True Crime
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Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.
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Grenfell fire police investigators pass files on 20 firms and 54 people to prosecutor
Investigators have looked at the role of more than 15,000 people and 700 organisations as part of the inquiry
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Newton Aycliffe pub remains closed as legal dispute with Stonegate continues
Newton Aycliffe pub The Huntsman remains closed while its barristers and landlord try to settle a legal dispute with Stonegate.
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Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
A federal judge has ended the 23-year federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, marking the longest oversight of a police department in U.S. history
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Thousands of ghost number plates detected on UK roads as drivers evade cameras
Thousands of drivers are hiding behind illegal ghost plates, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.
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Banned County Durham driver tried to ditch helmet in bid to make police give up chase
A St Helen Auckland disqualified driver tried to remove his helmet during a dangerous police chase in a bid to make officers abandon the chase.
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Abuse survivor turned Satanic panic killer Christa Pike set for lethal injection
Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18
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Coroner's warning after ambulance delay contributed to County Durham man's death
A coroner has issued a warning after ambulance delays contributed to the death of a County Durham man with a life-threatening airway obstruction.
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Tragedy as body found in search for missing 66-year-old man short distance from home
A body has been found during the search for a missing 66-year-old Northumberland man, police have confirmed.
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South Africa serial killer fears after another women found dead near Johannesburg
Ekurhuleni remains on high alert while authorities investigate whether a serial killer or killers are responsible for the death of 11 women
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NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks later
Police allege Nicholas Scott killed 79-year-old then ‘set upon’ 59-year-old relative who arrived at Gurranang to sort out estate
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Investigation following arson in Scarborough
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Gallows Close Community Centre and were quick to extinguish the flames, restricting the damage to the property. However, whilst the initial investigation is underway, there’s an appeal...
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Locked up 25 years on a lie: VA death row inmate freed as witness admits frame job
A Virginia man’s murder conviction has been vacated, freeing him after 25 years in prison, including over a decade on death row
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Two Darlington pubs face licence review over ‘significant failings’ before 'murder'
The Greyhound and Black Swan in Darlington are to face an urgent licensing meeting after police investigation into the murder of Leanne Park.
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British tourist dies on holiday in Ibiza after suspected drowning
Tourists and emergency services tried to save the woman but she was pronounced dead at the scene
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Leeds police given more powers in two city areas after machete spotted
Extra police powers brought in across two Leeds inner areas after machete incident
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Teen rapist told to stop still attacked victim - now he's walked free from court
Aryan Mahmood raped the girl despite her telling him to stop
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Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer
Garcés Pérez, who was shot in his car by agents, is accused of striking officer with side mirror while trying to drive away
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77-year-old man put to death in Florida, 16th person to be executed in the state this year
Curtis Wilkie Beasley was executed for the 1995 killing of Carolyn Monfort, after supreme court declined to intervene
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New texts from Cornell frat house members shed more light on alleged attack
The messages surfaced as Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced he was reopening the criminal investigation and bringing the case to a grand jury
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How did the RAF Fairford incident go from 'suspected bomb plot' to police bail?
Detectives are entering a vital stage of the investigation, with a number of options still open, the BBC's Daniel Sandford writes.
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American Idol contestant guilty of killing wife who encouraged him to chase his dream
Caleb Flynn claimed in a frantic 911 call that a burglar killed his wife
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Shopfront damaged in North Yorkshire town
Police are investigating after a shopfront was damaged in Scarborough.
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Mississippi attorney general won't seek a new trial for officer in fatal shooting of Black motorist
Mississippi’s attorney general said she will not retry a police officer after jurors failed to reach a verdict on a manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal shooting of a Black motorist
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No stinger or deliberate contact to stop A66 crash car, says watchdog
A stinger and “tactical contact” were not used in the moments before a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough which killed two police officers and five young men, an initial investigation has found.
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Dutch police arrest a suspected ShinyHunters member; court orders 90-day detention
Dutch police have arrested a suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacker group, linked to major data breaches
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Man charged in the fatal shooting of Kentucky state trooper was wanted on a parole violation
A Tennessee man with a lengthy criminal history has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky state trooper
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Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened
Texts, including unnamed male defendant appearing to apologize, reportedly sent days after alleged 2024 assault
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Warning after fraudsters pose as North Yorkshire Police officers
North Yorkshire Police has issued a warning after receiving more than 50 reports of fraudsters posing as police officers.
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Student miraculously survives after falling 8 stories out of a window
Kristin Sargent’s father declined to discuss the circumstances but said the fall happened after Georgia’s win over Oklahoma
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Teenager arrested in connection with fatal crash in North Yorkshire released
A 17-year-old boy arrested in connection with a crash on the A163 at Barlby, near Selby, that saw a teenager killed and two people injured has been…
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Police investigate criminal damage at York nature reserve
Police are investigating criminal damage at the Hassacarr Nature Reserve, near Dunnington in York.
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Suspected ShinyHunters hacker arrested after FBI data breach
The 24-year-old man from Amsterdam is also accused of trying to arrange two murders
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Shopfront damaged in North Yorkshire town
Police are investigating after a shopfront was damaged in Scarborough.
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'We can't stay in Bradford' - Grooming gang survivor flees home after death threats
A survivor of a grooming gang has been forced to flee her home after receiving abuse and death threats.
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Police investigate criminal damage at York nature reserve
Police are investigating criminal damage at the Hassacarr Nature Reserve, near Dunnington in York.
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Nowak killer Vickrum Digwa given leave to appeal against sentence
The Court of Appeal will decide in November whether to reduce or lengthen the 21-year minimum term.
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County Durham horror home linked to drugs and violence closed down
A County Durham house at the centre of months of anti-social behaviour, drug-taking and violence has been closed by police after repeated warnings…
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Teenager arrested in connection with fatal crash in North Yorkshire released
A 17-year-old boy arrested in connection with a crash on the A163 at Barlby, near Selby, that saw a teenager killed and two people injured has been…
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Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18
Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18
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IOPC issues update on A66 crash that killed two officers as pursuit timeline set out
IOPC investigation finds no police contact or stinger was involved in the A66 South Bank crash on August 22, which killed seven people, including…
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First pictures of elderly couple accused of taking turns fatally shooting son-in-law
Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both aged 77, have been charged with the first-degree murder of Jonathan McKinsey. Court documents have revealed claims of abuse leading up to the shooting
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Lindsay Clancy returns to court as lawyer asks judge to find her not guilty
In new posture, Kevins Reddington argues there was insufficient evidence that she murdered her children
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Warning after fraudsters pose as North Yorkshire Police officers
North Yorkshire Police has issued a warning after receiving more than 50 reports of fraudsters posing as police officers.
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No explosives found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford, say police
Head of Counter Terrorism Policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with incident
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No evidence of ‘tactical contact’ before fatal A66 crash
The collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough last month killed five young men and two police officers
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Three teenagers dead and boy arrested after car plunges into River Wear
A 17-year-old boy managed to reach safety and has now been arrested in connection with the incident
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Bradford robber jailed after holding axe to taxi driver's face and threatening murder
A court has heard how a man fleeing an unsuccessful robbery held an axe to a taxi driver’s face and told him: “I am going to murder you.”
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Case goes to jury in trial of former 'American Idol' singer charged in wife's killing
A jury is deciding whether a former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on “American Idol” killed his wife
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Middlesbrough A66 crash no 'direct contact' from police
No stinger was used by police before the fatal A66 crash, an initial investigation reveals.
