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UK and Belgian Police to Share Intelligence Autonomously and in Real Time, Enabling Faster Action Against Organised Criminal Gangs, Including People Smugglers

Both Directors Disqualified as Company Directors Until 2035

The Visit Highlights UK-Dominican Republic Co-Operation on Economic Growth, Clean Energy, Regional Security and Support for Women and Girls

Further Arrests Made as Part of Environment Agency Investigation, Supported by Surrey Police and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit

Confiscation Order for Convicted Fraudster

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Has Today Summoned the Serbian Chargé d’Affaires to Condemn Commemorations Surrounding the Funeral of Convicted War Criminal Ratko Mladić

IPO Report Sets Out Findings from Local Authorities on Counterfeit Goods and Wider Ip Crime Threat

The Environment Agency Has Blocked Access to a Former Quarry in West Yorkshire Where Waste Has Been Dumped Illegally

The Secretary of State for Justice Has Announced the Reappointment of Martin Jones as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Has Appointed Ruth Evans as Chair of the Gambling Commission for a Term of 5 Years Starting on 30 September 2026

Minister for Policing and Crime Statement on Public Order Following the Protest Activity Seen on the South Coast

New Roads Policing Centre Helping to Track Down Offenders Faster and Disrupt Organised Crime Groups That Rely on England's Road Network

New Law Will Create a Specific Offence for Making, Selling or Owning Child-Like Sexual Abuse Dolls, with Jail Terms of up to 5 Years

The Government Has Launched a Call for Evidence on Gamebird Shooting

Former Directors Sentenced for Defrauding 3,000 People

The YJB Response to the Government’s Announcement That It Will Increase the Number of 18-Years-Olds in the Secure Estate for Children

New Environment Agency Heat Maps Show Where Suspected Waste Crime Is Being Reported, Helping Identify Hotspots and Target Enforcement Activity

Unlawful Killing and Historic Child Sex Offences Will Be Blocked from Upcoming Changes to Prison Sentences After the Prime Minister Ordered More Serious Offenders to Be Kept Behind Bars for Longer

Ofsted Has Published a New Toolkit and Guidance for Inspecting Education, Skills Training and Work in Prisons and Young Offender Institutions (Yois) in England Under the Renewed Education Inspection Framework

U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Back a Package of UK-Led Measures to Strengthen International Action Against Fraud and Online Scams

Border Force Seized a Record 1,298kg of Ketamine in the First Three Months of 2026, the Highest Quarterly Total for 15 Years

Company Wound up Following Insolvency Service Investigations

Food Standards Agency (Fsa) and National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) Officers Attended an Address in Essex on Thursday 20 August, Supported by the Metropolitan Police Service WHO Arrested One Suspect

Fraudster Exploited Victims During Two-Year Period

The United Kingdom and Albania Have Signed an Asset Sharing Arrangement Following the Conclusion of a Drug Related Case and Recovery of Funds

French Police Units Prevented 185 Small Boat Crossing Events in the First 3 Months of a New UK-France Deal

Insolvency Service Takes Action to Shut Down Unauthorised Crypto Investment Firm

Charity Commission Points to Structural Vulnerabilities in the Regulation of Some Charity Services

A Film About Loyalty, Regret, and the Price of Silence

Over a quarter of a billion-pound investment to increase policing in Jewish communities after a spate of violent attacks

The Deputy Prime Minister's address to the World Gold Council and London Bullion Market Association Summit

The Solicitor General Ellie Reeves KC has referred the sentence of Vickrum Digwa, convicted of the murder of Henry Nowak, to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme

The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 2 June Oral Statement to Parliament: Home Secretary Response to Henry Nowak Case With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement about the murder of Henry Nowak. Last December, Henry – aged just 18 – was a first-year university student with his life ahead of him. He was kind, hard-working, loved by his family and friends. His murder – at the hands of Vickrum  Digwa – was a horrifying act. Digwa murdered Henry and then...

Guyana Republic National Day On behalf of the Government of the United States, I extend best wishes to the people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on your 60th Independence Day. The United States values our strong partnership with Guyana, a founding member of the Shield of the Americas. We appreciate our close cooperation to advance regional security, support territorial integrity, and counter transnational crime. We also recognize Guyana’s growing role as an economic leader in the...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant ‘Adjustment of Status’ Only in Extraordinary Circumstances U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the country. Officers are directed to consider all relevant factors and information on a...

Michael Thomson jailed after restrained asset breaches Investment Firm CEO Imprisoned for Contempt of Court Former Chief Executive Officer of collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF) Michael Thomson, and his wife Debbie Thomson, have today been sentenced following action by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), for selling restrained luxury items such as horse saddles and a hot tub. Michael Thomson received a six-month prison sentence. Thomson’s wife Debbie, who also admitted to...

Communities’ ambitions will be backed by a new Neighbourhood Guarantee, meaning cleaner streets, filled potholes and other vital public services Neighbourhood Guarantee to Improve Villages, Towns and Cities Communities are set to benefit from clear expectations around the level of public services they should expect to see in their area, under bold changes announced today (21 May). Key issues that matter to local people – from cleaner streets, filled in potholes and other vital public...

