82 m. ago New London man sentenced to 50 years for murdering wife, setting home on fire

New London man sentenced to 50 years for murdering wife, setting home on fire  fox61.com

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87 m. ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison aged 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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99 m. ago Drax takes ancient trees from near my Carolina home and burns them 4,000 miles away. This greenwashing scandal utterly shames Britain

There will be plenty of backslapping among the highly paid executives of Drax, Britain's biggest power station, at today's AGM held in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral.

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1 hour ago Scientists are using living human brain tissue to study Alzheimer's on their hunt for a cure

The team from the University of Edinburgh used the healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients and exposed it to a protein linked to Alzheimer's, from patients who passed away from it.

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1 hour ago Don't forget the sun cream... for your CAT: Vet urges pet owners to take care of their felines as temperatures rise

A white rescue cat named Bobble has undergone life-changing surgery after years of sun exposure left her with skin cancer so severe that vets were forced to amputate both of her ears.

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1 hour ago Apple referred to criminal prosecutor for ‘thwarting’ order to change App Store

Judge’s scathing verdict — including ruling an executive lied under oath — marks new twist in legal battle with Epic Games

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2 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: mushroom cook’s murder trial continues in Victoria’s supreme court

Victorian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Hello and welcome to Guardian Australia’s live coverage of the Erin Patterson trial, which is expected to restart at 10.30am this morning.Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson by feeding them a beef wellington dish allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023. The lunch took place in the regional Victorian town of Leongatha, in Australia’s south-east. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Top business award for London Stock Exchange chief executive

Dame Julia Hoggett was praised for her leadership and impact in financial services as she was named winner of the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award.

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3 h. ago Two Gazan children arrive in UK for treatment amid brutal Israel aid blockade

The Government has confirmed that two children from Gaza, whose conditions are not linked to the brutal Middle East conflict, are receiving treatment in a London hospital

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3 h. ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison ages 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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4 h. ago Coronation Street Gary Windass' exit 'sealed' in murder twist as fans 'work out' killer

Coronation Street fans fear Gary Windass could be about to be killed off after a new storyline for the character

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5 h. ago EastEnders fans rumble Nicola's 'big secret' after spotting major clue

EastEnders' Nicola Mitchell has been trying to free herself from suspicion of murder, but viewers think she may have a much larger problem looming in Albert Square

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5 h. ago British woman found beaten to death with 'five deep wounds' in French village

A murder investigation has been launched after the 65-year-old was found by her friend in Tremolat, a village in the French Dordogne region, on Tuesday evening.

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5 h. ago Two arrested for ‘shooting dead a married couple and another man’ during a robbery

Trin Lawrence McKnight, 27, and Barrett Copeland, 19, allegedly killed three people who went missing April 21

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6 h. ago Erin Patterson: New Mail podcast launches to hear case against Australian mother

The stage is set for a case that will dominate headlines in Australia, with crime correspondent Caroline Cheetham and reporter Wayne Flower set to share every courtroom revelation as it happens.

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6 h. ago Deliberate fire at Scots home being treated as 'attempted murder'

Emergency services were called to Wallace Place in Fort William after the alarm was raised at around 12.50am on Friday, April 25.

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7 h. ago 6 bombshells as pornstar denies double dismemberment murders of bodies in suitcase

Yostin Andres Mosquera faces trial for the alleged murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71 - a court heard he 'decapitated and dismembered' them before dumping their remains in suitcases

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7 h. ago EastEnders Joel's real plan for Avani 'revealed' as his secret exposed

In tonight's EastEnders Joel and Avani get closer - but fans are worried for the teen amid fears Joel, who arrived on the Square with Vicki Fowler and Ross Marshall, is 'bad news'

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7 h. ago South Lanarkshire Council appoints new Executive Director of Education Resources

Lyndsay McRoberts previously held the post of headteacher at Duncanrig Secondary School in East Kilbride before joining South Ayrshire’s senior management team in early 2022.

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7 h. ago Man brutally killed couple in their flat before 'dismembering' them and freezing body parts, trial hears

Yostin Andres Mosquera is on trial for the alleged murders of Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth

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