10 h. ago Killer arsonist father Mick Philpott is 'attacked in prison'

The fiend, Mick Philpott - caged after he killed six children in a horror blaze at his home - was attacked by another lag wielding a weapon in a vicious ambush.

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26 h. ago Deputies won't face charges in deadly 2022 shootout on California highway, prosecutors say

Prosecutors in California say San Bernardino County deputies involved in a shootout that killed a teenage girl and her fugitive father will not face any criminal charges

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68 h. ago Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel

Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in TurkeyBerkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter GamesThe Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a fire at a shut-down ski resort in Turkey.Berkin, 24, and his father, Yahya, 57, were killed after a blaze broke out on Thursday at the Kervansaray hotel in the country’s north-west. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man, 26, killed father with a chisel on the day he walked out of prison under the Government's early release scheme 

Liam Matthews, who had been released from HMP Holme House the same morning, slashed at Bell with a chisel after spotting two other men fighting with him in the street, reports said

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3 d. ago Hugo boss flip flops and toothbrush carrying drugs boss's DNA were found at home of female prison governor he was having fling with after she signed off his release, court hears

Anthony Saunderson, who used the name Jesse Pinkman, a meth dealer in the TV show Breaking Bad , is accused of having a relationship with 'petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42.

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3 d. ago Olympic skier and father killed in fire at abandoned ski hotel in Turkey

The 30-year-old hotel was shut down in early January when its accommodation permit was cancelled

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3 d. ago Grieving father of American Airlines pilot killed in DC chopper crash says tragedy was 'completely preventable' as he calls for apology from US army

Samuel Lilley (pictured, his father Tim Lilley), 28, was the copilot onboard American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC last month.

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4 d. ago 'Rising star' female prison governor, 42, had relationship with drug dealer who bought her a Mercedes after she released him on licence, court told

Rising star Kerri Pegg, 42,'didn't play by the rules' and while governor at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire began a relationship with an inmate Anthony Saunderson, it is alleged.

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5 d. ago Charities and health experts warn welfare cuts could cost lives

The Government will release an impact assessment indicating how many people will be hit by its benefits reforms.

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5 d. ago ‘Psycho’ locked up indefinitely for killing devoted father in sword attack

Abdul Khan, 27, killed devoted father-of-two Bohdan Vandzhura, 49, in July 2023, while in the grip of psychotic hallucinations.

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5 d. ago Most Britons do not know scale of UK’s involvement in slavery, survey finds

Vast majority unaware how many people were enslaved and for how long, although poll finds support for reparations is risingBritons are widely ignorant of the scale and legacy of Britain’s involvement in slavery and colonialism, a survey has found, with the vast majority unaware how many people were enslaved, how long the trade went on for, or for how long UK taxpayers were paying off a government loan to “compensate” enslavers after abolition.The poll, released to coincide with Tuesday’s UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, was commissioned by the Repair Campaign, which is working with Caricom to secure reparatory justice for member states through health, education and infrastructure projects. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago DOMINIC LAWSON: I'm glad Rachel Reeves took down my father Nigel's portrait

Spring is the season of growth. But not if you are Rachel Reeves, whose Spring Statement on Wednesday is to be a painful reckoning with the inevitable effects of her first Budget last October.

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann investigation update as key suspect could 'walk free within weeks'

German sex offender Christian Brueckner is currently in prison but investigators are worried he may walk free within a matter of days unless they can arrest him over Madeleine's disappearance

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6 d. ago 'Woefully let down': Just 10 victims notified of SNP's early release of hundreds of prisoners

Only a fraction of victims have been officially notified about criminals being released early in recent weeks.

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7 d. ago DOMINIC LAWSON: I'm glad Rachel Reeves took down my father Nigel's portrait

Spring is the season of growth. But not if you are Rachel Reeves, whose Spring Statement on Wednesday is to be a painful reckoning with the inevitable effects of her first Budget last October.

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7 d. ago A Texas woman was on death row for 27 years. But questions over a key witness could have her soon walk free from prison

Brittany Holberg’s murder conviction has been passed down to the district court after the prosecution failed to provide a key piece of evidence: their lead witness was a paid informant, James Liddell writes.

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7 d. ago Ukrainian girl, five, and her father killed in Putin night of terror as Russian bombards Kyiv with drone attacks while peace deal begins to look further away then ever

Vladimir Putin inflicted a night of drone terror on Ukrainian capital Kyiv killing a girl aged five and her father.

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8 d. ago Happy Face killer's twisted explanation for murdering woman and dumping her body

What if you found out the man who raised you was a monster? For one woman that quickly became her reality when it was revealed her father was the Happy Face Killer

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9 d. ago Shamed Love Island star Jack Fincham walks free from court after winning appeal against prison sentence for dog attack committed by his cane corso

The 32-year-old reality TV star was originally sentenced in January 2025 after his black Cane Corso, Elvis, injured runner Robert Sudell in Swanley, Kent, in September 2022.

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1 week ago Truth behind Happy Face Killer's daughter in new crime series and where she is now

Her father killed at least eight women when she was a teenager

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