Q&A: What are the political parties saying about crime during the election?
Crime and policing continue to be key battlegrounds in this year’s General Election.
Crime
Grenade attack on police vehicle was ‘attempt to kill officers’
A grenade was thrown at a police land rover in West Belfast in what has been described as an attempt to kill officers.
Review under way after Cambridge alumni confirmed as London attack victims
An urgent review of terrorists released from prison has been launched after a knife attack by convicted terrorist Usman Khan killed two former University of Cambridge students.
Detectives reveal how CSI teams are using forensic science techniques in battle against wildlife crime across Scotland
Police Scotland’s specialist wildlife crime unit is using forensic techniques pioneered in murder investigations to tackle a rise in hare coursing.
Man found stabbed to death after car crash in weekend of knife violence
A 26-year-old found stabbed to death after a car crash in west London was one of three young men killed during a weekend of knife violence across the capital.
Man found stabbed to death after west London car crash
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found stabbed to death following a car crash in west London.
Seven arrested after fatal stabbing at east London house party
Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a man was stabbed to death at a house party in east London.
French women demand action on domestic violence deaths
More than 130 women have died as a result of domestic violence so far this year in France, and activists are now plastering their names on buildings across the country to highlight their plight.
Labour commits to recruiting more frontline police officers than Tories
A Labour government would recruit 2,000 more frontline police officers than the Conservatives, the party’s manifesto says.
Pair sought after four killed in California party shooting
Police are searching for two assailants who sneaked into a backyard party in California on Sunday and opened fire while a small crowd watched football on television, killing four people and injuring six others.
Teenagers locked up for life for ‘callous’ murder of Jodie Chesney
Two teenagers have been locked up for life for the “callous” murder of Girl Scout Jodie Chesney.