4 d. ago "Passenger's 'cheesy' habit behind me on Ryanair flight was gross

Sophie Brame said she could detect a 'cheesy smell' on her flight to Fuerteventura

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6 d. ago Paul Gallagher arrives at court over rape and violent sex offence charges

Noel and Liam Gallagher's older brother, 59, was charged last month with rape, sexual assault, intentional strangulation and making a threat to kill

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1 week ago US woman disguised in niqab whose gun jammed during failed assassination attempt in Birmingham jailed

Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court found the 45-year-old graduate guilty of conspiracy to murder

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1 week ago American hitwoman is jailed for 30 years for trying to shoot dead rival of British thug she had fallen in love with online as part of desperate bid to gain his affection

American Aimee Betro, 45, who wore a niqab in an attempt to disguise her appearance before shooting Sikander Ali, 33, at close range outside his house in 2019, has been jailled for 30 years.

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1 week ago US female assassin jailed for 30 years in UK after botched bid to kill Brit businessman

US citizen Aimee Betro, who failed to carry out an assassination attempt on a shop owner, will now spend 30 years behind bars after being found guilty of conspiracy to murder

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1 week ago US woman who wore niqab disguise before failed murder plot jailed for 30 years

Aimee Betro flew to the UK to carry out the plot in Birmingham, which failed when the gun jammed, allowing the victim to escape.

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1 week ago US woman jailed for 30 years for attempted murder of Birmingham man

Aimee Betro, 45, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder earlier this month after a two-week trialAn American “hitwoman” who attempted to murder a Birmingham business owner before going on the run in Armenia has been jailed for 30 years at Birmingham crown court.Earlier this month, Aimee Betro, 45, from Wisconsin was found guilty of conspiracy to murder, possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and an offence relating to the importation of ammunition into the UK, after a two-week trial. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US woman to be sentenced over failed assassination plot in Birmingham

Aimee Betro’s co-conspirators were sentenced for their part in the revenge murder plot last year.

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2 w. ago She flew into airport 'to celebrate her 40th birthday' but had murder on her mind

Aimee Betro flew to the UK before she tried to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range outside his home in Yardley, Birmingham, on September 7, 2019

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2 w. ago Revealed: How the mother of a US hitwoman helped convict her own daughter for failed assassination plot

Jeanne Johnson, 64, the mother of Aimee Betro, 45, agreed to handover a DNA swab to the FBI when her daughter went on the run following the botched UK hit.

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2 w. ago She flew into Manchester Airport to 'celebrate her birthday', it ended in horror

Aimee Betro took part in a plot to attack a 'rival family'

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2 w. ago Revealed: How a bloody bridal boutique brawl 'over the price of a suit' led to US 'hitwoman' trying to gun down shop keeper in failed transatlantic assassination plot

After hitwoman Aimee Betro was found guilty of trying to shoot dead a man in a Birmingham cul de sac, the bizarre feud which sparked the transatlantic murder plot can be told in full for the first time.

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3 w. ago American tried to assassinate her lover's enemy on Birmingham street wearing flip

Aimee Betro, 45, was found guilty on Tuesday of travelling 4,000 miles from her Wisconsin home to carry out a 'hit' on a man in Birmingham.

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3 w. ago The unrequited love that almost led to murder in cold blood: How US hitwoman's desperate bid for affection from British thug saw her travel across the Atlantic to gun down shopkeeper

Grinning for the camera with a sign supporting her football team - she hardly looks an assassin. Yet Aimee Betro travelled 4,000 miles from the US to carry out a 'hit' on a man

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3 w. ago How US hitwoman hired for UK contract killing failed – dating app, niqab to jammed gun

Besotted Aimee Betro, 45, was recruited by Brit lover Mohammed Nazir and his dad to bump off Birmingham boutique clothing shop boss Sikander Ali but twice botched it - then went on the run for five years

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3 w. ago Woman disguised in niqab guilty of conspiracy to murder in Birmingham

Aimee Betro tried to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range as part of revenge plot in 2019 but gun jammedA would-be killer who tried to shoot a rival at point-blank range while disguised in a niqab has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder.Aimee Betro, 45, who is originally from the US, flew to the UK as part of a revenge plot orchestrated by father and son co-conspirators Mohammed Aslam, 59, and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 31, to attack a family they had been feuding with. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago No evidence Aimee Betro was paid for her role in assassination plot – police

The 45-year-old US citizen claimed to be in love with co-conspirator Mohammed Nabil Nazir, who joined her on a road trip after the bungled shooting.

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3 w. ago Aimee Betro had intention to kill before flying to UK, detectives believe

US woman Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted of conspiracy to murder at Birmingham Crown Court.

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3 w. ago US hitwoman disguised in a niqab is found guilty of trying to assassinate Birmingham businessman after falling for his rival online

Aimee Betro, 45, wore a niqab in an attempt to disguise her appearance before blasting Sikander Ali, 33, at close range outside his house in September 2019.

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3 w. ago US woman found guilty of conspiracy to murder after failed assassination plot

Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.

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