Myanmar: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemns killings and warns UK will consider further action

Two people are shot dead in Myanmar as riot police open fire on anti-coup protesters as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemns killings and warns UK will consider further action against those ‘crushing democracy and choking dissent’ Dominic Raab has condemned today’s shooting in Mandalay, Myanmar Riot police fired live ammunition into crowds of peaceful protesters … Read more

Dunblane massacre survivor, 33, is due to give birth on 25th anniversary of killings

A survivor of the Dunblane massacre has revealed she is due to give birth on the 25th anniversary of the day Thomas Hamilton murdered 16 children at their school. Amy Bestwick, 33, was aged just eight when Hamilton, 43, killed the children and their teacher at Dunblane Primary School, in Stirling, Scotland, after bursting into … Read more

Are lockdown restrictions behind surge in home killings?

Are lockdown restrictions behind surge in home killings? In 2020 the capital saw 22 domestic homicides, up from 16 the previous year  Twelve of the victims were children, including ten-year-old Dylan Freeman Mother Olga pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the disabled boy in August By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:45 GMT, 27 January 2021 … Read more

Coroner urged to rule carbon-monoxide deaths ‘unlawful killings’ by victims families

A coroner has been urged to record unlawful killing verdicts into the deaths of five people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by their gas cookers. Friends Richard Smith, 30, and Kevin Branton, 34, died in Saltash in November 2010, while husband and wife John and Audrey Cook, aged 90 and 86, and their … Read more

Chinese captain arrested over horrifying video of killings

A Chinese captain has been arrested in Taiwan over the mysterious killings of a boat crew who were shot dead in the Indian Ocean eight years ago. Horrifying footage shows the men being massacred in the water as they clung to the debris of a small boat, before a group of sailors laugh together on … Read more

‘Rogue SAS Afghanistan execution squad’ carried out a series of night-time killings in Afghanistan 

Extreme allegations that a ‘rogue’ SAS unit carried out night missions in which they executed civilians in Afghanistan villages have come to light in court documents. The trove of secret files was previously withheld from an ongoing High Court legal case by the government, causing a judge to demand an explanation from defence secretary Ben Wallace. … Read more