Crime

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Handcuffed thug drags cop downstairs to escape then returns to attack girlfriend
He also punched the female officer in the face, with the ordeal leaving her in hospital and with injuries so severe that she hasn't been able to return to her job fully
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What life's really like in the real Happy Valley - where locals love BBC show
Writer Sally Wainwright conceived the show as a tribute to her native Calder Valley and the locations are becoming hot spots for tourists
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Brit cannibal breaks record after spending 16,400 days in solitary confinement
Robert Mawdsley has been in solitary confinement since 1979 and is Britain's longest serving prisoner, having been caged for 47 years for the murder of four men in the 1970s
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Mystery as lawyer's cause of death on anniversary holiday disputed by his family
Police told the wife of Elliot Blair, a lawyer from Orange County, California, US, that her husband was shot in the head while on holiday in Mexico, according to his family
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Man shot dead by police officers clearing protesters camping at 'Cop City'
Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, was shot dead by officers after he allegedly failed to comply with verbal commands as authorities tried to clear the proposed Atlanta, US, training land
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Police offer £50K reward to catch killer of 16-year-old Kennie Carter
Greater Manchester Police is appealing for information which leads to a conviction over a year after Kennie Carter was fatally stabbed in the chest in Stretford
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Plymouth gunman granted firearms licence despite terrorism grooming fears
The granting of Jake Davison's original licence came after concern had already been raised that he had an "unhealthy" obsession with guns, and fears he was being groomed by terrorists
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Mum laughed and told neighbour 'I just stabbed him' before boyfriend found dead
Mum of two Carrie McGuinness knifed partner Steven Davies causing him a slow agonising death over several days, during which time he Googled 'I'm dying' and 'vomiting blood'
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Man, 27, arrested 'after being found with gun and explosives' at UK hospital
Patients were evacuated from the maternity wing of St James's Hospital in Leeds after the suspect was detained at around 5am, said police, while searches of a car and a number of premises are ongoing
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Woman attacked by dog that ran up as she got out of car leaving permanent scars
The victim was getting out of her car in Grays, Essex, when she was attacked by Peter Fricker's dog. She was badly bitten suffering eight deep wounds to her legs and needed urgent surgery
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Sacked cop called female colleague 'my b***h' in messages 'driven by misogyny'
Connor Phillips set up anonymous social media accounts in October 2020 and sent 'inappropriate, upsetting and derogatory' messages to a female colleague, causing her 'significant distress and concern'
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Son stabbed his parents 282 times then sat on doorstep to wait for police
David Taylor, 37, used three knives to stab his parents John and Beverley, both 66, to death at the family home before calling 999 and waiting on the doorstep for the police
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Stepdad admits torturing and killing girl, 5, who died with 70 horror injuries
Nadia Zofia Kalinowska was found dead at the family home in Newtonabbey in 2019 - Abdul Wahab has been in court this week accused of her murder, alongside his partner Aleksandra Wahab
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Drone footage captures dramatic police foot chase through residential street
West Midlands Police released the drone footage of officers chasing a man wanted on recall to prison through gardens, an alleyway and a residential street in Walsall
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Two men guilty of 'carefully planned' shooting of dad-of-four amid family feud
Two men have been found guilty of the 'carefully planned' murder of Mohammed Haroon Zeb in Dudley. Zeb was a dad to four children before he was shot dead outside his home in January 2021
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Mum left with bald patches after 'drunk woman' ripped out hair at Capaldi gig
Toni Victoria, 26, says she was attacked at a Lewis Capaldi concert at Manchester's AO Arena on Wednesday and had to be treated by paramedics as the singer halted his performance
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Missing woman's mum 'cannot believe' sick Google searches of 'killer' husband
Ana Walshe's mum said she "cannot believe" the disturbing Google searches her daughter's husband, Brian Walshe made days before he was arrested and charged with Ana's murder
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Police officer 'dragged by moving car' as officers launch manhunt
Detectives want to speak to 34-year-old Wahid Hussain in connection with the incident, which took place at 11.15pm yesterday in the town of Accrington, Lancashire
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Man accused of killing 4 students ate pizza at restaurant where 2 victims worked
Bryan Kohberger, 28, visited the Mad Greek restaurant and ate vegan pizza twice just weeks before Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle were stabbed to death in Moscow, Idaho, US
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'Adored' dad dies after being hit by tram just days before son's 11th birthday
The heartbroken fiancée of Wesley Tierney, who was killed after being hit by the tram in Manchester, has paid tribute to the loving dad who died just days before his son's birthday
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Tory slams 'political' complaints as police probe Rishi Sunak seatbelt clip
Conservative MP Scott Benton said 'politicians should be treated equally under the law' when referring to Keir Starmer's Beergate saga but his position appears to have changed
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Horror ordeal revealed as sex offender remains missing with mum and baby
Convicted sex offender Mark Gordon - who is missing with Constance Marten and her baby, was jailed in the US after taking a woman hostage and assaulting her as two children slept in the next room
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Dad says shooting that killed daughter Elle Edwards 'should never have happened'
Elle Edwards, 26, was shot dead outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallsey Village, Wirral, on Christmas Eve with her dad Tim giving a heartfelt interview ahead of her funeral
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Woman in her 60s dies after 'hit-and-run' collision near school as man arrested
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving following the incident near King’s School in Ottery St Mary in East Devon. A woman in her 60s died
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Huge restaurant sign falls on car killing woman and injuring 2 in freak accident
Police were called to fast-food chain Denny's, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, US, after a huge restaurant sign fell on a car and killed a 72-year-old woman