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World News

Turkey arrests 38 customs officers in graft probe

Arrest warrants were also issued for 350 people suspected of paying bribes.

08/04/2025

Tech News

Arrest of Telegram's Durov related to ongoing probe into 12 crimes

French prosecutors have outlined 12 alleged violations as part of an ongoing investigation opened in July.

27/08/2024

Culture news

Police seize 72 firearms at home of French film star Alain Delon

Alain Delon does not have permit for any of the 72 weapons seized from his home south of Paris.

28/02/2024

Spain

Spanish authorities arrest human trafficking ring, freeing 21 victims

Leaders of the criminal network will face charges of human trafficking for labour exploitation, forgery and identity theft.

22/02/2024

France

Police violence in Paris suburbs ends with conviction of 3 officers

An explosive case of ‘voluntary violence’ seven years ago has seen the three police workers receive suspended sentences.

20/01/2024

United Kingdom

Criminal investigation launched over alleged abduction of British teen

Alex Batty, now 17, was missing for six years after being taken on a holiday to Spain. He has told the press he fled back to his native UK for his future.

22/12/2023

Belgium

Brussels on security alert ahead of EU leaders summit

Wednesday's police operation in Brussels comes one week after an Islamic extremist shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third in the Belgian capital.

25/10/2023

United Kingdom

Terrorism suspect charged with escaping London prison after four days on the run

Daniel Abed Khalife, a former soldier, had escaped from Wandsworth Prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges before he was recaptured on Saturday.

09/09/2023

United Kingdom

‘Mass killing’ attended by UK police turns out to be yoga class

In a false alarm for the ages, police officers attended a call to a class being held at a cafe in the north of England, mistakenly believing it to be the site of a mass murder.

07/09/2023

United Kingdom

Body of missing woman Nicola Bulley found after three-week search

English police confirmed on Monday that a body found in the River Wyre was a woman who had been missing for three weeks.

21/02/2023

Travel News

Barcelona thief caught on camera as city cracks down on pickpockets

The Catalonian capital announced a plan to tackle pickpockets back in May. But is it working?

17/08/2022

Tech News

Australian police train pups to sniff out electronics and fight crime

In Australia, man’s best friend can also be man’s best ally in the fight against crime. These top dogs are undergoing training to sniff out electronic devices that help law enforcement gather evidence from digital devices.

04/07/2022

Brazil

Brazil police find two bodies in search for missing Amazon pair

British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian expert Bruno Pereira were last seen 5 June.

16/06/2022

Europe News

Police foil extremist plot to kidnap Germany's health minister

“The whole thing shows that corona protests have not just become more radical, but that it is now about more than corona — that there is an attempt here to destabilize the state,” said Karl Lauterbach

14/04/2022

France

Child with toy gun sparks police alert in French city of Lille

Police were called to reports of a "Kalashnikov" weapon in the city centre but later found the alert was triggered by a child's toy.

31/03/2022

Germany

Suspects detained for murder of police officers in Germany

The two suspects, both male, were apprehended on Monday afternoon, some 12 hours after the shooting following a routine police stop.

31/01/2022

Ireland

Ashling Murphy: Irish police arrest man on suspicion of murder

A brief statement from police confirmed detectives investigating Ms. Murphy's killing had arrested a man "on suspicion of murder" but had "no further comment at this time".

18/01/2022

Ireland

Funeral held for 23-year-old Irish teacher Ashling Murphy

The Irish national police service is currently investigating her murder and has renewed their appeal for information.

18/01/2022

Germany

German police incinerate cocaine worth €270 million in huge operation

The drugs were incinerated in Bavaria on Tuesday as part of "Operation Snow Melt".

15/12/2021

Europe News

Brussels wants EU police to cooperate better to fight organised crime

According to Europol, 80% of gangs are involved in cross-border crimes.

08/12/2021