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Government does not know why serious and organised crime on rise
The Public Accounts Committee said such activities cost the economy at least £37 billion a year.
Lenny Henry and other stars call for BBC reversal over Naga Munchetty ruling
The BBC has faced a backlash over its decision to reprimand the BBC Breakfast host for sharing her views on Donald Trump.
Wife of jailed fat cat banker who spent £16 million in Harrods won’t be sent back to Azerbaijan to face trial
Zamira Hajiyeva faced being sent back to her home country where she is wanted for embezzlement
Julian Assange was spied on by US intelligence in London
A Spanish private security company hired to protect the Ecuadorian embassy fed information back to the US government.
Lawyer convicted of upskirting shouts ‘leave me alone’ to photographers outside court
The former government lawyer was handed a 24-month community order in one of the first convictions under a new law against upskirting.
Brexit causes 298% rise in angry reactions on social media
People are increasingly leaning towards more outlandish emotions as hostility grows.
Boris Johnson may dodge questions on Arcuri scandal and risk three months jail sentence
Jennifer Arcuri, an American who moved to London seven years ago, was given £126,000 in public money and was treated to privileged access to three foreign trade missions led by Johnson while he was mayor of London.
China has become a ‘global disinformation superpower’
Organised social media manipulation has more than doubled since 2017, with 70 countries using computational propaganda to manipulate public opinion.
Trump whistleblower ‘exposed serious wrongdoing’
Impeachment battle lines drawn as Donald Trump releases phonecall transcript and Nancy Pelosi reviews whistleblower’s complaint.