Undercover officer denies role in arson attack on Debenhams in 1987

Undercover officer denies role in arson attack on Debenhams in 1987

An undercover police officer has denied that he set fire to a high street department store while masquerading as an animal rights campaigner, a public inquiry has heard. Six witnesses have told the undercover policing inquiry that Bob Lambert, a police spy, was involved in an arson attack on a Debenhams that caused damage costing … Read more

Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’

Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’

In his first sit-down news interview since winning a second presidency in November’s election, Donald Trump renewed promises to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the US Capitol in early 2021. He also doubled down on promises of mass deportations and tariffs in the conversation with NBC’s Meet the Press host Kristen Welker … Read more

Fayed faked dementia to avoid sex abuse charges, says son

Fayed faked dementia to avoid sex abuse charges, says son

Mohamed Al Fayed feigned dementia in order to avoid being prosecuted for multiple sex offences, his youngest son has claimed. The Egyptian-born tycoon, who died last year aged 94, is suspected of raping and sexually assaulting more than 100 women dating back to the 1970s. But despite more than 20 victims making complaints to the … Read more

case of missing Hawaii woman stirs theories and frustration

case of missing Hawaii woman stirs theories and frustration

On 11 November, the family of Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old Hawaiian photographer, received alarming texts from her cellphone informing them she had been “intercepted”. A friend got a message from the phone stating: “Deep Hackers wiped my identity, stole all of my funds, & have had me on a mind f**k since Friday.” So far … Read more

A coroner and his mistress met while moving corpses. Then her ex vanished

A coroner and his mistress met while moving corpses. Then her ex vanished

In November 2019, Meagan Jackson’s relationship of 16 years collapsed. That same month, her mother, who was set to cosign on a home in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, died. “My sister, her demeanor kind of changed,” Jackson’s half-brother Shawn Harju told the Post and Courier. “She basically ended up homeless.” Approximately a year later, Greg … Read more

how the New Orleans archdiocese protected a priest who preyed on children

how the New Orleans archdiocese protected a priest who preyed on children

In the case of serial child molester and retired Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, the cover-up failed. But it wasn’t for lack of trying by a coalition of high-ranking church officials and sympathetic judges, who prioritized the predator’s comfort above justice for his innumerable victims until the evidence against him was so overwhelming that – rather … Read more