6 h. ago Police use AI to capture paedophile after decades on the run

Richard Burrows has been brought to justice after fleeing the UK in 1997

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37 h. ago Shocking moment 'stolen car' flees police and zooms into oncoming traffic before driver takes off on foot

A driver sped into oncoming traffic on the wrong side of the road before crashing and trying to escape on foot in a dramatic police chase captured on camera.

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47 h. ago Luigi Mangione reveals dirty trick police used to snare him at remote McDonald's in bombshell court filings

Luigi Mangione's attorneys alleged police violated his rights in court documents asking to exclude evidence from his arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.

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6 d. ago CCTV captures last movements of missing Julie Buckley, 54, as police probing her murder find human hair in nearby river

Julie Buckley, 54, from the village of Christchurch in Cambridgeshire, can be seen buying a small bag of shopping including what appears to be kitchen roll at her local Budgens.

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8 d. ago Video has emerged of iconic rock star's fiancee stepping overboard on cruise ship

The tragic moments leading up to the death of Kimberly Burch, fiancée of Faster Pussycat's lead singer Taime Downe, have been captured on video as police continue their investigation

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3 w. ago Twisted reason French paedophile surgeon avoided capture for decades

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is on trial for the alleged rape and aggravated sexual assault of 229 people, most of whom are children, during his 25-year medical career in hospitals across northwest France

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3 w. ago El Chapo's son 'escapes using tunnel' just like dad as net closes in on cartel boss

Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, 41, son of infamous drug lord El Chapo, escaped capture by the Mexican Army and police this week after clambering through a tunnel

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3 w. ago Paedophile left girl suicidal after 'campaign of abuse' stretching across decades

Paul Lewis, 72, carried out repeated sexual assaults against the victim over decades and left her struggling for decades with feelings of "shame and self hatred".

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3 w. ago Police must avoid risk of ‘institutional capture’ accusations, force told

It comes amid an employment tribunal involving a nurse who was suspended following an incident involving a trans doctor in a female changing room.

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3 w. ago Moment shirtless drugs kingpin is busted with samurai swords, nunchucks and a SPEAR as police smash 'Scarface' supply network

Body-worn footage captures police making the alarming discovery after busting into Daniel Bruford's home in Hildenborough, Kent, to arrest the drugs kingpin.

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4 w. ago Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail

The paedophile priest died in jail while serving time for the abuse of more than 70 children over three decadesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA paedophile priest, convicted of abusing more than 70 children over three decades, has died.Gerald Ridsdale died on Tuesday morning in prison. He was 90.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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