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Man charged with murdering two pensioners, 75 and 68, in street attack

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By Brooke Davies
The biggest UK cases where social media and incel culture have motivated killers and played a major role

The real-life Adolescence cases - how social media and incel culture motivated UK killers

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By John Dunne
Officers continue to appeal for information following a murder in Brixton. Police were called at approximately 05:10hrs on Thursday, 20 March to reports of a man suffering a stab injury in Brixton Road SW9. Officers and London Ambulance Service attended but despite their efforts the man sadly died at the scene. He has been formally identified as 34-year-old Troy Ramsundar. His family continue to be supported by specialist officers.

First picture of man in his 30s stabbed to death in Brixton

Channel: UK UK March 21, 2025 By Danny Rigg
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Baby-faced student bites man's ear off during St Patrick's Day fight

Channel: US US March 20, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Teacher 'forced teen boys to wear Scream masks and have group sex'

Channel: US US March 20, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
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Dangerous inmate spotted running across fields after fleeing prison van

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Grandpa's last words after being shot buying McDonald's Happy Meals for grandkids

Channel: US US March 20, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
A British Airways plane lands at Heathrow Airport.

British Airways crew member arrested for ‘raping stewardess during layover’

Channel: World World March 19, 2025 By Jasper King
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Why are so many British people getting arrested for smuggling cannabis in Thailand?

Channel: World World March 20, 2025 By Jasper King
United Kingdom, Manchester 19 March 2025: General views of a crime scene with the Crime Scenes Investigators on Butterstile Lane in Prestwich. Credit: Jake Lindley / Manchester Evening News

Woman, 70, arrested for murder after man, 84, found dead with suspicious injuries

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Brooke Davies
Detectives investigating the death of a woman from Corby have named the victim as 24-year-old Harshita Brella (pictured).A murder investigation was launched after the body of a woman, who police have now named as Harshita, was found in a car in east London. The finding came about after Northamptonshire Police received a call on Wednesday, November 13, regarding concerns for Harshita?s welfare.

Harshita Brella's husband charged with murder after she was found dead in a car boot

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Danny Rigg
Play Video Mum of boy, 16, stabbed by machete gang 'tormented' by killer's raps behind bars

Killer's sick taunts that have terrorised his victim's mum from behind bars

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
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College in lockdown after fight breaks out between gang of men

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Brooke Davies
Play Video Undated handout screengrab issued by Bedfordshire Police of teenager Nicholas Prosper holding a plank of wood as a mock gun, pretending to shoot people. Prosper, 19, who murdered his mother, Juliana Falcon, 48, and siblings Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, and was plotting a school massacre, will be sentenced on Wednesday. Nicholas, who committed his crimes out of a desire for fame, will learn how long he will spend in prison at a hearing at Luton Crown Court. Issue date: Wednesday March 19, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Leabank. Photo credit should read: Bedfordshire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Triple murderer who plotted UK's worst school shooting jailed for 49 years

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
First picture of teenager who died in car crash with two of his friends

First picture of teenager who died in car crash with two of his friends

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
My daughter's killer told me to my face he was a careful driver...why did we believe him? Heartbroken father reveals teen vowed he'd look after his daughter in his car before she died with two schoolfriends in horror crash

Teen driver promised girl's dad he would be careful before crash that killed her

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
This undated photo shows Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted in the 1996 murder of Mary "Molly" Elliott. (Caroline Tillman/Federal Public Defender's Office For the Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana via AP)

Rapist executed with gas so controversial vets can't use it to put down animals

Channel: US US March 19, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
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Man drives car at rival Airbnb guests after rental in Cardiff was double booked

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Jasper King

Top UK rapper shot man in the head and mouth in ‘savage’ drive-by attack

Channel: UK UK March 18, 2025 By Brooke Davies
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Two men guilty of stealing £4,750,000 golden toilet during Blenheim Palace raid

Channel: UK UK March 18, 2025 By Jasper King

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