6 h. ago Inside brutal world of prison justice where nonces and murderers are attacked for just £10

A prison insider has lifted the lid on life inside Britain's most brutal jails following attacks on notorious killers like the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe and Ian Huntley

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7 h. ago Prisoner accused of murdering paedo Lost Prophets star Ian Watkins in jail attack REFUSES to appear in court

ONE of Ian Watkins alleged killers has refused to appear in court after he was charged with murdering the paedo Lostprophets star. Watkins, 48, was stabbed in the neck at HMP Wakefield where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences. Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were due to both appear...

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32 h. ago Two inmates charged with murder after paedophile Ian Watkins dies in prison attack

Ian Watkins, 48, died on Saturday after being seriously assaulted at HMP Wakefield

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32 h. ago Two men charged with murder after paedophile Ian Watkins killed in prison attack

Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have now been charged with Watkins' murder, West Yorkshire Police said on Monday. They are both due to appear before Leeds Magistrates Court this morning

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50 h. ago Lostprophets paedo Ian Watkins killed in brutal prison 'attack over protection money'

Rock pervert Ian Watkins, 48, died after being attacked in prison where he was serving a 29-year jail term for multiple sexual offences, including serious crimes against young children and babies

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4 d. ago Man who murdered teenage Syrian refugee detained for minimum of 23 years

Alfie Franco, 20, was found guilty of murder over the ‘pointless, motiveless’ broad daylight attack on Ahmad Al Ibrahim

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4 d. ago Boy, 16, who fled to UK 'for a better life' is murdered days after arriving in horrific town centre attack

Ahmad had only been living in Huddersfield for two weeks, then he was murdered in the most horrific circumstances imaginable

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6 d. ago 'Lender' screamed 'you owe me f*****g money' at alleged murder victim after he was 'kidnapped' and attacked, jury told

Jemma Marshall and her co-defendant Jason Wadsworth deny murdering Martin Shaw

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6 d. ago Man accused of murdering mother and her three children died of heart attack after collapsing in prison minutes after visit from his family, inquest hears

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was due to go on trial later this year for the murders of Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, who died in the blaze last year.

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6 d. ago BBC apologises for calling Hamas's October 7 murderous attacks an 'escalation' on second anniversary of the slaughter

The BBC has apologised after referring to Hamas 's October 7 attacks as an 'escalation' on the second anniversary of the massacre that left more than 1,200 people dead.

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6 d. ago A New Orleans candidate's murder conviction was tossed but the state still challenges his past

A down-ballot race for New Orleans clerk of criminal court has turned personal and contentious, as candidate Calvin Duncan faces attacks over whether he was truly exonerated for murder

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6 d. ago Vulnerable man 'kidnapped and viciously attacked' as money lender enforced debt died two months later, murder trial told

Jason Wadsworth and Jemma Marshall both deny the murder of Martin Shaw

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7 d. ago O'Connor funeral: Mourners gather to say goodbye to family found murdered at home

Heartbroken mourners gathered to honour Mark, Louise and Evan O'Connor - a much-loved Co Louth family who were murdered in a shocking attack at their home last week

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9 d. ago Heartbreaking final phone call of Nova festival victim who rang family to send final message of love after being shot three times by Hamas... only to be executed as her mother could only listen

Libby Cohen Meguri, described by her mother as 'the happiest person this world has ever known,' was one of the 1,200 victims murdered during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

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1 week ago In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but amid rising antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start nowIt was the Jewish New Year last week, when the traditional greeting is shana tova: a good year. This time around, you’d often hear it in adapted form, as Jews wished each other something more modest: “A better year.” As if, given the times we live in, “good” would be too much to ask for; as if we ought to scale down expectations. It turns out we didn’t scale them down enough.I was in synagogue when word spread of the murderous attack at Heaton Park in north Manchester that left two people dead, along with the killer. Yom Kippur is rightly described as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, but it is also a moment of vulnerability. Those who follow tradition, and that includes plenty who wouldn’t describe themselves as believers in God, do not eat or drink for 25 hours; many switch off their phones, and don’t watch TV or listen to the radio; they engag...

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1 week ago Almost £10,000 raised for Jewish community following Manchester synagogue terror attack

'After the horrific, murderous attack on a synagogue in Manchester, it is more important than ever that good people show their support and solidarity with the Jewish community', says the fundraiser

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1 week ago Horrifying murder of entire family with gruesome weapon as killer lived with corpses for days

One of the most gruesome cold cases in history involved an attacker hiding in a families roof for months before brutally murdering all of them and living in their home and eating their food for four more days

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1 week ago Israel warns Labour must end 'toxic wave of antisemitism' in Britain after Manchester synagogue attack

Gideon Sa'ar condemned the 'murderous attack' which took place earlier this morning outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester and claimed the lives of two Jewish people.

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2 w. ago 'Well known' couple and their son are murdered in frenzied knife attack at their home before suspect tells neighbour 'sorry for all the screaming and shouting. It's over now'

Mark O'Connor, 54, his wife Louise, 56, and their 27-year-old son Evan were killed in the early hours of Monday morning at their house in Drumgowna, County Louth, Ireland.

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2 w. ago Southport attack where three young girls were murdered would have been 'severely worse' if door was locked, dance teacher tells public inquiry

Leanne Lucas, who was injured during the attack, was due to give evidence at the Southport Inquiry , but Liverpool Town Hall heard she was 'not fit'.

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