Crime

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Psychopath who killed two escorts and incinerated bodies jailed for 49 years
Perverted double murderer Mark Brown killed Leah Ware and Alexandra Morgan in 2021 and torched their bodies in an oil drum at a farm near Hastings, Sussex, as the family speak of their trauma
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Man to die in jail after rape of teen in England's oldest double jeopardy case
A killer and rapist has finally been given justice for the brutal murder of 15-year-old girl Jacqui Montgomery in 1975. Dennis McGrory, 75, was sentenced to 25 years to life after England and Wales' longest-running double jeopardy case
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Mendy found not guilty on seven counts but faces retrial over two rape claims
France and Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of seven charges but faces a retrial later this year around two remaining counts
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Third man charged over Boxing Day murder of footballer Cody Fisher at nightclub
Reegan Anderson, 18, has become the third man to be charged with the murder of footballer Cody Fisher, who died at a Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day and police are continuing to appeal to the public for information
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Police seize eight dogs after young woman, 28, dies in savage attack
Armed police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) swooped into a park at Gravelly Hill, Caterham, Surrey yesterday afternoon following reports of a dog attacking people
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Putin ally claims World War 3 has already started - calls for nuclear strikes
TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov told Russians that Moscow should target the West to disrupt NATO countries from sending supplies to Ukraine - it comes as Western countries continue to send aid
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Man threw egg at King during walkabout as 'visiting poor area was in bad taste'
The charge was handed to the 21-year-old Harry May after he threw an egg at King Charles III while his Majesty was carrying out an engagement in Luton
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Chelsea release statement on homophobic chant as FA promise disciplinary action
The Blues have welcomed the decision from the FA to write to clubs over supporters' use of the vile chant, calling it "intolerable in football or anywhere else"
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Man charged with beautician's murder on Xmas Eve pictured as he appears in court
Connor Chapman, 22, was last night charged with the murder of Elle Edwards in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Christmas Eve as he appeared at Wirral Magistrates Court this morning
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Man dies after collapsing at PureGym as police treat death as 'unexpected'
Emergency services were scrambled to the PureGym shortly before 9am on Thursday but despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man passed away
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New sighting of couple and newborn baby who vanished from motorway over week ago
Constance Marten, 35, and her partner Mark Gordon, 48, disappeared after the car they were travelling in broke down on the M61 near Bolton on January 5
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Murderer Scott Eizember says he's at 'peace' in last words before execution
A death row killer who took the lives of an elderly couple while trying to stalk his girlfriend across the road said he was 'at peace' before he was given a lethal injection yesterday
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Murderer who killed elderly couple given traditional last meal before execution
A murderer who killed an elderly couple during an attempt to stalk his ex-girlfriend has been executed by lethal injection - and requested a traditional last meal hours before
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Man charged with murder of Elle Edwards in Wallasey on Christmas Eve
A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Elle Edwards in Wallasey on Christmas Eve, Merseyside Police have said, alongside a number of other charges
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Two seriously injured after 'deliberate hit-and-run' as police hunt driver
A motorcyclist had initially knocked down a pedestrian who was crossing busy thoroughfare. A driver is then believed to have intentionally driven towards the motorbike and its rider
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Woman's body found buried under apartment block had been there for seven years
Police in Queensland, Australia, are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found partially buried in an apartment block in the Brisbane suburb of Alderley last month
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Madeleine McCann's parents admit defeat in 13-year libel battle with ex-cop
Kate and Gerry McCann have admitted defeat after spending 13 years fighting Goncalo Amaral over his book that falsely claimed they were the 'main culprits' in their daughter's disappearance
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Woman, 28, killed in horror dog attack with armed police seize 8 dogs
Armed police seized eight dogs in Caterham, Surrey after a 28-year-old woman died from horrific wounds and another was hospitalised for dog bites - she has since been discharged
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Dad 'killed newborn baby by shaking him with force of a car accident'
Abel Jax Mailey was less than eight weeks old when his father Oliver Mailey is alleged to have inflicted fatal injuries at their home in Burnley on November 28, 2021.
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Woman leaves boy, 12, 'permanently scarred' after hitting him with paddle in row
Fay Johnson hit Antwon Forrest, 12, with her paddle in St Annes Park, causing a head wound, Bristol Crown Court heard. She was handed her a four-month jail term, suspended for six months
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Missing Levi Davis may have been kidnapped by gangsters in Spain, family fears
Levi Davis went missing after arriving in Barcelona on October 29, with a private detective working for the X Factor star's family claiming tipsters say he may have been snatched by gangsters
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Woman sent ex-boyfriend 1,000 pleading texts after relationship ended
Michelle Felton, 28, was so infatuated with Ryan Harley that she rang or messaged him up to 150 times each day after he ended their relationship. She has been issued with a restraining order
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PCSO numbers halve under Tories as people less likely to see officers on beat
A decade of vicious Conservative austerity has halved PCSO levels, with increasing numbers of the public saying they never see officers on patrol.
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Road rage thug walks free as judge warns 'prisons are full'
Fabian Greco avoided going to jail despite punching and kicking a fellow trucker. Labour said dangerous criminals are being left to 'roam our streets' as 10,000 prison cells have been lost since 2010
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Newcastle star Joelinton charged with 1:20am drink-driving and given court date
Joelinton is due in court after being charged with drink-driving in the early hours of Thursday morning. The Brazilian midfielder had helped the Magpies reach the EFL Cup semi-finals just over 24 hours prior.