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The IndependentKiller who boasted ‘I’ll be 45 when I get out’ dies in prison aged 42
Callum Tole shouted, ‘Happy days. I’m still alive,’ after he was told he would spend the next 18 years in prison
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My Daughter Is Asexual And It Breaks My Heart
"That was the moment I realized that I would never be a grandparent or watch my daughter fall in love, get married, or do anything 'normal' in society’s eyes. My daughter was asexual."
- NewsWire
Reason cops swarmed ritzy Sydney home
Concerns about a photo posted to social media resulted in police with high-powered rifles descending on the ritzy Sydney suburb in an early morning raid.
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Two brothers found guilty of raping teenage girls almost 20 years ago
Mark Evans, 36, and Robert Evans, 40, were convicted on Wednesday after a two-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
- The Independent
Sugar heir abused girlfriend because they were sat next to a gay couple at a restaurant
The victim said Alexander Nicholas Fanjul had choked her to the point where she struggled to breathe
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Update after horror crash kills three women
A 14-year-old boy was behind the wheel of a car involved in a horror fatal crash that left three women dead.
- The Independent
An Indiana man went to retrieve packages outside his home. Instead, he stumbled upon two kidnapped babies
The two infants were found left in a ditch in car seats from stolen vehicle
- Australian Associated Press
Neo-Nazi kept 'shrine' to Third Reich in bedroom
An admitted neo-Nazi who intimidated a Jewish man at a bus stop kept a shrine in his bedroom that included images of German soldiers committing atrocities.
- NewsWire
Chilling clip moments before mum murdered
Chilling footage of the moment two teens broke into a home, which ended with a mum of two being murdered, has been revealed.
- BBC
Vietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world's biggest bank fraud
She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.
- NewsWire
Fourth attempted abduction in Melbourne
There has now been a fourth suspicious incident involving a man approaching children across a major city in as many weeks.
- NewsWire
Aussie grandmother jailed in Japan
A verdict has been handed down in the trial of a Perth grandmother accused of smuggling two kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
- The Independent
Dad of teen accused of killing 70-year-old man in carjacking drove him back to the scene to get arrested
Jaylen Mosley’s father said it was a ‘very hard decision but we didn’t have anything to hide’
- Storyful
Rolex Robbers Fought Off by Grandad With a Takeaway
A grandfather fought off two thieves with his takeaway food bag as they tried to steal his £18,000 Rolex watch in central London last July, surveillance footage released by police showed.Christopher Harris was targeted as he bought food from the Queen of Sheba restaurant in Paddington and was carrying it to the rented AirBnb property where he was staying with family.Amine Bentaib tailed Harris back to where his way staying and grabbed Harris’s wrist in a bid to steal his Rolext Yacht-Master watch. Bentaib’s accomplice, Rayan Belhadj, joined the struggle in the street.Harris fought back using his takeaway as a makeshift weapon in his defence.On December 2, Bentaib was jailed for three years and nine months, while Belhadj is already serving a three-year prison sentence for the crime. Credit: Metropolitan Police via Storyful
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Top healthcare boss Brian Thompson murdered by gunman in face mask outside New York hotel
Police in New York are hunting a gunman who shot dead a top healthcare boss outside a hotel in what has been described as a "brazen targeted attack". Brian Thompson, who was the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare since April 2021, was killed as he walked alone to the Hilton on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue, where the company's investor conference was about to take place. Mr Thompson, who lived in Minnesota, was taken to a nearby hospital but could not be saved.
- NewsWire
‘Cool’ trend that could cost drivers $300
Motorists have been warned against a “cool” car trend that could bring in fines of more than $300 and the loss of demerit points.
- The Independent
TikTok influencer who allegedly showed off stolen Target haul arrested for second theft from same store
Marlena Velez was arrested the first time when a TikTok follower tipped off police
- CNN
Israeli military says strike in Gaza may have prompted Hamas to execute six hostages
The Israeli military on Wednesday said that a February strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza may have led Hamas militants to execute six hostages.
- BBC
Police appeal after man commits sexual act in park
Police release images of a man they want to trace in connection with a sexual act in Sheffield.
- NewsWire
Chilling CCTV shows armed break-ins
Police have released terrifying footage of armed thieves prowling homes while residents sleep during a string of break-ins.