Crime

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8 most iconic soap villains from Corrie killer to EastEnders cliff-pusher
Coronation Street’s Stephen Reid’s murdering spree is about to be exposed this week on ITV but he’s not the only soap villain to have the nation on the edge of its seat
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Headmaster who said he'd name school for Harry Kane arrested in front of pupils
Gregory Hill, 47, denies charges of acting in a way that constituted harassment against a woman as well as resisting a police office during his arrest and will face trial next year
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Alternative to champagne now cheaper than supermarket options
"It’s nice to have wine that goes well with main and desert at same time. I don’t often find such a perfect match."
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Chilling real story of Jimmy Savile's 'son' from prize winner to predator
BBC's The Reckoning hints at the close and disturbing relationship between paedophile Jimmy Savile and his 'adopted son', who lived in the same flat and chauffeured him around
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Ashley Dale's haunting final text sent less than 30 minutes before she was shot
Ashley Dale, 28, was shot and killed in her home in Merseyside during summer last year - five men deny her murder as the trial at Liverpool Crown Court continues
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Keir Starmer tells families 'I will fight for you' as he promises new Britain
Labour leader Keir Starmer defiantly set out his pitch to become PM after a glitter-throwing protester attempted to disrupt his party conference speech in Liverpool
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Holly Willoughby's year from hell from Queuegate to Phil scandal
Known for over a decade as the Queen of Daytime TV, Holly Willoughby dramatically quit This Morning after an alleged kidnap and murder plot was uncovered by police
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Mum of woman whose 'dead body' was paraded on Hamas truck told she's still alive
Shani Louk was attending Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re'im when Hamas terrorists launched their attack - viral footage appeared to show her lifeless body in the back of a pick-up truck
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Gunman accused of planning 'Dunblane-style' massacre says it was 'just fantasy'
Reed Wischhusen is on trial at Bristol crown court after he ran towards Avon & Somerset Police officers at his home with a weapon, which he claims was part of a suicide attempt
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UK son of Hamas kidnap victim missing in Israel breaks silence on horror ordeal
Noam Sagi says his mum, 74, is among the younger kidnap victims of her kibbutz where Hamas militants have taken "people in their 80s" including cancer patients
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Ashley Dale gunman 'went on shopping spree and watched Everton before shooting'
The gunman who killed Ashley Dale after a bullet was fired at her home enjoyed an Everton game before he made his way over the property, Liverpool Crown Court has heard
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Parents confront naked man they claim was 'holding a child' in department store
Parents attacked the man at a JCPenney store after the alleged assault. An anonymous person recording a video clip explains the incident happened on the first floor of kids' department
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Man 'murdered university lecturer wife because he feared she was cheating',
Ertan Ersoy, 51, is accused of killing university lecturer Dr Antonella Castelvedere, who was found stabbed to death on the kitchen floor at their home in Colchester, Essex
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Female police officer 'sexually assaulted junior colleague at Christmas party'
Metropolitan Police officer Rachel Bright, 45, is alleged to have put her hand up a junior colleague's skirt at a work Christmas party where she had been drinking Prosecco all evening, a court heard
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Police hunt after two teenagers injured in suspected stabbing near college
Hertfordshire Police said the two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, suffered "serious suspected stab wounds" following the incident near Oaklands College in St Albans
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Girl, 5, who died after being thrown out by her mum had heartbreaking question
Zoe Felix often asked neighbours if she could stay with them after being neglected by her mum and was often seen running around unsupervised. Authorities also visited the family many times
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Psychological reason self-checkouts at major stores are fitted with mirrors
The mirrors aren't just there to fix yourself up, but were actually have been introduced on self-checkout machines as an added measure to deter would-be shoplifters as thefts soar across the country
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Yvette Cooper describes harrowing video of dying teen in knife crackdown vow
The Shadow Home Secretary said watching footage shown to her by a grieving mum of her son dying from a stab wound was "one of the hardest things I've done in the job"
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Pensioner mum and dad found 'murdered by 35-year-old daughter', inquest hears
Virginia McCullough, 35, has been accused of killing her parents John and Lois McCullough between August 2018 and September this year. Inquests were opened in Chelmsford today
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Two British tourists arrested in Mallorca 'for raping man in hotel room'
Two British tourists were arrested in Mallorca on suspicion of rape and have since appeared in court - their alleged victim was also said to have been a Brit and they met through a dating app
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Museum of Liverpool evacuated as police and bomb disposal unit scramble to scene
A bomb disposal vehicle has raced to the scene outside the Museum of Liverpool after the building was evacuated this morning, as the city hosts the Labour party conference today
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Prosecutors could seek death penalty after girl raped and murdered at campsite
Police have confirmed they had made three visits to the home in September to check on the child's welfare amid reports the home had no electricity. Zoey Felix's body was later found near a homeless camp
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Gobsmacked dad returns home to find front lawn missing in spate of local thefts
Danny Baks, from Darwen, Lancashire, said that he felt something was wrong when he returned home and it was his daughter who pointed to the lawn having disappeared
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Thief steals couple's £2k camera - then writes them a letter calling it 'karma'
Greg Crawford was visiting the Outer Hebrides with his wife Julie when they left their camera unattended on a bench - and weeks the person who got it sent a letter
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Clever trick used at self-checkouts to make shoplifters feel guilty
Retailers are trying everything at self-service check-outs to deter potential shoplifters. Using simple psychological concepts they can make any would-be wrong'uns feel guilty