4 h. ago She was a fugitive accused of killing a woman in a 2006 car crash. Two decades later, she’s been captured

Leydis Menendez Abdala, 52, faces charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in connection with the 2006 death of 39-year-old Gloria Marcia Hall

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5 h. ago Elderly woman, 89, hit and killed by recycling lorry as driver arrested

An 89-year-old woman has died in Llandudno, north Wales, after being hit by a recycling lorry - the driver was arrested and taken into custody while police taped off the scene

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6 h. ago Mother of woman strangled to death by boyfriend 'absolutely betrayed' by justice system

The family have demanded an urgent review of Tape’s sentence

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7 h. ago Sobbing woman interrupts grieving dad of boy she killed with SUV as he sat with pals

Jack Davey, 11, died instantly when Shaymaa Oun Ghazi Zuhaira, 41, rammed her Toyota SUV into the kerb at his Primary School, smashing through the boundary and crushing him and three classmates

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7 h. ago Teenager is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, 25, 'was killed when she fell from block of flats'

The 25-year-old woman was severely injured after falling from a building in Cuckmere Lane in Southampton and died in hospital the next day.

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8 h. ago Woman, 89, is killed by recycling lorry 'while standing on street': Driver is arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving

The pensioner, who has not yet been named, had been standing on Brookes Street near Caroline Road in Llandudno, north Wales, when she was involved in a collision with the huge truck at around 9am today.

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8 h. ago House sealed off amid fears child has been killed and secretly buried

Detectives sealed off the house after a woman told them her ex-partner killed the child

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10 h. ago Mother of woman killed by boyfriend ‘absolutely betrayed’ by justice system

Linda Westcarr spoke of her devastation following the sentencing of Gogoa Lois Tape to a hospital order for the manslaughter of her daughter.

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11 h. ago Mum killed in own home had 'multiple sharp force injuries including cut throat'

Lisa Fraser was found dead at her home in Pembroke Dock in May 2022 with a cut throat. The man who claimed to have killed her was found hanged in prison days later

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12 h. ago Council issues statement after woman killed by falling branch in Didsbury

Police are continuing to investigate the tragic incident on Sunday

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13 h. ago Woman killed in her own home died from 'multiple sharp force injuries including a cut throat'

A man admitted to police that he had killed Lisa Fraser in Pembroke Dock, but was found hanged in a prison cell two weeks later. An inquest into the death of Mrs Fraser has now been opened

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16 h. ago Teen driver in Rudy Giuliani car crash identified after former NYC mayor seriously injured

President Trump’s former lawyer suffered multiple injuries including fractured spine in collision Saturday

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16 h. ago Flowers left at scene after woman killed by falling tree branch in south Manchester

"It's really tragic - and so random"

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22 h. ago Woman who claims evil killer raped her as a teen calls for case to be reopened

The woman, who does not want her identity to be public, has come forward to tell her story and demand Andrew Kemp is reinvestigated for alleged attacks in Scotland.

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34 h. ago Woman is killed by ‘massive’ tree branch that snapped in windy weather

Greater Manchester Police said death not being treated as suspicious

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38 h. ago Manchester horror as woman killed by huge tree which suddenly 'snapped'

Emergency services were called out to West Didsbury following the shock incident but were unable to save the woman, in her 40s, who died at the scene despite their best efforts

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39 h. ago Tragedy as woman killed by falling tree branch on busy south Manchester road

She sadly died at the scene

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68 h. ago ‘I felt like the walls were closing in. All I could see was Fred West’s face’: how one woman escaped Britain’s worst serial killers

When Kathleen Richards rented a room at 25 Cromwell Street, she quickly realised the couple who owned it had a dark side. But even after their arrest, there was something about her 15 months at the house that she could never tell anyone – until nowKathleen Richards knows how lucky she is to be alive. In 1979, she woke up in bed to find the serial killer Fred West on top of her. It was by no means the first time West had assaulted the 17-year-old, but it was the last. This time, she managed to escape from the room she was renting at 25 Cromwell Street, perhaps Britain’s most notorious address, where Fred and Rose West raped, tortured and murdered so many girls and young women. Fred West took his own life in January 1995 while on remand, charged with 12 murders. Rose West was convicted of 10 murders later that year and is serving a whole-life sentence.In her own way, Richards has also been serving a life sentence. Today, she is a youthful, likable and traumatised 65-year-old. How...

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3 d. ago Rod Stewart says he will 'get throat cut' if he goes to Ibrox for Old Firm clash

Celtic-daft singer insists he'll steer clear of Ibrox, warning Rangers' season could be over if they lose on Sunday.

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3 d. ago Naked woman, 22, found in only a dog collar after escaping killer's sex dungeon

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Cynthia Vigil was found naked apart from an iron dog collar and a set of chains, and begged for help after being held captive and raped for days in a killer's sex dungeon

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