Crime Justice Politics

Banksy takes aim at justice

Provocative artwork unveiled Banksy has struck again – this time on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice in London.  His latest.

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Crime Politics

Govt expands offender tagging

Record rise in electronic monitoring Tens of thousands more offenders will be fitted with electronic tags under the Government’s new Sentencing Bill, described.

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Birmingham Crime

150 extra WM police officers 

The West Midlands is set to receive 150 additional police officers as part of a drive to strengthen neighbourhood policing across the region..

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Crime Politics

Met arrests 900 at protest

Largest single-day arrests in decades The Metropolitan Police arrested almost 900 people after a demonstration in central London in support of the banned.

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Crime Justice

Asylum family reunion tightened

Stricter tests planned Home secretary Yvette Cooper is preparing to unveil tougher restrictions on family reunion rights for asylum seekers in the UK. .

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Business News Crime

Illicit trade crackdown

Joint action removes dangerous goods A coordinated enforcement drive between Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team and West Midlands Police has seized thousands.

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Crime Politics

Foreign offenders face instant deportation

Government removes early release threshold Foreign nationals convicted of crimes in the UK will be deported immediately after sentencing under new plans from.

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Crime People

Hundreds arrested in protest

Largest anti-terror arrests in years Hundreds of demonstrators were detained in London on Saturday after defying a government ban on Palestine Action and.

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Crime Interview Leadership

‘Arrests up, crime down’ – police boss

WM Police & Crime Commissioner Simon Foster spoke to WM News about how he’s faring one year into his second term. Around 5,000.

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