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A man who took part in two armed robberies in Crewe has been jailed for seven years. Karl Manley Karl Manley, 46, of no fixed abode, was one of two men who stole cigarettes and cash from two Morrisons stores in February last year. Two men wearing balaclavas and one wielding an axe went into […]

The designer of a fake luxury clothes scam has been ordered to pay back £90,503,211 or face more time in prison.  Arif Patel The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) secured a Confiscation Order against Arif Patel, 57, at Chester Crown Court on 28 August 2025. Clothing manufacturer Arif Patel, of Preston, and his criminal gang stole […]

A man has been jailed for starting a fire that damaged the Liverpool Beatles Museum in the city’s famous Matthew Street area. Daniel Byrne, 38, of no fixed abode, made a concerted effort to set fire to rubbish outside the museum which is in the street where the original Cavern Club once stood. Daniel Byrne […]

  Crown Advocate Sarah Egan does media statement on the sentencing of William Woods on 15 August 2025 at Chester Crown Court “Today (15 August 2025) marks the day that William Woods, one of the most prolific paedophiles that the Crown Prosecution Service in Merseyside and Cheshire has ever dealt with, has been brought to […]

A man who was under the influence of alcohol and driving at grossly excessive speeds when he killed his friend has been jailed. Martin Green Martin Green, 36, of Beech Avenue in Lowton near Wigan, was driving his car on Southworth Road in Newton-Le-Willows at around 10.30pm on 10 June 2024. Jonny Menell was a […]

A woman has been jailed for causing the death of her terminally ill partner of 37 years after attacking him on New Year’s Eve. Gillian Shaw, 62, of Rothwell Street, Liverpool was originally charged with murder following the death of house-bound Steven Cox, 64 whom she cared for. Gillian Shaw He had significant medical conditions, […]

Thomas Kavanagh, a senior figure in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group (OCG) and his associate Gary Vickery, who were jailed for their part in a drug smuggling operation, which involved importing drugs inside tarmac removal machinery, have been ordered to pay back over £1 million or face more time in jail.  Daniel Canning’s confiscation hearing […]

A woman from Bradford who enlisted her own children into a sophisticated £5 million pound cocaine smuggling operation was jailed for more than 13 years today at Birmingham Crown Court. Farzana Kauser, 54, headed up the Bradford-based gang, five of which were her own children, including two who were teenagers at the time of the […]

A former National Crime Agency officer has been jailed for stealing and hiding 50 Bitcoin – now worth £4.4m – which had been seized as criminal property during an investigation into online crime on the dark web. Paul Chowles, 42, was part of the National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation, which targeted organised criminal networks selling […]

The convictions of four men following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine is a significant moment. Jake Reeves (left) and Dylan Earl The attack – which caused damage and repairs costing around £1m – was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who were […]