Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.
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Robison warns cuts will have ‘profound effect’ on services
The finance secretary is expected to confirm massive cuts to public services in Scotland.
Second worker at nursery where baby died jailed
Rebecca Gregory is the second nursery nurse from Tiny Toes in Stockport to go to jail.
‘Extreme’ stalker followed woman to Cyprus
Kyle Weilding strangled his victim, threatened to stab her and her dog, and smashed all the windows at her home.
Coolest UK summer since 2015
The UK has seen its coolest summer for nine years, though it has been a season of contrasts across the country.
Public libraries in ‘crisis’ as councils cut services
Deprived communities lost more libraries since 2016 than richer areas did, the BBC finds
Former Page Three model Sam Fox threatened to knock police officer’s teeth out
The former Page 3 model and pop star pleads guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Heathrow airport
Police officer guilty of kicking wife down stairs
A jury finds Huw Orphan responsible for an attack that left Amy Burley with a broken back.
Voyeur electrician who hid cameras in women’s homes jailed
James Denholm’s crimes emerged after one victim found a camera under her bed and police were called in.
One-word Ofsted grades for schools scrapped
The immediate changes mean schools in England will no longer be rated Outstanding or Inadequate.