Police are investigating a Tory MP over claims he attempted to bribe voters with chocolate cake. Jesse Norman allegedly gave out cake while campaigning for re-election at an Asda supermarket in his Hereford constituency. West Mercia Police last night said it was investigating reports of a breach of the Representation of the People Act 1983, […]

A widely-held suspicion that UK banks are covering up the true scale of cybercrime has been confirmed by the City of London Police chief Adrian Leppard, who says that up to 80% of online crime goes unreported to the authorities. Speaking at a Tech UK conference, Leppard says that the vast gap between what is […]

The City of London Police Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit (OACU) has launched a video highlighting the damaging consequences for UK companies and individuals of engaging in corrupt business activities. The short six-minute video entitled “Consequences begin at home” has been created as a tool that can be used by corporates to educate their employees as part […]

The City of London police have announced a new police unit to be launched to tackle intellectual property crime and online piracy. The Intellectual Property Office will provide £2.5 million in funding over two years to the City of London Police, which is the national lead force for fraud, to establish and run the unit. […]

 A former Surrey police constable has pleaded guilty to two offences of misconduct in a public office and has admitted selling information, including details about footballer John Terry’s mother, to the Sun newspaper.  http://sites.herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/38/4411/landing-pages/united-kingdom.asp?intEmailHistoryId=2264559&intExternalSystemId=1