8 h. ago Family of Salisbury poison victim blast inquiry for having no plans to stop Mad Vlad

Mum-of-three died Dawn Sturgess after spraying herself with a dose of the deadly chemical, planted in a perfume bottle by Russian spies, in Salisbury in 2018

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11 h. ago Family of Salisbury Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess condemn inquiry's 'unanswered questions' as it finds Vladimir Putin ordered attack on Sergei Skripal 'to show Russian power'

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, pictured here with daughter Yulia, was poisoned by Novichok at his home in Salisbury. A report today found Putin authorised the hit as a show of Russian strength.

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11 h. ago Novichok victim’s family call for change as they criticise inquiry report

Dawn Sturgess died after being exposed to the nerve agent in 2018.

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12 h. ago Salisbury novichok latest: Lack of protection for Russian double agent put public at risk, victim’s family say

Dawn Sturgess inquiry publishes findings on Russian Novichok poisonings

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54 h. ago Family of horror crash victim Chloe Hipson share emotional poem with funeral attendees

Chloe Hipson, 21, from Bellshill, tragically died in a two-vehicle collision in Ireland.

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4 d. ago Four killed and 11 wounded in shooting at child’s party in California, officials say

Victims who died range from ‘juveniles to adults’ in attack on banquet hall in Stockton, county sheriff’s office saysFour people have died and eleven were wounded after a shooting at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.The victims who died, who range in age from eight to 21 , were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said. “What we have confirmed at this time is that there was a banquet hall where a family was celebrating.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ivan Milat was convicted of murdering seven people. Could he have killed scores more?

Retired UK detective believes family member was serial killer’s first unacknowledged victim, as NSW inquiry into unsolved murders calls for submissionsHugh Hughes, a retired UK detective with the Metropolitan police, has spent three decades travelling back and forth between his home in Wales and Canberra, trying to solve the murder of Keren Rowland, a cousin of his Australian wife, Andrea.Hughes is convinced that Rowland, who went missing from Canberra on 26 February 1971, was the first victim of the notorious serial killer Ivan Milat. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lessons not learned after Georgia Barter driven to suicide by abuse, says her mother

Family ‘saddened’ by minister’s response to London coroner’s concerns over police database accessGeorgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partnerThe family of a woman judged to have been unlawfully killed by her partner after she took her own life following years of domestic abuse has said “lessons have still not been learnt” after the government indicated it would not make changes to how officers use the police national database.An inquest earlier this year found that Georgia Barter, 32, experienced years of abuse at the hands of Thomas Bignell.• In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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4 d. ago At least four killed in shooting at child’s party in northern California, officials say

San Joaquin County sheriff’s office says juveniles were among the victims in possible ‘targeted’ attack on a banquet hall in StocktonFour people have died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.The victims, who range from “juveniles to adults”, were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said. “What we have confirmed at this time is that there was a banquet hall where a family was celebrating.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Four killed and 10 wounded in shooting at child’s party in California, officials say

Victims ranged from ‘juveniles to adults’ in attack on a banquet hall in Stockton, county sheriff’s office saysFour people have died and ten were wounded after a shooting at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.The victims, who range from “juveniles to adults”, were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said. “What we have confirmed at this time is that there was a banquet hall where a family was celebrating.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Medomsley 'murder' victim showed signs of 'strangulation' according to family

David Caldwell was sentenced to three months for minor theft offences in 1981. His sister Carol Kyle, who identified his body, believes he was strangled.

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2 w. ago Bryan Kohberger victim's family will sue Idaho murderer's college after classmates raised 'red flags'

Many classmates and professors at WSU complained that Bryan Kohberger was sexist and creepy - with one faculty member warning he had the potential to become a 'future rapist'.

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2 w. ago Judge to approve $7bn settlement with OxyContin maker that requires Sackler family members to pay victims

Deal would also require multibillionaire family to give up ownership of the Connecticut-based firmA federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he would approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.The deal overseen by US bankruptcy judge Sean Lane would require some of the multibillionaire members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7bn and give up ownership of the Connecticut-based firm. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Family of Southport victim stabbed 33 times after being dragged back inside dance studio condemn killer's 'neglectful' and 'cowardly' parents for their 'failures' in stopping attack

Child C1, as the girl is known to protect her anonymity, attempted to flee the Taylor Swift-themed dance class before Axel Rudakubana dragged her back inside and stabbed her 33 times.

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4 w. ago Boy, 15, stabbed to death as 100 teens descend on New York home in house party mayhem

Witnesses recalled desperate scenes of children scrambling to escape the nightmare house party as the victim's family put out an emotional appeal for information.

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