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Harper's law changed Britain - so why should the killers who inspired it walk free? writes Andy Hughes

Harper's law changed Britain - so why should the killers who inspired it walk free? writes Andy Hughes

By Andy Hughes, LBC Crime Correspondent They dragged a police officer to his death. Listen to this article As PC Andrew Harper clung to a tow strap...

04.08.2026 7

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I watched Belfast burn as masked mobs hunted for violence and police vanished from the streets

By Andy Hughes, LBC Crime Correspondent The stench of menace filled the air on the streets of Belfast last night. Listen to this article As the team...

10.06.2026 10

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Henry Nowak's death is a catastrophic failure - but that doesn't mean there is two-tier policing

By Andy Hughes, LBC Crime Correspondent It was at around 8.30am yesterday morning that my phone started pinging and ringing. Listen to this article...

03.06.2026 20

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Forensics finally caught a killer 60 years on — and that should terrify criminals

3 July 2025, 17:51 By Andy Hughes, LBC Crime Correspondent There’s a saying in the police that cold cases are never cold. And, as this week has...

07.07.2025 10

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The Home Office and Treasury are at war and this spells trouble for police on the frontline

4 June 2025, 13:53 | Updated: 4 June 2025, 14:39 By Andy Hughes, LBC Crime Correspondent The most senior cop in the country is not mincing his...

06.06.2025 20

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