A husband who cut his wife’s body into more than 200 pieces and then paid a friend £50 to help him dump her remains in a river has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years. Nicholas Metson, 28,
A police force is facing a furious backlash after a row over a potential hate crime posted to social media. An officer reportedly said “it won’t be moving forward as a crime” after questioning the woman’s ethnicity. Police Scotland became involved in
Andrew Neil has delivered a blistering summary of the SNP’s new hate crime laws after their first week in force. The veteran broadcaster highlighted how Police Scotland has been inundated with more than 8,000 complaints. He also pointed to warnings by senior
A British plumber has reportedly been charged with killing a man at a festival in Portugal. Police say an unnamed 37-year-old British man was lured into a secluded spot at a commune and stabbed several times with “exceptional violence”. Officers say his
An employee had been shot in the leg over guacamole inside a Chipotle restaurant Friday night, according to local reports. The Chipotle employee, a 21-year-old man from Detroit, was shot in the leg after an argument with a customer escalated. Thomas Huber,
Investigating officers have released disturbing CCTV footage of one of the attacks after DNA samples linked the same attacker to the two incidents. The suspect is said to target ‘lone women in the night time economy’. The first attack took place in
Andrew Neil has issued a damning summary of the first 48 hours of the SNP’s new hate crime laws. The veteran broadcaster highlighted how Police Scotland received almost 4,000 complaints under the new legislation. He also pointed to reports that Scottish First
Humza Yousaf has reportedly been hit with more complaints than JK Rowling under the SNP’s new hate crime laws. More than 3,000 complaints have been made to police since the controversial legislation came into force on Monday. A police source said the Scottish
Rishi Sunak has backed author JK Rowling in her criticism of Scotland’s controversial new hate crime laws. The Harry Potter author, who has become a fierce critic of the Scottish Government’s stance on transgender rights, has been one of the highest-profile critics
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly facing a rebellion over a plan to criminalise homelessness, it emerged last night. Ministers are looking at offering police the powers to fine – up to £2,500 – or jail “nuisance” rough sleepers. The bid is