The Illustrated Police News was a weekly periodical first published in 1864 (2 years after Lady Audley's Secret was published). The founder of the newspaper was George Purkess, a London publisher. The newspaper combined "sensational or unusual stories, often drawn from the London Police Courts, but also reports of mishap from elsewhere in Britain and the world" and illustrators dramatized renditions of the stories. The newspaper was incredibly popular and "while repeatedly emphasising the "true" nature of the stories, it was their entertainment and curiosity value that was crucial to the success of the news." While some scholars have argued that the stories were factual, most agree that they were embellished to increase sales.  

Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/illustrated-police-news --Also, if you visit this link it will show you an issue of The Illustrated Police News published on the same date that you are visiting the site (if you visit it on Nov. 2nd, it will show you an issue published on Nov. 2nd)