12 h. ago Erik Menendez smirks while achieving 'top academic excellence' from behind bars as convicted killer awaits crucial decision

New pictures have emerged of Erik Menendez accepting a bachelor's degree from behind bars with top academic honors.

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57 h. ago Florida set to execute man convicted of raping and killing a woman outside of a bar

A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a central Florida bar is scheduled to be executed

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6 d. ago 'My mum bludgeoned my father to death but it left me feeling relieved'

Sally Challen killed her husband Richard after years of horrific abuse and she was sentenced to 22 years behind bars but is now free after her murder conviction was downgraded to manslaughter

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1 week ago Revealed: How Rochdale social services workers failed two teenage girls who were repeatedly raped by Asian men

The case, which concluded on Friday with all seven gang members being convicted of rape, has laid bare the shocking failure of police and social workers to protect their vulnerable young victims.

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1 week ago Ruben Amorim makes crucial Man United striker decision as £38m transfer update given

Inter Milan have reportedly made Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund their top target - with a knock-on impact at Old Trafford outlined.

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1 week ago Billionaire who was convicted of hiding his wife's body in a barricaded room for two months becomes a Sir

Hans Kristian Rausing was so distraught by the passing of his first wife in 2012 that he could not 'confront the reality' of her death and 'could not cope' without her.

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3 w. ago France finally acts to deliver justice in infamous Dreyfus case

More than a century on, the officer who was the victim of antisemitism is in line for a posthumous promotionMore than a century ago he was wrongly convicted of treason in a case that convulsed France and laid bare a rising tide of antisemitism.On Monday, French politicians took the first step towards remedying the injustice – unanimously backing a symbolic effort to promote Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish French army captain, to brigadier general. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Convicted Arizona murderer back behind bars after killing second victim 16 days after release

Clifton Nez Hamalowa , 47, ‘considered a career offender because of his lengthy history of violence’ say prosecutors

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3 w. ago Queen Margaret University named Higher Education Institute of the Year at Herald Awards 2025

Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh has been crowned Higher Education Institute of the Year at the prestigious Herald Higher Education Awards 2025, held in Glasgow on 29th May 2025. Coming in QMU’s 150th anniversary year, this accolade celebrates the institution’s enduring commitment to academic excellence, community engagement, inclusion, innovation and student support.

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4 w. ago 'Limbs in the loch' killer makes new freedom bid 25 years after he raped and killed teenage boy before cutting up his body

William Beggs, 62, was convicted of luring Barry Wallace back to his Kilmarnock home in 1999 where he then killed him, dismembered his corpse and dumped his remains in Loch Lomond.

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4 w. ago Rose West 'can barely walk and has no friends' behind bars as killer feasts on strange breakfast

Rose West has spent almost 30 years behind bars after being convicted of murdering at least 12 women and girls with her evil husband Fred at their home.

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4 w. ago Couple caught in Liverpool parade chaos detail key move which 'saved their lives'

Gary and Jane Barnes believe they escaped with their lives on Monday after making a crucial decision while enjoying the Liverpool FC victory parade that took them out of harm's way

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