Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for child abuse image offences
Metropolitan PoliceFormer BBC newsreader Huw Edwards, seen in a custody photographDisgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for…
Boy, 11, charged with disorder offences
An 11-year-old boy has been charged with a number of offences relating to disorder in Belfast in July.The charges include riot, three counts of possessing…
Police warning over ‘eye-watering’ rise in online sex offences
6 minutes agoBy Suzanne Allan, BBC Scotland NewsBBCDetective Chief Superintendent Sam Faulds, head of public protection for Police Scotland who leads on child protectionDetectives have issued a…
NSW police officer charged with multiple alleged domestic violence offences following 2023 investigation
In short: A NSW senior constable has been charged for alleged domestic violence.The investigation into the officer began in 2023, and has now resulted in…
Catholic school employee charged with sexual abuse offences in Tasmania’s north
In short: A 34-year-old man has been charged with child sex offences following a police investigation.The man, who worked at a Catholic school in the state's north,…
Record number of people executed for drug offences in 2023 | Death Penalty News
In its annual report, Harm Reduction International says at least 467 drug-related executions took place last year. At least 467 people were executed for drug…
Roadside drug testing has been highlighted by a driver’s false positive and loss of licence
In short: The use of roadside drug testing has been called into question after an Adelaide man lost his licence after a false positive. Devices not dissimilar…
Former SNP council leader charged with sex offences
Jordan Linden, the former North Lanarkshire leader, was charged in connection with non-recent offences. Source link
Former prison officer Stewart Iain Berry sentenced to six years behind bars for child sex offences
In short: A former senior prison guard with South Australia's correctional services department who sexually abused a child has been sentenced to more than six years…
Queensland man accused of rape, child exploitation offences denied bail
In short: Dion Adam Lingard has been charged with dozens of crimes.Court documents show the accusations date back years and are related to multiple alleged victims.What's next?…
Concerns for health of Great Barrier Reef after Whitsundays skipper fined $15K for maritime offences
Environmental advocates are calling for charter boat operators to be more responsible after a skipper allowed a boat to crash near the Great Barrier Reef.Key…
Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason faces court on assault and emotional abuse charges
A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge has appeared in court charged with assault and emotional abuse.Justice Gregory Geason, 62, appeared in an out-of-hours session in the…
Russell Brand questioned by Met Police detectives over three ‘non-recent’ alleged sexual offences – as probe continues
RUSSELL Brand has been questioned by cops over alleged historical sex offences in the wake of an investigation into his treatment of women. Scotland Yard…
Daniel Ben Barnett has non-parole period reduced for domestic violence offences
A Hunter man jailed for bugging an ex-lover's bedroom and tracking her car has had his minimum jail term reduced, despite the victim telling a…
NSW to introduce fines for minor drug offences, allowing users to opt into diversion programs
People caught with a small quantity of illicit substances in New South Wales will soon avoid criminal sanctions as the government is set to overhaul…
Abrolhos Islands ‘prince’ Kristin Macdonald fined $4,600 for fisheries offences in Western Australia
A self-declared "prince" of a group of islands off Western Australia has been fined $4,600 for eight offences, including accessing protected waters surrounding what he claimed…
More than 260 Army training instructors disciplined for offences including abuse
MORE than 260 Army training instructors have been disciplined for offences including abusing recruits. Teenage incomers complained of being kicked, punched and forced into sick…
Trio suspected of being Russian spies charged with identity document offences in UK
British police say they've charged two men and a woman with identity document offences after the BBC reported the group were accused of spying for…
Australian police arrest 19 for child sex abuse offences after FBI tip-off | Crime News
Australian police say they have rescued 13 children after investigation into ‘sophisticated’ online child abuse network. Australian authorities have announced child sex abuse charges against…
Singapore hangs third person for drug offences in little over a week | Crime News
City-state hangs 39-year-old driver over 54 grams of heroin despite international pressure to halt executions. Singapore has carried out its third execution for drug offences…