6 d. ago Moment swaggering robbery suspect is brutally taken down by cop after punching police car

State Police officers in Brescia, northern Italy , had ordered the suspect to halt as he walked away from them, believing him to be armed, according to local media .

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2 w. ago NRL takeover of Super League depends on keeping French sides

Australian powerbrokers ready to purchase 33% stakeLondon club also favoured to play in a 10-team formatAny potential deal for the NRL to take control of Super League depends on the continued presence of French clubs in the British game, with Australian powerbrokers likely to abandon plans to purchase a stake if Catalans Dragons and Toulouse are ejected by clubs leading a review into the sport in the UK.British rugby league is on the verge of a hugely critical period. There is an increasingly hostile power struggle developing, after a number of clubs – spearheaded by Leigh Leopards and Batley Bulldogs – successfully removed Simon Johnson as the the Rugby Football League chair, and installed as his replacement the governing body’s former chief executive Nigel Wood. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police finally identify mystery man a year after he was found dead face

The man was found near Pilkington Wood in Chorley

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2 w. ago Police searching for a missing teen find body in woodland as sister pays tribute

Luke Fingleton was last seen on March 27 outside a McDonald's and his worried family raised the alarm a few days later, sparking a major police search, which ended with a grim discovery on Saturday

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2 w. ago Missing teen Luke Fingleton: Police make heartbreaking find that 'nobody wanted'

Luke Fingleton, 19, was reported missing from his home in Bacup last weekend, but today police said they have found a body in woodland while searching for the teenager

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3 w. ago The reason killer mum of baby Callum who dumped his body in a woodland AVOIDED jail

This is the reason confessed baby killer Joanne Sharkey, 55, (pictured), who suffocated her own newborn but was only caught almost three decades later, has avoided prison.

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3 w. ago Dad takes own life after paedophile abuser moves back into area

Andrew Hodge's body was discovered at woodlands in Fife three days after he was reported missing.

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3 w. ago Joanne Sharkey who suffocated newborn baby Callum to death in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

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3 w. ago Mother who suffocated her baby and left his body in woodland in secret kept for 25 years avoids jail

Joanne Sharkey pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility over death of newborn Callum in 1998

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3 w. ago Mother of baby Callum who killed newborn in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

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3 w. ago Mother who killed baby 27 years ago receives suspended prison sentence

Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter after secret birth while she had postnatal depression after first childA woman who killed her newborn baby 27 years ago while she had severe postnatal depression has been handed a suspended prison sentence, as a judge said the case “calls for compassion”.Joanne Sharkey, 55, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility over the death of her days-old son, whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in woodland in 1998. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dad's body found at bottom of culvert in woodland after month

Marcus Barter’s disappearance sparked a huge community effort to locate him last summer and he was eventually found on land in Llanmartin adjacent to the M4

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3 w. ago Mechanic, 18, took his own life after falling victim to financial scammers, inquest hears

Kieron Mullins Bunn, had been his usual 'funny, chatty self' just days before his body was tragically found in woodland.

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3 w. ago Police halt murder enquiry over body found in woods after FIVE

The female 'body' was found by a dog walker on a demolition site in the city of Rostock, north-eastern Germany, around 8pm on Saturday.

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4 w. ago Body found in Fife wooded area during search for missing man

Formal identification is yet to take place but Mr Hodge's family has been informed.

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last month Dad's body found in woods with wife’s legs in river after they're hacked up with scissors

Chandler Halderson snapped when his college and work lies were exposed leading him to chop up his loving parents and burn their heads in the family fireplace

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