Shoplifting cases rise nearly 40% in a year as organised criminals let off the hook
Eerie clip shows killer dad cracking jokes on TV 18 months before 'massacring' wife and three kids
Violent yobs as young as 12 attack bus and drag NHS worker by her hair before biting her knee
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Man denies being 'insider' in kidnap and torture plot that saw victim tasered and burned by gang
Police release images after huge brawl on train and think these men have vital information
'I went to school with mild mannered boy - but he turned into violent killer with homemade sex dungeon
Madeline Soto's suspected killer Stephan Sterns charged with first-degree murder of 13-year-old
Footage shows horrifying moment yobs beat up petrol station worker before uploading to Snapchat
Three men arrested after girl, 7, killed when migrant boat sank in Channel
Madeleine McCann detective set to give evidence in prime suspect's trial over sex crimes
Grim murder of millionaire aristocrat Lord Shaftesbury whose body was found in lonely ravine
Man charged with kidnap and sexual assault of girl, 9, 'snatched' outside Harrods
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Disgraced Oscar Pistorius pictured grinning in South Africa as his victim's mum serves 'life sentence'
Mystery of Hatton Garden missing £9m is taken to grave – three wildest theories about the heist
UK-based cybersecurity firm Egress to be acquired by US giant KnowBe4
'Drunk driver' accused of killing two children in horror crash appears in court with arm in cast
Ammanford school stabbing: Teenage girl arrested after two teachers and pupil injured
US Secret Service planning what to do if Donald Trump sent to prison for contempt in hush money case
Woman's nine-word 'regret' message to ex-boyfriend after he stabs her new lover to death in bed
Bungling crime gang raided nuclear power station - but got caught when they left calling cards behind
DUP former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson charged with rape and 10 sex offences
All the latest true crime and court stories from murders to minor offences that may be of interest including the UK's most dangerous killer who is locked in an underground glass box.
In the UK the Home Office is responsible for the reduction and prevention of crime and oversees policing. The Ministry of Justice oversees prosecution and sentencing. For both victims and perpetrators, crime can mean lives are never the same again.
High-profile cases of serious violent crimes, including murders and assaults, often capture public attention and raise concerns about public safety. While individual cases vary in severity, some have had a profound impact on communities and sparked national debates about crime prevention and law enforcement strategies.
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