Roman Lavrynovych (22, Ukrainian) and Stanislav Carpiuc (27, Romanian) jailed for 7 and 2 years, respectively, for conspiring to commit arson on properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, orchestrated by an anonymous Russian-speaking figure 'El Money' via Telegram.
A UK Border Force officer and a Hong Kong trade official in London have been jailed for spying for China. The case is the first such conviction in British criminal history.
Two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Thursday for spying on activists. Bill Yuen Chung-biu received eight years, and Peter Wai Chi-leung received 10 years for assisting a foreign intelligence service.
Two men, Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc, were found guilty of arson attacks on properties linked to Keir Starmer. They allegedly acted on instructions from an online handler with suspected Russian links, identified as 'El Money'. A third man was acquitted.
Two men, Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc, have been found guilty of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on a car and two properties connected to Keir Starmer. A third man, Petro Pochynok, was acquitted. The attacks were allegedly orchestrated by a Russian-speaking figure named 'El Money'.
Two men, Roman Lavrynovych (22) and Stanislav Carpiuc (27), have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on a car and properties linked to Keir Starmer. A third Ukrainian man, Petro Pochynok (35), was acquitted. Lavrynovych was also convicted of damaging properties by fire.
A Norwegian teenager, Johannes Natland, accused of traveling to the UK for a 'hit' job, was filmed pretending to shoot an arresting officer. He denies conspiracy to murder but admits possessing firearms and ammunition.
The 1670 trial of William Penn established "jury equity," the right of juries to acquit defendants based on their conscience, a principle stemming from the jurors' refusal to convict and subsequent legal battle in Bushel's Case.
UK Athletics has been fined £350,000 after shot-putter Abdullah Hayayei died when a metal cage collapsed on him during training in east London in 2017. The organization pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter, and former head of sport Keith Davies received a community service order for health and safety breaches.
A Paralympic shot putter from the UAE, Abdullah Hayayei, died when a training cage collapsed on him in London in 2017. UK Athletics and its former head of sport, Keith Davies, have pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter and health and safety breaches respectively.
Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen convicted over surveillance of dissidents in ‘shadow policing’ operationA UK Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official based in London have been found guilty of spying for China and surveilling dissidents through a “shadow policing” operation.Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 65, also known as Bill, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of assisting a foreign intelligence service, making them the first people in British history to be convicted of spying for China. Continue reading...
A 21-year-old neo-Nazi from Essex has been convicted of preparing terrorist acts after MI5 officers caught him trying to buy a Makarov pistol. Alfie Coleman, described as a 'militant accelerationist' who believed in fighting a race war, was arrested in September 2023 in east London.
Four men including a teenager have appeared in court charged with arson after four Jewish community ambulances operated by charity Hatzola were set alight in Golders Green, north-west London on 23 March. The attack caused approximately £1m damage to the vehicles and medical equipment, with nearby flats and a synagogue also affected. Prosecutors say they believe it was a targeted attack against the Jewish community. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating potential links to other recent attacks on Jewish targets in London and whether an Iranian-linked group was involved.
Abdullah Albadri, a stateless Kuwaiti of Arabian Bedoon heritage, is on trial at the Old Bailey for attempting to enter the Israeli embassy in London armed with two knives. Albadri, who entered Britain twice on small boats from France - first in 2021 and again in April 2025 - claims he was not acting for terrorist purposes and had 'good reason' for carrying the knives. He told jurors he fled Kuwait after five years in prison for distributing flyers and sought refuge in the UK for the 'prosperity, freedom and human rights' he witnessed on television.
