9 h. ago Husband of Brit woman 'murdered' in France slams her 'complete betrayal'

Mum-of-four Karen Carter, 65, was found dead outside her property in Tremolat, southwestern France after suffering multiple stab wounds - her husband said police discovered she was having an affair

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10 h. ago Man, 49, charged with murdering woman and trying to kill five others including child after 'hit and run attacks' in Rochdale

Keith Micheal Knight, 49, of no fixed abode, was arrested after a black BMW was driven into people at two locations in Rochdale, Greater Manchester on Saturday afternoon.

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11 h. ago Man charged with murder and attempted murder after collisions in Rochdale which left woman dead

Keith Micheal Knight will appear in court today

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15 h. ago French village where British woman Karen Carter was fatally stabbed is scene of cult murder film

Karen Carter, 65, died in the Dordogne village of Trémolat

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18 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: medical staff reveal differing severities of illness of each guest at fateful mushroom lunch

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson says late wife Heather ‘fairly excited’ about lunchThe examination now turns to the invite for the mushroom lunch.There was no reason for the lunch.... We were very happy to be invited. It seemed like maybe our relationship with Erin was going to improve.Just seemed like a normal person to me... when we met, seemed quite friendly. We never had arguments or disputes.She just seemed like an ordinary person. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: mushroom cook plated all beef wellingtons despite family offering to help, only survivor of lethal lunch tells court

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson says late wife Heather ‘fairly excited’ about lunchThe examination now turns to the invite for the mushroom lunch.There was no reason for the lunch.... We were very happy to be invited. It seemed like maybe our relationship with Erin was going to improve.Just seemed like a normal person to me... when we met, seemed quite friendly. We never had arguments or disputes.She just seemed like an ordinary person. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: mushroom cook was ‘very reluctant’ for guests to look in pantry, surviving guest of lethal lunch tells court

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson says late wife Heather ‘fairly excited’ about lunchThe examination now turns to the invite for the mushroom lunch.There was no reason for the lunch.... We were very happy to be invited. It seemed like maybe our relationship with Erin was going to improve.Just seemed like a normal person to me... when we met, seemed quite friendly. We never had arguments or disputes.She just seemed like an ordinary person. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Woman charged with murder following horror stabbing in flat pictured for the first time

Liam Collier tragically died despite the best efforts of paramedics after the incident.

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37 h. ago Wife’s affair a ‘complete betrayal’, says husband of British woman murdered in France

Karen Carter, 65, was stabbed eight times and killed on her driveway in the French village of Trémolat last week

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42 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: mushroom cook described estranged husband as ‘coercive’ and in

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, was in the court room in Morwell last week for the first week of Erin Patterson’s murder trial.Catch up on his report on the first week of the trial: Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: estranged husband Simon gives evidence in mushroom murder trial

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Nanette Rogers SC is now re-examining Simon.Simon says his mother agreed to not read the messages sent from Erin to reduce anxiety she had been diagnosed with encephalitis. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: estranged husband Simon to resume evidence in mushroom murder trial

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The jury has entered the courtroom for day five of the trial.Erin Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is continuing his cross-examination of Simon Patterson, Erin’s estranged husband.The court was shown text messages where Simon and Erin communicated about her “forgotten” invitation to her mother-in-law’s 70th birthday. Simon said at this point in time there was “tension” in Erin’s relationship with his parents and between the pair.Simon told the court Erin had “struggled” with mental illness and postnatal depression after the birth of their first child.Simon said his estranged wife “hates” hospitals as he was asked about her discharging herself from Leongatha hospital against medical advice following the lunch. Continue ...

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47 h. ago Murder charge laid over death of woman initially thought to have accidentally drowned while kayaking

A man has been arrested and charged for murder and fraud over a horror incident that happened four years ago.

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55 h. ago Woman dies as man arrested on suspicion of murder in Rochdale car collision

The woman was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in Whitworth Road, Rochdale

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55 h. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder after death of woman in Rochdale collision

A 49-year-old male driver has now been arrested on suspicion of murder and remanded into custody, Greater Manchester Police said.

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55 h. ago Woman dies and man arrested on suspicion of murder after car ploughs into multiple pedestrians in Rochdale

The incident was not related to the counter-terrorism arrests made across Greater Manchester

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3 d. ago Woman, 39, arrested on suspicion of murder after stabbing at block of flats

The incident occurred in Haydock yesterday evening (May 2)

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3 d. ago Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after man stabbed to death in flat

A man has died after being stabbed inside a flat in Merseyside — as a woman is arrested on suspicion of murder.

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3 d. ago Woman arrested on suspicion of murder as man stabbed to death in Haydock

Merseyside Police attended reports of an incident inside a block of flats on Sherlock Avenue in Haydock at around 10.25pm yesterday

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4 d. ago Woman arrested in connection with Brit mother, 65, who was knifed to death in 'frenzied' attack is released without charge

The 69-year-old woman was originally held following the suspected murder of Karen Carter, 65, in the south western village of Trémolat, in the Dordogne region, east of Bordeaux.

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