One of Britain’s most notorious East End gangsters Dave Courtney has been found dead at his home. The 64-year-old was famously affiliated with London hardmen the Kray brothers, Roy Shaw and Lenny... Read more »
A hitman at the centre of a bloody “tit-for-tat” feud between international drug gangs shot dead a rival in front of his wife and child in an upmarket London neighbourhood. Anis Hemissi,... Read more »
Murders are often considered the most shocking and despicable of crimes, and often grip the public imagination when a particularly brutal murder is reported. Investigations to determine the culprit are usually a... Read more »
It was the Roaring Twenties in London, and the city was ablaze with a merriment many thought wouldn’t be seen ever again after the horrors of the First World War. Night clubs,... Read more »
Dressed in men’s clothes, wielding a sword and smoking a pipe, the dastardly female pickpocket dubbed Moll Cutpurse stalked the streets of London in the 17th Century. Moll, whose real name was... Read more »
