44 h. ago Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86

Writer used his experience reporting on De Gaulle’s France to plot his thriller, and continued to draw on real-world research for subsequent bestsellersFrederick Forsyth, the author who turned his adventures as a journalist and work with MI6 into bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness aged 86.Forsyth brought a reporter’s eye to his fiction, transforming the thriller genre with a series of novels including The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File and The Dogs of War. Combining meticulous research with firecracker plots, he published a series of novels that sold more than 75m copies around the world, and won him honours including a CBE in 1997 and the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger award. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Desperate last moments of Fred and Rose West's victims revealed in horror cellar finds

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Sadistic killers Fred and Rose West deliberately transformed their foul-smelling basement into a sordid sex dungeon, where they would carry out depraved acts against their victims

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6 d. ago Escort found beheaded after fearing for her life as suspect says 'she blackmailed me'

Police discovered an escort who was beheaded near an abandoned farmhouse – with part of her body completely burned – miles away from the scene of the crime buried in brambles

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8 d. ago Fred and Rose West’s daughter 'played dress up in victim’s clothes'

Fred and Rose West's daughter Mae, has spoken out about the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her parents, including how she was forced to play dress-up in their victims' clothes

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8 d. ago Fred and Rose West's paedophile son's fiancee opens up on life with evil in

Emma Bradley, the fiancee of serial killer Rose West's paedophile son Stephen, has spoken out about her relationship with the West family and her plans to marry Stephen

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9 d. ago Rose West has a new granddaughter as paedophile son has baby with former model

Fred and Rose West's son Stephen has welcomed a baby daughter with his fiancée Emma Bradley - but his mother, who is serving a whole life order, won't meet the little girl

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1 week ago Prisoners 'plotted to kill Rose West with pool balls' before fellow serial killer's threat

Evil Rose West has been behind bars since 1995 for torturing and murdering 10 women and girls alongside husband Fred West - she is said to be deeply unpopular in prison

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2 w. ago Woman texted her mum saying 'I've done something awful' after committing brutal crime

She fatally stabbed her husband in the neck but called her mum minutes later saying she had 'done something awful' - she has since been sentenced for fifteen years

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2 w. ago Woman commits horror crime then texts 'Mum, I've done something awful'

Christine Kekkonen, 37, fatally stabbed her husband Henri, 41, in the neck but called her mum minutes later saying she had 'done something awful'

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2 w. ago Chilling home video shows Fred West and his wife Rose smiling as they cycle in the countryside with their children

The eerie footage, seen publicly for the first time, features in Netflix 's new three-part documentary which goes behind the scenes to reveal how the depraved couple's horrific crimes were uncovered.

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2 w. ago Inside Fred West's chilling past life in Glasgow and the three Scottish victims he killed

Fred and Rose West are known to have killed at least 12 women but it's highly speculated that the evil pair are behind even more deaths with suspicions that Fred could be responsible for the disappearance of four Glasgow girls who went missing while he lived in the area in the 1960s.

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3 w. ago Emmerdale Aidan Moore's true identity revealed as clue in credits 'confirms' huge secret

Aidan Moore finally woke up on Emmerdale this evening, just as John Sugden thinks he's managed to get away with another crime - but is it all as it seems?

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3 w. ago Fred and Rose West's 'House of Horrors' today as locals haunted by 'strange energy'

Fred and Rose West's "House of Horrors" at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, was demolished in 1996 and the land was turned into a walkway, but locals say they still feel a "strange energy"

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3 w. ago Fred and Rose West's 'House of Horrors' as whips and tie used in murders goes on display

Tourists interesting in viewing torture items used by twisted serial killers Fred and Rose West can now see whips and even a tie used in a murder displayed in a new exhibition

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3 w. ago Families living on road where Fred and Rose West carried out their crimes say area is still plagued by stigma and antisocial behaviour

The house of horrors at 25 Cromwell Street was demolished-but for some of those who remain, the emotional and mental scars are as strong as ever.

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3 w. ago Netflix drops another Fred and Rose West series after renewed interest in TV drama

Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story has been a huge hit for Netflix and it's now been followed by the streaming service adding ITV's drama Appropriate Adult

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3 w. ago 'I was one of the few people to visit Fred and Rose West's house

Fred West's 'appropriate adult' has revealed how one thing about the Wests' home lingered in her memory after she became one of the few people to set foot inside the home, not long after their murders were uncovered

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3 w. ago Residents of Cromwell Street still haunted by Fred and Rose West as 'stigma' remains

A new documentary has been released which delves into the horrors behind Fred and Rose West's crimes

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3 w. ago Fred and Rose West's neighbours say horror Cromwell Street 'painted in a bad light'

Fred and Rose West's neighbours living on Cromwell Street feel local authorities 'should have done more' to support those left behind after the pair's heinous crimes

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3 w. ago Rose West's bizarre reaction when told serial killer husband Fred had died

A former prison governor has shared her belief that Rose West had immediately planned to pin hers and her husband's murders solely on Fred West when she was informed of his death

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