4 d. ago Driver, 20, who inhaled laughing gas moments before he hit and killed cyclist, 81, on pedestrian crossing faces a 'very long time in jail'

Cain Byrne, 20, smashed into Graham Slinn, 81, as he walked across the A57 near Todwick, South Yorkshire beside his bicycle, prosecutor Laura Marshall told Sheffield Crown Court.

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5 d. ago 'Outback killer' to make 'explosive' deathbed declaration after murdering Brit

Bradley John Murdoch has reportedly been moved to palliative care and could make a shocking revelation about the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio before he dies

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5 d. ago New hefty reward offered to find murdered British backpacker's remains

Peter Falconio was shot dead and his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, was bound with cable ties and assaulted by Bradley John Murdoch on a remote Australian highway in 2001

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6 d. ago Huge £240K reward to help find remains of Brit backpacker Peter Falconio

Australian police have announced a huge new reward for any new information that leads to the discovery of British backpacker Peter Falconio's remains

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6 d. ago Australian police offer new reward in bid to find Peter Falconio’s body

Bradley Murdoch is serving a life sentence for killing the British backpacker and attacking his girlfriend, Joanne Lees.

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7 d. ago Australian police offer $500,000 reward in bid to find murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio’s remains

Falconio killed while travelling in Northern Territory with girlfriend Joanne Lees in 2001 but his body has never been foundNorthern Territory police are offering a $500,000 reward for information on the location of the remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio, whose murder in the Australian outback more than 20 years ago captured worldwide attention.In July 2001, Falconio, then 28, was travelling Australia with his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, on a remote stretch of highway about 300km north of Alice Springs in the NT when he was pulled over by Bradley John Murdoch, who said their van might have an engine problem. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Outback killer Bradley John Murdoch transferred from prison to palliative care

The ruthless drug runner spent 20 years in jail for shooting British backpacker Peter Falconio and tying up Mr Falconio's girlfriend Joanne Lees before she made a harrowing escape.

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2 w. ago Car rampage killer was on bail from immigration detention centre, court told

Albanian national Emiljano Kasaj was suffering from severe mental illness when he deliberately used his Mercedes to kill a pedestrian and a cyclist.

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2 w. ago Scientists develop methanol breathalyser that could prevent thousands of poisonings each year

Prototype is able to detect small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breathAustralian researchers have developed a prototype methanol “breathalyser” capable of detecting small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breath.Methanol poisoning is a problem that affects thousands of people every year, killing 20-40% of victims, according to Doctors Without Borders. In November, Australian backpackers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, along with British lawyer Simone White, were among six tourists to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two men appear in court accused of murdering schoolboy pedestrian, 16, killed in 'hit

Zulkernain Ahmed, 20, and Armaan Ahmed, 26, were remanded in custody at Sheffield Magistrates' Court accused of killing Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Al Yazidi.

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3 w. ago British backpacker faces 20 years in jail after being charged over Australia e

Alicia Kemp charged with death by dangerous driving while under influence

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3 w. ago Parents of British backpacker, 24, on trial for 'killing pedestrian when she ploughed into him while riding an e

Alicia Kemp, 24, a psychology graduate from Redditch, Worcestershire, was arrested and charged with riding the e-scooter on a footpath that fatally knocked down 51-year-old engineer Thanh Phan, 51.

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3 w. ago Schoolboy pedestrian, 16, killed in fatal hit and run was 'going to meet father at shops' when he was mowed down by Audi that 'swerved towards e

Abdullah Yaha Al-Zaidy was walking along the pavement when a grey Audi appeared to swerve towards a group of e-bike riders before ploughing into the boy.

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3 w. ago Man, 20, is arrested on suspicion of murder after teenage pedestrian killed and e

The incident, which took place in Sheffield, saw a grey car appear to swerve towards a group of e-bike riders before ploughing into the boy as he walked along the pavement.

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3 w. ago Horrifying moment teenage pedestrian is killed in 'hit and run': Video shows Audi in sickening crash that killed boy, 16, and left e

The incident, which took place in broad daylight, saw a grey car appear to swerve towards a group of e-bike riders before ploughing into the boy as he walked along the pavement.

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3 w. ago British backpacker, 24, killed pedestrian when she ploughed into him while riding an e

A British backpacker allegedly killed a father after ploughing into him while riding drunk on an e-scooter, an Australian court has heard. 

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