Crime

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Tory DPM Oliver Dowden insists he did not cover up rape claim against MP
Former party chairman Sir Jake Berry reportedly wrote to officers with concerns soon after leaving his role at Conservative Campaign Headquarters after Liz Truss quit
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Killer on the run after man stabbed to death as police issue urgent plea
West Midlands Police said a man in his 20s was found seriously hurt in Cherrywood Road, Bordesley Green, at around 1.50am. He was taken to hospital but nothing could be done to save him
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Couple drown in flooded underground lift as residents hear them trying to escape
Dean Shoshani and Stav Harari suffered an unimaginable death after they drowned in a lift in their apartment after rainfall unexpectedly dropped around 100 millimeters per hour
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Man 'shot and stabbed' in 'targeted attack' with attacker still on the loose
Greater Manchester Police said a man was taken to hospital after being found with a suspected gunshot injury and stab wounds in Walkden last night. No arrests have been made so far
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Shocking image of cop punching man during arrest 'deemed appropriate' by police
A shocking clip circulated on social media yesterday, showing a police officer repeatedly punching a suspect he was arresting - but his force have defended the action and said it was 'appropriate'
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'World's most brutal prison' is home to cannibals and 'only way out is death'
The Black Dolphin is one of the world's most notorious prisons and is home to 700 rapists, murderers and cannibals serving life without parole and they're not even allowed out of their cells
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Student dies after being snatched from work and buried alive by ex-boyfriend
Snatched from her workplace by her former boyfriend, 21-year-old nursing student Jasmeen Kaur suffered an horrific fate after being bound, blindfolded and dumped in a shallow grave
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Murderer mum exchanging romantic messages with at least six men in prison
Susan Smith, a mum serving life in prison for the deaths of her two children, is speaking to at least six men from behind bars, some of whom even offer her to stay with them after parole
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What next for Sam Bankman-Fried as long prison sentence looms for fraudster
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted on fraud and money laundering charges, potentially facing a 110-year prison sentence, while his co-founders are likely to receive prison terms too
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Jewish woman stabbed at home as cops find Swastika plastered to door
A Jewish woman believed to be in her 30s heard the doorbell ring at her home in Lyon on Saturday afternoon before police said she was knifed twice in the stomach on answering the door
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Cruel nitrogen gas execution to go ahead with fears of botched 'agonising death'
Alabama Supreme Court has greenlighted Kenneth Smith's execution with 'nitrogen hypoxia', a cruel, previously untried method that could see him suffocating on his own vomit, suffering a 'drawn out and agonising death'
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'Beautiful' UK village plagued by crime and vandals where yobs roam streets
Residents of Thurnscoe in Yorkshire often experience blazes as cars and businesses are set alight by thugs - but during the day, the village is completely different
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Adam Johnson's desperate final move before death in 'freak hockey accident'
Nottingham Panthers star Adam Johnson tragically died after colliding with an opponent during a match against Sheffield Steelers at the Utilita Arena last Saturday
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Brit facing extradition to Italy after driving to UK following wife's killing
Michele Faiers, 66, was found lying in a pool of blood inside her home in Verratti village near Casoli - her husband Michael Whitbread appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court today
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Teacher banned after using secret camera for upskirting images of pupils
Jeffrey Wilson has been banned from teaching for life after using a camera pen to take upskirting pictures of pupils and staff, committing his perverted crimes at two separate schools
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Nurse faked pregnancy during lockdown and sent ex hoax photos of baby bump
Alexandra Gregory sent her former partner 'scan' pictures, along with mocked-up baby bump photos before claiming to have given birth to a premature baby girl called Aria
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Met Police officers caught taking cocaine, weed and laughing gas in drug tests
The statistics for January 2020 to November 2022 include the case of PC William Holyoake, who got a community order for possessing cannabis and offensive weapons
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Flares 'shot into baby's pram' in cricket club fireworks display gone wrong
Video footage taken at Stone Swynnerton Park Cricket Club shows the moment fireworks were accidentally launched into a crowd at the display with one mum forced to shield her baby as flares hit her pram
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Nurse accused of killing patients with lethal insulin doses in care homes
Prosecutors said that Heather Pressdee, a nurse, admitted to 'harming, with the intent to kill' 17 patients at different Pennsylvania nursing homes
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Drunk driver's five cowardly words after crashing car and leaving friend to die
Van driver Ashley Dean, 40, downed six pints and sniffed a line of cocaine to 'sober up' before smashing his car on March 23 last year. His friend Lisa Birtwistle died that night
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Rugby player charged with sexually assaulting 3 women in club over single night
Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa appeared in court to confirm his name after he was charged with sexually assaulting three women in a Cardiff nightclub between October 31 and November 1
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Man and woman rushed to hospital with serious injuries after 'XL Bully' attack
A man and a woman were taken to the hospital last night after being attacked by a large dog, believed to be an XL Bully, in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, the police said
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Harrowing moment 'biryani killer' confesses how he slit throat of love rival
Gurpreet Singh, 32, started an affair with Ramandeep Kaur Mann, 38, from Derby, who told him she wanted to kill her husband because of his alleged drug taking and abusive behaviour
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Woman who slashed her friend's throat with glass in Magaluf avoids jail
Sydney Cole was arrested when her friend Sarah Garrity was left in intensive care after losing four pints of blood. She has avoided prison and has been ordered to pay a £780 fine
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Iran orders woman's execution for adultery after husband catches her on CCTV
Iran is being put under international pressure for its extensive use of the death penalty for crimes including adultery, sodomy, murder, rape, armed robbery, kidnapping and drug traffickin