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A 21-year-old man has gone on trial in Hamburg, charged with committing multiple crimes online, including coercing a 13-year-old to die by suicide on the internet. The man, who used the pseudonym White Tiger, is believed to have been a prominent figure in a group of international cyber-criminals known as …

Spanish police have arrested dozens of members of an international criminal gang on suspicion of fraud, ⁠money laundering and document forgery, Europol said on Friday. Officers arrested 34 people believed to be involved in the so-called Black Axe organisation as part of a joint operation with German police in Bavaria, …

US President Donald Trump has warned that he could order more airstrikes on Nigeria if Christians continue to be killed in the West African nation. In a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times, Trump was asked whether the Christmas Day strikes in Nigeria’s northern Sokoto state, targeting Islamist militants, …

Danny Ashton-Keenan The drone was pictured lying in the street with visible signs of damage A Kent Police officer who quickly launched a drone which then crashed injuring a child had not spotted an overhead cable, an investigation has found. The victim was left with a serious hand injury requiring …

Brendan HughesPolitical reporter, BBC News NI Getty Images The PSNI said custody images will be more regularly considered for publication Mugshots of convicted criminals will be more “routinely” released by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) under new guidance. The PSNI said custody images of offenders, who receive a …

A mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines on Thursday, killing a 22-year-old woman and leaving 38 people missing, athorities said. Rescuers pulled 12 injured sanitation workers from debris at the Binaliw Landfill in Cebu City, who were later hospitalised. Many of the victims are believed …

Two people have been shot and injured by federal agents in Oregon – a day after a woman was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. The latest incident happened in Portland. A man and a woman were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, and their condition is unclear at …

Rachael Lewisin Birmingham BBC Tia-Trance Copper was asleep at her house of multiple occupancy (HMO) when she was stabbed in the head and leg on New Years Eve 2024 A young woman who was stabbed while she slept in a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) believes the attack could have …

Lynette HorsburghNorth West Cheshire Police Endrit Nikolli (left) and Sidorjan Lleshi (right) stole designer watches and handbags along with cash A gang who stole £1m worth of goods from wealthy homes across the UK set weekly targets of how much gold they wanted to steal. They were caught by Cheshire …

BBC The accused appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court A 72-year-old man has appeared in court charged with a number of offences including rape and human trafficking. Oliver James MacCormack, 72, appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ court via videolink from custody in Maghaberry prison. He is charged with 14 offences involving two …

Eden McLeodBBC News Scotland Spindrift Rory Nimmo (left) and John Clark were found guilty of death by dangerous driving Two men who caused the death of an Ayrshire woman while racing at speeds of up to 111mph have each been sentenced to eight years in jail. Rory Nimmo, 26, and …

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission, the country’s most powerful form of independent inquiry, into last month’s shooting at Bondi Beach. The attack targeting a Jewish festival left 15 people dead, making it one of the deadliest in the country’s history. Albanese had previously argued that …

PA Media Two serial rapists were among 131 officers and staff in the Metropolitan Police who committed crimes or misconduct after they were not properly vetted, a review has found. David Carrick, one of the UK’s worst sex offenders, and Cliff Mitchell, who carried out a “campaign of rape” on …

Character.AI and Google have reached settlements with several families whose teens harmed themselves or died by suicide after interacting with Character.AI’s chatbots, according to new court filings. The details of the settlements are still unknown. The parties notified a federal court in Florida that they had reached a “mediated settlement …

The Duke of Sussex is not expected to meet his father King Charles on his next trip to the UK, when he comes to give evidence in a court case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. It is expected that the King will keep his distance during such a …

A helicopter appears to have crashed into a slackline strung across part of a remote Arizona canyon for an extreme tightrope-style activity, killing all four passengers. The slackline was “more than one kilometer long,” according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona, which added that a witness reported “seeing …

Essex Police Ceyhan Dinler is wanted in connection with the murder of Cumali Turhan A reward of up to £10,000 is being offered to help find a man suspected of mutilating and murdering his love rival. Crimestoppers will give money for information that leads to the arrest of Ceyhan Dinler, …

AFP via Getty Images Families of the victims of a fire at a Swiss bar on New Year’s Eve have expressed shock after officials admitted the venue had not undergone safety checks for five years. Romain Jordan, who represents some of the families, said the “staggering number of breaches and …

Doug LaMalfa, a Republican Congressman from California, has died unexpectedly at age 65, colleagues announced on Tuesday. President Donald Trump offered a tribute to LaMalfa, saying he wanted “to express our tremendous sorrow at the loss of a great member – a great, great, great member”. The congressman’s cause of …

Angus CochraneSenior political journalist, BBC Scotland Getty Images Angela Constance has insisted she acted in good faith Justice Secretary Angela Constance broke the ministerial code after making controversial comments about a grooming gangs expert in parliament, an investigation has found. The SNP minister was accused of misrepresenting Prof Alexis Jay’s …