Crime & Law An Inside Look at the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Investigation February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek On the morning of 26 March, before dawn, US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg received a phone call, instantly recognizing the gravity of the situation. He recounted, “If my phone rings…
Crime & Law Elderly Protester Faces Prison Return Over Electronic Tag Incompatibility February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek An environmental activist, aged 77, is facing a return to custody because a suitable electronic monitoring device cannot be located for her. Gaie Delap, a former teacher residing in Montpelier,…
Crime & Law Five More Individuals Charged Following Edinburgh Football Disorder February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek An additional five individuals have been apprehended and formally accused in relation to disturbances linked to football in Edinburgh City Centre. These individuals, comprising two 19-year-old men, an 18-year-old, a…
Crime & Law Man Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Abuse of Two Children February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the sexual abuse of two children, which occurred over a 17-year period. He was also issued an indefinite restraining…
Crime & Law Man Jailed for Four Years After Deliberately Starting Fire February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek A man who deliberately started a fire and was seen taking selfies and laughing as firefighters worked to extinguish it has been sentenced to four years in prison. Freddie Pritchard,…
Crime & Law Breathalyser Co-Creator Prohibited from Driving After Drink-Driving Conviction February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek Richard Lacey, 70, one of the individuals involved in designing breathalysers—the apparatus police employ to ascertain if drivers have consumed excessive alcohol—has been issued a driving ban for drink-driving. Mr.…
Crime & Law IT Manager Given Suspended Sentence for Child Abuse Image Possession February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek An individual convicted of paedophilia, found to possess numerous indecent images of children, some depicting victims as young as five, has received a suspended jail term. Don Leitch, an IT…
Crime & Law Exeter Council Officers to Receive Body Cameras Following Rise in Confrontations February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek Council officers in Exeter are set to be equipped with body-worn cameras, a decision prompted by incidents involving car parking confrontations and an increase in anti-social behavior, as disclosed in…
Crime & Law Driver avoids jail after fatal pedestrian collision February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek A driver involved in a hit-and-run incident, who admitted to careless driving leading to the death of a pedestrian, has received a sentence of 300 hours of unpaid community service…
Crime & Law Convicted Paedophile Jailed for Messaging Decoy Accounts Posing as 13-Year-Olds February 11, 2026 Oguz Simsek A previously convicted paedophile has received a sentence of two years and 10 months in prison after being apprehended for communicating with individuals he believed to be two 13-year-old girls.…