Criminal Record has brought together a round-up of today's biggest crime stories.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) reminded motorists on its website

Motorists are being urged to take care when buying car insurance online after new figures revealed a rise in 'ghost broking' scams that can leave drivers unknowingly uninsured.

Polly Purple, from Kilmarnock, has called police after being drawn in by a social media post which promised to help her earn online.

Mail Opinion saysIf Sturgeon really did know nothing, she patently obviously should have done and had a duty to find out.

Thomas Hallisey targeted elderly and vulnerable people by turning up to their homes uninvited and offering services.

In the video, which was leaked from a meeting of the party’s ruling body in 2021, the former First Minister warned her officials to be “very careful” about suggesting there were “any problems” with the accounts.

The former party chief executive was pictured in custody being transported to prison following guilty plea at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Reformed fraudster Alex Wood was a musical prodigy, but a wrist injury ended his violin-playing career and he turned to crime - now he shares his phone fraud warning signs to help you avoid being scammed

Matriarch Shameem Ali Mohammed was up to her neck in the ill-gotten gains.

New guidance sets out how banks may be asked to check accounts receiving Universal Credit, Pension Credit or ESA.

Anthony Adams became Dr Anthony Brennan and created various bogus personas, including targeting an Under 10s football team and a bereaved family.

Notorious Anthony Brennan exploited trusting Bill Mackie and wife Heather, who believed they were on a mission to meet Tanzanian foreign minister.

Staff rotas at the care home pointed in Zoe Shepherd's direction and police checked CCTV footage covering the card machines she took the money from.

The 65-year-old was sentenced to over three years in prison

Stuart Holloway, 49, who was a relationship manager with the firm's specialist Global Restructuring Group, was jailed for 21 months.

People found to have committed benefit fraud could see payments reduced or stopped entirely, even for a first offence, under revised DWP rules.

Scammers can steal money from your card or phone while travelling in seconds, even if you are careful

Scammers are targeting travellers with fake messages from airlines, hotels, and well-known booking platforms.

Criminal Record has brought together a round-up of today's biggest crime stories.

Karen Lawrence, 66, from Ayrshire, "committed a serious betrayal of trust in deceiving her husband".

One of the biggest updates to UK banking in the last two decades has come into place today.

Scammers are posing as online friends and persuading victims to send repeated payments, with one case involving 60 transfers over four years, according to new data from TSB.

Viktorija Lukjanova, 36, obtained more than £500,000 from her employers.

It’s thought two men, plus one of their mothers, are in custody after FBI swooped on a home in the Tuscon area late on Friday night following a tip over missing Nancy Guthrie.

Emma Hunt jailed for three years in 2023 after stealing from an Edinburgh property firm, has appeared in court again after conning Scottish Power out of £176,000.

Cyber crooks have found away to infect victims' devices without their knowledge.

A man who stole multiple identities and accumulated more than £1million in false bank accounts has been imprisoned for four years.