10 h. ago 'I just killed my girlfriend in a hot tub in the garage': Murderer's chilling 999 call is released as he is jailed for life for stabbing partner at least 26 times

Aren Pearson, 41, carried out the frenzied attack on Claire Leveque, 24, while drunk at his mother's home in Shetland, Scotland.

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12 h. ago Killer boyfriend's chilling 999 call after murdering woman in hot tub on Scots island

"I just killed my girlfriend in the hot tub in the garage."

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12 h. ago Evil boyfriend who stabbed woman 26 times in hot tub murder jailed for life

Aren Pearson, 41, has been sentenced to a minimum term of 25 years in prison for murdering Claire Leveque, 24, in Sandness, Shetland, on February 11, 2024

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13 h. ago Killer who murdered girlfriend by stabbing her in hot tub at least 26 times is jailed for life

Aren Pearson, 41, carried out the frenzied attack on Claire Leveque, 24, while drunk at his mother's home in Shetland, Scotland.

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16 h. ago Italian model, 29, who starred in reality TV show is stabbed to death on her balcony 'by boyfriend she was trying to leave' as neighbours describe hearing pleas for help

Pamela Genini, 29, was allegedly knifed at least 20 times on her balcony on Tuesday night by partner Gianluca Soncin, 52.

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58 h. ago Woody Allen breaks silence on ex Diane Keaton's death with touching tribute

Diane Keaton's ex-partner Woody Allen has spoken out for the first time since the death of his longtime muse, who sadly passed away on 11 October aged 79

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4 d. ago In Lewis Cope, Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones finally has the partner she deserves

The Strictly professional has had a run of bad luck and scandals on the show - it’s about time she had a partner who could win, writes Rachel McGrath

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5 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Kai Widdrington has firm backstage rule no one will ever see

Angela Rippon has opened up about her time on Strictly Come Dancing and revealed that her professional partner Kai Widdrington banned the BBC cameras from their rehearsals

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7 d. ago Tourist killed at party mansion where Bonnie Blue filmed '1,000 men' challenge

A gang of laughing robbers have been jailed for life for fatally stabbing a Greek tourist after he visited a multi-billion-pound party mansion linked to an adult star

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8 d. ago Man told 999 'I've just killed my girlfriend in the hot tub' Scots court hears

Aren Pearson denies murder by stabbing Claire Leveque, compressing her neck, and holding her head under water.

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2 w. ago Man, 32, 'breastfed' by woman, 60, in bizarre act to get back at his own mum

Michael Jones from Caernarfon in Wales, breached a restraining order against his ex-partner three times as a court was told that the 32-year-old has 'attachment issues'

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2 w. ago Made In Chelsea's Jessica Woodley welcomes first child with partner Mark Logan

Former Made In Chelsea star Jessica Woodley has become a first time mum after welcoming a son with her partner Mark Logan.

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing’s Amber Davies admits ‘it’s hard’ as she addresses ‘fix’ row

With little time to train, Amber and professional partner Nikita performed a Waltz to When We Were Young by Adele on Saturday night

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2 w. ago Strictly fans hail Karen Carney after former Lioness star's 'incredible' first dance as ex

The former Arsenal star made her dancing debut on the popular prime-time BBC One show alongside her professional partner Carlos Gu - and she didn't disappoint.

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2 w. ago Strictly's Amber Davies seen with pro partner for first time since replacing Dani Dyer

Amber Davies has no time to waste as she is thrown straight into Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals with her pro partner Nikita Kuzmin following Dani Dyer's shock exit

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2 w. ago Strictly's Vicky Pattison jokes it's the 'first time she's danced sober' with dance partner Kai Widdrington as she opens up on training for 'spicy' Cha Cha Cha ahead of first live show

The former Geordie Shore star, 37, joined professional dance partner Kai Widdrington on Lorraine this morning to discuss the behind-the-scenes of their training.

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2 w. ago Venetian Vespers by John Banville review – a haunting honeymoon

This brooding tale of an Englishman’s downfall in fin-de-siècle Venice is memorably eerie – but it’s hard to care about such a pompous protagonistMany years ago, a sober-minded friend warned me off going to Venice for the first time with my then partner. He muttered ominous things about the Venice wobble and the Venice curse. I went anyway and I have to say he had a point. It was autumn and there was something deeply uncanny about the city: fog-bound canals, labyrinthine alleyways, a general sense of decay. If my minibreak had belonged to a literary genre, it wouldn’t have been romance so much as cosmic horror.Fiction, of course, should have prepared me. Couples have been coming unstuck in Venice since Othello and Desdemona. There are the Baxters in Daphne du Maurier’s short story Don’t Look Now, the basis for Nicolas Roeg’s unforgettably creepy film; Mary and Colin in The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan – the city’s not named in the novel, but it’s clearly the setting. And while...

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3 w. ago Historic Scots legal firm sets up new Aberdeen base after agreeing ‘merger’

“Aberdeen has been an area of interest to us for a considerable amount of time” – Lesley Larg, managing partner

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3 w. ago ‘I thought I had it!’: Hodgkinson beaten to 800m gold by Odira as Hunter Bell takes silver

Olympic champion Hodgkinson pipped on home straightKenya’s Odira and GB’s Hunter Bell run personal bestsThese World Athletics Championships witnessed another shock on Sunday as Keely Hodgkinson, Britain’s Olympic 800m champion, had to settle for bronze after a thrilling three-way shootout down the final straight.In front of her – just – was her teammate and training partner, Georgia Hunter Bell, who took silver. It was the first time since 2007, when Christina Ohuruogu won the 400m ahead of Nicola Sanders, that two Britons had made the podium in the same world championship race. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emmerdale's Mike Parr becomes first time dad and confirms 'beautiful' name

Emmerdale's Ross Barton actor Michael Parr has become a first-time dad as he and his partner Isabelle Du Plessis have welcomed their newborn daughter into the world

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