Crime

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Counter-terror cops arrest man on suspicion of murder after 'knife attack'
Cleveland Police are being supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North East as they continue the investigation in Hartlepool, County Durham, following reports of an attack
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Boy, 6, knifed to death in 'worst nightmare' as man shouted 'Muslims must die'
Joseph M. Czuba allegedly shouted "you Muslims must die!" as he is accused of murdering a six-year-old Muslim, Palestinian-American child, Wadea Al-Fayoume, at his home in Plainfield, Illinois
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Boy, 6, dies after being stabbed 26 times and mum slashed 'for being Muslim'
Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6 was brutally stabbed to death in his home in Plainfield, Illinois, by his landlord, Joseph Czuba, in an incident related to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, police said
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Foreign criminal deportations fast-tracked in scramble to ease prisons crisis
Convicts including killers and rapists will be deported and banned from the streets in a new plan laid out today as ministers battle serious capacity issues in prisons
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Man staggers into Tesco covered in blood after being stabbed at house party
Witnesses have described how a man covered in blood staggered into a Tesco Express in Radcliffe after being "stabbed in the leg" in an attack, believed to have taken place a house party
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Police hunt women wearing 'offensive images' at London pro-Palestine protest
Metropolitan Police said they investigating a public order offence and are appealing for help identifying two women who were at the demonstration in London yesterday
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Low-level criminals to clean up graffiti and plant trees instead of prison time
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said plans would end the 'cycle of criminality' triggered by a 'merry-go-round of short sentences' as ministers battle to solve overcrowding in prisons
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The Voice UK star says he's 'forgiven himself' after sex conviction
Jeff Anderson found fame on TV talent shows The Voice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Superstar, and gained the nicknamed ‘Baby Jesus’ while touring as an understudy in the UK production of Jesus Christ Superstar
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Mum thought she was sharing £123m Euromillion jackpot win - but it was a scam
The single mother is using her harrowing experience to warn others to be be aware of the scam after she handed over thousands of pounds to a man who claimed he had won the lottery
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Woman raped aged 8 by stepdad shares his pathetic excuse when she confronted him
Michelle Sallis, 27, from Wigan, was abused by her stepdad who callously told her years later 'I just wanted to know what it felt like to have sex with someone else'
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Teen's suicide leads to discovery of sickening online sexual extortion scheme
Samuel Ogoshi and Samson Ogoshi of Lagos, Nigeria will face charges related to an online sexual extortion scheme after Jordan DeMay, 17, from Michigan took his own life
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Farmer says he denied access to historic site as visitors 'scarring landscape'
A hill farmer and guardian of one of Snowdonia's great heritage treasures has explained why visitors are being denied full access to the site after he dug up a car park
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Widow of bouncer killed at TOWIE star's restaurant falls to her death in Spain
A 36-year-old British man has been arrested after Romina Acuna, 33, fell to her death from her fifth-floor home in Costa del Sol - several hours after she reported being assaulted
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British fugitive 'drug smuggler' arrested in Spain on international warrant
The 35-year-old has been held in the resort of Javea north of Alicante as the UK’s National Crime Agency swoop after Spanish police said he was “directly linked” to drug importation
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Police hunt killer after man stabbed to death in Hounslow and appeal for footage
Naython Muir, 43, died after being stabbed in Hounslow, west London, on Friday night. The Metropolitan Police have now asked anyone who was in the area to get in touch
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Husband joked on TV that his marriage vows were a mistake – then killed his wife
Becky Bliefnick had warned family members that if anything happened to her, her estranged husband Tim would probably be responsible for it
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Palestine protest turns ugly as bottles and flares hurled at cops - live updates
Ugly scenes broke out in Trafalgar Square in London after a day of largely peaceful protests around the country in support of Palestine. Bottles and flares were hurled at police with several arrests
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Natalee Holloway murder suspect to plead guilty in extortion case
Natalee Holloway vanished 18 years ago and the federal case has accused Joran van der Sloot of attempting to extort cash from her mum. Court records show he has indicated he will plead guilty in the case
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British mum video calls dad as home attacked by Hamas to be told stepmum is dead
Naomi Cohen's dad Julian was FaceTiming her as Hamas tried to break into his safe room twice and ransacked his house. He was rescued but his partner was murdered
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'Palestinian civilians and kids should not be blamed for inhumanity of Hamas'
Keir Mudie says is he terrified by the Israeli president Isaac Herzog who is putting the blame for the ­inhumanity of Hamas on to all Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
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Strictly star Nigel Harman's famous wife - and the couple's mega fan daughter
Take a glimpse into the family life of Eastenders' star Nigel Harman as he joins Strictly with his very famous wife Lucy Liemann who he has been married to for 12 years
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Warning as woman tricked out of £5k by con artist posing as TV chef James Martin
Online daters are being warned about the dangers of fake celebrity profiles after a woman was duped out of thousands of pounds by a romance fraudster posing as TV chef James Martin
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'Burglary tourists' from abroad believed to have targeted Perrie Edwards' home
Burglars raided the £3.5m mansion of Perrie Edwards and her fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain a year ago and stole jewellery and designer handbags worth thousands
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Ex-Royal Navy officer accused of sexually assaulting woman at summer ball
Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Lovell was arrested after a party at HMS Sultan in July 2022 following a complaint - he was charged with sexual assault and 'misconduct through alcohol'
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Men face trial in Poland over UK murder in legal first after CPS drops charges
Adrian Pietraszewski and Tomasz Weis are accused of beating Andrzej Mucha in Slough, ­Berkshire, in November 2021. Weiss then allegedly strangled him but his body has never been found