9 h. ago Inside chilling mind of dad who 'forced kids on torture hike and left them alone to die'

A father allegedly dragged his three children up a dangerous mountain and abandoned them in death-defying conditions. Experts have delved into what could have been going through his mind on that fateful day

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33 h. ago Death in the desert: Cryptocurrency fraudster and his wife flaunted their private jet Dubai lifestyle... only to be kidnapped by Russian crooks who made them watch each others' torture and execution

When Roman Novak, 38, and his wife Anna, 37, got into a car bound for Hatta, they could not have known they were heading toward one of the most gruesome murder cases modern Russia has seen.

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48 h. ago Student 'tortured and burned alive by sick thieves for dad's cryptocurrency riches'

A 21-year-old student who confided in a uni pal about his rich dad ended up allegedly tortured then burned alive as his attackers forced him to reveal his Ukrainian dad's secret passwords

Society

66 h. ago ‘Constant stimulation, dopamine overload’: how EsDeeKid and UK underground rap exploded on a global scale

With an experimental and maxed-out sound, bold new MCs are emerging from all corners of the UK – and with US rap in the doldrums, the time is ripe for another British InvasionIt’s early November and London’s Electric Ballroom is heaving. The warm-up DJ drops Fetty Wap’s 2014 smash Trap Queen, and the young crowd, a fair portion of whom were in primary school when the tune first came out, roar every word. They’re clad in baggy skatewear, with distressed, monochromatic union jacks plastered across hats and jackets. A coat sails across the room: someone is going home chilly tonight, but that’ll be the last thing on their mind as Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid, one of the fastest-rising musicians in the world, explodes on to the stage.Wrapped in a hooded cloak and spinning like a twig in a hurricane, he grabs the mic and snarls: “Are you ready for rebellion?”, his distinctive scouse accent battling a storm of apocalyptic bass and John Carpenter-esque horror synths. Behind him, projections fl...

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3 d. ago Utah dad who 'tortured' his three young kids by dragging them on perilous nine

Micah Smith, 31, who is locked up after taking his three young kids on a dangerous hike, allegedly attacked his wife with a hatchet just weeks after his children were hospitalized.

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3 d. ago My son Antonio, 15, died with blood on his sheets and no privacy – NHS doctors failed him again and again

ANTONIO Galisi-Swallow was just 15 when he died in full view of strangers on a crowded hospital ward, his bedsheets covered in blood. The teen, from Rotherham, had only just undergone major open-heart surgery - but within days, his mum and dad were forced to watch him pass away. Antonio, who had Down syndrome, autism...

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4 d. ago Crypto scammer and wife 'encased in concrete and buried in desert' after brutal murder

Roman Novak and his wife Anna were allegedly kidnapped, tortured and murdered in the United Arab Emirates before being encased in concrete and buried in the desert

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4 d. ago Cryptocurrency fraudster and his wife 'watched each other being tortured to death after kidnappers failed to access their £380million'

Roman Novak and his wife Anna vanished on October 2 after being lured to the Hatta resort area, around 80 miles from Dubai, by criminals pretending to be potential investors.

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9 d. ago Daughter of Scot in coma in Turkey left sickened by deep fake scammers asking for cash

A vile fake fundraiser has forced Teigan McMahon to pause donations for her critically ill dad after scammers stole their story and images online.

Politics

1 week ago Utah dad is charged with TORTURE because he took his three children on hike that left youngsters lost and scared

Micah Smith, 31, was arrested on Tuesday, more than a month after he took his kids. aged two, four and eight, on a harrowing trek through the Broads Fork Trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

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1 week ago Shocking moment dad walks out on pregnant partner after discovering baby’s gender forcing mum to beg strangers for money

A GENDER reveal is supposed to be a day celebrating the upcoming birth of a new tot, and finding out its gender. But one woman has caught the shocking moment her gender reveal didn't quite go to plan. Aaliyah Soto, from the US, took to social media to share her gender reveal for her unborn...

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2 w. ago 'Cruel' gangster's reign ends after years of 'terror', including kidnap, torture, and murder

Tommy Pitt was a brutal gangster who wanted to be the most feared in Manchester - but his reign of terror was brought to an end, and he will now stay behind bars for the next decade

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2 w. ago Gangster's desire to be most feared underworld hood sparked 'fortnight of terror'

Tommy Pitt's brutality and ruthless propensity for violence, including murder, torture and kidnap, set him apart from his rivals.

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3 w. ago Sara Sharif's helpless final days begging for mercy from evil dad while forced to wear hijab

The once bubbly schoolgirl who loved dancing and fairy tales was repeatedly punished and tormented by her parents, who hid her away from the world.

Politics

3 w. ago Sara Sharif's helpless final days forced to wear hijab while begging for mercy from evil dad

As a damming report reveals Sara Sharif's murder at the hands of her vile father and stepmother was preventable, the heartbreaking reality of her final tortured days has been laid bare

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