Crime

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’

Women in Prison has written an open letter signed by more than 100 organisations and individuals calling for justice for domestic abuse victims

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Plan for change

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’ targets NHS, green energy and more

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
Modern slavery

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

The charity Migrant Help estimates that there is currently around 122,000 people trapped in modern slavery across the UK – and the number is increasing

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure
Sid Madge

‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure

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Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
Crime

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens

Trans Brits feel like a ‘constant target’ in wake of Brianna Ghey’s murder: ‘Trans kids deserve better’
LGBTQ+ rights

Trans Brits feel like a ‘constant target’ in wake of Brianna Ghey’s murder: ‘Trans kids deserve better’

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for ‘at least’ 12-18 months, Met Police say
Grenfell Tower

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for ‘at least’ 12-18 months, Met Police say

‘A little bit of paradise’: Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
Housing

‘A little bit of paradise’: Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire

Would banning the EDL actually work? Here’s how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots
UK riots

Would banning the EDL actually work? Here’s how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight
Ian Acheson

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’
London

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’

DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
Benefit fraud

DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?
Amy Bowdrey

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?

Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Community activism

Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs

Social media and closure of youth ‘safe spaces’ could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth ‘safe spaces’ could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive
Modern slavery

I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was ‘going to end up dead’
Justice system

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was ‘going to end up dead’

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Shopping

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

Dougray Scott: ‘Working-class anger comes in waves’
interview

Dougray Scott: ‘Working-class anger comes in waves’

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett
recommended

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett

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The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
Opinion

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Books

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards
Top 5 books

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Book reviews

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death