Waste carrier DTM Grab Hire Ltd has been told to pay out £16,664 after thousands of tonnes of waste were dumped on a floodplain Third Waste Carrier Convicted in Environment Agency Operation The Environment Agency has secured a third conviction in relation to a major illegal waste site in Kingsteighton, South Devon, where thousands of tonnes of waste were dumped on a floodplain. DTM Grab Hire Ltd has been ordered to pay £16,664 for its part in depositing the waste at the illegal site which was...

Stricter background checks to be introduced for waste carriers New Reforms to Stop Waste Criminals from Exploiting Loopholes New reforms are set to tighten the net on waste criminals with tougher sentences for those illegally dumping waste, and advanced background checks to help put rogue operators out of business. As part of the major crackdown on waste criminals, underpinned by the government’s Waste Crime Action Plan, laws being laid this week will require waste handlers to prove they...

The United States Rejects International Migration Review Forum The United States did not participate in the International Migration Review Forum and will not support the May 8 “progress” declaration.     The United States has persistently objected to the United Nations’ efforts to advocate and facilitate replacement immigration in the United States and across the broader West.  In 2017, President Trump rejected the Global Compact on Migration.  The intervening years have confirmed the wisdom...

Joint Statement on the United States – Papua New Guinea Strategic Partnership Dialogue The following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Papua New Guinea on the occasion of the second United States – Papua New Guinea Strategic Partnership Dialogue in Port Moresby. Begin Text United States Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Michael George DeSombre and Independent State of Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso met in Port...

Ambassador Vesa Häkkinen of Finland delivered a statement on World Press Freedom Day on behalf of the UK and 33 other countries, stressing that a free, independent media is essential to peace and security across the OSCE region and beyond Speech: World Press Freedom Day 2026: Joint statement to the OSCE I am delivering this statement on behalf of the following participating States, members of the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia,...

Victims and Courts Bill receives Royal Assent to become law Victims Come First in New Justice Law Parental responsibility to be restricted for perpetrators of worst child sex offences Victims given longer to challenge sentences they believe are too lenient. Measures to support victims in speaking out against crime and punish criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings – to deliver fairer justice for all. Victims of crime will benefit from a series of crucial measures to ensure they get...

The Devon waste carrier was fined £1,466 and told to pay back the economic benefit he realised by his illegal activity of £12,300 Waste Carrier Fined After Depositing Tonnes at Illegal Site Devon waste carrier David Gorton has been told to pay £17,527 after he deposited waste at a site near Kingsteignton in Devon which was operating illegally. Newton Abbot Magistrates’ Court heard that Gorton, aged 59, of Denbury Road, Newton Abbot, deposited 1,368 tonnes of soil and stone at the illegal...

Partnership aims to boost tip-offs about banned directors still operating in the shadows Insolvency Service Joins Forces with Crimestoppers to Crack Down on Rogue Directors The Insolvency Service disqualifies more than 1,000 directors every year for misconduct including not paying tax and using company money for personal benefit There are currently more than 11,000 people serving disqualification bans in the UK - acting as a director while banned is a criminal offence Members of the public...

The SFO launches public appeal and searches six sites across the UK as it announces new investigation into three companies delivering ECO4 contracts SFO Launch Appeal into Suspected Home Heating & Insulation Fraud The SFO is investigating allegations of fraud by three UK companies in relation to Energy Company Obligation 4 (ECO4), a UK government energy efficiency scheme designed to tackle fuel poverty and help reduce carbon emissions. At the heart of the investigation are allegations that...

Director presents roadmap for organisation at first public event Graham McNulty, QPM The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today publishes its Business Plan for 2026-27, setting out how it will invest in intelligence and technology, and strengthen its international partnerships to fight complex fraud, bribery and corruption. Marking the midway point of the SFO’s five-year strategy, the plan builds on a year of significant progress, including deepened international partnerships, updated corporate...

An estimated 21,000 tonnes of illegal waste to be removed after being dumped by criminal gangs Major Clean-Up Begins at Notorious Kidlington Waste Site A major clean-up operation is now underway in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, where trucks have begun removing mountains of illegally dumped waste, the Environment Agency has announced today (Tuesday 14 April 2026). The operation - led by the Environment Agency and carried out by Acumen Waste Services Ltd - will see an estimated 21,000 tonnes of...

SFO action results in Michael and Debbie Thomson held in contempt Ex-LCF CEO and Wife Admit to Multiple Breaches of Court Order Today, Michael Thomson, former Chief Executive Officer of collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF) and his wife, Debbie Thomson, admitted to several breaches of a restraint order. The pair have been held in contempt of court following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) application. Michael and Debbie Thomson are subject to restraint proceedings imposed...

High knife crime hotspots to see surge in police patrols, knife arches and Live Facial Recognition to catch perpetrators Knife Crime Hotspots to see Surge in Police Operations The vast majority of knife crime happens in the same place and same street, over and over again. The government is investing over £26 million into the Knife Crime Concentrations Fund to support these surges in activity in the 27 police forces whose areas account for 90% of knife crime in England and Wales. To enable...

