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London Olympics on alert for match-fixing

by CBS news

The International Olympic Committee has warned that betting and match-fixing could pose a bigger threat to sports than doping.

Northern Ireland sex industry 'fastest growing in UK'

by BBC

An organisation that campaigns for ethnic minorities has said Northern Ireland has the fastest growing sex industry in any part of the UK.

Swiss banks face UK exodus

by The Telegraph

Switzerland's banking industry risks losing out on almost Sfr50bn (£35bn) in assets as new tax accords with Britain and Germany prompt wealthy clients to withdraw money, according to a new study.

UK urged to prevent vulture funds

by The Guardian

Campaigners demand Jersey legal loophole be closed as financiers seek $100m from the DRC

UK: man jailed for one million euro cocaine deal bid

by The Independent

A middle-aged drug trafficker was jailed for 18 years today for masterminding an attempted one million euro (£873,700) cocaine deal

Uk: £9m cannabis seizure in Sussex

by BBC

Cannabis with an estimated street value of £9m has been recovered in what police believe is the biggest single seizure of the drug in Sussex.

UK: Metropolitan police to crack down on newspapers' sex ads

by Guardian

"Advertising of sex services in newspapers is just the visible tip of an organised crime iceberg that involves the full suite of organised criminal activity".

Twenty eight Romanian children saved in London from traffickers

by Romanian Times

Twenty eight Romanian children were taken into British police protection yesterday (Tues) after a special operation against a Roma child trafficking gang in east London.

Most Wanted fugitive arrested in Barcelona

by Crimestoppers UK

Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers can confirm that one of Britain’s most wanted individuals under Operation Captura, David Anthony Stuart, was arrested on Tuesday 14 September 2010 in Barcelona

British prostitution ring sentenced to 2-plus years each

by CNN

Three women and a man who admitted to trafficking in underage girls have been sentenced to prison terms of more than two years each, British authorities announced Tuesday.