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Two Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists have been jailed for throwing soup over Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers painting after they came close to "destroying" the masterpiece. Phoebe Plummer, 23 and Anna Holland, 22, were previously convicted of criminal damage after the contents of two tins of tomato soup were poured on to the priceless 1888 piece at the National Gallery in central London.more

A man who is accused of committing a sexual offence within hours of being let out of prison under the government's early release scheme was freed in error, the BBC has been told. Amari Ward, 31, was one of 37 prisoners who should not have been eligible for the early release scheme because they had breached restraining orders.more

An American, accused of attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump, told a Swedish photojournalist at the train station in Przemyśl in the spring of 2022 about his plans to build an international town in Kyiv as a human shield, writes the newspaper ‘Dagens Nyheter’ today.more

In America, the number of the most serious crimes fell significantly last year compared to 2022. Homicides and manslaughter cases were an estimated 11.6 percent lower. - which is the largest one-year decline in two decades. Rape decreased by 9.4 percent.more

UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) admitted today that it had twice in the past failed to charge Mohamed al-Fayed, the late former owner of London's luxury department store Harrods, although it had received material from police about his sex crimes.more

The management of London's famous luxury department store Harrods yesterday apologised for inappropriate sexual behaviour by its former owner, Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed, who allegedly raped and sexually assaulted several female employees years ago, according to the BBC.more

Barcelona authorities are helping to finance the legal costs of victims of repeat pickpockets who have become a plague in the Catalan capital, the daily La Vanguardia reported on Monday. The pilot program, whose results are awaiting final evaluation, was launched in mid-August. The police have a list of criminals who have committed petty thefts or robberies involving violence.more

Domestic abuse specialists will be embedded in 999 control rooms in England and Wales as part of the government's pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The measure is part of "Raneem's Law" in memory of Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem who were murdered by Ms Oudeh's estranged husband in 2018.more

A British court sentenced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards to six months in prison, suspended for two years. The journalist admitted to possessing paedophile images.more

An explosive device detonated on Monday morning next to a club near the Hohenzollernring in the center of Cologne, in western Germany. According to the daily "Bild," the only person injured in the explosion was a 53-year-old Polish citizen.more

Milan, Rome and Florence are the least safe cities in Italy. A ranking based on crime rates was published yesterday by the daily Il Sole 24 Ore. The top ten places in this ranking are occupied, the analysis noted, by cities massively visited by tourists.more

Around 600 members of gangs operating in Sweden are hiding in 57 countries, including Poland, from where they carry out their criminal activities, according to a report by the National Operations Department (NOA) of the Swedish police.more

The hack is understood to have potentially exposed the bank account details of about 5,000 passengers.more

Southwark has emerged as the UK’s third-highest area for pickpocketing, with nearly 20 out of every 1,000 people falling victim to theft. According to research by security firm Get Licensed, 5,935 pickpocketing incidents were reported in the borough between March 2023 and March 2024.more

The Swedish prosecutor's office announced today that the gun used to murder a 39-year-old Polish man in Stockholm in April has been found. The indictment of the 18-year-old murder suspect is expected to be ready in November and the trial could start later this year.more

Wanted by the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for drug offences, the 38-year-old Pole was detained at the Łódź airport. He was wanted by the French justice system. He was taken into custody.more

A 27-year-old man who set fire to an asylum seeker hotel in Rotherham during the riots sweeping Britain in early August was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday. It is the longest sentence handed down so far in connection with the riots.more

Over 300 bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in Oldham, with the unmarked site containing the remains of 145 stillborn children, 128 young babies and kids, and 29 adults. The grim finding in Greater Manchester emerged after a Royton woman conducted a hunt for her twin brothers' final resting place; they sadly passed away shortly after their birth in 1962.more

Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.more

One South London borough had more than 7,800 reports made, writes MyLondon.news.more

Three children who were found dead with a man at a house in Surrey were all aged under four, police have said. The man was Polish national Piotr Swiderski. Police have confirmed all four found in the house in Staines, on Saturday, were related.more

A 41-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a six-year-old boy. Karolina Zurawska was arrested on Thursday after officers were called to Cwm Du Close in the Gendros area of Swansea during the evening.more

Shops across the UK are buying stolen goods from professional shoplifters who thieve to order for criminal gangs to feed their addiction problems, retail groups have said.more

The number of people in prison in England and Wales has reached its highest level since regular statistics began to be published, according to figures from the UK Ministry of Justice. Sentences for participants in the recent riots have contributed to this.more

National Crime Agency says overproduction of drug in countries where it has been legalised may be behind rise.more