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Six members of a Russian spy ring who carried out espionage activity on British and European soil over three years have been jailed for a total of more than 50 years.  Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, were previously found guilty of conspiracy to spy at the Central Criminal Court following […]

A fake medical practitioner who carried out a number of unsafe and illegal circumcisions causing lasting harm has been convicted today (May 8, 2025). Mohammed Alazawi, 54, has been convicted of 40 offences which include multiple counts of fraud, wounding with intent, administering and supplying prescription only medicines, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He […]

A man who groomed and sexually abused several children, sometimes for payment, has been jailed for 20 years. Michael Lymath Michael Lymath, 43, from Southport, made contact with the teenagers, a boy and five girls, via social media and online games. He was aware that they were all children and began by talking about everyday […]

A targeted stop and search pilot in Merseyside is drawing to a close, ahead of a decision to roll the post-conviction powers out nationally.  Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were introduced on Wednesday 19 April 2023 in four areas – Merseyside, Thames Valley, West Midlands and Sussex – for two years.  The aim of SVROs […]

A company owner has been jailed for the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders who died during an organised tour in Pembrokeshire. Nerys Lloyd, 39, who was the owner and sole director of Salty Dog Co Ltd, was jailed for a total of 10-and-a-half years for the gross negligence manslaughter of Paul O’Dwyer, 42, Andrea […]

A man who groomed three teenage girls via social media sites and then sexually abused them has been jailed for life. Marc Noonan, 27, from Liverpool, moved from one victim to the next and escalated the violence and abuse against the girls as time went on. Mark Noonan His youngest victim was just 13. The […]

A man has been jailed for four years for defrauding Leeds City Council out of more than £710,000 which was meant to support small businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic. Aftab Baig, 47 from Glasgow, made fraudulent grant claims against thirty-two properties, which were branches of Greggs, arranging for the money to go into his business […]

A Muslim convert has been sentenced for life plotting to attack an Islamic cleric and other people. Jason Savage, 35, was sentenced today to life imprisonment with a minimum if 16 years to serve before he can be considered for release after being found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism following an earlier trial at […]

Two men have been jailed for committing sexual offences against two girls more than 25 years ago. The two victims in this case were aged just 14 and 15 when the offending began, and both were living in the care system. During the offending period, between September 1996 and December 1997, Paul Doyle, 64, ran […]

A man who stabbed a police officer and attempted to set fire to a police van has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and attempted arson today. Alexander Dighton, 28, admitted 10 offences relating to a violent attack at Talbot Green Police station in south Wales on the evening of January 31. Dighton arrived outside the station dressed in a Tweed […]