11 h. ago Woman who slit teen's throat first to be executed by US state in over 200 years

Christa Gail Pike was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 for the brutal killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer and now Tennessee's Supreme Court has finally set an execution date

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34 h. ago Premier League set to scrap PSR, says chief executive Richard Masters

PSR could be about to make way for a new squad-cost ratio system

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48 h. ago Tennessee court sets execution date for state’s only woman on death row

Christa Pike received the death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer

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51 h. ago Woman who adopted raw 'fruitarian' diet starves to death in Bali hotel room

Karolina Krzyzak, 27, began the experimental diet - consuming only raw fruit - when she was aged 19 and became obsessed with body image and the concept of 'clean eating'.

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51 h. ago Tennessee court sets execution date for the state's only woman on death row and 3 male inmates

The Tennessee Supreme Court has set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row

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55 h. ago Woman, 27, starves to death in Bali hotel room after weighing 3.5 stone on 'fruitarian' diet

Karolina Krzyzak, who is from Poland but moved to the UK to study at Leeds University, weighed hardly anything after she started following an extreme diet when she was a teenager

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60 h. ago Woman, 27, starves to death in Bali hotel room after adopting raw 'fruitarian' diet

Karolina Krzyzak began consuming only raw fruits when she was aged 19 but by the time she died she weighed as little as 3.5 stone, her fingernails had turned yellow and her teeth were rotting

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60 h. ago Greggs calls for no ‘surprises’ in Budget as it raises prices this week

Chief executive Roisin Currie confirmed a set of price hikes would be taking place on its menu.

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3 d. ago 'What do you mean, murder?' Moment cops arrest 'savage' killer who bludgeoned woman to death

This is the moment police arrest a 'savage and merciless' killer who bludgeoned a woman to death in her own home.

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3 d. ago North Ayrshire incident: Public advised to ‘avoid the area’ after death of woman in Irvine

An Irvine street remains closed while emergency services attend the scene.

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3 d. ago North Ayrshire incident: Public advised to ‘avoid the area’ after death of woman on Pladda Avenue in Irvine

An Irvine street remains closed while emergency services attend the scene.

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3 d. ago Woman found dead as cops lock down Scots street & public warned to ‘avoid the area’

A WOMAN has been found dead in a Scots town this morning as cops lock down a busy street. Emergency crews raced to the scene in Irvine, Ayrshire, at around 6.15am. The alarm was raised following the death of a woman in Pladda Avenue. The street has been closed down by police. Locals have been...

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3 d. ago Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing married couple in 1990 robbery is set to be executed

A man convicted of fatally stabbing a married couple during a 1990 robbery in South Florida is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening

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5 d. ago Woman eaten over days by bear with just shoes and bucket left behind

A woman was savagely mauled to death while foraging for berries, and when rescuers finally got to the gruesome scene, all that they found were her boots and a chewed bucket

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5 d. ago Man charged in connection with death of woman 10 months after horror Clydebank crash

The female pedestrian died following the crash in November last year.

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6 d. ago Moment killer who battered woman, 47, to death inside her own home before hiding body underneath towels is arrested

THIS is the moment a sick murderer who battered a woman to death in her own home is arrested. Matthew Battenbough, 33, used a knife, scissors and frying pan in his "savage and murderous" attack on "vulnerable" animal lover Leanne Williams, 47. Bodycam footage released by South Wales Police shows a shabby looking Battenbough being...

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast star opens show with sad news after death of 'extraordinary woman'

BBC Breakfast host Sarah Campbell announced heartbreaking news during Saturday's edition of the hit morning programme

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7 d. ago Mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson's red SUV up for 'quick sale' on Facebook Marketplace

The red car belonging to Erin Patterson, the Australian woman who was convicted of poisoning her family members with death cap mushrooms, was spotted in a social media ad

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7 d. ago Mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson's infamous red SUV spotted on Facebook Marketplace for 'quick sale'

The red car belonging to Erin Patterson, the Australian woman who was convicted of poisoning her family members with death cap mushrooms, was spotted in a social media ad

Economics

7 d. ago The bloody history of church 'saved' by expert engineering, including fishmonger who met nasty end and a woman beaten to death

Photos yesterday showed how the tower of All Hallows Staining has been balanced 45 feet above the ground as part of an ongoing office block development.

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