Jealous husband who brutally murdered his Asda worker wife is jailed for 18 years

A ‘jealous and controlling’ husband who stabbed his Asda worker wife hundreds of times in an ‘episode of unspeakable and barbaric savagery’ has been jailed for 18 years. George Leather, 60, pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife Paula, 56, at Liverpool Crown Court this week. The victim was found with up to 100 … Read more

Police renew appeal for information on murdered Putin critic Nikolay Glushkov hours before inquest

Police renew appeal for information on murdered Putin critic hours before his inquest today – with call for witnesses of ‘black VW van’ seen near home of 68-year-old found ‘strangled to death’ a week after Salisbury Novichok attack Met Police’s Richard Smith said questions remain over Nikolay Glushkov’s death The 68-year-old was found in New … Read more

Stephen Beadman who murdered Kayleigh Haywood dies in Wakefield Prison

‘I hope he rots in hell’: Murdered 15-year-old schoolgirl’s father welcomes ‘best news ever’ as man who raped and killed her is found dead in jail Stephen Beadman, 34, murdered Kayleigh Haywood, 15, in November 2015 He was serving a minimum of 35 years for the rape and murder of the teenager Kayleigh’s father, Martin … Read more

Kyrgyzstan woman dragged into car for forced marriage murdered after trying to escape

This is the horrifying moment a young woman was ambushed by three men on her way home from work and shoved into a car in Kyrgyzstan – hours before she was found murdered in a case of ‘bride kidnapping’. Security camera footage shows Aizada Kanatbekova, 27, being surrounded by the trio before they grab her and push … Read more

Stephen Lawrence’s brother slams Met Police over its response to murdered Sarah Everard’s vigil

The brother of murdered Stephen Lawrence has criticised police in the wake of the controversial race report and the response to the Sarah Everard vigil. Stuart Lawrence expressed his disappointment with the Met Police’s actions in recent weeks and said he questions whether he should continue providing consultancy work for the force. Mr Lawrence even … Read more

Former soldier who rushed to the aide of murdered PC Keith Palmer is struck down by Covid in Turkey

Former soldier who rushed to the aide of murdered PC Keith Palmer during a terror attack on Parliament is struck down by Covid in Turkey Tony Davis was in Turkey guiding Bahrain’s national team to their first Olympic Games when he contracted the virus. He remains in hospital in Istanbul.  Mr Davis was hailed a hero … Read more

Police reveal face of murdered woman, 32, found dead in a Leicester house

Police reveal face of murdered woman, 32, found dead in a Leicester house as detectives hunt for clues on driver of silver car who ‘spoke to her before she vanished’ Smita Mistry, 32, was found dead in home in Saffron Lane, Leicester on March 23 Police have arrested a man, 36, known to the woman … Read more

Sean Sadler, 32, who murdered ‘happy and bubbly’ 21-month-old girl is jailed for life

Male babysitter, 32, who murdered ‘happy and bubbly’ 21-month-old girl leaving her with catastrophic brain injury and six broken ribs is jailed for life as judge lasts his ‘shameful and cowardly’ attempt to cover up killing Sean Sadler was sentenced after a court heard he murdered baby Lilly Hanrahan It was the culmination of a … Read more

Skeletons of Catholic nuns murdered by Russian soldiers during World War II are discovered

The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, came just one week after Nazi Germany had signed a neutrality pact with the Soviet Union. It meant that Poland ended up being bombarded from all sides by two vastly more powerful hostile powers – with Russian troops invading the country on September 17. Hitler’s decision … Read more

Man, 24, murdered woman, 32, and ‘cut her body into pieces’ above a kebab shop, a jury hears

Azum Mangori, 24, charged with murdering Lorraine Cox A 32-year-old woman was murdered and her body mutilated above a kebab shop in Exeter city centre, a trial has been told. Lorraine Cox, from Exeter, encountered stranger Azum Mangori, 24, by chance while walking home in the early hours at the end of the Bank Holiday weekend … Read more