66 m. ago Manchester attack latest: David Lammy booed at vigil for synagogue victims

The deputy prime minister was met with cries of ‘shame on you’ as he took to the stage

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3 h. ago Manchester attack latest: One of synagogue victims was shot by armed police as they took down killer

It comes as the family of Jihad Al-Shamie, who is suspected of killing two people at a synagogue, condemned the ‘heinous act’

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5 h. ago ‘He was a model neighbour’: Tributes paid to community spirit of victims of Manchester synagogue attack

One of the victims, Melvin Cravitz, 66, was described by a neighbour as a ‘lovely, lovely bloke’

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5 h. ago Manchester synagogue terror attack: Victim revealed to have been accidentally shot by police as killer's family issue statement

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died after Jihad Al-Shamie drove into a group of people outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue before stabbing a man

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6 h. ago Manchester synagogue terror attack: Victim revealed to have been accidentally shot by police as they tackled terrorist

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died after Jihad Al-Shamie drove into a group of people outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue before stabbing a man

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7 h. ago What we know about the suspect and victims in the Manchester synagogue attack

One of the victims, Melvin Cravitz, 66, was described by a neighbour as a ‘lovely, lovely bloke’

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7 h. ago Victim support group wants urgent talks over 'significant concerns' at Scotland mass prisoner release

Hundreds of prisoners will be released under Scottish Government plans, starting from next month.

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10 h. ago Manchester synagogue terror attack: Chief Rabbi condemns 'unrelenting wave of Jew hatred' as victims are named

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died after Jihad Al-Shamie drove into a group of people outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue before stabbing a man

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3 d. ago ‘Not even animals escape the extreme barbarity’: wildlife caught in Rio’s rampant gun crime

From capuchin monkeys to mantled hawks – Instituto Vida Livre has treated a myriad of shot animals in a city blighted by gun crimeMaria was taking an afternoon stroll through one of Rio’s most desirable neighbourhoods when her life was turned on its head. When she was carried into a nearby clinic, unable to move her legs, doctors suspected she had been electrocuted or mauled by a dog.The X-ray machine revealed a more sinister diagnosis: Maria had been shot, the bullet embedding itself in her spinal cord and leaving her paralysed from the abdomen down. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee

U.S. House members have met in North Carolina's largest city to hear from families of violent-crime victims

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5 d. ago Icelandic lawyer’s bid to speed up huge Scottish courts backlog

VICTIMS of crime face delays of nearly three years for justice in the most serious cases, including murder and rape, as court backlogs continue to grow. The most recent official figures reveal the typical time from offence to verdict in the High Court has risen to 1,032 days, almost double the 520 days recorded before...

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1 week ago 'I chopped off my husband's penis, chucked it out of the car then had Vanity Fair shoot'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Her act of violence was described as something that would "send a chill through every man in the world".

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1 week ago Victims Commissioner: Government must stop stalkers weaponising courts to harass their victims

The UK’s next Victims Commissioner is calling on the government to change the law to stop stalkers from weaponising the courts to continue their campaigns of harassment.

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1 week ago Crime victims' families say Chicago violence is a problem, but sending in troops isn't the answer

Families of some of the victims of violent crime in Chicago say that although it's been a largely intractable problem for the city for decades, they don't think sending in National Guard troops is the answer

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2 w. ago Family of stabbing victim vow he will not be another knife crime statistic

Greater Manchester Police said another 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody for questioning.

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2 w. ago A father nearly died by an assailant’s bullet. He's one of many crime victims US wants to deport

A man detained by authorities days after he nearly died in an Iowa shooting is one of a growing number of crime victims who have been targeted in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration

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2 w. ago Charlize Theron's car is STOLEN from her home as she's latest star caught up in LA crime spree

Charlize Theron's car was reportedly stolen from her Los Angeles home earlier this week on Thursday as she became the latest victim of the city's crime spree. 

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3 w. ago Dirty money clampdown as seized cash and gold watches used for border security

Home Office figures show £285million was seized from criminals in the past year, while compensation paid to crime victims went up by 165% in a year

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3 w. ago Man jailed for attempting to murder victim with crossbow during chase at night in Aberdeen park

Alan Bruce chased his victim through the park and shot him with a crossbow bolt.

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3 w. ago Survivors speak out after Trump dismisses domestic violence crimes: ‘Deeply disturbing’

Trump’s suggestion that domestic violence amounts to a ‘little fight with the wife’ has alarmed advocates while the administration guts federal funding for support groups

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