Victims and bereaved families will get longer to challenge sentences they don't feel fit the crime they've suffered Victims and Bereaved Get More Time to Challenge Lenient Sentences Victims and families of most heinous crimes to get longer to challenge sentences Reforms mean no victim be left in the dark about right to challenge Crown Court sentences Move will help deliver justice for all victims and restore faith in the justice system as part of the Plan for Change Victims and bereaved...

First eight ‘Young Futures Hubs’ opening in Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, County Durham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Tower Hamlets First Wave of Young Futures Hubs Open Nationwide Part of the National Youth Strategy, a network of 50 Hubs will provide joined-up services across mental health and wellbeing, employment and crime prevention Next week the Government will launch its plan to halve knife crime within a decade to save lives, transform the futures of young people and...

A company and its director have been ordered to pay more than £142,000 for illegally exporting contaminated plastic waste across the world to Malaysia Lancashire Company and Director Fined for Illegal Exports 3R Technology UK Ltd, based at Longbridge Road in Preston, and Director Yulin Wang, 56, of Haighton Drive in Preston appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 24 March where they pleaded guilty to 16 charges. The court heard the company exported waste falsely described as clean...

Matloob Hussain, 49, applied for three Covid Bounce Back loans he wasn’t entitled to and acted as a director while disqualified Disqualified Manchester Director Jailed for Multiple COVID Loan Frauds Matloob Hussain, from Greater Manchester, claimed £150,000 in Covid loans. He was disqualified as a director following a separate investigation in 2021. The 49-year-old was jailed for two years and four months following the sentencing at Manchester Crown Court on 25 March 2026. A Manchester...

Greece National Day On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my congratulations to the Greek people as they celebrate their Independence Day. We honor Greece as the birthplace of democracy and recognize its role in shaping the ideals that inspired Western Civilization and our nation’s founders. Greece is a valued NATO Ally, and our close defense and law enforcement cooperation strengthens stability in the Mediterranean. Together, we work to combat organized crime, illegal...

Entering a football match without a ticket will become a criminal offence this weekend, with offenders facing a banning order alongside up to £1,000 fine Tailgating Gets Red Card as New Law Takes Effect Football fans who try to enter grounds without a ticket will face lengthy banning orders and hefty fines under strict new laws that come into force this weekend. The government and authorities have teamed up as part of the clampdown on ‘tailgating’ – where supporters force their way through...

Thousands more vulnerable women trapped in a revolving door of crime will receive drug, employment and housing support as part of £31.6 million funding boost Major Funding Boost to Divert Women from a Life of Crime Almost £32m investment for women’s services to tackle root causes of reoffending Life‑changing support will help female offenders get their lives back on track Fewer women sent to prison as Women’s Justice Board publishes landmark report New government investment will...

Litter louts trashing our high streets, roads and community spaces could face losing their driving licences Litter Louts Face Losing Their Driving Licences Litter louts trashing our high streets, roads and community spaces could face losing their driving licences, as the government considers plans to step up the fight against waste crime. With most fly tips being around the same size as the back of a small van, the government is looking at measures to award penalty points on driving...

SFO action results in Michael and Debbie Thomson held in contempt Ex-LCF CEO and Wife Admit to Multiple Breaches of Court Order Today, Michael Thomson, former Chief Executive Officer of collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF) and his wife, Debbie Thomson, admitted to several breaches of a restraint order. The pair have been held in contempt of court following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) application. Michael and Debbie Thomson are subject to restraint proceedings imposed...

Powers are in addition to an imminent consultation that will road-test plans to ban leaders who use their positions to promote violence or hatred Government Plans New Powers to Close Down Charities Peddling Extremism The Government has announced plans to strengthen the Charity Commission’s powers to close down charities that promote extremism and protect the vast majority of the sector delivering positive work. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has asked officials to work with the regulator to...

Adebanjo Adebayo Talabi fraudulently applied for three Covid Bounce Back Loans – totalling £150,000 London Construction Boss Gets Suspended Sentence, Unpaid Work Order and Six-Year Director Ban Adebanjo Adebayo Talabi was the director of Bebo Construction Limited. He pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by false representation for claiming £150,000 in Covid Bounce Back Loans. He received a two-year sentence, suspended for two years, an unpaid work order, and a six-year director...

Up To $10 Million Reward For Information Leading To Arrest Or Conviction Of Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing reward offers under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions, in any country, of Sinaloa Cartel Tijuana Plaza Bosses René Arzate-García, a/k/a “La Rana,” and his brother, Alfonso Arzate-García, a/k/a...

The SFO has secured its first recovery order against David Ames, who defrauded thousands through the Harlequin timeshare scheme SFO Set to Secure £280,000 from Convicted Fraudster David Ames The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured a £283,321 confiscation order against David Ames, who was convicted of defrauding thousands of victims through a Caribbean island timeshare fraud. This marks a step forward in the SFO’s ongoing asset recovery action against the former property developer and...