🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Mike* was recruited when he was 15, but never thought he was a victim until he was arrested aged 18. His story shows how ruthless organised gangs exploit young boys. *Name has been changed to protect identity

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Gangs dealing recreational drugs to middle-class users on social media are operating with impunity as the law fails to keep up, a Times investigation has found

Sarah Everard report chief: measures to protect women must be implemented

Sir Stephen Watson, credited with transforming his force, sprinted after the man and helped make the arrest moments after attending a parade for new recruits

Detective Sergeant Andy Swindells of the Metropolitan Police is also braced for a hectic few months. As head of the proactive robbery unit, his small team of officers are focused on tackling robbers who prey on victims wearing the world’s most desirable watches

🗣 'If someone pulled a knife on me... at least I'd have a fighting chance' 'Marcus' was 14 when he first carried a knife he'd bought on Snapchat. Listen now on The Story podcast ⬇️ 🎙 @davidwoode.bsky.social 🔗 pod.fo/e/2cb741

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, says the government is working on ways to tackle violent crime that is ‘destroying young lives’

Christopher Marinello has spent the past 30 years tracking down stolen masterpieces and Nazi-looted art. Now the super rich are turning to him to find their stolen luxury watches and Hermès handbags. Free to read this weekend @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

A driver allegedly rammed a car into a crowd of people after a row at a central London nightclub in the early hours of Christmas Day morning

A college student repeatedly stabbed a 15-year-old girl in “white-hot anger” after failing to hand over her friend’s teddy bear, a court has been told ⬇️

New analysis shows there were 50,000 thefts in the city last year — with criminals zooming away on e-bikes and shipping phones overseas to beat safety mechanisms

🗞️ More and more Times and Sunday Times journalists and staff are joining BlueSky. We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow 👇