Crime

Children's death probe: man released

A man being questioned in relation to a stabbing attack that killed two children and seriously injured a baby has been released, Scotland Yard said today.

Inside Crime

Drink ban party sparks Tube closures and arrests

Sunday, 1 June 2008

Police arrested 17 people and closed six London Underground stations following chaotic scenes after thousands spent the night partying to mark the last day of drinking on the Tube, British Transport Police said today.

Stop and search: the hunt for Britain's knives

Sunday, 1 June 2008

The man on the park bench in Hammersmith, west London, was not happy. His responses to the police's stop and search were hostile, hinting at racial harassment – he was black – and worse. He demanded their warrant numbers. Nevertheless, he turned out his pockets and held his arms up, as parents in the children's playground opposite looked on.

Prison suicide inquiry could cast doubt on Lin Russell murder verdict

Sunday, 1 June 2008

Detectives have launched an investigation into the death of a police and prison informant who was found hanged in his jail cell. The probe into Paul Day's suicide, shortly after he told a solicitor he wished to retract false evidence he gave in a series of high-profile cases, including the 1996 murders of Lin and Megan Russell, raises the prospect of manslaughter charges and the possible unravelling of some major criminal cases.