Crime
Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'
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Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'
The actor's work as ambassador for East End youth charity Streets Of Growth gives something back to the area that formed him
DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
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DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
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'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?
Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?
Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
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Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I'm lucky to have made it out alive
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I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I'm lucky to have made it out alive
Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'
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Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'
Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
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Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
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Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett
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Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett
Thousands of people across the UK attend vigils to honour Brianna Ghey
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Thousands of people across the UK attend vigils to honour Brianna Ghey
The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
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The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch 'after he filmed a stop and search'
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Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch 'after he filmed a stop and search'
Vigil to honour life of Zara Aleena to be held this weekend
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Vigil to honour life of Zara Aleena to be held this weekend
Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
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Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
Member of banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action jailed for three years
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Member of banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action jailed for three years
Women's groups threaten Priti Patel with legal action over 'inadequate' Sarah Everard inquiry
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Women's groups threaten Priti Patel with legal action over 'inadequate' Sarah Everard inquiry
Police officers admit taking and sharing photos of bodies of murdered sisters
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Police officers admit taking and sharing photos of bodies of murdered sisters
Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept
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Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept
Sabina Nessa vigil: Thousands gather across the country to honour teacher
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