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Two organised crime gang leaders in Lancashire who were responsible for the supply and distribution of huge quantities of drugs have been ordered to pay back £1.5 million or spend six more years in prison. Arkwright and Jenkinson Philip Jenkinson, 40, was previously convicted at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to four counts of […]

A former prison governor has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a drug-dealing organised criminal who gave her a £12,000 Mercedes as a gift. Keri Pegg Kerri Pegg, 42 from Up Holland in Lancashire, was convicted of misconduct in public office and possession of criminal property in a trial at Preston […]

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 […]