21 m. ago The Greater Manchester town hall with a leaky roof set for £1m makeover

The problems are becoming both more frequent and increasingly serious

Economics

33 m. ago 'Scotland's dumbest criminal' set fire to himself while torching cars for gang

Sheriff Tim Niven-Smith also imposed an eight-month supervised release period to protect the public from serious harm once Gibb is freed from jail.

Events

34 m. ago Market town jeweller, 66, was found hanged next to his wife's dead body after 'rapid deterioration' of his mental health during Covid, inquest hearing is told

A jeweller was found hanged near to his wife's dead body at their home after his mental health declined following the 'anxieties and challenges' of the covid pandemic, a coroner was told today.

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38 m. ago Zhenhao Zou: Inside dark twisted life of perverted student jailed for raping 10 women

Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou, 28, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for the rape of 10 women in London and China

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44 m. ago Chinese student who raped 10 women is ‘one of the most prolific predators’

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years.

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60 m. ago Love Island first look as explosive game results in secrets being exposed and one girl makes her move

Love Island returns tonight as the drama unfolds from the intense game of beer pong dares and two Islanders head to the Hideaway for a 'private' chat

Events

61 m. ago Jourdan Dunn donates blood and calls for more black heritage donors

The 34-year-old model, whose son has sickle cell anaemia, gave blood herself at Brixton Donor Centre in south London.

Events

85 m. ago Cheshire gets huge car parts centre the size of NINE FOOTBALL PITCHES creating 200 new jobs in the region

The enormous Parts Distribution Centre is located in Ellesmere Port to streamline the supply chain for the car maker's 10 global brands.

Politics

88 m. ago Serial rapist who drugged and filmed 10 women in London and China jailed for life

Zhenhao Zou, who kept a trophy box full of possessions he had taken from his victims, will serve a minimum of 24 years

Events

90 m. ago One of Britain's worst rapists is jailed for life: Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women will serve 24 years behind bars

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the harrowing attacks involving two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced.

Events

1 hour ago Chinese student who raped and drugged 10 women jailed for life

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday.

Events

1 hour ago Inside lair of rapist PhD student Zhenhao Zou chillingly fitted out with cameras

Zhenhao Zou would go out with women, before drugging and raping them in his flat in south-east London, which was covered in CCTV to film the depravity that went on inside

Society

1 hour ago Moment serial rapist PhD student Zhenhao Zou arrested then makes casual request

Zhenhao Zou was studying for a PhD at a London university but struggled to answer the question 'What is your name?' when officers carried out a dawn raid at his posh flat

Events

1 hour ago Chilling moment serial rapist PhD student Zhenhao Zou calmly watches video of sex attack

Zhenhao Zou drugged women then filmed as he raped them both in London and in his native China. Jurors were made to watch the horrific videos and were visibly upset, he remained motionless

Events

1 hour ago Chinese student who raped 10 women and filmed attacks jailed

Three of the 10 victims have been identified, prosecutors say, but detectives fear he could have targeted dozens more women

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2 h. ago Zhenhao Zou: Student who drugged and raped 10 women in London and China jailed for life

Zhenhao Zou: Student who drugged and raped 10 women in London and China jailed for life  Sky News

Events

2 h. ago Chilling 'trophy box' of predator who drugged and raped 10 women while filming attacks

Chinese PhD student, Zhenhao Zou, 28, was jailed for life for the harrowing attacks on women who he lured back to his home and drugged before filming himself raping them

Events

2 h. ago Topless Tyson! Fury spotted wearing nothing but a KILT as he films latest Netflix series in obscure Scottish town

The Gypsy King was posing for the cameras in filming for season two of his Netflix series 'At Home with The Furys'. Netflix confirmed another run of the show after a successful first season.

Culture

2 h. ago Desperate father who set himself alight while serving 13 years in jail for stealing a phone finally moving to hospital

Trapped under an abolished IPP jail term, Thomas White was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis. For the past year, The Independent has documented his tragic case - now he is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year family campaign

Events

2 h. ago Chinese PhD student jailed for life after being exposed as serial rapist who filmed attacks as trophies

Zhenhao Zou, who was studying at UCL, faces years in prison for drugging and raping women

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