Crime

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Brazen animal activists take sheep from King's estate in 'rescue'
The three female activists wearing pink jumpers with the words 'animal rising' across the front said they were rescuing animals from slaughter before going on to hand themselves into police
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Maddie McCann suspect buried USB with child abuse images next to dead dog
The first search in eight years for clues relating to Madeleine McCann's disappearance is currently underway after a clue was found in a 'secret lair' used by prime suspect Christian Brueckner
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One person arrested after car crashes into Downing Street gates
Footage shows the car veering across the middle of Whitehall, past the Cenotaph war memorial, before ramming into the gates of Downing Street shortly after 4pm
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Man who 'murdered four students' lived in same area as woman who disappeared
The parents of Brian Kohberger, the man accused of killing for University of Idaho students in November last year, have been called to testify over the disappearance of another woman
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Nine arrested after riots erupted when teen best friends killed in crash
Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died in Ely, Cardiff on Monday with enraged locals rioting afterwards as they blamed police for harassing the teens
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Mystery over disappearance of fraudster as one rotting foot washed up on beach
Melissa Caddick went missing in November 2020 and countless conspiracy theories emerged, including claims that she had been eaten by a shark or she had faked her own death
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'Reckoning' needed for Russia after Ukraine war, says ex-US military chief
Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges said the Kremlin needed to face facts in the 21st Century, while a former NATO boss called on the West to reach out to younger Russians
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George Floyd killer's life in jail - 'bloated, balding and bed of concrete'
George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin On May 25, 2020, and a wave of social justice protests followed around the world as people came to terms with the vicious killing
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Artist instantly paralysed after being shoved into moving subway train
A woman was left paralysed after allegedly being forcefully shoved into a moving subway train in an unprovoked attack and she remains in critical condition in New York
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Capitol rioter who put his feet on desk in Pelosi office sentenced to prison
US Capitol rioter Richard Barnett, who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, is sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in the riot
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Actor found dead inside wooden chest with hands tied and metal wire around neck
Jefferson "Jeff" Machado da Costa, who has appeared on a number of Brazilian shows, was found stuffed inside his own wooden chest at a rundown property in Rio de Janeiro's Campo Grande area earlier this week
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Bus firm says it wasn't involved in crash that killed teen boys sparking riots
Harvey Evans, 15, and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, were killed in the Ely area of Cardiff on Monday evening, sparking scenes of rioting in the area as locals blamed police for the tragedy
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Two teens drown in lake as four rescued and urgent safety warning issued
Emergency services were called to a lake at High Eske Nature Reserve at Tickton, East Yorkshire, on Wednesday night but were tragically unable to save two young men
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George Floyd's murder has changed America and the world 3 years on from killing
George Floyd was killed after he was restrained by officers, with one keeping their knee on his neck for almost 10 minutes as Mr Floyd repeatedly told them he "can't breathe" and that they were "going to kill" him
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'Neighbour from hell' caught on CCTV hacking at trees in her dressing gown
Julie Bontoft, 55, was caught on CCTV reaching over the boundary between her home and another to lop off parts of a tree, causing the neighbour to move away from the area in Hull
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Mum's emotional tribute to her 'forever boy' after son's body pulled from river
Police recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy from the River Calder in Castleford, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday night, with friends describing him as a "beautiful young soul"
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'Dangerous and crazy' dog mauls girl, 11, pensioner and woman in three attacks
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE Faisal Waleed's Alsatian-type dog attacked three people in Hull including a pensioner and a schoolgirl, the latter of which was so serious the child still hasn't regained feeling in her fingers
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Clue that could crack open the Maddie McCann case after 'secret lair' discovery
Authorities are searching the Barragem do Arade reservoir, which is around 31 miles from the Praia da Luz in Portugal where Maddie was last seen in May 2007
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Woman dies in front of son after eating 'poisoned' chocolates on her birthday
Lindaci Viegas Batista de Carvalho died after eating some chocolate she was sent for her birthday by an anonymous person. Police are now investigating if she was poisoned
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Mum killed 38-day-old son with paracetamol days after breaking his leg and foot
Ellie Jacobs, 19, from Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire, was jailed for five years after admitting the manslaughter and child cruelty following the death of five-week-old Archie
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Devastated mum of e-bike crash victim claims cops 'killed her son' as vigil held
Alun Michael, police and crime commissioner for South Wales, gave interviews denying there had been a pursuit - but was contradicted by footage showing a marked police van following two boys on a bike
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Teen dies after horror plunge off bridge he climbed for a social media video
The 17-year old boy, who is yet to be named publicly, was pronounced dead in hospital following the fall at Los Angeles' 6th Street Viaduct
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Thug screams chilling 6-word message before shattering cop's arm
Peter Ellis and his girlfriend Michelle Smith appeared in court where they pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting an emergency worker and affray after an incident at their home in Merseyside
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Cops missed chance to snare Wayne Couzens SIX YEARS before Sarah Everard murder
A police sergeant closed the case into an allegation of nudity against Couzens without speaking to him, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said
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Cop who led Met's VIP sex abuse ring probe faces gross misconduct investigation
The Independent Office for Police Conduct's statement is related to Operation Midland, which looked into false allegations of sex abuse involving senior politicians and high-profile figures