26 h. ago Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple killed in house fire

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly couple, aged in their 80s and 90s, died in a house fire in Alton, Hampshire, this week

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33 h. ago Passengers encouraged to get off hot train to get some air are left stranded

The group of passengers - which included an elderly couple - were 'flabbergasted' after the blunder saw them left at Swindon station, more than 130 miles away from their destination.

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50 h. ago Owner of XL Bully which savaged elderly couple's dog to death had already been 'warned'

Callum Bridge-Banks now faces sentencing at a later date after he admitted owning the XL Bully which attacked Jean Scott and killed her beloved Yorkshire terrier

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3 d. ago Bogus workman forces elderly couple into care home after swiping roof repair cash

The bogus roofer took thousands of pounds never returned after carrying out a minor repair.

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4 d. ago Antiques Roadshow guests are left disappointed after learning the shock price of their ancient bronzed item

An elderly couple had hope their artefact could be worth thousands but they were quickly humbled down by an expert's verdict in a repeated episode aired on Sunday.

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6 d. ago Elderly British couple imprisoned by the Taliban left 'weeping' after being 'interrogated' dozens of times in Afghanistan's most notorious prison as daughter reveals deep concern for 'frail' mother

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, in central Afghanistan, in February.

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8 d. ago Scots traveller wrongly deported from Norway after border police passport bungle

The measure seems to fly in the face of the actual stipulations laid out by the Schengen Borders Code.

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8 d. ago British tourist wrongly deported from EU country after border police passport bungle

The British traveller was on their way to visit the Scandi country when they were told their passport was invalid - despite it being issued within the last 10 years and remaining in date

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1 week ago Wannabe scammer, 26, who pretended to be Home Office fraud expert to con elderly couple out of £4,000 is jailed

Abdi Ali (pictured), of the town of Northolt, Ealing, called a woman in her eighties, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, in September 2023, pretending to be a Home Office employee called 'Jason'.

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1 week ago Wannabe scammer, 26, who pretended to be Home Office fraud expert to con elderly couple out of £4,000 is jailed

Abdi Ali (pictured), of the town of Northolt, Ealing, called a woman in her eighties, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, in September 2023, pretending to be a Home Office employee called 'Jason'.

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2 w. ago Is this Britain's most stupid burglar? Career criminal caught after leaving telltale item in student house he raided

Bungling Barry Lowery handed police the golden opportunity to catch him. He has robbed dozens of student houses in of Durham over the last 31 years, so was already a prime suspect.

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2 w. ago 'Bungling police looking for my missing son made one fatal mistake

Christine Durrand's son Steven vanished without a trace but she can't be sure the police have properly investigated and says she's still waiting for him to call

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2 w. ago Man charged after police find cannabis during search of Alexandria property

A 24-year-old man has been charged after police recovered cannabis from a property in the Tullichewan Drive area of Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire.

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2 w. ago The TRUTH behind the 'pettiest neighbours ever': How family's clash with elderly couple next door saw fir tree completely chopped in half... but has peace finally broke out?

MailOnline can reveal the full story of what really happened: how the tree came to be attacked so drastically - and how a fragile peace was finally achieved in Brier Close in Sheffield.

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3 w. ago Police looking for drugs raid home of elderly couple who 'have the heating on all the time'

Mavis and Barry Lovelock were just finishing their breakfast when police swarmed their home looking for cannabis after a tip-off

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3 w. ago Bungling police raid 'terrified' elderly couple's home in search for cannabis farm after thermal camera mistook the heating in terraced home for drugs den

Pensioners Barry and Mavis Lovelock were finishing their breakfast when officers stormed in because a helicopter camera had mistakenly identified their home as a potential cannabis grow.

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3 w. ago Fears British pensioner held by the Taliban along with his wife could die before he is released as family issues health update

The daughter of an elderly British couple imprisoned in Afghanistan for unclear reasons says that she worried her parents could die in jail as their health deteriorates. 

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4 w. ago Husband and wife found dead in Oldham reservoir car wreck named as 'caring' pensioners

An elderly couple who were found dead in a car that was pulled from Crook Gate Reservoir in Oldham over the weekend have been named as police investigate how their vehicle entered the water

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