36 h. ago How crime boss Jamie Daniel's death led to fresh violence in long

Crime Reporter Norman Silvester's series on the history of Scotland's notorious gangland war today examines the death of crime boss Jamie Daniel and how it led to a fresh wave of violence.

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45 h. ago 'Shock' at lack of kickboxing regulations before tragic death of boy, 15

There were "no guidelines for health and safety" at the kickboxing match that led to Alex's death

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5 d. ago Cartel queenpin dubbed 'The Fat Lady' finally caught after rival's brutal murder

A drug cartel boss known as 'The Fat Lady' has finally been arrested in a huge raid where cops discovered drugs, a gun, and phones - this comes months after a rival crime boss was brutally murdered

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8 d. ago Inside house of horrors where parents starved boy to death with ominous sign on door

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah subjected their son Abiyah to a cruel diet that led to his death - the family lived in squalor with images revealing the shocking state of their home

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8 d. ago Six arrested in dawn raids on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of migrants into UK to work in care homes

An alleged organised crime boss was among those apprehended

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8 d. ago Terrifying rise of fungal infection sweeping US as Kylie Jenner's hair stylist becomes latest victim: Doctors unveil those most at risk

The killer fungi that led to the death of Hollywood stylist Jesus Guerrero is exploding among people who previously have not been at risk.

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8 d. ago Arrest made in shooting that left 1 dead and 11 hurt around North Carolina house party

Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to the death of one person and injuries for 11 others

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8 d. ago Six arrested on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of migrants into UK to work in care homes

An alleged organised crime boss was among those apprehended in a series of dawn raids on Tuesday

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1 week ago Crime scene catharsis: how a darkly comic video game and TV show turned me into a murder clean

Slinging bodies into a pickup as Kovalsky in Crime Scene Cleaner reminded me of Greg Davies in The Cleaner – there is something grimly satisfying about death’s aftermathLately I’ve been playing a new job sim game, Crime Scene Cleaner, while also watching BBC’s comedy series The Cleaner, both of which focus on the aftermath of gruesome murders – sometimes you just need some cosy viewing to take the edge off the day. In the TV show, Greg Davies plays Wicky, the acerbic employee of a government-endorsed clean-up company, while Crime Scene Cleaner’s lead character Kovalsky is a lowly janitor, mopping up blood and disposing of trash to cover up for a mob boss named Big Jim.The crime scenes in both are laughably over the top. Or are they? I’ve never actually seen a real-life murder scene, so perhaps copious blood sprayed over walls and ceilings and the masses of broken furniture is completely normal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Seagulls maimed by psychos luring birds to their death in 'Hansel and Gretel' executions

A leading bird charity is claiming several seagulls have been deliberately led to their death this year by a deeply sinister trend in a number of Welsh villages

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1 week ago Evil dad who tortured son until he couldn't see caged for sick murder

Murtadah Mohammad was sentenced after admitting to a catalogue of horror that led to the death of little Jaevion Riley.

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1 week ago Lyons crime family boss pulls out of gang feud as cops turn up heat

The head of the Lyons family has ordered his men to stand down due to the number of people being arrested by Police Scotland in the last month.

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2 w. ago ‘We’re losing eyes on the coast’: death of Canadian lightkeeper casts doubt on future of shoreside guardians

The keeper’s death led to questions over safety, rattled the tightly knit group of sentinels and renewed de-staffing fearsOn a cloudy but calm morning early in April, a helicopter touched down on a string of remote islands off British Columbia’s Pacific coast. One person alighted; two others climbed onboard and the aircraft rose into the sky.The lone man made his way towards Triple Island lighthouse, an octagonal concrete tower erupting from the trio of islets. Fringed with barnacles, rockweed and algae, the rocky cluster sits midway up Canada’s west coast, a seascape notorious for its battering storms, heavy fog and hostile waters. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tom Hardy reveals the unlikely comedic side to his killer character in Guy Ritchie's 'horribly violent' new series MobLand

In the ten-part Paramount+ drama the actor, 47, plays the fixer to Pierce Brosnan's crime boss Conrad Harrigan and wife Maeve, played by Dame Helen Mirren .

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3 w. ago Moment 'bubbly' prison governor arrested in flat after affair with drug lord unearthed

Kerri Pegg was confronted by cops at her flat in Orrell, near Wigan, where they found a tooth brush and Hugo Boss flip flops with the DNA of her crime boss lover

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3 w. ago ‘Miracle baby’ killed by drug driver in horror car crash was ejected from window

A driver was jailed for 14 years after his awful drug-driving led to the death of a four-month-old baby - Craig Nunn 'deliberately disregarded the rules of the road'

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3 w. ago Prison chief jailed for nine years for relationship with 'Jesse Pinkman' crime boss

Kerri Pegg was described as a rising star in the Prison Service after quickly climbing the career ladder from graduate entrant to prison governor in just six years

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3 w. ago Prison governor jailed after taking £12k Mercedes from drug gang lover she let out early

Kerri Pegg, 42, swapped her Honda Jazz for a £12,000 Mercedes C class car, paid for by 34 kilos of amphetamines by Anthony Saunderson, a major organised crime boss, who is now serving 35 years behind bars.

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3 w. ago 'Rising star' prison chief jailed over link to gangster who ran drugs lab from Welsh cottage

Kerri Pegg had a relationship with crime boss Anthony Saunderson, known to associates as fictional gangsters 'Jesse Pinkman' or 'Tony Soprano'

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3 w. ago Prison governor jailed over relationship with ‘Jesse Pinkman’ drug boss

Kerri Pegg, 42, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Friday.

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