Plans to use lie detector tests on terrorists misguided, says expert
Forcing terrorists to take lie detector tests to prove they are not planning another attack is “misguided” and would be a “waste of resources”, according to an expert.
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Seven arrested in money laundering investigation
Seven people have been arrested following a major police operation against money laundering in Northern Ireland.
Minister defends plans for terrorists to take lie detector tests
The Justice Secretary has defended plans to make terrorists take a lie detector test to prove they have reformed and are not planning to carry out another attack.
Police link stabbing of 10-year-old boy to two other attacks
Detectives investigating the stabbing of a 10-year-old boy in front of his mother in a street in Leicester are linking the incident to two other reported attacks.
Online dating scammers may have duped over 50 victims
Two conmen who preyed on women in a cruel online dating scam may have duped more than 50 victims, police have revealed.
Alasdair Forsyth studied with a future PM and travelled the world… so why did this quiet, intelligent man meet such a brutal end?
He was a university friend of Gordon Brown, spending time with the future Prime Minister during their days as students in Edinburgh.
New taskforce launched to tackle £600 million-a-year criminal waste industry
A new taskforce has been launched to tackle the criminal waste industry which is said to cost the UK economy £600 million a year.
Machete-wielding attacker claimed his life was ‘worth more’ than Pc, court told
A white van driver launched a “savage” machete attack on a police officer then claimed his life was “worth more” than his victim, a court has heard.
Mobile firms to be issued guidance to ease suffering of rape victims after survivors billed for phones held as evidence
Mobile phone firms will be issued with new guidance on how to treat rape victims whose devices have been taken by police as potential evidence, we can reveal.
Bungling jewellery thief caught on CCTV jailed
A bungling jewellery robber has been jailed for seven years and four months for snatching £21,000 of gold rings and earrings during a “fiasco” caught on CCTV.
Mother and daughter jailed for smuggling £200,000 of drugs into Scotland
A mother and daughter have been jailed after smuggling drugs worth around £200,000 into Scotland.