15 h. ago Tragic life of man who found James Bulger's body after his life ends in prison cell

James Bulger was tortured and murdered by 10-year-old boys Jon Venables and Robert Thompson after they led him away from his mum outside a butcher's at Bootle Strand shopping centre

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15 h. ago Tragic life of man who found James Bulger's body as he's found dead in custody

James Bulger was tortured and murdered by 10-year-old boys Jon Venables and Robert Thompson after they led him away from his mum outside a butcher's at Bootle Strand shopping centre

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27 h. ago Man who 'got involved with the wrong crowd' after he found the body of murdered toddler James Bulger died in a police cell

James Riley, 44, was arrested on suspicion of drug offences near Chapel Gardens, Liverpool, on March 14, 2023.

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33 h. ago Man who found James Bulger body died after 'swallowing packets of drugs' before arrest

James Riley was pronounced dead in hospital after being discovered unresponsive on the floor of his cell hours after he was arrested by officers on suspicion of drug offences.

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34 h. ago Man who found James Bulger's body died after night in police custody as cause revealed

James Riley, 44, who discovered the body of the murdered toddler, likely swallowed packages of drugs before his death in police custody, an inquest has found

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55 h. ago Friend sent Jay Slater tragic 3am message the morning he disappeared

Jay's friend sent him a warning after the 19-year-old sent a concerning message

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4 d. ago Michigan woman again gets life sentence for fiery death of husband nearly 20 years ago

A Michigan woman accused of setting her husband on fire then driving a van over his burning body has been sentenced again to life in prison

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9 d. ago Matthew Perry's tragic fear that destroyed his love life before drugs spiral

As Erik Fleming is sentenced in relation to the tragic death of Matthew Perry, the Mirror takes a look at the Friends icon's complicated love life, including his sad reason for never marrying

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1 week ago James Bulger’s mum wows to face son’s killer Jon Venables at parole hearing

Denise Fergus will confront killer Jon Venables at his parole hearing, demanding justice 31 years on.

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1 week ago James Bulger’s mum vows to face son’s killer Jon Venables at parole hearing

Denise Fergus will confront killer Jon Venables at his parole hearing, demanding justice 31 years on.

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1 week ago James Bulger's mum has dramatic plan for son's killer at his parole hearing

Toddler James Bulger's vile killer Jon Venables has launched yet another bid for freedom, but his brave mum Denise has vowed to fight to keep him behind bars for the sickening crime

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1 week ago James Bulger killer Jon Venables goes for parole AGAIN and may be free by end of year

Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were both 10 years old when they snatched toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, tortured him and left his mutilated body on a train track

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3 w. ago ‘He lived his whole life in that fire’: the tragic story of ‘lost’ singer Jackson C Frank

A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentaryThirty years ago, when the music writer Jim Abbott tried to track down the “lost” folk singer Jackson C Frank, he had no idea what he’d find. All he had to guide him was a tip from an old associate of Frank’s to go to a housing facility in Queens, New York, where he was told he was living. When he finally arrived there, the man he saw bore no relation to the Frank he was expecting. “All I had to go on was his album cover from 1965 when he was much younger and looked pretty dashing,” Abbott said. “This was the 90s when he was much heavier and was hobbling around looking really grouchy.”The place Frank was living in “was populated by drug addicts and hookers and, for some reason, had this gigantic sand pit in the middle of the lobby that you had to walk around. It’s very hard to weird me out,” Abbott said. “This did.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tragic life of Carol and Stephen Baxter's daughter now shunned on lonely island

Ellena Baxter, daughter of Carol and Stephen Baxter, has revealed that she has been shunned by people who wrongly suspected she was involved in her parents' deaths

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3 w. ago Inside the tragic life of Jamie Fraser's father Brian from Ellen MacKenzie romance to death

Outlander: Blood of My Blood explores Brian and Ellen's romance

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3 w. ago King and Queen pay tribute to victims of ‘dreadful attack’ after car kills nine in Vancouver

The King and Queen lamented the ‘tragic loss of life’ after nine were killed in the incident

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4 w. ago Agony of James Bulger's mother as sick TikTok ghouls create AI videos of her son talking about his own murder

James, two, was abducted, tortured and beaten to death by 10-year-olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in 1993 in a crime which shocked the nation.

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4 w. ago Agony of James Bulger's mum as sick TikTok ghouls create AI videos of her son talking about his own murder

James, two, was abducted, tortured and beaten to death by 10-year-olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in 1993 in a crime which shocked the nation.

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