Enforcement

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (324+ words) Two Paisley businesses have been fined a total of £105k for employing illegal workers. HQ Wash Limited, trading as #V1 Wash HQ on Christie Street, was hit with a £60,000 penalty by the Home Office. Elaine Cristina Dos Reis Xavier, trading under the…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (689+ words) A millionaire racing tipster who used an underground chamber at his remote Highland home to abuse vulnerable women has lost an appeal against his global travel ban. Kevin Booth, who recruited women to work at his isolated Lochdhu Lodgee in…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (641+ words) Judges at the Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh dismissed the appeal A millionaire who abused vulnerable women in his Highland lodge has lost an appeal to overturn a worldwide travel ban. In February 2025, a civil court ruled that Kevin Booth…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (343+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 01:16 By Rachel Alexander, Local Democracy Reporter A Walsall curry house which employed an illegal worker is applying for a new licence. Dera on Calmore Road had its previous licence revoked in July at a meeting of Walsall Council’s…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (590+ words) Every day on Criminal Record we will be bringing you a round-up of the biggest crime stories of the day. If you love to read about crime in Scotland - this is the place to be every day. Here's what has…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (192+ words) A Shetland man has received an eight-month custodial sentence for a severe assault that was aggravated by prejudice. At Wick Sheriff Court this week, Stephen Clark Byars pleaded guilty to a crime he committed in Thurso in 2024. Byars, who was…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (207+ words) Generic image of a barbers A Middlesbrough business has been fined for employing illegal workers. The firm is among eight organisations in the North East, which include eateries and car wash businesses, to have been handed civil penalties after unlawfully…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (188+ words) A MIDDLEWICH town centre takeaway is on the latest list of firms to be fined for employing an illegal worker. Blue Ginger, on Wheelock Street, has to hand over £45,000 to the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement. According to an updated website…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (281+ words) Andrew McDonagh, 42, allegedly threatened to burn their home to the ground if the two foreign national men did not leave Castlereagh Place. Details emerged as he was refused bail on charges of intimidation, aggravated burglary and criminal damage. McDonagh, of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (291+ words) Kurdish Barber at 79a Market Street, Holyhead and Sarisa Indian Kitchen at 17 Church Street, Beaumaris An Indian restaurant and Kurdish barber shop on Anglesey were among a raft of UK businesses fined for employing illegal workers. The Home Office has published…...