All news by author: John Siddle

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Cops probe cold case linked to Olivia Pratt-Korbel's killer Thomas Cashman
Thomas Cashman was quizzed over the 2013 death of Karl Bradley, 31, who was shot four times and was found in a garden. Detectives will now review Cashman's alleged involvement
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Prisoners stock up on sweets and drinks during trip to shops on day release
The lags from HMP Hatfield near Doncaster spent two hours browsing the aisles at a Co-op, B&M Bargains and Aldi
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Baby P's monster mum becomes friends with child killer who smothered daughter, 3
Tracey Connelly is now pals with Helen Caudwell, who suffocated her daughter Bethany with a Piglet pyjama case before trying to kill herself
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'Out of touch' MPs complain about food price hikes in Parliament restaurants
Ministers moaned to Commons officials after being asked to pay more for food, despite dishes being subsidised by taxpayer. Consumer specialist Maddy Alexander-Grout said some MPs are 'out of touch'
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Disgraced Stephen Bear moved to isolation wing for vulnerable prisoners
Bear is currently serving 21 months behind bars and has been placed on the sex offenders register for sharing footage of him having sex with former partner Georgia without her permission
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Cop who guarded Kate Middleton says evil men are still hiding in the Met Police
Ex Met police offer Ricky Haruna has lifted the lid on life in the 'toxic force' and fears another Wayne Couzens could be hiding in the ranks after it was labelled as 'institutionally racist'
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Suella Braverman blasted by judge who says migrant rules lack 'clarity of law'
Her Honour Melissa Canavan was so baffled by the Home Secretary's deportation bid, she took the extraordinary step of quoting from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland when she rejected it in court
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Mum who killed 3-year-old boy visited in prison by his dad and their little girl
This week Leila Borrington, 23, received 15 years for the manslaughter of autistic Harvey Borrington, three, who died after being slapped many times around the head
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Sarah Ferguson sparks speculation over tell-all interview on Andrew's scandal
The Duchess of York is said to have held talks with Daphne Barak, the American journalist who interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell in prison, fuelling rumours that she is ready to break her silence
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Cladding firm bosses knew about fire risk 7 years before Grenfell Tower tragedy
Documents written for Saint-Gobain pre-2010 advised the plastic foam 'generates a large volume of dense, acrid smoke' when exposed to fire, which may 'bring on... incapacitation and death'
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Burglar dodges jail for 56th raid - despite having 261 previous convictions
Nine serial offenders - including a sex attacker with 203 previous offences - were handed suspended sentences or community orders instead of jail time in 2021, figures show
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Key workers eyeing Australia move with more than 50,000 Brits tempted to quit UK
A A delegation of Australians will start visiting jobs fairs across the countries today and 50,000 people have already shown an interest in joining the exodus.
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Sunak's wife jets off on luxury £7k-a-week holiday as shivering Brits battle on
Rishi Sunak's millionaire wife Akshata Murty took their kids to expensive beaches in India while he is under fire back home for letting energy giants make record profits
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Man stabbed to death by boy, 14, outside Asda 'always saw the best in people'
Ian Kirwan, 53, was murdered after confronting a group of teenagers outside an Asda supermarket. Tonight, his widow has called for tougher sentencing on knife crime after his killer was convicted
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Criminal kingpin's looted French chateau goes on the market for £578,000
The 126-acre estate, which belonged to John 'Goldfinger' Palmer, has been turned over by looters searching for hidden ingots. The Normandy property is currently on the market for €650,000, or £578,000
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Mum of teen who lied about being raped by Asian gang has not repaid £22k donated
More than 1,000 people donated to Allison Johnston after her daughter Eleanor Williams claimed she'd been trafficked, beaten and drugged by a group of men and needed money to 'fight for justice'
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Cruel British Gas bailiffs got £1.4m in furlough cash during Covid pandemic
Bailiffs forced their way into homes of vulnerable British Gas customers behind on bills. Victims – including the sick and disabled – were forced to have more costly pre-payment meters
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Taxpayers pay millions on hotels for defence chiefs as troops live in squalor
Hundreds of senior officers and officials have enjoyed luxurious £500-a-night hotels in Hawaii, Dubai and the Caribbean while working for the government - all paid for by taxpayers
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'My amazing three-year-old has beaten cancer, a transplant and liver disease'
Billy Twitchen has survived life-threatening liver disease, an organ transplant and cancer caused by his medication. His amazing recovery has left his doctors surprised
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Struggling tenants of Zahawi's family firm 'lost businesses due to late rent'
A Birmingham small business owner was forced to shut down his barbershop after being hounded for unpaid rent money by embattled minister Nadhim Zahawi's family firm
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Only 12 Met Police officers sacked in six years after domestic abuse claims
A total of 519 Met cops faced 640 abuse claims from 2017 to last October. Action was taken against 63 officers after 421 probes, 12 were sacked and one resigned
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Chinese giants Huawei and TikTok bankrolling MPs and peers in lobbying effort
Tech giants from China like TikTok and Huawei have donated tens of thousands of pounds to a parliamentary group, sparking calls for a review of lobbying rules to MPs and peers
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Met monster David Carrick 'threw out sex toys after Wayne Couzens was arrested'
One of the victims of Met Police rapist David Carrick has told how the disgraced officer binned his sex toy collection after fellow cop Wayne Couzens was arrested for murdering Sarah Everard
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Fraud-busters get back just £5.8m of £1bn lost to Covid loan criminals
Authorities have launched almost 300 investigations but have managed to take back just £5.8 million from fraudsters who stole more than £1.1 billion in Covid loans during the height of the pandemic
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Russian teenager calling for peace in Ukraine could face up to ten years in jail
Russian student Olesya Kryvtsova, 19, has been charged with 'discrediting the army' and 'justifying terrorism after sharing anti-war messages on her social media pages