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London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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FBI
London Crime News has published 6 stories involving FBI, from August 2026 to November 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
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US officer Brandon Tyner held over Russia spying claims
US military has named Lt Col Brandon Carroll Tyner, 41, arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for Russia. He is being held under the National Security Act 2023, with allegations relating to obtaining protected information and assisting a foreign intelligence service.
3 min readTrust 40 · Craft 58 · Hype 41 - Courts · City of London
US soldier arrested in UK over Russia-linked national security charges
A serving US Army soldier has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of offences under the National Security Act 2023. The arrest is part of a counter-terrorism investigation with links to Russia, involving collaboration between UK and US authorities.
City of London3 min readTrust 60 · Craft 65 · Hype 45 - Courts · London
US Army member arrested in London over Russia espionage claims
A member of the US Army has been arrested in London on suspicion of espionage offences linked to Russia. The investigation is being conducted by Counter Terrorism Policing London in close collaboration with US authorities, the US Military, and the FBI.
London2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 53 · Hype 41 
Fraud & Cybercrime · LondonScammers arrested in Ghana and Nigeria as UK leads crackdown
An international law enforcement operation, hosted by the UK's National Crime Agency, has led to the arrest of almost 30 suspected scammers in Ghana and Nigeria. The crackdown also saw Meta remove 3.7 million online accounts and identify $11 million in potential freezable funds.
London4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 60 · Hype 45
Courts · City of LondonDuke of Sussex accuses security body chair of withholding al Qaida threat information
The Duke of Sussex has accused the head of Ravec, the body responsible for authorising protection for senior royals, of failing to pass on details of a 2023 al Qaida threat to his security team or US authorities.
City of London3 min readTrust 60 · Craft 60 · Hype 45
Courts · City of LondonMandelson misconduct probe 'near collapse' as US ignores Scotland Yard
The Metropolitan Police investigation into Lord Peter Mandelson over allegations he passed confidential information to Jeffrey Epstein is reportedly close to collapse. US authorities have not responded to requests for information, hindering the probe.
City of London3 min readTrust 48 · Craft 60 · Hype 65