Crime

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From trusted BBC anchor to convicted criminal: Huw Edwards given suspended jail sentence after child image offences
Huw Edwards had the world at his feet, but his web of lies came apart at the seams.
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Quadruple amputee and pro cornhole player charged with murder after shooting passenger during argument
A professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing a passenger in the car he was driving during an argument.
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‘I’m going to kill my mother’: Teen jailed for life after hammer murder of his mother and chilling online posts
A teenager has been jailed for life after killing his mother with a hammer and boasting about the attack online.
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Glamorous model who duped men into funding luxury life jailed for 7 years
A glamorous model who conned lovelorn men out of thousands of pounds has been jailed.
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Crispin Blunt admits taking crystal meth and cannabis as ex-minister fined over drugs scandal
Former Conservative justice minister Crispin Blunt has admitted possessing illegal drugs including cannabis and crystal meth.
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‘Sadistic’ online network linked to 21 victims in UK as teens pushed toward self-harm and suicide
At least 21 Brits have fallen victim to ’sadistic’ online group chats that award points to members for encouraging vulnerable people to engage in self-harm or suicide.
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Crispin Odey admits groping and “flirtatious” behaviour as harassment case unfolds in court
Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey took the stand at the High Court in his case against the City watchdog, as he faced questions over his alleged behavior toward young female employees at his eponymous hedge fund.
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Evil parents jailed for life after killing helpless baby boy in horror abuse case
A Wirral couple convicted of murdering their baby boy have been jailed.
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Tourists drugged and airlifted in $20m Nepal trekking scam, prosecutors say
An extensive criminal network of trekking agencies, hospitals, and helicopter pilots allegedly fed tourists baking soda to cause illness, fraudulently extracting nearly $20 million in insurance payouts.
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From Channel crossing to Mayfair robbery: migrants jailed over £65k watch theft
Two Algerian boat migrants ripped a £65,000 designer watch from a driver’s wrist as he photographed his Bentley, a court heard.
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Funeral worker Sally Blundell crushed to death by lift while working alone,
A grandmother was found crushed to death in her funeral parlour, an inquest has heard.
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Four ambulances set ablaze in suspected hate crime targeting Jewish community
An arson attack on ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service in north London is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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New affidavit details alleged abuse by Duggar during Panama City Beach trip
Joseph Duggar allegedly confessed to molesting a 9-year-old girl during a monitored phone call with the child’s father and a police detective, according to a newly surfaced affidavit, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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Major police operation ends with suspect’s surrender after woman stabbed in city centre
Police surrounded Amersfoort Central train station in Utrecht after reports of a stabbing incident where the suspect had boarded a train heading for the station to flee - instead, officers were waiting.
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Police officer killed in crash while responding to emergency call
"Bradley heroically sacrificed his life in an attempt to save others who were in peril," the force stated.
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Iranian spies and saboteurs to face longer imprisonment
Spies for hostile states, including Iran, will face longer prison sentences under new sentencing laws that take effect on Sunday.
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Crispin Odey slashed own pay by 40% amid scandal as FCA steps in and questions leniency
Crispin Odey saw a 40% reduction in a key portion of his pay over sexual misconduct allegations by female staff at his hedge fund, but only after intervention from the UK regulator, a court has heard.
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Boxing legend statue cut down and stolen as police hunt masked raiders
A £100,000 bronze statue of Britain’s youngest ever world championship boxer, stolen by masked raiders from outside a London station, is to be replaced and protected by ramped-up security measures, Metro can reveal.
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Teen girl found in seatbelt after car plunges into river as friend still missing
Tributes have been paid to teenage friends who were in a car that plunged into a river.
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From deportation to court: Bonnie Blue charged over ‘lewd act’ outside embassy
Bonnie Blue has been charged with outraging public decency after she allegedly mimicked a sex act outside London’s Indonesian embassy.
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Body in a bin horror as three arrested after grim discovery in Coventry park
A man and woman in their 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested overnight in Blackpool on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender after the body of the unidentified victim, believed to have been aged between 40 and 50, was found in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at about 5pm on Friday, West Midlands Police said.
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Tragedy after night out: thousands warned as meningitis outbreak linked to Canterbury club
The Canterbury nightclub, Club Chemistry, has issued a heartbreaking statement following two deaths of individuals who sadly lost their meningitis battle - 11 people remain in hospital.
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Deadly meningitis outbreak linked to University of Kent leaves two dead
Two individuals have died and another 11 are "seriously ill" in hospital following an outbreak of "invasive" meningitis linked to the University of Kent.
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‘Like a meat market’: Woman says Prince Andrew inspected girls at Epstein mansion
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor brushed his hands against a 17-year-old’s chest while being shown a line-up of girls during a party at Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion, a woman has claimed.
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Disgraced TV star John Alford dies in prison after child sex conviction
Grange Hill actor John Alford has died in prison. The 54-year-old - also known as John Shannon - was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison this January for sex offences against children.