Offences - latest news (June 5, 2023)

MP charged with public order offences


Robert Stewart will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 5 July following an incident in Belgravia in December 2022.

Man who ‘catfished’ almost 30 women in 'cruel' set of offences given eight years jail sentence


A man who used more than half a dozen aliases to blackmail and ‘catfish’ almost 30 women has been handed a jail sentence of ...

Kinahan gang leader arrested in Spain on firearms offences, National Crime Agency says


A man described by the National Crime Agency (NCA) as a trusted member of the Kinahan organised crime gang has been arrested ...

Six charged with drug offences in Camden crackdown


Six people will appear in court after being charged with drug offences and breaches of criminal behaviour orders.

Greenhithe man charged after suspected drugs and weapons offences


A man has been charged with suspected drugs and weapons offences after being pulled over by police. Drugs including 44 wraps ...

Fewer convicted of speeding offences in Greater Manchester last year


There were fewer motorists convicted of speeding offences in Greater Manchester last year – in contrast to a record national ...

Sunderland footballer Jack Diamond, 23, appears in court charged with sex offences ahead of trial


Sunderland winger Jack Diamond (pictured), 23, has appeared in Newcastle Crown Court today charged with sexual offences ...

MPs under investigation for violent or sexual offences could be banned from parliament


Members of parliament will vote on proposals to bar colleagues from entering the parliamentary estate or going on ...

Queensland bus driver charged with 117 child sex offences including 19 counts of raping teen girls


Queensland police have charged a 55-year-old man with 117 child sex offences including 19 counts of raping teenage girls he ...

Timothy Schofield: Brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield jailed for 12 years over child sex offences


Timothy Schofield, 54, a civilian police worker from Bath, Somerset, was last month convicted of 11 sexual offences involving ...

Inside cockroach, rat and maggot infested restaurant where inspectors found 53 serious food hygiene offences


More than 50 offences relate to the restaurant, which was open and trading when environmental health officers arrived ...

Harrogate man with PTSD given suspended sentence for 16 offences


A Harrogate man has been handed a suspended prison sentence after magistrates told him they were giving him a chance to avoid ...