Daniel Sandford
@bbcdaniels.bsky.social
I am UK/Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC News. Police, prisons, law, crime and terrorism. Before that Moscow Correspondent so still post about Russia/Ukraine.
Drug dealer waged 'sustained terror campaign' for Russia in UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dealer waged 'sustained terror campaign' for Russia in UK
Dylan Earl is due to be sentenced for his role in a plot ordered by operatives from the Wagner Group.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Drug dealer waged 'sustained terror campaign' for Russia in UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mark Gordon sex offenders' register charge dropped. He asks judge for 5 minutes to consider Not Guilty plea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mark Gordon sex offenders' register charge dropped
Gordon was accused of failing to comply with notification requirements while on the run with Constance Marten.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Mark Gordon sex offenders' register charge dropped. He asks judge for 5 minutes to consider Not Guilty plea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First people charged in England and Wales with supporting Palestine Action. Two 71-year-olds and a 53-year-old charged under the Terrorism Act www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Three people charged with supporting Palestine Action
The charges come before a planned protest in support of the group on Saturday in London.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
First people charged in England and Wales with supporting Palestine Action. Two 71-year-olds and a 53-year-old charged under the Terrorism Act www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Judge-supervised drug treatment sentences known as Intensive Supervision Courts to be expanded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Judge-supervised drug treatment sentences expanded
The government says the new system is 'tougher than prison' but not everyone will be eligible.
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July 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Judge-supervised drug treatment sentences known as Intensive Supervision Courts to be expanded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner
Five men have now been convicted for their part in the arson attack, which caused £1m of damage.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Constance Marten's partner Mark Gordon was previously convicted of rape in US, retrial told
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Mark Gordon previously convicted of rape in US, Old Bailey retrial told
Gordon, who is on trial with his partner Constance Marten over the death of their child, was previously jailed in the US.
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May 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Constance Marten's partner Mark Gordon was previously convicted of rape in US, retrial told
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Mark Gordon assaulted police on maternity ward, court hears t.co/D9sbRtTgfU
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May 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Mark Gordon assaulted police on maternity ward, court hears t.co/D9sbRtTgfU
Why police released details about Liverpool crash suspect so quickly www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why police released details about Liverpool crash suspect so quickly
The decision shows lessons have been learned from the Southport attacks last summer, writes Daniel Sandford.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Why police released details about Liverpool crash suspect so quickly www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mark Gordon blames baby's death on police manhunt www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mark Gordon blames baby's death on police manhunt, court hears
Gordon, 50, gives evidence for the first time in his retrial over the death of his newborn daughter.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Mark Gordon blames baby's death on police manhunt www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kitten update: a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl have been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after two kittens were found dead in Ruislip in West London on 3 May.
May 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Kitten update: a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl have been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after two kittens were found dead in Ruislip in West London on 3 May.
Police in London are appealing for information on two young people caught on CCTV before and after two kittens were allegedly tortured and killed.
It happened on 3 May in Ickenham Road, Ruislip.
In the CCTV the boy is seen carrying a duffel bag thought to contain the kittens.
It happened on 3 May in Ickenham Road, Ruislip.
In the CCTV the boy is seen carrying a duffel bag thought to contain the kittens.
May 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Police in London are appealing for information on two young people caught on CCTV before and after two kittens were allegedly tortured and killed.
It happened on 3 May in Ickenham Road, Ruislip.
In the CCTV the boy is seen carrying a duffel bag thought to contain the kittens.
It happened on 3 May in Ickenham Road, Ruislip.
In the CCTV the boy is seen carrying a duffel bag thought to contain the kittens.
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Haringey man who stole board games from a Waterstone's avoids jail
Paul Mangal stole £3,000 worth of games, including family favourites Monopoly and Scrabble, say police.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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This was the ITN I joined in 1989! Feels like yesterday
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Rare Behind the Scenes Footage of 1980s Newsroom | ITN Special | 'A Day in the Life' (1988)
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April 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This was the ITN I joined in 1989! Feels like yesterday
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A prolific shoplifter of board games has narrowly avoided going to jail without collecting £200.
Paul Mangal, 58, of Haringey in North London was given a suspended prison sentence after stealing more than £3,000 pounds worth of board games.
