26 h. ago Bungling cops didn’t tell me my son, 20, had died in crash – I never got to say goodbye now it’s all been brought back

A GRIEF-stricken dad whose son was misidentified by bungling cops says the memories were "brought back" by a similar heartbreaking case. Cameron Crawford never got to say goodbye to his son George after the 20-year-old was wrongly identified as his pal following a fatal car crash. Talented horseman George had picked up his friend's wallets...

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32 h. ago Wicker review – Olivia Colman is smelly fisherwoman falling for wicker man in uneven fable

Sundance film festival: an inventively made fantasy boasts eye-catching premise and typically rewarding performance from Oscar-winner but something’s missingIn terms of attention-demanding loglines, this year’s Sundance has a few. There’s body horror Saccharine, about a diet craze that involves eating human ashes, midnight movie Buddy, about a Barney-esque kids TV star who starts murdering children and then there’s Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant which, well, you can probably imagine.But the annual “wait, what?” prize easily goes to offbeat fable Wicker, the story of a smelly spinster fisherwoman who commissions herself a husband made of, that’s right, wicker. While the film does have its expected amount of audience-provoking moments – wicker-fucking bringing the most noise both on and off the screen – to its credit, there’s an attempt to give us more than just easy shock value, something that can’t always be said for films in this often tedious category. Writer-directors Alex Huston Fische...

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39 h. ago I found out mum had been ‘murdered’ in Facebook posts thanks to bungling cops I then had to ID her by pics of tattoos

A DAUGHTER found out her mum had been murdered on Facebook due to bungling cops - then had to ID her using photos of her tattoos, she claims. Karen Bassett’s beloved mother Ann Green, 61, was found dead at her home in Bromyard, Herefordshire, on September 27 - having suffered horror head and chest injuries....

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3 d. ago Mum, 45, accused of helping son clean up murder scene is refused bail

Jamie Love has been charged with the murder of Kathryn Parton while his mother Suzanne is accused of perverting the course of justice and assisting offenders

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3 d. ago Mum accused of helping son clean up bloody murder scene denied bail

Suzanne Love allegedly helped her son to clean up evidence after a woman was found beaten to death in her home.

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3 d. ago Family pay heartbreaking tribute to ‘beautiful’ mum as estranged husband charged with murder

Tania Williams, 49, was found fatally injured in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk just before midnight on Saturday, January 17 - her estranged husband, Raymond Williams, 61, has now been charged on suspicion of murder

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4 d. ago Colin Hay ‘strenuously disapproves’ use of Down Under at March for Australia rallies

Former Men at Work frontman, who was born in Scotland and emigrated to Australia, tells anti-immigration protestors, ‘Go write you own song, leave mine alone’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFormer Men at Work frontman Colin Hay has disavowed the use of the band’s 80s anthem Down Under by Australian anti-immigration protesters, saying the song “does not belong to those who attempt to sow xenophobia”.In a post to his Facebook and Instagram accounts, the singer-songwriter singled out anti-immigration group March for Australia, who have organised marches around the country on 26 January under the slogan “Our national identity will not be erased”.Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Florida police turn up at woman’s home after she criticized mayor in Facebook post

A Florida woman recorded the moment police turned up at her door to question her about a Facebook post she made regarding the mayor.

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6 d. ago Man, 53, accused of blowing up Ulez camera with explosive 'thought he was being arrested by "Facebook police" for posts', court hears

Kevin Rees was detained by counter-terrorism officers after the 'low-sophistication' device exploded in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup on December 6, 2023.

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6 d. ago Mum drank with teacher who murdered her son in 'sex game' as his body lay metres away

Yvonne Valentine admitted she was invited to drink with Fiona Beal just moments after Yvonne's son Nick was killed in a sex game — as the murderer relaxed and laughed with his mum

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6 d. ago Yorkshire Ripper victim's son relives 'unimaginable' terror 50 years after mum murdered

For five decades Neil Jackson has been grieving his 'amazing mam', but now he is planning to be reunited with her in death. He wants to make sure he has a plot near her grave in Leeds

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6 d. ago Yorkshire Ripper didn’t just murder my mum, he killed my entire family what police revealed about her death broke us

NEIL Jackson's world came crashing down fifty years ago today when the police knocked on his door to reveal his mother had been murdered - by the Yorkshire Ripper. He was just 17 when he had to identify his mum, Emily Jackson’s body, after she was killed by Peter Sutcliffe. Five decades on, retired roofer...

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8 d. ago Heinous ordeal of young mum stabbed 11 times before ex sexually abused her corpse

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT A devoted mum has been brutally murdered by her estranged husband, who made a calculated plot to attack knowing she'd be alone. What happened next was unthinkable

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8 d. ago Child's last words to mum before dad forced them to take part in her brutal murder

A dad groomed his child into helping him kill his wife - the child's mother - and the twisted killing saw him nearly get away with the planned attack on her after asking the child for a 'favour'

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1 week ago Jimmy Mizen’s killer duped Marcus Rashford into posing for photo as parole board blocks move to open prison over lies

ENGLAND footie star Marcus Rashford was duped into posing alongside the masked murderer of teenager Jimmy Mizen. In the black and white snap the England striker is seen ­sitting alongside balaclava-clad rapper Jake Fahri. The mum of murdered Jimmy told of her sadness that Rashford was tricked into posing for the picture with her son’s...

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1 week ago 'My father used me in plot to murder my mum and ruined my life'

Robert Rhodes thought he had got away with murdering his wife after he was cleared previously but was jailed for life today after his child revealed they were used in the 'wicked' plot

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1 week ago Mum 'deliberately shook' daughter, 2, leaving her with fatal head injuries, murder trial told

Morsal Mohammed Naim, 32, denies murder following the death of Omra Wali Jan

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1 week ago Mum killed ‘severely disabled’ daughter, 8, and took her own life in tragic murder

A MUM killed her disabled eight-year-old child and then took her own life, a coroner's court has heard. Martina Karos, 40, killed her blind, non-verbal daughter and herself in their home with toxic carbon monoxide. Emergency services raced to their home in Kersal, Salford after reports that Eleni Edwards, 8, hadn't gone to school. After...

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1 week ago Killer murdered mum then put corpse in cupboard so maggots wouldn't infest home

An Essex woman who murdered both of her parents and lived with their bodies for four years happily told arresting officers 'Cheer up, at least you've caught the bad guy'

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1 week ago Giant 6ft 9in necrophiliac killer 'kept victim's head for sex games' before murdering mum

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS. Edmund Kemper III was a giant of a man, standing at 6ft 9in, and he was also a necrophiliac serial killer who would eventually mutilate his victims in the most grisly of ways

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