Criminal damage

Extreme activists have “hijacked” protests for good causes and are threatening democracy, a major independent review has suggested. Lord Walney, who has led the investigation into political violence and disruption, declared “chaos cannot…

Knives and pepper spray were among weapons seized by police from visitors trying to take them into Parliament last year, it can be revealed.Around a million people enter the Parliamentary Estate every year as visitors - on top of the…

An anti-vaxxer who filmed himself as he accused Matt Hancock of killing “millions of people” during an exchange on the Tube has denied harassing the former Health Secretary. Geza Tarjanyi, 61, branded the ex-cabinet member a…

Labour is today pledging to crack down on anti-social behaviour as new figures show community sentences plummeting 62% under the Tories. According to the Ministry of Justice, only 71,138 community sentences were handed out in 2021 –…

Our Prime minister and Home Secretary are both of Indian decent, their families having migrated to Britain in the 60s, like mine. So for that reason alone I expect them, more than others without this background, to be more empathetic to…

Cop killer Dale Cregan’s sisters could face legal action after posting photos apparently taken in court. Pictures appeared on social media pages of Kelly and Stacey after Cregan’s nephew Oscar was jailed for drug dealing. The images show…

The moment a pensioner took revenge on their neighbour – who he told to “pipe down” – by keying their £60,000 Lexus amid a furious residents’ association row was caught on camera. Keith Ardley was said to have been jealous of…

A rapist cop who waged a campaign of terror for 17 years before being arrested for his crimes found his victims on dating sites and on nights out. David Carrick, 48, who was in the Diplomatic Protection Command and boasted about…