65 h. ago 35 surnames that could mean you're related to the Royal Family

There are less obvious surnames than Windsor that could prove a link to the royals

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5 d. ago ‘I felt like the walls were closing in. All I could see was Fred West’s face’: how one woman escaped Britain’s worst serial killers

When Kathleen Richards rented a room at 25 Cromwell Street, she quickly realised the couple who owned it had a dark side. But even after their arrest, there was something about her 15 months at the house that she could never tell anyone – until nowKathleen Richards knows how lucky she is to be alive. In 1979, she woke up in bed to find the serial killer Fred West on top of her. It was by no means the first time West had assaulted the 17-year-old, but it was the last. This time, she managed to escape from the room she was renting at 25 Cromwell Street, perhaps Britain’s most notorious address, where Fred and Rose West raped, tortured and murdered so many girls and young women. Fred West took his own life in January 1995 while on remand, charged with 12 murders. Rose West was convicted of 10 murders later that year and is serving a whole-life sentence.In her own way, Richards has also been serving a life sentence. Today, she is a youthful, likable and traumatised 65-year-old. How...

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7 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting updates: two children and shooter killed as 17 people injured – latest

Police say children were aged eight and 10; 14 of the injured are children as police say gunman approached during massMultiple victims in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and suspect reportedly deadMinneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara provided more details about the shooter, saying:“It appeared he had some black clothing on, cargo type pants.”“I do believe there was one, I guess you would call it a smoke bomb, like not an explosive, but a sort of a firework that would release smoke.”“We believe it is one suspect, a sole shooter. We believe he is deceased. He is in his early 20s, does not have an extensive known criminal history, and we are looking through information left behind to try and determine some type of motive ”“There’s a vehicle that we believe that the suspect used, that is being searched, and we will be conducting other searches related to this inside the parking lot,” he said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Woman who fled Ukraine to escape war stabbed to death in North Carolina train station

The suspect, a homeless man with a lengthy criminal history, will be charged with first-degree murder after he is released from the hospital.

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1 week ago How houses belonging to notorious killers flew off the market after grim murders...but which lair was the most expensive?

It's hard to imagine how Britain's most notorious killers ever blended in among their neighbours while pretending to live normal lives.

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1 week ago Secret criminal past of 'Traveller King' who was buried in a 'six

A traveller 'King' buried in a 'six-figure' solid gold coffin can be revealed as the head of a notorious crime family who was jailed over one of Britain's biggest-ever cowboy building rackets.

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2 w. ago Are you related to the Royals? The surprising surnames linked to the Royal Family

Many of us like to imagine that we are distantly related to royalty and that, like Anne Hathaway in the Princess Diaries, we will be whisked away to live in a castle.

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3 w. ago Inside one of Britain's most notorious gangster families... and how even an SAS trained hitman couldn't take them out

Stephen Gee's mug shot looked similar to thousands of others issued by Merseyside Police - but for residents on one Liverpool estate, it may have sent a shiver down their spine.

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3 w. ago Revealed: Notorious Hellbanianz gangsters who peddled cocaine onto Britain's streets and drove military vehicles with machine guns onto high

It was from the high rise towers of the Gascoigne Estate in Barking that the Hellbanianz peddled cocaine on London's streets. But with the estate now demolished, the gang have a new base.

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4 w. ago A sergeant allegedly shot five soldiers on an army base. His past criminal history was news to his commander

Authorities identified the suspected shooter as Quornelius Radford, but didn’t speculate on a motive.

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4 w. ago 25 surnames linked to Britain’s most notorious historical criminals – is yours one of them?

Your family tree might hold more than you bargained for. These 25 surnames are tied to murderers, poisoners and highwaymen from Britain’s darkest history

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4 w. ago Full list of 35 surnames that might mean you're related to the Royal Family

MyHeritage has identified 35 surnames that could suggest a link to nobility - and is giving you the chance to find out if you're related to the Royal Family for free

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