64 h. 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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65 h. ago Hero cop shot by killer who went on the run wants him jailed for life

Raymond McCourt, who murdered a Glasgow newsagent, went on the run from HM Castle Huntly last week.

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3 d. ago Vital clues from Jill Dando's final moments – custom bullet and 'unsurvivable' injury

The 'hard contact' shooting saw the killer press the muzzle of a gun to Jill's head which muffled the sound of the single shot and the killer left, calmly closing he garden gate behind him

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago Doorman jailed for life for frenzied knife murder of estranged wife

Paul Antony Butler, 53, stabbed university lecturer Claire Chick, 48, in a frenzied attack outside her home in Plymouth in January this year

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4 d. ago Woman who sold drugs and spent 12 years in jail turns life around

Candice Gorman of the Recovery Community gave a moving testimony.

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4 d. ago Twisted nurse murdered daughter, 2, in ‘revenge’ for losing custody battle

Nurse Shilyrand Charigwati, 30, was jailed for life at Luton Crown Court after suffocating her two-year-old daughter Roselyn who she had lost custody of months previously

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4 d. ago The 'curse' of the £12m Viking treasure haul: How hapless duo like TV's The Detectorists struck gold

George Powell, a convicted burglar, and Layton Davies, a modest grandfather, were the unlikely pair who were set to walk away with a fortune when they uncovered the treasure.

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6 d. ago Urgent manhunt as convicted killer who shot newsagent in the head escapes from Scottish jail

Raymond McCourt, 59, murdered Khalil Mahmood, a newsagent, by shooting him in the head in 1993 - the public have been advised not to approach him.

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6 d. ago Convicted murderer on run after escaping from Scots prison as public warned 'not to approach'

Raymond McCourt was jailed in 1993 and handed a life sentence after he murdered shopkeeper Khalid Mahmood and shot a police officer.

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1 week ago Our brother was shot and stabbed to death on the street... the police bungled the hunt for his killer

Ola Raji's sisters turned detective after vowing to never give up in their fight for justice following his murder 10 years ago in an an estate in Peckham, south London.

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1 week ago Murderer killed after being smacked over head with dumbbell inside jail gym

John Mansfield was killed while serving a life sentence at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire after he was jailed in 2014 for the murder of his elderly neighbour Ann Alfonso

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1 week ago Murderer John Mansfield killed in prison gym attack with weight 'smashed on head'

Mansfield was jailed for life in 2007, and was serving his sentence at a high-security facility when he was killed.

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1 week ago Convicted murderer John Mansfield killed in brutal attack at high

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for the drug-fuelled murder of his neighbour Ann Alfanso, was set upon at inside HMP Whitemoor, which is near March, Cambridgeshire

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1 week ago Croydon killers who went to pub after their attack are jailed for life

Croydon killers who went to pub after their attack are jailed for life  BBC

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1 week ago Croydon killers who murdered man and ordered Guinness minutes later jailed

David Walcott, 35, and Rammon Mali, 33, have been jailed for life for the murder of Rijkaard Siafa, 22, who was stabbed at least 13 times in Croydon in April last year

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1 week ago Croydon pair jailed for life after knifing man 13 times before heading to pub

The Old Bailey heard David Walcott, 35, and Rammon Mali, 33, had set out with knives in a premediated attack on Rijkaard Siafa, 22.

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1 week ago Killer died from head injury in prison, tests show as murder probe continues

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for murder, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday.

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1 week ago Convicted murderer John Mansfield died of a head injury after being 'attacked by another inmate' in high

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for the drug-fuelled murder of his neighbour Ann Alfanso, 63, was attacked inside HMP Whitemoor, Cambs.

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2 w. ago Tragic final moments of father, 35, stabbed to death over drug

Gregory Marshall, 35, was found collapsed and died in an alleyway in York after he was stabbed in the neck and chest by Ian James Franklin, who has been jailed for life.

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