Foreign Office officials failed to inform Northamptonshire police that Harry Dunn’s alleged killer would be returning to the US after the crash in which he died, it has been claimed. Anne Sacoolas was granted diplomatic immunity and fled Britain nearly three weeks after the car she was driving allegedly collided with 19-year-old Harry’s motorbike outside … Read more
‘Serial killer’ who ‘battered at least three homeless people to death during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown’ is arrested A 35-year-old Brazillian was detained in Sant Cugat del Vallès, north Barcelona He was caught hours after a homeless person was found battered to death Police say he suffered blows to the head, as did two other suspected … Read more
A government pandemic response drill four years ago found that the UK was woefully under-prepared to fight a future outbreak, it was revealed last night. The shortcomings exposed by Exercise Cygnus in 2016 included a lack of capacity in hospital and social care settings which risked becoming overwhelmed. Checking Britain had a sufficient supply of … Read more
The life-threatening coronavirus that has rapidly swept the world can linger in the air of crowded places, researchers today warned. Experts in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the pandemic began, analysed air samples from different parts of two hospitals. Results showed the virus, called SARS-CoV-2, was undetectable everywhere except two areas ‘prone to crowding’. Researchers … Read more
Canada’s worst mass murderer was a millionaire alcoholic whose denture business was shuttered by coronavirus, it was revealed today as the death toll from his rampage rose to 19. Gabriel Wortman, the 51-year-old gunman who was shot dead after a 12-hour killing and arson spree across Nova Scotia, was also said to have an obsession … Read more
Our brilliant new series began in Saturday’s Weekend magazine with a countdown of the 80 most compelling True Crime TV shows and podcasts available. It continues all this week in the Mail with four-page specials featuring stories from our archives — with Crimes of Passion, Rough Justice, Serial Killers and Unsolved Crimes to come. But … Read more