I was a county lines drug runner. I tried to quit, then I was stabbed

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Mike* was recruited when he was 15, but never thought he was a victim until he was arrested aged 18. His story shows how ruthless organised gangs exploit young boys.

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Exposed: how drug gangs deal without fear as the law can’t keep up

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Gangs dealing recreational drugs to middle-class users on social media are operating with impunity as the law fails to keep up, a Times investigation has found

Sarah Everard report chief: measures to protect women must be implemented

Sarah Everard report chief: measures to protect women must be implemented

Manchester’s police chief chases down suspected shoplifter Sir Stephen Watson, credited with transforming his force, sprinted after the man and helped make the arrest moments after attending a parade for new recruits

Sir Stephen Watson, credited with transforming his force, sprinted after the man and helped make the arrest moments after attending a parade for new recruits

The watch-mad Met detective calling time on Rolex robbers Detective Sergeant Andy Swindells heads a unit tackling the gangs that prey on the owners of the world’s most sought-after watches

Detective Sergeant Andy Swindells of the Metropolitan Police is also braced for a hectic few months. As head of the proactive robbery unit, his small team of officers are focused on tackling robbers who prey on victims wearing the world’s most desirable watches

The Story: Why I carried a knife The Times’ crime correspondent David Woode sits down with a 19-year-old man who was recently imprisoned for carrying a knife. We get a rare insight into what someyoung people are really facing in...

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Hospitals urged to install knife amnesty bins Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, says the government is working on ways to tackle violent crime that is ‘destroying young lives’

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, says the government is working on ways to tackle violent crime that is ‘destroying young lives’

The man who tracks down Nazi-looted art — and stolen handbags Christopher Marinello has spent decades recovering stolen paintings and is increasingly called upon by the super-rich to retrieve luxury watches and Hermès bags

Christopher Marinello has spent the past 30 years tracking down stolen masterpieces and Nazi-looted art. Now the super rich are turning to him to find their stolen luxury watches and Hermès handbags.

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Four hurt as car ‘rams into crowd’ in central London Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after incident left one victim in life-threatening condition

A driver allegedly rammed a car into a crowd of people after a row at a central London nightclub in the early hours of Christmas Day morning

Elianne Andam murder trial: teenager was stabbed ‘in row over teddy bear’ Hassan Sentamu killed Elianne Andam, 15, as she tried to help a friend get her belongings back from him, court is told

A college student repeatedly stabbed a 15-year-old girl in “white-hot anger” after failing to hand over her friend’s teddy bear, a court has been told ⬇️

How London became the phone-snatching capital of Europe New analysis shows there were 50,000 thefts in the city last year — with criminals zooming away on e-bikes and shipping phones overseas to beat safety mechanisms

New analysis shows there were 50,000 thefts in the city last year — with criminals zooming away on e-bikes and shipping phones overseas to beat safety mechanisms

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