5 h. ago Woman killed man in unprovoked attack after asking to be sent back to hospital

Christina Howell stabbed Hubert Brown to death in a racist and unprovoked attack, the sentencing judge said.

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22 h. ago Prosecutors can seek death penalty for Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis, judge rules

Kohberger is accused of murdering four Idaho college students in 2022

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28 h. ago Abusive boyfriend murdered his girlfriend by strangling her to death on the night she planned to leave him

Olivia Wood, 29, was subjected to a campaign of psychological and physical abuse before she was killed by 33-year-old Kieron Goodwin.

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31 h. ago EFL footballer Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of cyclist after crashing Mercedes

EFL footballer Lucas Akins has been handed a prison sentence following a hearing at Leeds Crown Court following the death of a cyclist in March 2022

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36 h. ago Man who strangled partner to death and said it was 'sex gone wrong' to be sentenced

Alcwyn Thomas killed Victoria 'Vicki' Thomas after drinking heavily and taking cocaine but had denied murder saying the pair regularly enjoyed adventurous intercourse including strangulation.

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37 h. ago London Marathon organisers boycott X over platform’s ‘descent into gutter’ and abuse

Hugh Brasher hit out at social media trolls directing hate towards Eilish McColgan

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40 h. ago Alabama to execute man who asked for his death sentence to stop ‘wasting everybody’s time’

The prisoner will join approximately one in ten people on death row in America who ask for their own executions

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60 h. ago Sarah Ferguson says her double cancer diagnoses felt 'like a death sentence'

In conversation with The Times, the Duchess of York, 65, likened her health battles to a 'bomb going off in my life'.

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61 h. ago Sarah Ferguson says cancer diagnoses felt ‘like a death sentence’

Duchess of York was diagnosed with skin cancer six months after breast cancer treatment

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5 d. ago My boyfriend played the hero as bodyguard to Simon Cowell and Johnny Depp

Stevie-Sara Russell, 43, from Chelmsford, Essex, was showered with gifts and compliments by close-protection officer John Hookings, who claimed he was employed by a string of celebrities.

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7 d. ago Death row inmates sue to stop Trump from sending them to prison that housed Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber

Attorney says Trump administration is ‘just assuming they are the worst of the worst by virtue of their death sentences’

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7 d. ago Campaigners and charities horrified by revelations about impact of Trump’s ‘reckless’ USAID cuts

Trump has been accused of giving ‘millions of people a death sentence’ after The Independent exposed the reality of the cuts on the ground

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1 week ago Coleen Campbell hauled from cell over hammer attack after ex

Coleen Campbell is currently serving a 13 year sentence for manslaughter in connection with the death of her ex-husband Thomas Campbell, but has been back in court for a hammer attack

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1 week ago Coleen Campbell battered woman in love triangle street attack days before helping kill her ex

Campbell is currently serving a 13 year sentence for manslaughter in connection with the death of her ex-husband

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1 week ago Jesse Lingard accused of hiding 'dark secret' as grandad faces child sex offences

Kenneth Lingard, the grandfather of ex-Manchester United star Jesse, is on trial for a string of child sex offences relating to one woman who claims she was repeatedly abused for more than 10 years

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1 week ago Killer who stabbed neighbour 'murdered' by fellow prisoner at high security jail

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a convicted killer, who was serving a life sentence after stabbing his elderly female neighbour to death in 2006.

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1 week ago Convicted killer John Mansfield 'murdered' by fellow prisoner at high security jail

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of John Mansfield, who was serving a life sentence for murder at HMP Whitemoor after stabbing his neighbour to death in 2006

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1 week ago A former Colorado sheriff's deputy is to be sentenced in the death of Christian Glass

A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in emotional distress is set to be sentenced

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1 week ago Petrol drivers urged to ignore garage 'death sentence' as it could be wrong

A mechanic has urged drivers to exercise caution when a garage says your petrol or diesel vehicle has a blown engine - here's what you need to know about a second opinion

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1 week ago Bigfoot expert shares shocking sex secret after studying the mythical beast

Bigfoot may not be a male, but rather, a brooding female after expert Professor Jeff Meldrum of Idaho State University has found the mythical creature is always spotted when children are present

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