2 h. ago Man shouted 'I'll stab you' at neighbour while brandishing knife

Lee Palmer had a history of 'threatening behaviour' towards the female victim who has been left in a state of 'constant worry' as a result of his actions

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5 h. ago He chased his boyfriend through the city with a knife, then said it was self

William de Castro Rodrigues only stopped the attack when passing police intervened

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19 h. ago Strictly's Thomas Skinner reveals cosmetic surgery plans and begs fans for advice

Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has revealed plans to undergo the surgeon's knife in a bid to rid him of hid double chin and has asked fans for help

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20 h. ago School locked down after reports of man in area carrying knife

Officers are still on the lookout for the man who was reportedly wielding a knife near a Midlothian primary school this afternoon.

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20 h. ago Scots ‘primary school on lockdown’ after man with knife spotted nearby

A PRIMARY school was reportedly locked down after a man was spotted with a knife. Emergency services this morning rushed to the Eskbank Road area of Dalkeith, near to King's Park School. Pupils and staff was kept indoors during the school break due to the incident, according to STV News. Meanwhile, a manhunt has been...

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21 h. ago Brutal stabbing pair seen driving past victim shouting 'Is he dead yet?'

Tommy McTighe and Gemma Vanstone lured their victim out of his home before launching a horrifying premeditated attack

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22 h. ago 'I used to work in restaurant and there's quick way to dice potatoes without knife'

A former restaurant worker has shared a simple potato dicing hack that she deems to be the "fastest and easiest" method to prepare potatoes - and you don't even need a knife

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22 h. ago Dice potatoes quickly without knife using 'quick and easy' method used by chefs

Potatoes are a British staple, but dicing them can be tedious. A woman has shared a clever hack she learned from top chefs which dices potatoes quickly - and no knife is required

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23 h. ago Bungalow permitted to become children’s home despite concerns of ‘direct line of sight’ into neighbour’s lounge

Councillors heard worries about parking and overlooking before passing the plans

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23 h. ago ‘Burglar’ who ‘stabbed dad to death before fleeing with bag of cash’ pictured as he appears in court charged with murder

A MAN stabbed a dad to death in an alleged burglary then fled with a bag of cash, a court heard today. Anthony Priestley, 53, suffered "extensive knife wounds" during the horror in Coventry on Tuesday morning. Alexander Neilson, 28, appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court today charged with murder and aggravated burglary. The court heard...

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24 h. ago Yachtsman locked up for at least 27 years for stabbing his ex

Martin Suter, 68, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 27 years for stabbing sailor Ann Blackwood, in an attack which also involved a 12-inch kitchen knife.

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26 h. ago Pictured: 'Burglar' accused of stabbing a father to death before leaving with a bag of cash as he appears in court charged with murder

Anthony Priestley, 53, was found gravely injured with stab wounds at his property on Aldrich Avenue, Coventry, at around 4am on November 18.

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27 h. ago Tesco stabbing as man slashed with Stanley knife after recognising attacker from YouTube

Pavel Stefanovic, 39, launched his attack after he was approached by a fellow Lithuanian in the Meir Park store, Stoke-on-Trent. He has now been sentenced after the horror incident

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31 h. ago Final moments of Brit, 32, who flew to US to 'be killed violently by creepy fetish man'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Portsmouth woman Sonia Exelby travelled to Florida to meet a man from a fetish website, and police say they found evidence including a knife in a parcel sent to the home of Dwain Hall

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34 h. ago Revealed: The chilling scenes inside the kill compound where evil family of doomsday preppers launched their deady ambush on cops

A coroner has described the killer Train family as having a 'shared delusional disorder', but stopped short of saying the murder of two cops and a neighbour was 'terrorism'.

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37 h. ago Moment angry neighbour sets army veteran grandfather's gazebo on fire while he is soaking in the hot tub 'because he was jealous of his nice garden'

Dennis Coles , 66, from Stockton-on-Tees, said he has suffered PTSD from the blaze and had a flash back to a petrol bomb attack he faced when he served in Northern Ireland in the early 1980s.

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44 h. ago Scientists reveal new details about ‘the most momentous event in the history of our planet’

The object that created the Moon by colliding with the Earth might also have been its neighbour, researchers suggest

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47 h. ago Police attend park following reports of 'shooting' as they seal off children's play area

Emergency services have been called to a playing field following reports of loud bangs and shouting

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47 h. ago Man waved chainsaw in 'cop murder bid' shouting 'I want the media here', court told

Liridon Kastrati is accused of ramming a car into a marked police vehicle on May 6 last year and then brandishing a chainsaw at officers in Paisley.

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48 h. ago Liars by Sarah Manguso audiobook review – livid tale of marriage gone awry

Rebecca Lowman narrates a superb, claustrophobia-inducing plunge into a relationship descending from bad to worseHalfway through Liars, the story of a new relationship that becomes a marriage, our protagonist, Jane, is asked by a neighbour: “Why are you with him?” It’s a question that has been on the listener’s mind for some time.Jane’s partner, John, lies about his feelings, his financial status, where he is going and where he has been. He is chaotic, lazy, resentful, entitled and given to getting drunk and spending money he hasn’t got. At the start of their marriage, Jane’s career as a writer and academic is on the up, while John – a visual artist and aspiring film-maker – has hit a professional wall. Time and time again, he insists they move cities for better work opportunities, which soon puts a spanner in his wife’s working life. It comes as no surprise that, after their son is born, Jane is left to do the parenting while her husband absents himself from his responsibilities.Av...

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