Mukund Krishna, the chief executive of the Police Federation, has been arrested on suspicion of fraud. City of London police detained him and two other men during a significant investigation into allegations of fraud related to the national Police Federation of England and Wales. Detective Superintendent James Halkett said that the investigation focuses on claims…

Adam McManus, a former police officer, has been sentenced to one year in prison for sending sexual messages to an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. The 40-year-old, who worked at Cumbernauld police station, was caught during a covert operation targeting online child sexual abuse.

Reform UK would revise Britain’s voting rules to prevent non-citizens voting if the party wins power, its leader Nigel Farage has said. After Reform lost to the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election widespread family voting was reported by Democracy Volunteers, a group of election monitors. This is where some voters had entered polling…

Observers from Democracy Volunteers have reported alarming levels of illegal family voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election. They noted that 12% of voters were affected by this practice, which involves individuals influencing others’ votes at polling stations. John Ault, director of Democracy Volunteers, said: “We have seen the highest levels of family voting at…

Vulnerable teenagers in the UK are increasingly being recruited by pimps through the internet, according to the report by Eleanor Lyons, the independent anti-slavery commissioner. The study highlighted a rise in sexual exploitation, with criminal gangs using adult service websites to control victims. Survivors shared experiences of being lured with promises of glamour and financial…

The Government has announced the removal of the cap on court sitting days to address a backlog of 80,000 criminal cases. Justice Secretary David Lammy said that every Crown Court in England and Wales will be funded to maximise case hearings next year. Crown courts will be able to hear as many cases as possible…