63 h. ago Former prisoners and hostages urge Starmer to secure release of Jimmy Lai

Call for UK PM to act urgently over pro-democracy campaigner who has spent 1,602 days in solitary confinementFormer prisoners and hostages wrongly held abroad have urged the UK prime minister to urgently secure the release of the pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai before he dies in a Hong Kong jail.The 77-year-old media mogul, who is a British citizen, has been held in solitary confinement for 1,602 days and his family fears he might not survive another summer in Hong Kong, where temperatures can reach 40C (104F). Continue reading...

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65 h. ago A Texas man is seeking justice for his brother who died in police custody: ‘He was a good person’

Glenn Smallwood had schizoaffective disorder. Instead of a hospital, police took him to jail and strapped him to a chairTwo days before he died, a 33-year-old father and US army veteran named Glenn Smallwood Jr was talking about building a house. His younger brother, John, was remodeling a home in Lufkin, Texas, where both brothers lived, and Glenn asked whether he could help.“He was so happy about the idea of working with me and turning his life around,” John said. “He was thinking positively about his future. I think about this memory often.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The silent killer: Breakthrough in pursuit of Johne’s Disease diagnoses

For farmers across the UK, Johne’s Disease represents an enormous challenge, costing an estimated £200 per cow per year, which can amount to 50% of a farmer’s annual profit. However, a unique diagnostics approach from pioneering scientists at MI:RNA could transform the way a common livestock disease, which costs the UK agricultural economy £10 million annually, is managed.

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4 d. ago Scissor killer cleared over trans prison row after court hears of murderers' jail shower sex

Killer hairdresser Jayney Sutherley was cleared of a four-year transphobic abuse campaign.

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9 d. ago Paedo who acted ‘like God’ abusing 19 kids in string of care homes dies in jail

John Allen owned a network of care homes in Wales where he abused children and the 83 year old has now died in HMP Bure where he was jailed for life for his depraved crimes

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1 week ago School teacher slit his three sons' throats as they slept after dark secret 'exposed'

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: Alan Hawe committed an appalling act in 2016 when he slit the throats of his three young sons after he had brutally murdered his wife in their family sitting room in Ireland

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2 w. ago Judge tells teen killer 'you will live with this for the rest of your life' as he is locked up

The boy, 14, was caged for five years today for the death of 16-year-old Kory McCrimmon in Glasgow last year.

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2 w. ago Scotland: Unbelievable moment four killer whales breach off the coast in rare sighting

Sailor Craig, who captured the footage off the coast of Scotland, described seeing the killer whales as “an absolutely unbelievable experience”.

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2 w. ago Killer who sliced victim's throat and smacked inmate with pool cue dies behind bars

Kirk McIntyre, 56, was given a 20-year sentence in 2018 after being convicted of the 2017 murder of Frederick McGettigan in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire

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3 w. ago Scots killer who brutally slit victim's throat and battered inmate with pool cue dies in jail

Kirk McIntyre, 56, died at HMP Shotts in North Lanarkshire on April 25.

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3 w. ago Britain's Got Talent finalist says his lovemaking is 'fast, energetic, maybe a bit passionate' as he denies raping two women

Andrew Johnston, 30, who shot to fame on the show as a choirboy who came third in the final, allegedly gripped both his victims by the throat and refused to wear a condom.

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3 w. ago Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence Returns to TRUE CRIME with Gripping New Cases

From hidden clues in the woods to secrets buried in the criminal underworld, Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence returns this May with a brand-new season on TRUE CRIME – always intriguing, always true.

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3 w. ago Hero cop shot by killer who went on the run wants him jailed for life

Raymond McCourt, who murdered a Glasgow newsagent, went on the run from HM Castle Huntly last week.

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3 w. ago Drunk sex offender died after falling down stairs day after he got out of jail

At the time of Anthony Payne's death a warrant for his arrest was outstanding

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4 w. ago BGT star accused of 'gripping victim by throat' as he raped two women in months

Former Britain's Got Talent star Andrew Johnston, 30, was studying at the Royal Academy of Music when he allegedly raped two women in months apart, a court heard

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4 w. ago Britain's Got Talent finalist raped two women, grabbed them by the neck and refused to wear a condom, court hears

Andrew Johnston, 30, allegedly gripped his victims' by the throat during sex and refused to wear a condom.

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4 w. ago 'Pervert' killer who murdered pensioner then called Babestation dies in jail

Evil Gareth Dack was caged for a minimum of 33 years after he strangled 39-year-old Norma Bell before cutting up her clothing and calling Babestation sex chat lines while she lay on the floor.

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4 w. ago Britain's Got Talent finalist raped two women while he studied opera at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, court hears

Andrew Johnston, 30, allegedly gripped his victims' by the throat during sex and refused to wear a condom.

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4 w. ago Scots killer who boasted prison was 'doddle' dies of drug overdose behind bars

Brendan Reilly, 34, was being held at HMP Kilmarnock where he was discovered unresponsive in his cell.

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