37 m. 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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77 m. ago Politicians urged to put aside differences and unite to tackle poverty crisis

Daming findings from a health report have found that the poorest Scots are six times more likely to be killed by booze.

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2 h. ago Killer rapist is the seventh inmate executed in Florida this year

Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Tuesday

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2 h. ago Australia mushroom trial live: judge’s charge to Erin Patterson jury continues on day 37

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal mushroom lunch in 2023. Follow liveWe’re waiting for the jury to enter the court room in Morwell.In the meantime, here’s how the trial played out last week during closing submissions: Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Japanese maples will thrive if one £12 item is poured onto soil before July

Japanese maples are beautiful but delicate trees that require special care, and if you are not careful in summer, you could accidentally end up killing them with kindness

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3 h. ago Rapist and killer finally repents as he's executed on death row 30 years later

Thomas Lee Gudinas had been on death row at Florida State Prison near Starke since his conviction in 1995 of the rape and killing of Michelle McGrath in the southeastern state

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3 h. ago Staff praised for doing 'fantastic job' before man executed for raping and killing woman outside bar

A total of 24 men have been put to death in the U.S. this year, with scheduled executions set to make 2025 the year with the most executions since 2015

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5 h. ago Woman who plotted to kill her celebrity hairstylist husband in love triangle with porn star sentenced

Monica Sementelli, 53, got life without parole Monday for planning the 2017 fatal stabbing of her husband Fabio Sementelli, 49

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5 h. ago Prison guard shot dead in 'revenge' for exposing officer's illicit relationship, court hears

Two men, Elias Morgan and Anthony Cleary, are on trial at Preston Crown Court accused of the murder of Lenny Scott, 33, who was shot dead outside a gym last year

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5 h. ago Teen indicted in fatal stabbing of another student at a high school track meet in Texas

A prosecutor says a Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing another student during an altercation at a high school track meet in suburban Dallas has been indicted on a murder charge

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6 h. ago Prison guard shot dead in 'act of revenge after exposing illicit relationship'

Elias Morgan and Anthony Cleary have gone on trial accused of the murder of 33-year-old former prison officer Lenny Scott, who was shot dead outside a gym in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire

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6 h. ago Suspect confesses to crucifying pastor in Arizona home – and had others on hit list

Adam Christopher Sheafe, 51, said he planned to ‘execute’ and ‘crucify’ at least 14 pastors and/or priests in 10 states across the country

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6 h. ago Jill Dando murder major update after bombshell tips as police slammed

Sister of man wrongly jailed for Jill Dando's murder calls for the investigation to be reviewed by another force after Sir Mark Rowley dismissed evidence implicating the Serbian Security Services.

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7 h. ago Drug kingpins made £5m in ten weeks and plotted to murder rival

James Harding enjoyed lavish five-star hotels and drove Bugatti sports cars before their plot came crashing down

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7 h. ago Karmelo Anthony formally charged with MURDER for stabbing Austin Metcalf in high school crime that stunned the country

Karmelo Anthony, the teen who has admitted to stabbing and killing a fellow high school athlete at a track meet in Texas, has been indicted by a grand jury.

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8 h. ago Jill Dando murder major update after bombshell tips as Met Police slammed

Sister of man wrongly jailed for Jill Dando's murder calls for the investigation to be reviewed by another force after Sir Mark Rowley dismisses evidence implicating the Serbian Security Services

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8 h. ago Bryan Kohberger's prison guard named as surprise witness in the Idaho murders trial

The accused killer was held at Monroe County Correctional Facility before being extradited to Idaho to face charges for the murders.

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8 h. ago Former prison officer 'gunned down in revenge plot after exposing behind bars fling between inmate and colleague', court hears

The two men on trial deny the murder of Lenny Scott who was shot six times

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9 h. ago North Carolina shooting victim was hit accidentally when partygoer returned fire, officials say

Authorities in North Carolina say a man killed in a house party shooting that left 11 other people injured was hit inadvertently by a partygoer returning fire at shooters on a nearby hillside

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10 h. ago Does Robert die in Emmerdale? Ryan Hawley character's fate sealed in John twist

Emmerdale's Robert Sugden looked to be in serious danger on the ITV soap on Tuesday night as his killer brother John Sugden loomed over his lifeless body after a drugging

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