Crime

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Everything we heard in week one of trans teen Brianna Ghey's murder trial
This week, Girl X and Boy X appeared in court charged with the murder of Brianna Ghey on February 11 this year. Both defendants deny murder and are blaming each other
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Spiked Christmas market chocolates 'contained traces of mushrooms and cannabis'
A 63-year-old woman was arrested and released on bail in connection to the alleged spikings, police said
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Man found dead after huge blast destroys entire home in Edinburgh
A man aged 84 died and two people were rescued after an explosion in Edinburgh on Friday night with pictures showing the two-storey house almost entirely destroyed
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Gunman threatens to shoot police in 14-hour siege sparked by cold chicken kebab
Paul Burton and Nathan Turner held a delivery driver hostage after he also forgot their salad
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Death row mom who killed kids' chilling last words before execution
Christina Marie Riggs was executed in Arkansas for the murder of her children who the nurse injected with potassium chloride before smothering them and then attempting to take her own life
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Serial killer hunt after 8 homeless people shot in their sleep in murder spree
Police in Las Vegas are hunting for a gunman who shot five homeless people hours after Los Angeles detectives announced a manhunt for a serial killer following a spate of similiar murders
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Cop who killed George Floyd 'stabbed 22 times with homemade knife' in prison
Derek Chauvin, 47, was reportedly stabbed 22 times by a fellow inmate with an improvised knife in the law library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona
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Brianna Ghey murder suspect called girl an 'amazing friend' in Snapchat tribute
Schoolgirl Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, Cheshire, and tragically killed as two other teenagers, named as Girl X and Boy Y, stand trial for her murder
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Jussie Smollett loses appeal as his conviction is upheld for hoax attack
Jussie Smollett appealed a 2022 decision, but to no avail. The judges' panel maintained his conviction, so he will likely serve out the rest of his 150 day sentence in Illinois
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I'm A Celeb star Tony's career almost ended before fame with tense police stop
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Tony Bellew lead a very different life before his boxing career saw him gain celebrity status – as he dabbled in a life of crime
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Brianna Ghey murder accused's 12 chilling words as police arrived to arrest her
A teenager who was arrested the day after Brianna Ghey was found stabbed in February asked police if she was being held as she had been the last person to see the victim alive
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Teenage ISIS supporters caught planning Christmas Market firebomb terror attack
A 15-year-old boy and an alleged 16-year-old accomplice are accused of plotting to blow up a small truck using fuel at a Christmas market in western Germany
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Man dies in 'fight' at Bridgerton estate as police swoop to make murder arrest
Police responded to a call about an altercation at Belton House - a Grade I listed country manor near Grantham in Lincolsnire - to find that the alleged victim had returned home and tragically died as a result of injuries sustained in a brawl
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Heartbreaking 999 call made by dog walker who discovered Brianna Ghey's body
Kathryn Vize had been walking her dog with her husband when they came across dying teen Brianna Ghey. She had stabbed 28 times in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington
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Two rushed to hospital after being charged at by cows as police issue warning
Police have told people to watch out for 'aggressive' cows and avoid walking through fields with livestock when possible after a shock cattle attack left two dog walkers in hospital
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Millionaire once dubbed 'Britain's nicest boss' jailed for drug rape of women
Multi-millionaire Lawrence Jones has been jailed after he was found guilty of of two counts of rape, as his trial heard how victims were given drugs that left them 'stupefied and partially conscious'
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Top 5 worst areas for Christmas burglaries revealed - is your area on the list?
Research has identified five areas in the UK where burglaries most often happen before Christmas based on police data - with a shocking 148 burglaries per 100,000 residents ion one county in England
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Two men guilty of killing DJ who was tortured as partner heard screams
Mehmet Koray Alpergin and girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were kidnapped on their way home from a date night at an Italian restaurant in Mayfair before the DJ was brutally beaten, throttled, scalded with boiling water, stabbed and maimed.
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Aston Villa complain as Legia Warsaw thugs commit 'worst violence in 28 years'
Legia Warsaw fans attacked police outside Villa Park after they were denied entry to watch their side play Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League on Thursday
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Dad's horror after daughter hospitalised from chocolate which left her in agony
Kylyn Tomlinson bought the 'Cali Gold' chocolate bars from Mansfield Market in Nottinghamshire, but within minutes of eating them they were both feeling ill and needed hospital treatment
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Man's chilling ‘confession’ after girl's body found buried in ‘homemade box’
One officer found human remains in one of the boxes and straight away saw orange nail polish on the hands, which matched the shade Valerie was wearing on her nails
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Bare-knuckle boxing champion faces deportation back to UK from Philippines
Filipino authorities paraded fighter-turned-actor Derek “Decca” Heggie on TV while announcing he would be booted out of the country
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Grainy CCTV footage could hold key to murder five years on from brutal stabbing
The black and white clip shows a person walking through the frame from left to right at 1.55am five years ago today. Just five minutes later 26-year-old Shane Fox was murdered
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Man jailed for murder of delivery driver he hit with van and dragged 700 metres
Delivery driver and dad Mark Lang was struck and dragged 700 metres by Cristopher Elgifari who stole his van during a shift in Cardiff in March, leaving him with fatal injuries
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Boy, 3, killed by reversing car in front of devastated dad at Dunkin' Donuts
Young child's family have been left broken by the incident as alleged driver is charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a licence