50 m. ago ‘No escape from despair’: How The Independent reported the Srebrenica massacre

Today marks 30 years since Bosnian Serb forces systematically murdered more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims

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78 m. ago Chris Brown to appear in court over alleged ‘bottle attack’ charge

The US musician has previously denied attempting to cause Abraham Diaw grievous bodily harm in February 2023

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3 h. ago Knightsbridge murder: Tributes to 'best dad', 24, knifed to death by ‘gold watch robber’ outside five

Blue Stevens, believed to be from Yateley in Surrey, was attacked outside the Park Tower Hotel and Casino

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5 h. ago 'Murderers must reveal where bodies are hidden to get parole' says ex

David Swindle tells our Criminal Record podcast that he backs proposals for a Suzanne’s Law where the killer must disclose their victim’s whereabouts if they are to be considered for parole.

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7 h. ago Chris Brown due to appear in court over alleged ‘bottle attack’ charge

The US musician has previously denied attempting to cause Abraham Diaw grievous bodily harm in February 2023.

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9 h. ago Schoolboy's chilling statement to head teacher after 'stabbing classmate to death'

The teen, who is on trial for the murder of Harvey Willgoose last year admitted why he was carrying a knife at school, a court heard.

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10 h. ago Which murder mystery writer will you not find on David Nicholls's bookshelf?

This week, David Nicholls answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug, what left him cold?

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10 h. ago Social media incentivised spread of Southport misinformation, MPs say

Committee finds firms’ business models endangered public and two-year-old Online Safety Act ‘not up to scratch’ Social media business models endangered the public by incentivising the spread of dangerous misinformation after the 2024 Southport murders, MPs have concluded, adding that current online safety laws have “major holes”.The Commons science and technology select committee called for new multimillion-pound fines for platforms that do not set out how they will tackle the spread of harmful content through their recommendation systems. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Unforgettable and impossible to resist: The best Thrillers out now: A Murder in Paris by Matthew Blake, Love, Mom by Iliana Xander, Deadline by Steph McGovern

Geoffrey Wansell reviews the best Thrillers out now.

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10 h. ago Killer with DEMENTIA is set to be executed by firing squad as lawyers look to spare his life

Ralph Leroy Menzies is set to be executed by a Utah firing squad nearly 40 years after he brutally murdered Maurine Hunsaker.

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11 h. ago Secrets of James Bond theme songs from icon fainting to Johnny Cash rejection

James Bond movies are almost as famous for their sweeping soundtracks as the super spy himself. Now we reveal the scandalous secrets behind the iconic songs

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12 h. ago Mother who hid the bodies of two dead babies inside blankets and binbags walks free from court

Egle Zilinskaite, 31, of Crwys Road in Cardiff, hid the bodies of two full-term babies inside her home after she delivered them 'alone and without medical support', a court was told.

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12 h. ago Mysterious 'David Bowie mural' uncovered in 1980s home sparks hunt for unknown artist

The mural discovered by DKB Homes during renovation work was hidden behind old kitchen units and appears to have gone untouched for over 40 years - but who painted it?

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13 h. ago My family tried to murder me in an attempted 'honour killing' at our UK home and left me dying in a pool of my own blood after I left an arranged marriage

Nina Aouilk was just 21 when she was left for dead, lying in a pool of blood, after her own father tried to murder her in an alleged 'honour killing' at her family home in Britain.

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13 h. ago The faces of a murderer and his associates who tried to help him get away with it

Karen Youdall was murdered by Dean Johnstone

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13 h. ago Tom Brady thinks Sofia Vergara is 'too OLD': Friends tell all the mortifying details as 'summer romance' collapses... and reveal the behavior he can't handle

Tom Brady and Sofia Vergara set tongues wagging last week after it was reported they are enjoying a 'summer romance'.

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13 h. ago Former public schoolboy has murder conviction sent to Court of Appeal  

Rupert Ross, 44, and Leon De St Aubin have their 2011 convictions for a gangland murder sent to the Court of Appeal over failing that 'caused significant prejudice to the fairness of their trial'

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14 h. ago 'Controlling and coercive' man accused of raping and murdering his ex

Samantha Mickleburgh, who had ended the relationship two months before, was found dead at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey, in the early hours of April 14 last year.

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15 h. ago Trump team wanted ‘gentleman’ Kilmar Abrego Garcia safely returned to US, emails show. Then the case made headlines

Whistleblower messages reveal shifting gears to prevent Salvadoran immigrant’s return

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15 h. ago Schoolboy, 15, said six haunting words after 'stabbing fellow pupil to death'

The schoolboy accused of the murder of a 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose claimed he had been followed home and took a knife to school for 'protection' - scared he would be jumped

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