UK Gangs

My Life as a Young Black Man

Penny Woolcock | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Politics
Penny Woolcock

What happened when those jobs disappeared? In true entrepreneurial Thatcherite spirit, they were replaced by robbing and drug dealing. Bankers, speculators and hedge fund managers got rich, pharmaceutical companies made a killing out of producing addictive anti-depressants.

Devils in the Details

Patrick Cash | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Patrick Cash

In liberal Britain right now it seems the gay marriage law is about to be passed, the country is, in effect, rewriting what it believes to be right. Is there any chance this ethos can spread to those young men who are portrayed in El Hosain's film?

Bermuda: Why See the World, When You've Got the Beach?

Olivia Rose | Posted 15.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Olivia Rose

This year for the first time, I came to Bermuda not as a tourist visiting her family, but as an artist, seeking to document a place that has felt like a second home for as long as I can remember.

Violence Against Sex Workers 'Should Be Classed As A Hate Crime'

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK

Violence against sex workers should be reclassified as a hate crime, a new report has said, claiming that the risks associated with prostitution have ...

The Korean Dictator Is Behaving Rationally

Professor Ian Robertson | Posted 04.06.2013 | UK Politics
Professor Ian Robertson

North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un is behaving rationally. The 30-year-old is new leader of a gang which has taken over - nay, created - an entire country, and like any boss he wants to keep his gang in power and build its wealth and status.

It's Not Just India - We Must Act Now to Prevent Sexual Violence at Home

Rena Sodhi | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Rena Sodhi

The mainstream media's representation of women and its normalising of pornography should be one of our first ports of call when searching for the causes of sexual violence. As we start the new year and look to what we can do to make a difference, let's not forget the young women bearing the impact of a society that does not take media objectification of women seriously. Sexual violence does not exist in a vacuum. One way we can show our collective disgust at its existence is by refusing to accept that women as sex objects is the norm.

'Gang Warfare' Behind Merseyside Shooting That Put Four Teenagers In Hospital

PA | Posted 05.08.2012 | UK

Four teenagers injured in a shooting may be the victims of gang warfare, police said tonight. Three 17-year-olds and a 15-year-old were injured in ...

MP Wants To Channel 'Enterpreneurial Zeal' Of Gang Members

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.06.2012 | UK Politics

Young gang members display "entrepreneurial zeal" in their criminal activities and should be encouraged to start their own businesses, according to th...

Police Are 'Doing Pretty Well' At Gang Crime Crackdown, Says US Supercop

PA | Posted 04.06.2012 | UK

An American "supercop" who advised the government after last summer's London riots said he is impressed with the way UK police deal with gang crime. ...

The Danger in Referring to 'Asian' Sex Gangs

Myriam Francois-Cerrah | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics
Myriam Francois-Cerrah

The sex slave trade in this country is sadly alive and ‎well and is not primarily Asian driven. Any abhorrent link some may seek to make between race and inherent ‎sexually predatory behaviour is not born out by the facts.

Men Appear In Court Over Teenager 'Blasted Four Times' In Drive-By Shooting

Posted 14.04.2012 | UK

Three men have appeared in court over the death of a teenager targeted in a drive-by shooting. Nana Darko-Frempong, 18, was blasted four times befo...

Manhunt Underway For Three Masked Men Who Attacked Pensioner

PA | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK

Detectives are hunting a gang of three masked men who attacked a pensioner after forcing their way into his home armed with metal bars and baseball ba...

Are You Willing to Kill?

Emeka Egbuonu | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK
Emeka Egbuonu

If we strive to change mindsets, promote ambition and invest in young people then we would not need to tell them to put the knives and guns down, they would be in a position to make the right choices. This is not the time to give up or to remain silent.

Police Raids In South London Following Stabbings

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.03.2012 | UK

Suspected gang members were arrested in raids today as police made a "robust" response to a spate of stabbings. Eight south London addresses were t...

Drug Gangs Are 'Taking Control' Of British Cities

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.02.2012 | UK

Drugs gangs are taking control of sections of British cities such as Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, a United Nations drugs chief has said. C...

Ganging Up on 'Yoof'

Dave Clements | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK
Dave Clements

While they are, if claims coming out of last week's summit are to be believed, to blame for the rise of al-Shabab in Somalia, the role of gangs in las...

The Law and Da Kidz: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

Luke Samuel | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Politics
Luke Samuel

Picture a courtroom in South London. A young man is in the witness box. He is casually dressed, expressing trendy disregard for courtroom niceties. All of a sudden, he valiantly demolishes the fourth wall by leaving the box in the middle of his testimony.

Teenage Court Witness Wins £600,000 Payout After Details Given To Gang Members

PA | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK

A teenage court witness was given a £600,000 payout by the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police after he was put at risk, it has been re...

Million Pound Fund To Help Girls Raped By Their Own Gang Members

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK

A million pound fund has been appointed to help girl gang members who are often raped by men in their gang, the government has announced A £1.2 m...

Met Police Arrest 121 People In Latest Gang Crime Crackdown

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK

London police have arrested 121 people and seized a stash of heroin and cocaine as part of a major crackdown on gang crime, which will see the force d...

Gun Runners Being Given 'Too Lenient Sentences' May Says

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK Politics

The government is considering plans to give tougher sentences to "middle men," gun runners who supply the firearms used in murders. Home Secretary ...

Brother Of Gun Victim Urges Gang Members To Come Forward

PA | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK

The brother of a "bright and beautiful" teenager gunned down in a takeaway two years ago has urged gang members to help prevent more deaths by coming ...

Dozens Of Gang Members As Young As 14 Arrested In London Crackdown

Huffington Post UK / PA | Posted 08.04.2012 | UK

Dozens of suspected gang members as young as 14 years old have been arrested by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London in a fresh...

Teenage Girl Denies Kicking Dying Schoolboy In The Head

PA | Posted 26.01.2012 | UK

A teenage girl has denied that she kicked a dying schoolboy in the head after he was stabbed at an Underground station. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, di...

Using Joint Enterprise as a 'Deterrent' Is Obnoxious

Luke Samuel | Posted 21.03.2012 | UK Politics
Luke Samuel

The idea that we should use murder law to deter our kids into behaving better is obnoxious. It represents a profound delegation of our responsibility as adults to provide young people with a meaningful alternative to crime.