3 h. ago Double murderer tells Dan Walker he is terrified by 'nightmare' every night on death row

Charles Thompson, who has been on Death Row for 25 years, spoke out about his life behind bars and his actions that lead him to be sentenced to death for murder

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15 h. ago Husband butchered wife and left her in bin before £23k shopping spree with her credit card

Jack Potter, 72, has been sentenced to 15 years-to-life in state prison for the 2003 murder of his wife, Laurie Diane Potter in California, USA before dumping her legs in a bin

Economics

16 h. ago Awful final photo of autistic boy, 4, tortured to death by dad's girlfriend...as she turns on waterworks in court

The tears of Crystal Stephens, 48, didn't prevent a judge from sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the savage murder of little Brandon Steckler Jr.

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60 h. ago Michigan school shooter loses appeal in bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths

A Michigan court says it won’t accept an appeal from a school shooter who was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for killing four students and wounding others

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5 d. ago Emmanuel College admissions official accused of attempting to pay applicant, 17, for sex

The charge of attempted sex trafficking of a minor carries a sentence of 10 years to life in prison

Politics

6 d. ago Holly Willoughby murder plotter had over '130 other names' on chilling list of targets

Philip Grindell, who served 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, offered his views on the investigation into Gavin Plumb, who was given a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years in jail last year for his Holly Willoughby plot

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7 d. ago Inside Gavin Plumb's TV appearance before Holly Willoughby kidnap and murder plot

Holly Willoughby's kidnap and murder plotter Gavin Plumb made an appearance on TV before his wicked plan came to light as he was handed a life sentence last year

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7 d. ago Man who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby had '130 other names on his target list'

Philip Grindell, who served 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, shared his thoughts on the investigation into Gavin Plumb, who was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years in jail last year for his Holly Willoughby plot

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8 d. ago London hospital gene therapy breakthrough gives boy with ‘death sentence’ disease a normal life

Eisa Hussein took part in a clinical trial testing the new gene therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital

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8 d. ago Boy with ‘death sentence’ disease living a normal life after breakthrough gene therapy

Four-year-old Eisa can now play football and go to school – things his family feared he may never do

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8 d. ago Breakthrough gene therapy gives boy with ‘death sentence’ disease a normal life

Eisa Hussein took part in a clinical trial testing the new gene therapy.

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8 d. ago Boy, 4, given 'death sentence' from rare disease receives incredible breakthrough

Eisa Hussain was given a devastating diagnosis after his dad says he "didn't seem right"

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1 week ago Essex Millionaire Murders: Handyman's twisted web of lies who posed as fake doctor before poisoning couple

Luke D'Wit created more than 20 fake personas to spin a web of lies before using fentanyl to fatally poison Carol and Stephen Baxter at their home. In 2024 he was sentenced to life in prison

Society

1 week ago Murderer jailed for life after killing 'gentle giant' and making 999 call

A murderer who dialled 999 to calmly report he had killed his friend has been handed a life sentence.

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1 week ago Judge's five words to dangerous teen after stabbing man in back outside pub

George Bennett, 19, has been spared a life sentence but was jailed for stabbing a man in the back outside a Southport pub - his victim was left with a collapsed lung

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1 week ago Judge tells knife thug 'you're lucky he didn't die' after sickening attack outside pub

George Bennett, 19, who has a history of violent offending, was warned he faced a life sentence after he knifed Reece Ashall in the back outside a Southport pub

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1 week ago Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face life in prison under new UK law

Currently, reckless cyclists face a maximum two-year sentence under Victorian-era laws dating back to the 1860s

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2 w. ago Cyclists who kill pedestrians to face life sentences under new laws to close legal loophole that saw riders charged as though they were on horse drawn carriages

The Crime and Policing Bill, would see death by dangerous cycling aligned with current motoring laws under amendments tabled on Thursday, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).

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2 w. ago Gunman who killed seven from rooftop during July 4 parade is sentenced to life in prison

Judge calls Robert Crimo ‘irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible, irreparably corrupt and beyond any rehabilitation’

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2 w. ago Murderer who strangled a foster mother to death before ringing sex lines from her phone is found dead in prison

Gareth Dack was branded 'perverted and disgusting' by Mrs Justice Whipple when he was handed a life sentence for the 2016 murder of Hartlepool grandmother Norma Bell, who was 79.

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