A Canadian man was arrested after trying to smuggle a crocodile skull in his luggage at an airport in Delhi. The 32-year-old, who has not been named, was trying to return to Canada on Monday when the illegal animal specimen – complete with scales and razor-sharp teeth – was discovered at check-in. “Upon examination, a … Read more
A Russian spy ring amassed thousands of items of electronic surveillance equipment at its lair in Great Yarmouth, a court has heard. Photographs of scanners, listening devices, cameras and fake ID printers seized by police were shown to an Old Bailey jury for the first time today. The alleged spy ring – led by Orlin … Read more
Former first minister Humza Yousaf has accused Elon Musk of seeking to “inflame racial tensions” with a reference to the infamous murder of Kriss Donald in 2004. The Glasgow schoolboy, aged 15 at the time, was abducted and killed in a racist attack by an Asian gang led by Imran Shahid on March 15 2004. … Read more
The survivor of a brutal grooming gang has called on the Government to launch a national inquiry into the scandal. In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph’s Daily T podcast, the 38-year-old, who wrote a book about her ordeal under the pen name Gaia Cooper, demanded action from Sir Keir Starmer. The mother of two, … Read more
A “limited” national inquiry into child grooming would ensure authorities who did not confront the scandal are held to account, senior Labour figure Andy Burnham has said. The Mayor of Greater Manchester signalled he was supportive of calls for a new nationwide investigation into the historical child sexual abuse. While the Prime Minister and other … Read more
A Tory MP has urged the Government to ban people convicted of violence against women from running for Parliament, referring to a Reform UK member as the “convicted criminal already in our midst”. During a debate in the Commons on violence against women and girls, Conservative Ben Obese-Jecty described the details of Reform’s James McMurdock’s … Read more
Most of the men involved in the grooming gang scandal were of Pakistani origin In the Commons on Wednesday, Kemi Badenoch challenged Labour MPs in grooming hot spots to vote for a new national inquiry. The Tory leader accused Sir Keir Starmer of telling his backbenchers “including those representing Telford, Rochdale, Bristol, Derby, Aylesbury, Oldham, … Read more
A Met police officer is due to appear in court this week charged with assaulting a man at an east London hospital. PC Rajan Solanki, 28, is alleged to have used excessive force when dealing with a man at Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone on June 24 last year. The man had been admitted for … Read more
A couple who joined a protest outside a hotel in the wake of the Southport stabbings because they were “unhappy their taxes were being spent on housing asylum seekers” have both been jailed for 21 months. Colin Stonehouse, 36, and David Kirkbride, 28, turned up at the Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth on August 4 … Read more
A body has been found in the search for a father who went missing while in Spain, with local police arresting a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murder. The alarm was raised for the whereabouts of John George after the “generous” 37-year-old failed to return to his children in Belfast, Northern Ireland before Christmas. His … Read more