Alex Bish

1 week ago | bbc.com | Alex Bish

Which cameras caught the most speeding drivers? Alex BishBBBC South East Investigations TeamPA MediaCameras detected over 70,000 speeding offences in 2024Cameras on the M25 at Swanley recorded more than 6,000 speeding offences last year, more than any others in Kent, the BBC can reveal.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Bish

Image source, Alex Bish/BBCImage caption, Dylan, who's identity we're protecting, was a courier for dealers at the age of 13BBC South East Investigations TeamA teenager who was a drugs courier at the age of 13 has spoken out about being groomed and coerced by gangs, as the government looks to introduce a new law against child criminal exploitation. Dylan, not his real name, is being supported by a specialist service that helps victims of child criminal exploitation (CCE) in Surrey.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Alex Bish

Rise in reports of 'shameful' recruitment scamsAlex BishBBC South East Investigations TeamGetty ImagesAction Fraud received 4,876 reports in 2024, compared with 2,094 in 2022Jobseekers are being warned to watch out for scammers after complaints about job or recruitment fraud more than doubled in two years, new figures suggest. Action Fraud received 4,876 reports in 2024, compared with 2,094 in 2022, according to data obtained by the BBC.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Bish

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Nearly 6,000 attempts were detected in vehicles at the Channel ports last yearBBC South East Investigations TeamMigrants made several thousand attempts last year to hide on UK-bound vehicles at the Channel ports. Figures obtained by BBC South East show there were 5,874 detections at ports on the continent, including Calais, Dunkirk and the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles, compared with 4,794 in 2023.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Bob Dale |Alex Bish

Reports of dog attacks are at a seven-year high Bob Dale and Alex BishPA MediaPolice in the South East recorded 3,020 attacks by out of control dogs in 2024Attacks by out of control dogs that caused injuries reached a seven-year-high in the South East in 2024, according to the latest figures. Kent Police said there were 1,195 recorded in that year, compared to 898 in 2018. Figures for Sussex and Surrey have also risen.