayonne and is alleged to have shot two people, wanted to "avenge the destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral" which he claimed was done by Muslims, said prosecutor Marc Mariee at a press conference on Tuesday.more
