3 h. ago Chilling remark Karen Matthews made about her missing daughter Shannon that showed truth behind evil kidnap

Matthews, from Dewsbury, Yorkshire, was dubbed 'Britain's worst mother' after engineering a plot with Michael Donovan, the uncle of her then-boyfriend, to kidnap nine-year-old Shannon.

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5 h. ago Karen Matthews' paedophile ex boyfriend flees home after graffiti appears

Convicted sex offender Craig Meehan has fled his home, neighbours have said

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13 h. ago Man who investigated Shannon Matthews case describes moment he realised the truth

The search for Shannon Matthews, nine, became a major missing person police operation and, after several weeks, she was found at an address in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

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15 h. ago Neighbour shocked by Karen Matthews' comments prior to Shannon's kidnapping revelation

A new two-part documentary looking at the Shannon Matthews kidnapping case is available on Prime Video.

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16 h. ago Missing Claire Bennett: Fears grow after mum's bag found as daughter issues plea

Police have launched an urgent search for 49-year-old mum Claire Bennett, whose bag was discovered in a park by a viaduct after she vanished in Cornwall on Monday

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17 h. ago Grieving mother discovers body of daughter, 7, found with missing tongue and throat after autopsy

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The horrific story has emerged out of Taiwan, leaving many in the East Asian country looking for answers as to why the girl's body was not returned to its original state

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17 h. ago 'I was neighbours with Karen Matthews and one casual comment horrified me'

When Karen Matthews reported her nine-year-old Shannon Matthews missing after failing to return home after a swimming lesson, her neighbour Petra Jamieson supported her throughout the ordeal until casual remark left her horrified

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18 h. ago CCTV released in hunt for missing mother, 49, who was last seen at train station

Claire Bennett, 49, was last heard from at around 1.30pm on Monday before vanishing in Cornwall.

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25 h. ago Shannon Matthews' mum Karen assaulted in prison as pal shares shocking details about jail stint

Karen Matthews friend Julie Bushby opened up on This Morning about her friend's eight years in prison following her conviction of kidnapping her daughter Shannon in 2008

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27 h. ago Shannon Matthews' mum Karen 'black and blue' in prison as friend gives update

Karen Matthews' friend Julie Bushby has revealed that she would visit her during her prison stint after she was found guilty of kidnapping her daughter Sharon

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27 h. ago Shannon Matthews' mum Karen's life in prison as friend shares shocking details

Karen Matthews' friend Julie Bushby has revealed that she would visit her during her prison stint after she was found guilty of kidnapping her daughter Sharon in 2008

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52 h. ago Karen Matthews's paedo ex flees home as graffiti pictured on house 25 yards from nursery

Craig Meehan, 39, had been living in a semi-detached, council-owned bungalow in Paddock, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, just 25 yards from a nursery for the last two years, neighbours claim

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60 h. ago Which soap star missed 15 calls from the school when her daughter broke her arm? DOLLY JONES reveals an ultimate parenting fail

I felt vindicated in particular by one Army officer who told me she'd postponed her toddler's birthday to make it to a meeting. I'm still cringing years after having done the same thing.

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8 d. ago Princess Diana’s brother stays silent over daughter’s engagement amid family rift rumours

Charles Spencer has remained silent on the surprise engagement of his daughter Lady Eliza Spencer after previously missing the wedings of his other daughters, Kitty and Amelia

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3 w. ago 'I may have missed the Oasis concert, but I gained a daughter'

Faye Williams went into labour just minutes before Oasis were due onstage

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3 w. ago Inside horror house where grandparents beat a toddler to death: Despicable abuse and starvation was missed by social services, daughter reveals

Harrowing video footage, filmed just ten days before Ethan's death, shows him walking with a strange, knock-kneed gait and falling over, barely able to hold up his own head.

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3 w. ago Inside horror house where grandparents beat a toddler to death: Despicable abuse and starvation missed by social services, as daughter reveals

Harrowing video footage, filmed just ten days before Ethan's death, shows him walking with a strange, knock-kneed gait and falling over, barely able to hold up his own head.

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4 w. ago Man gets 65 years in prison for killing Connecticut mom whose daughter remains missing

A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for beating his girlfriend to death in 2019

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