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Female Mercedes driver, 27, who killed couple in crash while hurrying to a beauty salon and orphaned their toddler child is spared jail MEN/Facebook

Woman who killed parents of toddler while rushing to beauty salon spared jail

Channel: UK UK January 10, 2026 By Brooke Davies
TikToker who posted videos about crash he caused that killed gran is jailed

TikToker posted ‘derogatory’ videos about crash he caused that killed grandma

Channel: UK UK January 10, 2026 By Brooke Davies
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Hunt for gunmen after mum shot through her front door while one-year-old was inside

Channel: UK UK January 10, 2026 By Sam Corbishley
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: An onlooker holds a sign that reads "Shame" as members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, ???fearing for his life??? killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

JD Vance's claim ICE agent in fatal shooting has 'absolute immunity' is ridiculed

Channel: US US January 9, 2026 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Undated family handout photo issued by Avon and Somerset Police of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, who died following an incident in Weston-super-Mare on Monday. A 15-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of Aria. Issue date: Wednesday December 17, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Family Handout/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Girl, 9, 'murdered by teenager' at home died of single stab wound to her chest

Channel: UK UK January 9, 2026 By Sam Corbishley

Net closing in on Dublin gang boss hiding out in Dubai

Channel: UK UK January 9, 2026 By Josh Layton

Amateur detectorist faked discovery of Roman artefact he actually bought on eBay

Channel: UK UK January 9, 2026 By Molly Lee

British man arrested after 7kg of cocaine found in car near Benidorm

Channel: World World January 8, 2026 By Molly Lee

'Bonnie and Clyde' gang caught after flaunting watches stolen in £1,000,000 spree

Channel: UK UK January 8, 2026 By Molly Lee

Masterminds of £54,000,000 Securitas heist could be back on streets in weeks

Channel: UK UK January 8, 2026 By Isaac Crowson
Undated family handout photo of 32-year-old Isobella "Izzy" Knight, who was strangled by her husband Paul Knight inside their home in Burton Latimer on June 13 while their two daughters lay in bed asleep. Knight, 36, has admitted her murder on the day his trial was due to start and will be sentenced on January 29. Issue date: Thursday January 8, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Family handout/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Man who strangled wife while their children slept admits murder

Channel: UK UK January 8, 2026 By Sam Corbishley
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Man 'stabbed twice by estranged wife after he had their dogs put down'

Channel: UK UK January 8, 2026 By Sarah Hooper
BEST QUALITY AVAILABLEUndated handout photo issued by Police Scotland of Jorja Colville who was sentenced to three years in prison at High Court in Stirling after she killed her boyfriend and two friends while speeding on a country road. Colville, now 21, was driving a Ford Focus with a private registration plate JO17 RJA, when she lost control on a C-road in Falkirk on July 26, 2024. Issue date: Thursday January 8, 2026. PA Photo. Three men were passengers, including Colville's boyfriend, Reece Williams, 23, and friends Lewis Soden, 24, and Connor Page, 21, as they headed out for dinner in the early evening. All three suffered serious injuries and died at the scene on the C3 Moss Road, Dunmore, Falkirk. Photo credit should read: Police Scotland/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Woman who killed boyfriend and two pals in 92mph crash jailed for just three years

Channel: UK UK January 8, 2026 By Sam Corbishley

'I've watched child abuse online - I fear age ID checks is leading others to do the same'

Channel: Tech Tech January 8, 2026 By Luke Alsford
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: A vehicle involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations is towed away on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, "fearing for his life" killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Poet shot dead by ICE agent just a mile from where George Floyd was killed

Channel: US US January 8, 2026 By Sarah Hooper
Undated handout file photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Jonty Bravery, the man who threw a six-year-old boy off a balcony in the Tate Modern, who is due to be sentenced for attacking two nurses. Photo credit: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

Man who threw boy, 6, from Tate Modern balcony jailed for attacking Broadmoor staff

Channel: UK UK January 8, 2026 By Sam Corbishley
Undated family handout photo issued by South Yorkshire Police (SYP) of Joshua Johnson, who died following a collision on Todwick Road, Rotherham, on December 13.

Family's 'unimaginable' ordeal after police mistakenly told them son survived fatal crash

Channel: UK UK January 8, 2026 By Sam Corbishley
PICTURED Kieran Cameron Officers from Cheshire Police are appealing to the public for help to trace a man who has absconded from HMP Thorn Cross. Kieran Cameron was reported missing from Warrington prison at 9.20pm on Tuesday 6 January 2026. The 43-year-old is currently serving a 23-year-prison sentence for an attempted murder in Dorset in 2016. Cameron is described as white, around 5? 6? tall, of medium build, with heavily receding hair and a ginger and grey beard.

Prisoner serving 23-year sentence for attempted murder on the run Cheshire prison

Channel: UK UK January 7, 2026 By Molly Lee
An Oxford community is using a historic Japanese method after a series of tyre slashings plagued the neighbourhood. Councillor David Henwood, who represents the Littlemore area of Oxford, said he is now patrolling four roads with a Hyoshigi, wooden clappers that have traditionally been used in Japanese theatres and by the country???s firefighters. Oxford, Oxfordshire. January 06 2026. A suburb has cut crime after locals unleashed a new deterrent - an historic Japanese method of banging sticks together.Residents in Oxford have turned to patrolling with Hy??shigi - after it was rocked by tyre slashings and even stabbings.Hy??shigi is a basic musical instrument consisting of two pieces of hardwood or bamboo connected by a thin ornamental rope. The clappers are played together to create a cracking sound - traditionally used in Japanese theatres and by night-watchmen.Its noise is used to let local people know that they are being watched over - and to warn would-be criminals away. Photo released 07/01/2026

'I use this ancient Japanese technique to ward off criminals in Oxford'

Channel: UK UK January 7, 2026 By Molly Lee

Killer on the run after New Year's Day escape caught by police

Channel: UK UK January 7, 2026 By Barney Davis

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