15 h. ago Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian

A prosecutor has told a jury at a murder-for-hire trial that the Iranian government put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist

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22 h. ago Man who murdered mother, brother and sister in Luton jailed for at least 49 years

Nicholas Prosper, 19, shot his family as part of failed plot to kill 30 children at his former primary schoolA “truly evil” 19-year-old who murdered his mother and two younger siblings as part of a failed plot to kill 30 children and become the worst mass murderer in British history has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years.Nicholas Prosper admitted murdering Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Falcon, 16, and Giselle Falcon, 13, last month. Their murders were part of a wider plot to storm a morning assembly at his former primary school with a shotgun and “cause the biggest massacre of the 21st century”. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Urgent review of gun laws urged after triple killer who plotted mass school shooting exposed ‘major failure’

The government is ‘urgently looking’ to tighten controls around private gun sales after Nicholas Prosper murdered his family and plotted to kill 30 children with a weapon he bought for £650

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23 h. ago Grim details of Nicholas Prosper's family murders – from 'how to kill' book to 'massacre plot'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Prosper, who plotted to carry out the biggest massacre of the century, was jailed today for murdering his family as further details emerge of his twisted fantasies

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24 h. ago Teen gunman Nicholas Prosper, 19, is jailed for 49 years for murdering his family and failed plot to kill 30 young children in Britain's deadliest school shooting

Prosper had been on a bloodthirsty mission to commit the 'biggest massacre in the 21st century' after exploiting a terrifying loophole in gun laws to buy a shotgun and 100 cartridges

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25 h. ago Man who murdered mother and siblings in Luton jailed for at least 49 years

Nicholas Prosper, 19, who also plotted to carry out mass shooting at his former primary school, gets life sentenceA 19-year-old man who killed his mother and two younger siblings as part of a failed plot to kill 30 children at a primary school and become the worst mass murderer in British history has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years.Nicholas Prosper admitted murdering Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Falcon, 16, and Giselle Falcon, 13, last month. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago French hunter, 81, on trial for killing endangered bear that attacked him

Brown bear charged at André Rives in the Pyrenees and dragged him several metres before he shot and killed itAn 81-year-old French hunter has gone on trial accused of killing an endangered bear that attacked him in the Pyrenees.The brown bear is a protected species in the mountain range, which separates France and Spain. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Man accused of murdering and dismembering housemate will not give evidence at trial, jury told

Marcin Majerkiewicz is accused of murdering 67-year-old Stuart Everett

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50 h. ago Teen who shot family plotted to kill 30 school children to become most notorious mass killer

Shooter Nicholas Prosper, then 18, spent a year plotting a school attack which was disrupted by ‘chance and circumstance alone’, Luton Crown Court heard

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51 h. ago Trial date set for six accused over murder of woman shot dead in Wales

Joanne Penney died after being shot in the chest at an address in Talbot Green on March 9.

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51 h. ago Trial date set for five people accused of murdering Joanne Penney

Marcus Huntley, 20, from Cardiff, Jordan Mills-Smith, 32, from Cardiff, Melissa Quailey-Dashper, 39, from Leicester, Joshua Gordon, 27, from Leicestershire, and Tony Porter, 68, from Leicestershire, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court.

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57 h. ago Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad set to testify at trial of men accused of plotting to kill her

The charismatic Iranian dissident and journalist who prosecutors say was targeted by her former homeland's government for assassination, is set to testify at the trial of two men accused in the plot

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2 d. ago Trial date set as man accused of causing woman's death by dangerous driving

Sophie Brimble, aged 20, died at the scene of a car crash in 2017

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5 d. ago 'Groomers made my life hell', alleged victim tells Rochdale abuse trial

Seven men are on trial accused of a series of sexual offences

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7 d. ago Live updates as man stands trial accused of murdering woman at house in Cardiff

Alcwyn Thomas, 44, denies the murder of Victoria "Vicki" Thomas, 45, who was found dead at a property in Caerphilly Road, Heath.

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8 d. ago Russian hitman admits trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad outside her Brooklyn home in alleged $500k murder

Prosecutors say Khalid Mehdiyev (pictured) was hired by the associates Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov to kill Masih Alinejad. He admitted to trying to kill her while in court Tuesday.

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8 d. ago At trial's start, prosecutor blames Iran for plot to assassinate outspoken dissident

A prosecutor has told jurors that two defendants were hired guns for the government of Iran in a plot to assassinate an Iran-born journalist at her Brooklyn residence three years ago

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8 d. ago Diego Maradona's last days in 'House of Horror' as trial into football legend's death begins

Diego Maradona's death is to come under scrutiny in a trial in Buenos Aires as seven people stand accused of having a role in the football legend's passing in 2020, aged 60

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8 d. ago Man accused in Rochdale sex abuse trial found not guilty after prosecutors offer no evidence

The case against seven other men continues

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8 d. ago Argentina puts 7 of Maradona’s healthcare professionals on trial

An Argentine court has started its trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona at age 60

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