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Record cocaine haul seized in Southampton
Cocaine with a street value of around £300m has been seized in Southampton. A total of 1.2 tonnes was recovered which represents around five per cent of the amount imported to the UK annually.
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Anonymous: help us pay hacker suspect’s fees
Members of the digital collective Anonymous are collecting donations for the legal fees of Jake Davis, the 18-year-old who has appeared in court facing five charges related to hacking.
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Alleged LulzSec hacker released on bail
A teenager alleged to be a key member of the LulzSec hacker group has appeared in court, charged with launching cyber attacks on websites including the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
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Hacker group LulzSec’s ‘real leaders’ still active
As police question a teenager arrested in Shetland over alleged computer “hacktivism”, Channel 4 News learns there are new “leaders” emerging in the chatrooms used by the LulzSec hacking group.
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Over 1bn pounds seized from criminals in last year
The government promises a co-ordinated approach to cutting organised crime – as it announces that over £1bn worth of criminal assets have been recovered, frozen or returned in the last year.
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Accused hacker Ryan Cleary ‘keen’ to assist police
A 19-year-old charged with carrying out a cyber attack on the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency is said to be “keen” to help with the police investigation. Ryan Cleary has appeared in court.
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Claims LulzSec hackers have ‘obtained UK census’
Channel 4 News learns an international computer hacking group may have targeted the 2011 UK census, as a 19-year-old is arrested in Essex on suspicion of masterminding activity by LulzSec.
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FBI-style crime agency to lead fight against drug gangs
The Home Secretary is due to give more details of the new National Crime Agency, the Coalition’s successor to Labour’s heavily criticised SOCA unit.
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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange ‘could be sent to Guantanamo Bay’
The legal team behind WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange say they fear he could end up at Guantanamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden to answer sexual assault allegations.
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UK extradition: a matter of trust?
While allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the husband of honeymoon murder bride Anni Dewani hit the headlines, Duncan Lamont looks at the process behind UK extradition.
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Arrest warrant expected for WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
Channel 4 News learns that Britain’s serious crime agency is expecting an arrest warrant application from Sweden for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Plans for elected police commissioners unveiled
In a shake-up that could cost more than £130m to set up and run in the first year, plans to replace police authorities with elected commissioners are published by the government.
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Defence review: Armed Forces face 8 per cent cut
The Government announces an 8 per cent cut to the Defence Budget with almost 50,000 jobs being axed along with naval destroyers, Harrier jets and the Nimrod aircraft project.
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Online child protection boss Jim Gamble quits
The head of the UK’s online child protection agency steps down in a row over a proposed government merger, a move Channel 4 News learns could put children’s lives in danger.
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Is there an “aggressive new atheism” in the UK?
The Pontiff and his people are worried an “aggressive” secularism is undermining traditional values in British society. But is he right?