@bbcpetercooke

BBC Assistant Editor, Head of Investigations South & South East. Former Home Affairs Correspondent. My views. Stories always welcome. [email protected]

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Joined January 2009
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A chilling and compelling new podcast which every parent should listen to. Incredibly proud of the team who produced it. Please listen and share. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0m97p… bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0m97p…

Assume Nothing - Creation of a Teenage Satanist - Introducing... Creation of a Teenage Satanist -...

The story of the far right Satanist group called 764 who believe 'no lives matter.'

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Joanna Derkacz: Partner used bag as restraint before murder, jury hears

Stephen Sexton denies raping and murdering Joanna Derkacz at her Hampshire home in 2023.

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If you’d like some easy viewing tonight before Celebrity Traitors - then my team’s latest documentary is on BBC 1 at 7.30pm. If you can’t watch it live it’s also on iPlayer. #shoplifting #documentary #bbc1 #iplayer #celebritytraitors #traitors bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

On the Front Line - Shoplifting: Menace on the High Street

The BBC investigates England's shoplifting crisis, exposing the impact on retailers and asking whether policing and technology can turn the tide

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Dozens 'ripped off' across south of England in £500,000 building 'scam'

Sian and Simon Romsey lost thousands after paying a deposit for extensive building work.

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Travelodge failed Maidenhead sex assault victim 'at every stage'

Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.

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More attempts at longer migrant small boat crossings in Channel

The government says it is bearing down on dangerous small boat crossings.

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Oxford grooming gang survivors tell BBC 'hundreds' of abusers still free

Men who sexually abused them as underage girls are still walking around the city, they say.

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The police unit unmasking shoplifting gangs 'stealing millions'

Policing minister Sarah Jones says the government aims to curb the impact of persistent shoplifters.

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'Shoplifting has become totally normalised': The crime blighting communities across England bbc.in/3TtoQgu

Plan to tag prolific shoplifters as police and retailers battle to regain control

From profilic shoplifters to organised gangs, we look at the scale of shoplifting in England and how local communities are responding.

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'We lock shop doors during opening hours after theft' bbc.in/4hv2KTX

South East businesses speak about the impact of retail crime

Businesses reveal the impact of shoplifting with recorded offences still above pre-pandemic levels.

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Prolific shoplifters behind more than 28,000 offences, BBC finds

The suspects identified include one linked to the equivalent of a reported crime every 10 days.

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Incredibly proud of my teams for producing this project. Running across the BBC today. youtube.com/watch?v=pW6OYQ5x…

Shoplifting crisis in England and Wales, according to shops and...

Official data shows police forces across England and Wales, excludi...

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Teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools bbc.in/4iWa4sX

Wiltshire teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools

Bronwen James, 30, admitted abusing two girls and was convicted of offences against a teenage boy.

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Government condemns 'thuggish' behaviour in Portsmouth after second small boats protest of weekend bbc.in/4yov7Jc

'No excuse' for threatening behaviour or disruption, says minister after small boats protests

Policing minister Sarah Jones condemns "intimidating" scenes in Dover and Portsmouth, and says the use of large boats to transport more than 100 migrants is a "clear cause for concern".

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The Katie Taylor promo is off the charts ☘️

Epic Katie Taylor Promo Featuring Barry Keoghan

Don't miss the big fight next Saturday live globally on DAZN and non exclusively in Ireland on RTE.

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'What I did in listening to PC Harper's family and victims all over the country.. is basically spent the summer turning over every single stone In an exclusive interview with #BBCBreakfast Prime Minister Andy Burnham said two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper will not benefit from the early release scheme from prison - as well as anyone convicted of all forms of manslaughter, death by dangerous driving and causing or allowing the death of a child bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr4…
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Thames Valley Police welcomes confirmation that Andrew Harper's killers will remain in prison | Thames Valley Police thamesvalley.police.uk/news/…

Thames Valley Police welcomes confirmation that Andrew Harper's killers will remain in prison

Thames Valley Police has welcomed confirmation from the Prime Minister that the two men convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper will not be released under the early release arrangements...

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'I've seen little old ladies run from illegal e-motorbike riders' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmk…

Illegal e-motorbike riders posing risks to residents and properties

Residents say they have seen groups of riders regularly race through the streets.

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Domestic abuse perpetrators 'don't fear the system', says Commissioner

Skye Nicholls' sister says she believes domestic abuse was a factor which led to her death.

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Police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers bbc.in/3S7CWn8

Fifty police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers

The intervention comes after Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of PC Harper's killers could be prevented.

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How can Andy Burnham stop PC Harper's killers being released early? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rd…

How can Andy Burnham stop PC Harper's killers being released early?

None of the solutions proposed are quick or easy and some carry political risk, writes UK correspondent Daniel Sandford.

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