3 h. ago Woman texted her mum saying 'I've done something awful' after committing brutal crime

She fatally stabbed her husband in the neck but called her mum minutes later saying she had 'done something awful' - she has since been sentenced for fifteen years

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5 h. ago Woman commits horror crime then texts 'Mum, I've done something awful'

Christine Kekkonen, 37, fatally stabbed her husband Henri, 41, in the neck but called her mum minutes later saying she had 'done something awful'

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42 h. ago Woman learns fate after killing husband and texting mum four chilling words

A woman texted her mother four chilling words after she brutally stabbed her 'caring' husband in the neck and killed him - Christine Kekkonen was jailed this week

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9 d. ago Republican Texas is a surprising model for solving the UK’s prison crisis – but it just might work | Gaby Hinsliff

Jails in England and Wales are in overcrowded meltdown, but justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has a rare chance to flip the script. She shouldWhat should become of the two idiots who took a chainsaw to the beloved Sycamore Gap tree? Obviously it was thuggish, a pointless desecration of something that gave countless people joy, judging by the outpouring of unexpectedly deep emotion that followed. Landscapes work their way into the soul. But so does the thought of two children whose father is about to be jailed for what the judge warned would be a “lengthy period”. Though a line obviously has to be drawn, is this really the best way we can think of to punish a heartless act that nonetheless posed no danger to human life?Now is the perfect time to wrestle with questions such as this, about whom we send to prison and why, and whether doing it differently would lead to a more humane but more effective prison system and ultimately cut crime. For this government is – shock, horror – finall...

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2 w. ago Man admits to urging vulnerable woman to commit "serious self

He has been charged with encouraging serious self-harm online

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3 w. ago WhatsApp scam known as ‘hi mum’ evolving at ‘breakneck speed’, expert warns

Santander UK’s fraud expert said that AI voice impersonation technology was making these scams even more realistic

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3 w. ago ‘Hi mum!’ The simple WhatsApp text scam costing parents and friends dear

How to beat the scam, from setting up new passwords and telling your bank exactly what you are doing“Hi mum,” the first message starts, “I’ve lost my phone.” It carries on with a tale of woe: for some reason the sender has also been locked out of his or her bank account.Luckily a friend is often on hand to help – it’s their phone that the message comes from, apparently – and if you could just transfer some money to their account that would be great. Alternatively, you might be asked to pay the rent, direct to a landlord, or foot some other urgent bill that has arrived at this time of crisis. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teen accused of assaulting and robbing elderly woman was on parole for a murder he committed four years earlier

The 18-year-old was released on parole in December after robbing and killing someone in 2021

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4 w. ago Rylan Clark left searching himself on Google after odd text message from mum

BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark has revealed that he was left questioning his own age after receiving a text from his mum while he was live on air

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4 w. ago Rylan Clark admits he 'started doubting' himself after unusual question from mum

Former X-Factor star and BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark has confessed that he had to Google himself after receiving a text message live on air from his mum, Linda

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last month Blake Lively reveals mother was once assaulted by ‘work acquaintance’ amid Justin Baldoni drama

‘It Ends With Us’ star said her mother is ‘a survivor of the worst crimes someone can commit against a woman’

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