A growing number of Capitol rioters are being arrested for other crimes —from guns to drugs — which could mean more jail time: report

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images Over 900 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the Capitol riot, according to Insider's database.  A growing number of them have subsequently been charged with additional separate crimes, CBS News reported.  The additional charges […]

Home Alone 2: Kevin McAllister ‘should get THIS jail sentence' for Lost In New York crimes

The Secret Barrister went viral over the weekend for totting up all the crimes Kevin commits in the sequel, Lost In New York. It seems he could have been looking at several years behind bars if he was contending with English and Welsh law. The anonymous tweeter also pointed out offences carried out by other […]

Ending Weed Prohibition Hasn’t Stopped Drug Crimes

James Graham Legalizing POT was supposed to reduce crime, or so advocates argued. The theory was simple: As cannabis buyers beat a path to the nearest dispensary, the black market would dry up, and with it the industry’s criminal element. Indeed, a study recently published in The Economic Journal found that after medical marijuana was […]

Fantastic Beasts 2: Who stars in the Crimes of Grindelwald? Who plays Dumbledore?

Eddie Redmayne returns in Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald as Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic, spending two years in the Office for House-Elf Relocation before joining the Beast Division. Early in life Scamander developed an interest in magical creatures, influenced by his mother’s breeding of hippogriffs. In The Crimes of Grindelwald, […]

Fantastic Beasts 2 streaming and download: Can you watch The Crimes of Grindelwald online?

The latest installment in the huge Harry Potter franchise just flew into cinemas worldwide, probably by broomstick. More and more films are receiving digital releases at the same time. In fact, a new report today revealed that Aquaman will be released five days early to Amazon Prime members. What about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of […]

Fantastic Beasts 2 links to Harry Potter REVEALED: How does Crimes of Grindelwald connect?

The Fantastic Beasts films are set many years prior to the events of the Potter novels, which were a big-screen sensation from 2001 to 2011. Now, a new featurette – introduced by Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne – reveals how some of the characters and devices connect between the two properties. Watch the brilliant new […]

Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald reviews: What do critics have to say

Fantastic Beasts brought the magical world of Harry Potter to a whole new generation of fans. Those who may not have grown up with the books were able to live the magic in a whole new way with the series of prequel movies penned by JK Rowling herself. But with every new entry into a […]

Police launch probe into allegations of anti-Semitic hate crimes within Labour Party

A criminal investigation has been launched into allegations of anti-Semitic hate crimes within the Labour Party, the Metropolitan police have confirmed after receiving a complaint in September. Cressida Dick, the Met Police chief, has told the BBC officers are now examining online material because it appears “there may have been a crime committed.” The Guardian reports […]

Rosenstein calls the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting ‘a stark reminder’ that ‘all Americans’ need to be protected from hate crimes

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made his first public remarks about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting Monday, saying that law enforcement must make sure that all Americans are protected from hate crimes. A man killed 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday and injured several others. Rosenstein […]

‘Explain this censorship’: Facebook removes Guardian writer’s video on British colonial crimes

Guardian columnist George Monbiot is the latest to decry Facebook’s increased censorship after a video he made, on the crimes of European colonialism, was taken down by the tech giant. In his tweet, following the removal of the video Monbiot wrote: “Here’s our video about the airbrushing of colonial history, that @facebook has gone and […]