2 w. ago Grim details of Nicholas Prosper's family murders – from 'how to kill' book to 'massacre plot'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Prosper, who plotted to carry out the biggest massacre of the century, was jailed today for murdering his family as further details emerge of his twisted fantasies

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2 w. ago Teen who murdered own family and plotted school massacre jailed for life

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Prosper killed his mother, sister and brother using an illegally-owned shotgun, before plotting what he called "the biggest massacre of the 21st century".

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2 w. ago Inside warped mind of Nicholas Prosper who slaughtered family and plotted school massacre

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Nicholas Prosper, a 'geeky' teenager who turned his dark internet fantasies into reality, has today been jailed for life after murdering his mother and two siblings

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2 w. ago Nicholas Prosper: Teen who gunned down own family and planned school massacre jailed for 49 years

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Prosper used an illegally-owned shotgun to kill his mother, his sister and his brother and also planned to carry out "the biggest massacre in the 21st century" in Luton in September last year

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3 w. ago American Dreamer review – Peter Dinklage is charmer in oddball tale of eccentric inheritance

Hardluck lecturer Dinklage stands to receive a mansion from rich widow Shirley MacLaine in underpowered comedyThis low-key oddity has the potential for some proper horsepower given the odd but intriguing casting of Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine, but it never manages to build up much comic or dramatic speed – much like Dinklage’s electric scooter, his main mode of transport throughout. The film feels ill-considered somehow, like one of the half-sketched fantasies that Dinklage’s protagonist, a university lecturer named Phil, often indulges in, such as imagining a pair of identical twins (Rebecca Olson) are his sister wives ready to minister to his every need. There’s a reason why it’s best not to know other people’s dreams.Phil’s other big desire is to own a proper home instead of the shabby condo he rents near the lesser-level Massachusetts college where he teaches cultural economics. One day Phil finds a deal that looks too good to be true. If he buys a granny flat inside the...

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4 w. ago New build managers ‘undercutting’ buyers’ prosperity, MP warns in crackdown call

Alistair Strathern described ‘a new homes stealth tax’ affecting some new-build estates.

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