Crime

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Epsom Derby animal rights protestor given suspended priosn sentence
Ben Newman ran onto the racecourse shortly after the field for the Epsom Derby had left the starting stalls, in defiance of a High Court injunction granted to the Jockey Club before the race
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Woman found burnt alive beside road in upmarket neighbourhood in mystery death
The body of Melissa Davis, 33, from Texas, was discovered along a road in Austin by firefighters who were responding to a grass fire at around 5am on September 29
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Witnesses hear screams as gunshots ring out on night Ashley Dale died
Ashley Dale, an environmental health worker, was killed in her home in Old Swan, Liverpool, after gunman James Witham, who admits manslaughter, kicked down her front door
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Ring cam footage captures moment brave woman sees off bike thieves with shovel
Beauty worker Tami Dacre, 50, took matters into her own hands when she saw a cyclist confronted by two masked men outside her home in Birmingham last week
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What we know about the Americans killed in the Israel-Hamas war as 27 die so far
At least 27 Americans have been killed so far, according to officials. The Israeli defence minister has vowed to "use every measure at our disposal" in response
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Drink driver downed beers on beach before killing pensioner in horror crash
Martin Jolly, of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, shared a 12-pack of beer with a friend before crashing into an elderly couple driving to see their daughter
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Boy's birthday money-funded foodbank targeted by heartless thieves
A boy who used his birthday money to launch a foodbank from his garden shed has been left devastated after cruel thieves ransacked the charity venture
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Fears child kidnap suspect could be involved with two unsolved killings
Craig Ross Jr was arrested after fingerprints allegedly left on a ransom note for Charlotte Sena were matched to him recorded when he was arrested for driving while intoxicated (a DWI) 24 years ago
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Two men 'raped woman while third was lookout - then exchanged fist bumps'
Brian Jalo, 25, Juan Quinones, 24, are accused of raping a young woman in Manchester city centre back in May 2021, whilst Justice Tandoh, 21, kept lookout, a court heard
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Shop owner filmed 'strangling' customer 'in hiding with kids living off bread'
Sohail Sindho, a shop keeper from south London who was filmed with his hands around the throat of a customer during a row, claims he has been forced to go into hiding
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Hunt for man after elderly woman sexually assaulted on train station platform
An elderly woman stood at a platform at Wrexham Railway Station shortly after midday on Friday 25 August, when a man approached her, spoke to her before sexually assaulting her
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Distressed boy, 9, forcefully handcuffed by police officer in school in footage
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Disturbing video footage from Stenstrom Elementary School in Oviedo, Florida, shows a nine-year-old special needs child being handcuffed by police
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Killer's chilling final words about 'my babies' before he is brutally executed
'I hope this helps give you closure,' Jedidiah Murphy said to the family of the 80-year-old woman he killed in 2000 as he was put to death at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas
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Man executed despite questioning evidence in deadly carjacking of elderly woman
Jedidiah Murphy was put to death in Texas for the October 2000 fatal shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham of the Dallas suburb of Garland
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8 most iconic soap villains from Corrie killer to EastEnders cliff-pusher
Coronation Street’s Stephen Reid’s murdering spree is about to be exposed this week on ITV but he’s not the only soap villain to have the nation on the edge of its seat
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Headmaster who said he'd name school for Harry Kane arrested in front of pupils
Gregory Hill, 47, denies charges of acting in a way that constituted harassment against a woman as well as resisting a police office during his arrest and will face trial next year
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Alternative to champagne now cheaper than supermarket options
"It’s nice to have wine that goes well with main and desert at same time. I don’t often find such a perfect match."
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Chilling real story of Jimmy Savile's 'son' from prize winner to predator
BBC's The Reckoning hints at the close and disturbing relationship between paedophile Jimmy Savile and his 'adopted son', who lived in the same flat and chauffeured him around
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Ashley Dale's haunting final text sent less than 30 minutes before she was shot
Ashley Dale, 28, was shot and killed in her home in Merseyside during summer last year - five men deny her murder as the trial at Liverpool Crown Court continues
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Keir Starmer tells families 'I will fight for you' as he promises new Britain
Labour leader Keir Starmer defiantly set out his pitch to become PM after a glitter-throwing protester attempted to disrupt his party conference speech in Liverpool
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Holly Willoughby's year from hell from Queuegate to Phil scandal
Known for over a decade as the Queen of Daytime TV, Holly Willoughby dramatically quit This Morning after an alleged kidnap and murder plot was uncovered by police
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Mum of woman whose 'dead body' was paraded on Hamas truck told she's still alive
Shani Louk was attending Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re'im when Hamas terrorists launched their attack - viral footage appeared to show her lifeless body in the back of a pick-up truck
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Gunman accused of planning 'Dunblane-style' massacre says it was 'just fantasy'
Reed Wischhusen is on trial at Bristol crown court after he ran towards Avon & Somerset Police officers at his home with a weapon, which he claims was part of a suicide attempt
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UK son of Hamas kidnap victim missing in Israel breaks silence on horror ordeal
Noam Sagi says his mum, 74, is among the younger kidnap victims of her kibbutz where Hamas militants have taken "people in their 80s" including cancer patients
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Ashley Dale gunman 'went on shopping spree and watched Everton before shooting'
The gunman who killed Ashley Dale after a bullet was fired at her home enjoyed an Everton game before he made his way over the property, Liverpool Crown Court has heard