4 h. ago Girl, 13, accused of murdering woman, 43, tells jury 'I was hearing voices'

The teenager, who cannot be identified due to her age, is accused of stabbing 43-year-old Marta Bednarczyk to death at a property in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

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4 h. ago Three teens accused of murdering Kayden Moy, 16, by repeatedly stabbing him at beach

THREE teenagers have appeared in court accused of stabbing a 16-year-old to death on a Scots beach. Kayden Moy was allegedly murdered at Irvine Beach, Ayrshire, on May 17 of this year. The three were in the dock for a preliminary hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh. They are accused of repeatedly knifing the...

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4 h. ago Man accused of murdering Joanne Penney claims he was 'set up' by fellow drug dealer

Joanne Penney, 40, was shot in the chest at close range when she opened the front door of a house in Talbot Green

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6 h. ago Ministers postpone decision on Chinese 'super embassy' on key City site until January amid claims Keir Starmer is set to visit Beijing

Critics of the plan for the Royal Mint site fear the building close to the City of London and crucial data cables, will be used as a base for espionage.

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6 h. ago Beauty queen accused of killing her boyfriend's toddler looks worlds away from her glamorous pageant days as she appears in court on murder charges

Trinity Madison Poague, 20, appeared in a courtroom on Tuesday for the death of Romeo 'Jaxton' Angeles, who was found unresponsive in her college dorm room in January 2024.

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6 h. ago Women accused of murdering adopted son called him a ‘loser’ and an ‘a**hole’ in texts, court hears

The 12-year-old – who is referred to in court only as L.L because of a publication ban – was severely malnourished and emaciated when he died in 2022

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6 h. ago Man accused of murdering mum and three kids in house fire stops court proceedings

Calum Sunderland stopped midway through his testimony on Tuesday over the deaths of Bryonie Gawith and her three children in a Bradford house fire.

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7 h. ago Girl, 13, accused of murdering woman by repeatedly stabbing her told a court she was hearing voices urging her to hurt people

The teenager is on trial accused of killing Marta Bednarczyk, 43, by inflicting more than 140 knife wounds at a house in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

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8 h. ago Man accused of murdering mum and 3 kids in house fire halts trial and says 'I'm done'

Calum Sunderland was giving evidence for a second day when he suddenly stopped answering questions before telling Doncaster Crown Court "I'm done, I can't do this"

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12 h. ago Ukraine war live: US’s Witkoff set to meet Putin in Moscow as Russia claims capture of Pokrovsk

US-led peace push comes as Kyiv says fighting is continuing over important hubUS-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chiefSee all our Ukraine war coverageIn parallel to Witkoff’s meeting in Moscow, we will also follow Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first visit to Ireland.He has arrived in Dublin last night, and has a busy schedule today, paying a brief visit to the country’s new president Catherine Connolly, before meeting with key government figures including the taisoeach, Micheál Martin, and addressing both chambers of the Irish parliament in the afternoon. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbing suspect court update as trial set for next year

Anthony Williams is accused of 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER)

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35 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbing suspect Anthony Williams refuses to appear in court

Anthony Williams is accused of 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER)

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41 h. ago Double murder accused Michael Terrence Riley pictured for first time months after arrest

As double murder accused Michael Terrence Riley is pictured for the first time, we take a look at everything we know so far on the deaths of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.

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41 h. ago First picture of "gunman" accused of killing Lyons family gangsters in Costa Del Sol

As double murder accused Michael Terrence Riley is pictured for the first time, we take a look at everything we know so far on the deaths of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.

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45 h. ago Chambers founded by Sir Keir says PM's plan to axe majority of jury trials is 'wrong in principle'

The leading human rights set claimed there was 'no evidence' that cutting back on criminal trials heard by jurors would help tackle the backlog of Crown Court cases.

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52 h. ago Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr murder accused pictured for first time

Michael Terrence Riley is accused of the double murder in Fuengirola in May

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3 d. ago Man City 3 Leeds 2: Phil Foden’s last gasp winner avoids humiliating draw as Daniel Farke’s job looks doomed

PHIL FODEN lifted the gloom over the Etihad with a stoppage time winner – just when Leeds looked set to claim an unlikely point. The England ace drilled his second goal of the game into the bottom corner after his team had completely lost their heads in the second half. After back to back defeats...

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3 d. ago Fugitive US mother accused of killing daughter, nine, and son, seven before fleeing to London loses latest battle in fight against extradition

Kimberlee Singler, 36, who has been accused of drugging and murdering two of her children before fleeing to London has lost her latest court battle in her fight against extradition.

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4 d. ago Transatlantic holiday flight is forced to divert to remote islands after tourist 'starts attacking fellow passengers'

A transatlantic World2Fly flight from Katowice, Poland to the Dominican Republic was aborted after a man went on a 'drug-fuelled' rampage and began attacking fellow passengers.

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4 d. ago Teenager dies after being 'tied up and thrown into swamp in honour killing because her "Western behaviour" shamed the family

Ryan Al Najjar's brothers have now been put on trial for her murder, while her father, who is accused of ordering the killing, fled the country to return to Syria .

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