Drug gangs have moved off Britain’s streets and into vulnerable people’s homes. Addicts like my friend are easy targets, but the reality can be more complicated than it seems ...

Video released by police shows the moment a 27-year-old's trousers slipped down as he wrestled with an officer before running away barefoot during his arrest. Petrit Kolendreu, of Cromwell Road, ...

A Surrey-based charity says "cuckooing" is on the rise and is calling on the new government to make it a criminal offence. Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for criminal ...

Hundreds, if not thousands, of people's homes are being taken over by criminals every week in the UK, usually to store and deal drugs, police chiefs have told the BBC. Perpetrators of so-called ...

THOUSANDS of vulnerable people in the UK are having their homes taken over by ruthless drug gangs. The criminals use the homes to stash weapons and sell illegal substances. Elderly vulnerable people ...

A new toolkit has been issued to police, local authorities and third sector organizations across the UK to help them identify and support vulnerable people who are at risk of "cuckooing." Researchers ...

It was a word many heard on BBC hit Line of Duty but didn’t understand – “cuckooing” sounds quaint but it hides horrific stories of terrified people becoming prisoners in their homes. Organised crime ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. West Midlands Police carrying out a raid on a county lines gang. (Alamy) A flagship bill aiming to restore public confidence in ...

Many believe that cuckooing, an act recently highlighted in the popular BBC series Happy Valley, should become a criminal offence. The Centre for Social Justice think tank, which has gathered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police said two vulnerable victims have been safeguarded in Sutton-in-Ashfield (generic image) [Supplied] Five people have been ...

Police are targeting criminals who take over the homes of vulnerable people in Bath to use them as bases for drug dealing and other crimes. The practice, known as "cuckooing", involves individuals or ...