A JUDGEMENT is due in an extraordinary extradition case concerning an accountant from North Yorkshire wanted in Spain to face money...

POLICE hope to prick the conscience of underworld figures and get them to grass on the killer of murdered gangster John "Goldfinger" Palmer five years on from his execution. Essex Police has launched a fresh appeal for information about the murder of Palmer in the grounds of his Brentwood home after making no further arrests. Senior investigating officer Det Chief Inspector Stephen Jennings (above) is convinced people within the gangland underworld know what happened and he w

A DANISH alleged crime boss has been arrested in Dubai after an operation involving its security services. Dubai security officials...

DUBAI has taken over from the Costa del Sol as the place of choice for British criminals to launder the proceeds of crime in businesses...

WHODUNNIT? Intelligence has provided names to Essex Police but they still can't make arrests (Essex Police) DETECTIVES probing the murder of gangster John Palmer believe they may know who killed him but do not yet have enough evidence to make arrests. DS Stephen Jennings, who is leading the investigation for Essex Police, said the case now focussed on a few key suspects, but there is not yet enough evidence to arrest them. The National Crime Agency (NCA) has been drafted in t

THEORY: DCI Stephen Jennings Thinks the murder could have been linked to the trial (Essex Police) A FRAUD trial that was hoped to shed new light on the murder of gangster John "Goldfinger" Palmer has concluded with his right-hand man being jailed for 20 months. Richard Anthony Cashman, 52, originally from the north east was jailed by the Spanish National Court in Madrid on Friday for running Palmer's multi-million pound Tenerife timeshare scam while the kingpin was serving a