7 h. ago Police launch murder probe after girl found dead at home in 'peaceful' Cotswold village

The girl's body was found at an address on Middle Street in Islip, Oxfordshire, yesterday.

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10 h. ago Mercedes driver who killed woman, 22, in 140mph hit and run crash on Christmas Day after fleeing from police is jailed for 12 years

Maria Carolina Do Nascimento, 22, died in north London on Christmas Day when the car she was a passenger in was crashed into by a criminal in a Mercedes driving at 140mph.

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14 h. ago Sarkozy under police guard in prison after inmate threatens to kill him to ‘avenge Gaddafi’

The dramatic development came after the former President spent a ‘frightening’ first night at La Santé jail in Paris

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17 h. ago 63 people killed in huge road crash after two buses 'attempt to overtake in opposite directions' in Uganda

A road accident involving two buses on one of Uganda's busiest highways killed at least 63 people and left others injured, police said on Wednesday.

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18 h. ago Girl is killed in Oxfordshire village as police launch homicide investigation

The girl's body was found at an address on Middle Street in Islip yesterday.

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24 h. ago London motorcyclist's excessive speed caused crash that killed him: Police

London motorcyclist's excessive speed caused crash that killed him: Police  CBC

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27 h. ago TV anchors' horrified faces after car thief was run down and killed live on air as helicopter broadcast police chase

Footage of the nearly half-hour chase in Los Angeles was being broadcast live when the suspect was shown attempting to flee on foot along a busy freeway.

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28 h. ago Man mowed down during his mum's 70th birthday as killer makes admission to police

Martin O'Donovan died aged 47 following the incident outside his sister's home on Stonyhurst Road in Woolton in April this year, which came during their mum's 70th birthday party.

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36 h. ago Woman dies saving baby from fire started by neighbour taking part in dangerous social media trend

A mother died while rescuing her baby from an apartment fire in South Korea that began when a neighbour tried to kill a cockroach with a makeshift flamethrower, police said.

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50 h. ago Parents of Sarah Everard killed by police officer call for 'life sentence' name change

Justice for Victims said the public is too often given 'the false assurance some of the most dangerous criminals will be locked away for life, when that is not the case'

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55 h. ago Asylum seeker accused of killing hotel worker silent in police interview – court

Deng Chol Majek denies murdering Rhiannon Skye Whyte who was stabbed at a railway station in October last year.

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60 h. ago Strange Harvest review – lurid horror expertly disguised as true crime

Stuart Ortiz’s convincingly faked crime documentary details the hunt for a Los Angeles serial killer dubbed Mr ShinyFor its first few minutes, this comes on like a standard true crime documentary: establishing shots of the Greater Los Angeles area, talking heads introduce themselves as police officers and friends of the victims, and we zoom in on a handwritten list of names until one particular name fills the screen. All the tricks of the trade are here, and director Stuart Ortiz plays things more or less straight. In fact it’s a mockumentary: not a parody but instead a horror movie that happens to be told using the format of a true crime documentary.The story, about a masked killer called Mr Shiny (if you think this name strains credibility, don’t forget there are real serial killers nicknamed the Happy Face Killer, the Dating Game Killer and the Doodler), is functional enough. There are lurid details of the killings, and police officers talking about how the crimes were beyond bel...

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4 d. ago Mom Accused of Orchestrating ‘Campaign to Lie’ to Police After Allegedly Helping Son, 23, Kill His Teen Girlfriend

Mom Accused of Orchestrating ‘Campaign to Lie’ to Police After Allegedly Helping Son, 23, Kill His Teen Girlfriend  People.com

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4 d. ago Race riot grandad Peter Lynch took own life after breaking prison rules, inquest hears

Lynch died two months after being jailed following riots outside a hotel housing asylum seekers last summer, where he was at the front of a mob, shouting 'scum' and 'child killers' at police

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4 d. ago Four men are arrested in France over plot to kill Putin critic who fled Russia after exposing prison abuses

Police in France have detained four people suspected of plotting to kill a high-profile Russian critic of Vladimir Putin.

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5 d. ago Bodycam captures hero facing down sword killer who almost severed his thumb

Three courageous police officers who apprehended a drug-fuelled killer wielding a samurai-style sword are being recognised for their heroism with a Pride of Britain award

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5 d. ago Peru to declare state of emergency after protests against new president leave one dead and dozens injured

Demonstrators clashed with police outside congress building amid public anger at crime crisis days after José Jerí assumed power Peru is set to declare a state of emergency after at least one person was killed and dozens of police officers were injured in widespread protests against President José Jerí who assumed power just days ago.Prime minister Ernesto Alvarez said late on Thursday that the government would declare the state of emergency in Lima within hours and is preparing a package of measures to tackle rising insecurity. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Police hit out at ‘ridiculous’ lack of witnesses after four killed at 700

Kashawn Glaze, 22; Chiraad Smalls, 33; Amos Gary, 54; and A’shan’tek Milledge, 22, were killed in the shooting

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7 d. ago Woman brands police 'murderers' after they shoot her XL Bully with pump shotgun

Sophie Zaherali's dog Ghost was gunned down after officers thought he had bitten a woman in Sheffield last year, but the owner is angry - and claims police wrongfully killed her pet

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7 d. ago ‘Worst murder police had ever seen’ as killer evaded justice for 40 years

After 40 years, Allen Morgan was jailed for plotting his wife Carol’s murder - a case that haunted Bedfordshire police and left a trail of unanswered questions for decades.

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