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Brit, 28, is 'beaten to death by bouncers' after he was turned away from bar

Channel: World World March 25, 2025 By Luke Alsford
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Laurence Fox charged with sex offence after 'sharing upskirting picture'

Channel: TV TV March 25, 2025 By Danni Scott
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The 'sadistic' online gangs of teenage boys targeting other children for abuse

Channel: Tech Tech March 25, 2025 By Jen Mills
Barry and Mavis Lovelock say they were just finishing their breakfast on Saturday morning when they noticed a load of officers outside their home / Leicestershire Police said officers were acting on "information received that related to the production of cannabis", but after no plants were found, the force confirmed it had apologised to the pair. / Source: ( Permission given to Andy Dolan) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vzgnn3560o

Pensioners turned the heating up so much police thought it was a cannabis farm

Channel: UK UK March 25, 2025 By Luke Alsford
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RAF engineers 'went against everything Paddington stands for' breaking statue in half

Channel: UK UK 7 days ago By Katie Boyden

Major twist in case of missing boy, 2, who was later found dead

Channel: World World March 25, 2025 By Danny Rigg
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Headteacher of primary school stormed by knife gang during party reveals her shock

Channel: UK UK March 25, 2025 By Brooke Davies
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More manslaughter charges promised after rise in domestic abuse-related suicides

Channel: UK UK March 25, 2025 By Craig Munro

Toddler dies after babysitter 'left him in unattended in car for hours'

Channel: US US March 25, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Drug dealer caught 'pink-handed' when photo showing just his fingers exposed him

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Two missing French bulldogs discovered dead inside crab pots

Channel: US US March 24, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Picture supplied by Bav Media 07976 880732. Picture dated March 24th shows the injured alpaca called Pheobe at the farm in East Hatley,Cambs.Four other alpacas were killed at the weekend. Four ALPACAS have been SHOT in the HEAD ???like an execution??? and killed in a field in a small village in South Cambridgeshire which was left looking like a ???murder scene.??? Owner Dawn French said their six-acre field in East Hatley, near Gamlingay, looked like ???a massacre??? after the animals were found scattered around early yesterday (Sun) morning after they were shot with a ???.22 or higher rifle.??? A ewe was also ???massacred by dogs??? and a fifth alpaca received a gunshot wound to its face, but survived, in the ???horrific??? incident, which happened between 6pm on Saturday (March 22) and 8.30am yesterday (Sun). See copy catchline Four alpacas SHOT in HEAD ???murder scene??? small Cambs village

Four alpacas 'executed' and ewe 'massacred' with manhunt launched for gunman

Channel: UK UK March 25, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Football captain was drug dealer and his club didn't know until he was jailed

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Shoe fetish murderer could be moved to open prison

Shoe fetish murderer could be moved to open prison

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Three men guilty of plotting to murder bank robber involved in £54,000,000 raid

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
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Man United coffin tribute for girl, 10, killed when car crashed onto pitch

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Ben Lynch
Sam Varley has given evidence from beyond the grave as chilling footage showing her telling officers how the man accused of her murder would kill her was played to a courtroom. Warren Spence, 54, is standing trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of Sam's murder. Sam's body was discovered on February 12 last year in her bed at the couple's home in Brown Hill Terrace, Harehills, after a concerned relative called 999 due to not seeing her for a few days

Mum predicted her own death and who would kill her

Channel: UK UK March 25, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
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Primary school teacher banned for turning up to class drunk

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Ben Lynch
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Four people attacked at random by man with a knife in Birmingham

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Former Labour MP who punched a constituent appears on morning TV with alcohol tag

Channel: Politics Politics March 24, 2025 By Jen Mills