Paul Mangal, 58, of Haringey in North London was given a suspended prison sentence after stealing more than £3,000 pounds worth of board games.
April 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A prolific shoplifter of board games has narrowly avoided going to jail without collecting £200.
Paul Mangal, 58, of Haringey in North London was given a suspended prison sentence after stealing more than £3,000 pounds worth of board games.
Paul Mangal, 58, of Haringey in North London was given a suspended prison sentence after stealing more than £3,000 pounds worth of board games.
Constance Marten's newborn baby would have been exposed to "substantial climatic cold stress" in the first few days she spent camping on the South Downs in January 2023, a jury has heard. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Constance Marten's baby exposed to 'substantial' cold, jury hears
Marten and the baby's father, Mark Gordon, are in the middle of a retrial at the Old Bailey in London.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Constance Marten's newborn baby would have been exposed to "substantial climatic cold stress" in the first few days she spent camping on the South Downs in January 2023, a jury has heard. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man admits attempting to murder a police officer in "anti-government" attack in South Wales www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Talbot Green: Man pleads guilty to police attempted murder
Alexander Dighton appeared at the Old Bailey accused of attempted murder and six other offences.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Man admits attempting to murder a police officer in "anti-government" attack in South Wales www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As the EU recommends all households having a 3-day emergency survival kit, a reminder that this is also the UK government recommendation (UK suggestion is "several days"). This is for floods/power blackouts etc prepare.campaign.gov.uk/get-prepared...
Get prepared for emergencies - Prepare
How to get informed and put a plan in place to prepare if an emergency comes to you in your area.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
As the EU recommends all households having a 3-day emergency survival kit, a reminder that this is also the UK government recommendation (UK suggestion is "several days"). This is for floods/power blackouts etc prepare.campaign.gov.uk/get-prepared...
Former Putin-appointed Governor of Sevastopol Dmitrii Ovsiannikov (Дмитрий Овсянников) on trial for breaching UK sanctions. The case involves £76,000, a Mercedes Benz SUV, and private UK school fees. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Putin-appointed governor on trial for breaching UK sanctions
Dmitrii Ovsiannikov is accused of receiving more than £75,000 from his wife and a new Mercedes Benz SUV from his brother.
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March 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Former Putin-appointed Governor of Sevastopol Dmitrii Ovsiannikov (Дмитрий Овсянников) on trial for breaching UK sanctions. The case involves £76,000, a Mercedes Benz SUV, and private UK school fees. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Student rapist 'could be one of UK's most prolific sexual predators ever' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Depraved and cowardly’ rapist Zhenhao Zou could have attacked 50 more women
Zhenhao Zou raped 10 women in the UK and China, but police fear it may be a fraction of his crimes.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Student rapist 'could be one of UK's most prolific sexual predators ever' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Woman confronted Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou over alleged rape www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Zhenhao Zou: Woman confronted PhD student over alleged rape
The alleged victim told the PhD student that she was unconscious when he had sex with her.
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February 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Woman confronted Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou over alleged rape www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sara Sharif family court judges finally named after media appealed unprecedented reporting restriction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal
Judges who oversaw Family Court hearings before Sara was murdered have been named after an appeal by the BBC and others.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Sara Sharif family court judges finally named after media appealed unprecedented reporting restriction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New sanctions key to stopping smuggling gangs, insists PM www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer insists new sanctions are key to stopping smuggling gangs
The planned measures will allow the UK to freeze the finances of illegal smuggling networks, Sir Keir said.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New sanctions key to stopping smuggling gangs, insists PM www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Romanian grooming gang in Dundee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Grooming gang convicted of raping women in Dundee
The four men and a woman plied their victims - aged between 16 and 30 - with drugs before sexually assaulting them.
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January 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Romanian grooming gang in Dundee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Extreme-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by UK government www.bbc.com/news/article...
Blood and Honour: Extreme right-wing group has financial sanctions imposed
The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene.
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January 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Extreme-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by UK government www.bbc.com/news/article...
Donald Trump's son lands in Greenland
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Trump Jr arrives in Greenland after dad says US should own the territory
The president-elect says Greenland
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January 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Donald Trump's son lands in Greenland
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