Crime

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'Boris Johnson's "sorry" was part of the tired old lines we've heard many times'
"His Ken Dodd hair had been given an extra ruffling to convince us that, as he spluttered 19 times 'I don’t remember' and failed to account for the loss of 5,000 WhatsApp messages, it was down to him being a befuddled Private Godfrey figure'
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Three men and two women jailed for 100 years after savage 'honeytrap killing'
Vishal Gohel, who was gagged and beaten when the women's male accomplices arrived to rob him in Bushey, Hertfordshire, was described as a "wonderful" father-of-two
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Aristocrat who 'killed baby' has taxpayer-funded defence after trust fund fails
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon both deny manslaughter after baby Victoria Marten's body was found in a plastic bag in a shed in Brighton, East Sussex last winter
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Girl accused of murdering teen admits 'fantasies' and serial killer obsession
Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife in her head, chest, back and neck in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, Cheshire, in February this year
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Sister recalls her regret for not calling 999 before mum was murdered by brother
Lewis Bush, 26, murdered his mum Kelly Pitt, 44, at her Newport home - and now his sister Jordan Bush, 22, has spoken of her regret for not calling 999 during the argument
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Vet who stabbed nurse after she ended relationship guilty of murder
A killer vet has been found guilty of murder after he knifed his girlfriend to death in her seaside home because she wanted to get out of their toxic relationship
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Accused killer of teen tells court about interest in serial killers - updates
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The trial into the murder of 16-year-old schoolgirl Brianna Ghey resumed today as Girl X, one of the two teens accused of stabbing her to death, has been questioned court
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Wolves fan who racially abused Rio Ferdinand sentenced to six months in jail
Jamie Arnold, 33, was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United icon Rio Ferdinand at Wolverhampton Crown Court
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Met Police makes final ruling on allegations of Covid rule breaches
In a statement Scotland Yard said it had concluded a probe into a December 2020 event in Parliament with no fines being issued to Tory MPs alleged to be involved
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Cheerleader, 16, found dead in flat by traumatised mum 'murdered in cold blood'
Lizbeth Medina was found dead in her family home after she failed to show up for cheerleader practice. Now her family seeks justice for what they say is murder.
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Note detailing 'plan to kill' trans teen Brianna Ghey found in accused's home
Brianna Ghey, 16, who was transgender, was stabbed 28 times at a park in Warrington and further evidence was put before the jury
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Woman sobbed 'shoot me in the head' after 'killing boyfriend with car' in fight
Alice Wood ran over her partner Ryan Watson near their home in Rode Heath, Cheshire, after driving them both home from a party on May 6 last year, a trial at Chester Crown Court has heard
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Boy, 16, arrested after 'beautiful soul' mum killed outside home
Lianne Gordon, 42, was tragically shot and killed in Hackney, east London, on Tuesday, as two others were also injured and in the early hours of this morning a 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder
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Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright's twisted act for police after murdering victims
Steve Wright, known as the Suffolk Strangler, has been re-arrested in connection with the unsolved murder of a teenage girl in 1999, while he serves a whole-life order for killing five women in 2006
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'Loving' woman, 20, killed after police chase leaving family heartbroken
Xena Georgiou, 20, died in a car crash in Sale, Greater Manchester, following a police chase and her family have paid tribute to her saying she was a "beautiful, loving and caring girl"
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Robber and drug dealer flee UK prison as public warned do not approach them
Robber Benjamin Pownall who has weapons convictions and drug dealer Jack Humphries are both wanted by Derbyshire Police after they fled HMP Sudbury on Wednesday and headed to Stoke
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Soldier, 20, who always dreamed of life in the military dies in horror car crash
Soldier Joshua Ainsworth sustained serious injuries and was said to have died at the scene, as police appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage from drivers in the area
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Man re-arrested over 1999 murder of girl, 17, identified as Suffolk Strangler
Police have re-arrested Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright in connection to the unsolved murder of Victoria Hall, who was found dead in a ditch 24 years ago in September 1999
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Horror as labourer killed after falling into industrial shredder while at work
Davis Wallis, 29, accidentally toppled into a machine designed for commercial waste and wood after he was instructed to remove a blockage in the shredder while it was running
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UNLV professors identified as four victims killed by disgruntled professor
After taking time to identify and notify families, police have announced that all four victims of the UNLV shooting were other professors and faculty members, after a disgruntled professor opened fire in a building
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Primary school receives letter 'threatening action at 9am' as probe launched
A photo of the sickening letter was shared on social media after the headteacher of the Apex Primary School in Ilford, east London, told parents they could keep their kids at home due to the bomb threat
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ULEZ camera blown up scattering shrapnel as counter-terrorism cops investigate
Counter Terrorism Command officers are investigating after a ULEZ camera was destroyed by a suspected improvised explosive device on Wednesday evening - with a bystander telling how the blast damaged a nearby van
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Mum of boy, 10, killed by XL Bully hits out as owner freed after just 18 months
Amy Salter will leave prison after completing just half of her three-year jail sentence after her 'muscular' 6st 12lb dog mauled 10-year-old Jack Lis to death in 2021
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Man re-arrested in unsolved murder of teenage girl in 1999
Suffolk Police officers investigating the 1999 murder of Victoria Hall, who was found dead in a ditch five days after she vanished, have re-arrested a man on suspicion of murder
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Thieving couple raided dozens of Tescos stealing thousands in booze and makeup
Prolific Tesco thieves Marian Oprescu, 27, and his girlfriend Alexandra Radu, 24, were caught with a haul of stolen goods at their Scunthorpe home after a stealing spree worth thousands