4 d. ago Firms could be given freedom to set their own contactless card limits

The contactless card limit has been raised in steps over the years, currently standing at £100.

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1 week ago 'Murder bid' probe launched after Greenock flat firebombing leaves pensioner in hospital

A ground floor flat on Sir Michael Street was targeted in the Inverclyde town at around 2am on Tuesday, August 26.

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2 w. ago Beautician who stabbed boyfriend with scissors halts computer simulation bid for murder conviction

Dionne Christie stood trial on a murder charge but was convicted of the lesser offence of culpable homicide and sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in May.

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2 w. ago Murdered girl, 10, jumped from window in bid to escape wicked stepmom's sick torture regime, say cops

Rebekah Baptiste was found unresponsive on a highway in Holbrook, Arizona, in July, following months of alleged torture at the hands of her parents.

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2 w. ago Daughter of murdered Scots aid worker blasts IS terrorist's bid to return to UK

Bethany Haines, whose dad David was killed in 2014, has hit out at El Shafee Elsheikh, aka Jihadi Ringo.

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3 w. ago Celia Imrie: how brooches, hankies and a secret tribute brought Thursday Murder Club character to life

Exclusive: Olivier Award-winning actress says she was given unusual freedom on set to personalise Joyce’s world

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3 w. ago The Menendez brothers were denied parole. They have to wait at least 18 months for their next chance

Erik and Lyle Menendez have both been denied parole by a California board after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion

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3 w. ago Lyle Menendez, 57, refused parole after murdering parents as board points to his 'anti

Lyle Menendez has been denied parole after his younger brother Erik suffered the same fate just a day prior.

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3 w. ago Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after brother Erik’s bid rejected

Parole board rules against elder Menendez brother, convicted over killing parents in Los Angeles in 1989Lyle Menendez was denied parole for his role in the 1989 killings of his parents on Friday, just a day after the California parole board denied the release of his brother Erik.California governor Gavin Newsom will have the final say in whether or not the 57-year-old will be released. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lyle Menendez denied parole almost four decades after murdering parents with brother

Older Menendez brother also denied parole, day after brother Erik was refused

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3 w. ago Erik Menendez’s daughter calls out celebrities for staying silent during parole hearings

Menendez’s adopted daughter, Talia, said actor Cooper Koch has been the ‘only one checking in on my family’

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3 w. ago Lyle Menendez to face California parole board after brother Erik denied freedom

Erik will be eligible after three years as two brothers have spent 30 years in prison for the murder of their parents Lyle Menendez is set to face a California parole board a day after his brother was denied freedom after spending 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their California mansion.A panel of two California commissioners denied Erik Menendez parole for three years, after which he will be eligible again, in a case that continues to fascinate the public. A parole hearing for his brother Lyle Menendez, who is being held at the same prison in San Diego, is scheduled for Friday morning. The commissioners determined that Menendez should not be freed after an all-day hearing during which they questioned him about why he committed the crime and violated prison rules. They rejected parole despite strong support from family members who have advocated for the brothers’ release for months. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago California board still deliberating Lyle Menendez parole after denying it to Erik

Erik will be eligible again in three years; the two brothers have spent 30 years in prison for the murder of their parentsA timeline of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case over the last three decadesAfter more than 10 hours of review and deliberation, there has yet to be a decision in Lyle Menendez’s parole hearing. Menendez faced a California parole board a day after his brother Erik was denied freedom after spending 30 years in prison for the slayings of their parents inside their California mansion.A panel of two California commissioners on Thursday denied Erik Menendez parole, despite strong support from family members who have advocated for the brothers’ release. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Erik Menendez denied parole almost four decades after murdering parents with brother

Decision comes 36 years and one day after he and his brother shot and killed their parents in the family's Beverly Hills mansion

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 36 years ago push for prison release: Live

In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers face parole hearings as they seek release after three decades

Erik and Lyle Menendez, sentenced to life over 1989 killings of parents, eligible for parole after judge’s May decisionThe Menendez brothers are scheduled to face separate parole hearings beginning Thursday, marking the closest they have been to winning freedom after spending nearly 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their Los Angeles home.Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for killing their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. They were 18 and 21 at the time. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 35 years ago push for prison release: Live

In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearing to begin as duo who killed parents 30 years ago push for prison release: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole in 1996 for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers’ parole hearings to begin as duo who killed parents 30 years ago push for prison release: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison with no parole in 1996 for 1989 murders but became eligible for release earlier this year

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers face parole hearings after decades in prison for parents' 1989 murders

The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole this week

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