14 h. ago Two boys, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple found dead in house fire

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at 4am on Monday 14 April after emergency services were called to a fire at their home in Alton, Hampshire

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16 h. ago Murder investigation launched after man found dead in west London

Man arrested on suspicion of murder and preventing a lawful burial after body of man in his 60s discovered

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17 h. ago Civil rights advocates say Trump order guts protections against discrimination

Order directs federal agencies to ‘deprioritize enforcement’ of laws where policies have discriminatory effectsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s executive order on Wednesday eliminating “disparate-impact liability” from federal civil rights enforcement has sparked condemnation from legal and civil rights advocates who argue it guts protections that have shielded Americans from discrimination for decades.The order directs federal agencies to immediately “deprioritize enforcement” of laws where policies have discriminatory effects, even without discriminatory intent – a cornerstone of modern civil rights protection. It also instructs the attorney general to begin repealing or amending regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Alton fire: Two boys, 15, arrested on suspicion of elderly couple's murder

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at their home in Alton, Hampshire, at 4am on April 14 - three teenagers have so far been arrested and bailed

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40 h. ago 18 dogs seized from two Merthyr properties as man is arrested on suspicion of animal neglect

A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of animal neglect as 18 dogs, including two puppies, were seized from two addresses

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46 h. ago A14 crash: One killed with lorry driver arrested as dual carriageway forced to close

One person was killed and three others injured in a crash on the A14 near Horningsea as Cambridgeshire Police arrested a lorry driver on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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46 h. ago Carer, 47, is probed for 'stealing morphine off elderly patients' after GP raised alarm over prescription orders

Patsy Swift, 37, was arrested on suspicion of theft in February. She was immediately removed from working at Hillbury Care Home, in Wrexham, north Wales.

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47 h. ago Parents accused of planning to sexually abuse infant 'sent disturbing texts to each other'

WARNING - DISTURBING CONTENT: Skyler Klassen, 22, and Madison Bishop, 21, were both arrested on suspicion of child sex assault after police allegedly found child sex abuse material on the man's phone

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48 h. ago Sophie Nyweide death update as police investigate 'foul play'

Police in Vermont are investigating the death of actress Sophie Nyweide, who died at the age of 24, and police have reportedly said they are not ruling out foul play

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2 d. ago Police storm Trump Tower after person found on ‘elevated surface’ in building

One man was arrested after reports of a disorderly person inside Trump Tower

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2 d. ago Police issue major update after Brit man 'lynched and burned alive' by Ecuador mob

A man, who is believed to be British, was dragged out of a police station and set upon by hundreds of locals after he was arrested in connection to a shooting in Ecuador

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2 d. ago Pictured: Woman, 45, stabbed to death in Enfield flat as man, 29, is arrested on suspicion of murder

Pamela Munro was found with knife injuries after police rushed to an address in Ayley Croft, Enfield, at around 7pm on Saturday.

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2 d. ago Ecuadorian police issue update in lynching and burning alive of 'British' man in wildlife reserve

He was dragged out of a police station in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in the South American country's Amazon region and burnt alive by around 200 locals armed with guns.

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3 d. ago Woman, 45, stabbed to death at London flat named as man, 29, arrested on suspicion of murder

Woman, 45, stabbed to death at London flat named as man, 29, arrested on suspicion of murder  The Sun

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3 d. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed to death in Enfield over Easter weekend

Officers from Met Police were called to an address at Ayley Croft, Enfield at around 7pm on Saturday

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4 d. ago Brit man 'lynched and burned alive' in Ecuador as baying mob storm police station

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: A British man was dragged from a police station and burned alive in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador hours after he was arrested by local police on suspicion of murder

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4 d. ago Murder investigation launched after woman found dead inside property

A 56-year-old man found inside the property has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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4 d. ago Two arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after man, 59, stabbed to death

Detectives in Nottinghamshire launched a murder investigation after the body of a man, 59, was discovered in Bulwell, a market town 4.5 miles north-west of Nottingham.

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4 d. ago Hit and run victim named as man arrested on suspicion of murder

A 41-year-old man has been charged with murder

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4 d. ago Mum of Brit, 35, mysteriously found dead in Spain demands answers over murder fears

Sandra Adams, 56, has journeyed to Mojacar on the Costa Almeria in Spain where her son Brett Dryden was found dead last July after appearing to sustain a serious head injury

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