UK Crime
Can Scotland Yard chief win his battle for survival?
Published: 13 June 2006
Only 17 months after he arrived at New Scotland Yard on a mission to transform Britain's largest police force, the world is closing in on Sir Ian Blair. He is losing the support of rank and file officers, has senior colleagues briefing against him and has allowed relations with the police watchdog to fall into deep freeze.
Muslims call on police chief to resign over Forest Gate raid
Published: 12 June 2006
Angry Muslims gathered at New Scotland Yard to criticise the Metropolitan Police chief, Sir Ian Blair, and protest against an anti-terror raid in which a man was wounded.
Family's tribute to murdered girl
Published: 12 June 2006
The family of Kally Gilligan, a 15-year-old shot dead by her former boyfriend, paid tribute to her yesterday.
Tip-off by police informer led to Forest Gate raid
Published: 11 June 2006
The pain lives on: Ripper's final victims
Published: 11 June 2006
Cliff vs the Asbo kids
Published: 11 June 2006
Fund 'is failing victims of terror'
Published: 11 June 2006
A special compensation fund for terror attacks is being withheld from those injured in the London bombings and Britons maimed in attacks abroad.
Brothers arrested in 'terror raid' are freed without charge
Published: 10 June 2006
Two men arrested in an anti-terror raid in east London were released without charge last night.
Boy, 15, murdered in street fight is latest victim of knife culture
Published: 10 June 2006
A 15-year-old boy became the latest victim of Britain's knife culture when he was stabbed to death in a fight between rival gangs of youths in south London.
Teenager stabbed to death
Published: 09 June 2006
A teenager was stabbed to death following a fight between a group of youths, police said today.
Police forced to apologise for Forest Gate terror raid
Published: 09 June 2006
Scotland Yard appealed to Muslims in east London to remain calm as it braced itself for a backlash today against the Forest Gate terror raids.
Forest Gate: 'Of course I'm angry and of course I'll be at the protest'
Published: 09 June 2006
Sikander Khalid was running to get to work in yesterday morning's rush hour when he found himself surrounded by policemen.
12 held in drug trafficking raids
Published: 07 June 2006
Twelve men suspected of involvement in a major drug trafficking network were arrested today in a series of dawn raids.
Blair backs police '101%' over London terror raid
Published: 07 June 2006
Tony Blair has given "101 per cent" backing to the police raid on a house in east London in which a man was shot. The Prime Minister insisted that police had to act if they had "reasonable" intelligence that a terrorist attack was in prospect. He denied that the raid might provoke a Muslim backlash, saying that Muslims understood fully the need to combat terrorism.
Bank's star employee admits £21m fraud
Published: 07 June 2006
A bank employee who was three times named business manager of the year yesterday admitted embezzling £21m.
Call for low-risk prisoners to be freed
Published: 06 June 2006
Thousands of low-risk prisoners including young offenders should be released from custody to ease the chronic overcrowding in jails, a committee of MPs will say today.
A raid that raised more questions than answers
Published: 05 June 2006
Lawyers for two men arrested in Friday's anti-terror raid spoke out as mystery deepened about the operation's circumstances.
New vice squad to tackle airport sex-slave auctions
Published: 05 June 2006
A special sex trafficking squad is being set up to investigate the escalating problem of foreign women being smuggled into Britain to work as prostitutes.
Gunman opens fire on teenage boys
Published: 05 June 2006
Police are hunting for a masked gunman who opened fire on a group of teenagers playing in a Manchester street, shooting a 15-year-old boy five times.
Terror suspect's family: You've got wrong man
Published: 04 June 2006
The two brothers arrested on suspicion of planning a chemical terrorist atrocity have protested their innocence as the police were given more time to question them
De Menezes: Sir Ian Blair may face charges
Published: 04 June 2006
In the latest development in the long-running saga since the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes last year, the Crown Prosecution Service is reported to be considering bringing possible civil charges against Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and Britain's most senior police officer.
The streets of Scotland: Britain's knife capital
Published: 04 June 2006
Teenageer fighting for life after street shooting
Published: 04 June 2006
A 15-year-old boy was fighting for his life in hospital today after he was shot several times.
Is a new terror cell poised to strike in Britain?
Published: 04 June 2006
Anti-terror police shoot man in raid on London house
Published: 03 June 2006
A 23-year-old man is recovering after being shot in a massive police raid to thwart a suspected chemical attack in Britain.
