LONDON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Stealing the identities of the dead is an increasingly common crime in Britain. In many cases, the crimes are carried out by gangs who track death notices, break into mail ...

Children as young as 13 are running violent county lines drug gangs across Britain as school exclusions and vanishing "ghost pupils" fuel an explosion in exploitation, an expert has warned. Former ...

A review of Britain’s so-called grooming gangs scandal had recommended the move, saying that an information “vacuum” had allowed people to “sow and spread hatred.” By Lizzie Dearden Reporting from ...

Every young girl in Britain is at risk from grooming gangs who are constantly evolving their behaviour to avoid police detection, a lawyer who has spent 20 years defending the paedophiles has warned.

The gangs first entered public consciousness with the reporting of Andrew Norfolk, a journalist for the Times. Norfolk’s ...