7 h. ago 'Revenge' attack car arsonist caught because of 'distinctive way he walks'

After being arrested Jamie Paton launched a vile tirade of abuse at the female officer who cuffed him, including spitting in the back of the police van and telling the constable to lick it up

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65 h. ago ‘We know what is happening, we cannot walk away’: how the Guardian bore witness to horror in former Yugoslavia

During the decade-long conflicts, the major powers dithered as Serb militias carried out their brutal campaigns of ethnic cleansing. Guardian reporters became more passionate and more outspoken in their condemnation, attracting praise and criticismAmong many courageous correspondents covering the war in the former Yugoslavia, the reporting of Ed Vulliamy and Maggie O’Kane received plaudits and numerous awards. Both were inexorably drawn to where the action was, and wrote unblinking, vivid accounts. But what made their work controversial was their refusal to be neutral. For many journalists, including some of their colleagues at the Guardian, it was vital to maintain the distinction between being a witness – a “neutral” observer – and becoming actively caught up in the conflict. Some felt they crossed a line that should not have been crossed.The war – a series of ethnic conflicts that started in 1991 and lasted for nearly a decade – left more than 200,000 dead and 1 million displaced...

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4 d. ago Emmerdale star breaks silence on devastating split amid revenge plot and brutal attack

Billy and Dawn Fletcher's marriage came to an abrupt end recently, but more drama is afoot in Emmerdale, as one character is brutally attacked in an explosive confrontation

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8 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'already know who attacks Joe Tate' after spoiler image clue

Emmerdale viewers think the inclusion of one suspect in particular in the spoiler promo image for Joe Tate's attack on the ITV soap could give away who takes revenge

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9 d. ago Leeds crossbow suspect ‘wrote Facebook manifesto citing terrorism and misogynistic rage’

Owen Lawrence, 38, believed to have shot two women in Headingley before turning weapon on himselfThe suspect in the Leeds crossbow attack wrote a Facebook manifesto espousing plans for “terrorism, revenge and misogynistic rage” that referenced the 2019 massacre in New Zealand, police believe.Owen Lawrence is suspected to have shot the women, aged 19 and 31, on Saturday in Headingley before turning a firearm on himself. Both women were taken to hospital, with one sustaining life-threatening injuries. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Boy, 7, dies after eating 'poisoned Easter egg woman dropped off at ex's house'

A seven-year-old boy has died and two family members are in hospital after allegedly eating a poisoned Easter egg sent by a woman believed to be a jealous ex in a 'revenge' attack

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3 w. ago Outlander Claire Fraser poison detail fans may have missed uncovered

Claire Fraser was targeted in a revenge attack in Outlander

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