Gangs

UK immigration minister Mike Tapp holding a gun

UK immigration minister criticised for 'distasteful' photo with gun

Police officers on the beat

Shoplifting in Scotland has increased 129% since 2021

Prison officers say the rise in overdoses was caused by overcrowding.

Exclusive Inmates 'guinea pigs' for new drugs flooding prisons as overdoses peak

Anna is recovering from her trafficking ordeal

Exclusive Young mother tells of traumatic experience at hands of traffickers

Justice Secretary Angela Constance

Constance apologises to grooming gangs expert as more questions raised

These are the most popular dogs of Christmas 2025.

Christmas Dogs 2025: 10 most popular dog breeds this festive season

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel at the weekend. Pic: PA Wire

Why counter-terrorism powers to stop migrant crisis is just the start Yvette Cooper

A dozen people have been jailed for over 100 years after one of Britain's biggest county lines drugs gangs which made £1.2 million a year was smashed by police.

Drugs gang gets smashed: Moment cops bust county lines criminals

Watch: Gangs of youths attack police with bricks and fireworks

Record producer Quincy Jones arrives at a premiere in Los Angeles, California, in 2020. Picture: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

Legendary record producer Quincy Jones dies aged 91

Masked man on an e Scooter

Masked gangs 'causing havoc' on e-scooters triggers crackdown call

In the aftermath of the riots and counter protests which have rocked the UK, we need the knowledge and expertise of police in handling chaotic and volatile gatherings more than ever, writes Karyn McCluskey. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)

Between order and chaos lies the thin blue line Karyn McCluskey

Livestock theft remained high in 2023, at an estimated cost of £2.7m across the UK.

'Alarming' 34% spike in sophisticated Scotland rural crime incidents

Tyres are on fire near the main prison of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after a breakout by several thousand inmates. At least a dozen people died as gang members attacked the main prison in Haiti's capital, triggering a breakout by several thousand inmates. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

What is happening in Haiti, where a state of emergency has been declared?

Martinho De Sousa (L), Tireq McIntosh (C), Kian Durnin (R) have been jailed for a total of 69 years for shooting children in a Wolverhampton playground. Picture: West Midlands Police

Dramatic moment gunmen who shot children in playground were arrested

The Isle Of Wight Festival in Seaclose Park 2022. Picture: Emma Terracciano

Isle of Wight Festival 2023: Robbie Williams and George Ezra announced

(L-R) Sope Dirisu as Elliot Finch and Joe Cole as Sean Wallace in Gangs of London. Picture: PA Photo/©Sky UK Limited

Gangs of London review: Why gore-fest is too much to handle

Dog thefts are on the rise in the UK - this is the sign that yours is targeted

Kenneth Branagh stars in Murder on the Orient Express

Film review: Murder on the Orient Express

Dr Gordon Macdonald: Legislate to beat the human traffickers

The entrance to the Southern Necropolis cemetery. Picture: Donald MacLeod

The Gorbals Vampire and monster hunt that shook Glasgow

One of the lurchers which was stolen. Picture: HEMedia

Dogs killed by car after being stolen from owners

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Gangs mark house break-in targets with secret code

Gangs are said to be targeting waste companies. Picture: Jane Barlow

Crackdown on Scottish Mafia’s illegal waste racket

Smoke billows from the windows of one of the factories looted and set alight by protesters in Binh Duong province. Picture: Getty

Anti-China protesters burn Vietnam factories

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Riots after man, 69, shot dead by police

Hugh McInnes Isaac bike was stolen last week. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Thieves targeting cyclists as £3k bike stolen

Thieves targeting cyclists as £3k bike stolen

Children playing ‘chicken’ in front of boats warned of deadly consequences

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Gangs still winning the drugs war as Mexico looks to the ballot box for fresh so...

Gangs see Scotland as soft touch for human trafficking, warns Amnesty

Gangs see Scotland as soft touch for human trafficking, warns Amnesty

Widow campaigns to honour police killed in line of duty

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Scrap metal thieves rip out parts from charity's vans

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Civil war fears grow as Ivory Coast gangs loot ministers' homes

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Gangs stripped of £33m under Proceeds of Crime law

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Car thieves sneak into homes to steal keys

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Karachi ablaze as exiled politican killed in London

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Inside Scotland's brutal gangs

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Gangs will use submarines to bring drugs to UK – admiral

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Gangs target students for fake cheque scams

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Gangs may have planned Tube fight in which boy, 15, was stabbed to death
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy murdered in one of Britain's busiest railway stations during rush hour may have been killed during a pre-arranged fight, the detective leading...

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'Bullying victim', 64, dies

Hitting violent street gangs where it hurts

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Car gangs fake city cheques to con sellers

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Gangs put library under siege

Well-heeled yobs with one foot in my world

True to his northern soul

Evil faces of Glasgow's gangsters revealed

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Capital hit by card cash gang

Study finds fifth of 13-year-olds are in a gang

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries