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Thailand is placing young seagrass inside 3D-printed shelters because waves and hungry animals destroy it before it can grow

Marine scientists in Thailand are placing young seagrass shoots inside 3D-printed bioplastic shelters because strong waves and hungry sea creatures keep destroying new transplants before they can grow roots.

The Times of India · Jul 24

Renee MacRae’s killer received compassionate care, inquiry finds

An inquiry found no issues with the care received by William MacDowell, who died from cancer and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.

Evening Standard · Apr 15

Military experts help in search for bodies of mother and son murdered in 1976

William MacDowell was in 2022 convicted of killing Renee MacRae, 36, and her son Andrew, three, but died months later aged 81.

Evening Standard · Mar 27

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Murder charge laid after bones found in cold case

A man has been charged with murder on the same day police found bones during a search for the remains of a woman who has been missing since 2002.

AAP · Sep 17, 2025

Ground-penetrating radar used in cold-case victim probe

Police have renewed their investigation into the suspected murder of a woman who vanished in 2002 and are searching a property near her former home.

AAP · Sep 16, 2025

Tim Wilson questioned over whether ‘tradie’ in Victorian ad is Liberal campaigner

Social media ads show former MP talking to a man in hi-vis who online viewers say closely resembles member of Liberal Goldstein campaign

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

TV tonight: revisiting an infamous Nazi massacre of Ukrainian Jews

Archive film, survivors’ accounts and expert opinion bear witness to the terrible event at Babyn Yar in 1941. Plus risky behaviour in Starstruck. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

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Hunt for bodies of 1976 murder victims to focus on places linked to killer

THE hunt for the bodies of a mother and son murdered in the 1970s will focus on buildings linked to the man convicted of killing them, police have…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 30, 2023

Police spent £1m in search for bodies of mum and toddler murdered by ex 40 years ago

Renee MacRae, 36, and her son Andrew disappeared in November 1976 and the pair's remains have never been found.

Daily Record · Jan 22, 2023

Man plans appeal against conviction for murdering lover and son in 1976

William MacDowell was sentenced to life in prison last week

The National (Scotland) · Oct 5, 2022

Murderer who killed lover and son 45 years ago to die behind bars

Conviction ends one of the longest unsolved murder cases in Scottish criminal history

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Murderer who killed lover and son 45 years ago to die behind bars REDIRECTED

Conviction ends one of the longest unsolved murder cases in Scottish criminal history

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

William MacDowell guilty of murdering Renee MacRae and son Andrew in 1976

MacDowell, 80, will spend the rest of his life in prison after being ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Man who murdered lover and toddler son will die in jail as 45-year mystery solved

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

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Daily Record · Sep 29, 2022

Police urge killer of Renee MacRae and toddler son to reveal location of bodies

DCI Brian Geddes has appealed to William MacDowell after he was found guilty of killing Renee and Andrew MacRae in 1976.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Man would have to be ‘callous psychopath’ to kill lover and son, court told

Murray Macara KC said his client William MacDowell is innocent of murdering the pair in 1976.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Accused the only man with motive to kill pair, court told

William MacDowell denies all charges against him.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Renee MacRae murder trial: Accused man will not give evidence, court told

William MacDowell is on trial at the High Court in Inverness, accused of murdering Mrs MacRae and their three-year-old son Andrew in 1976.

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The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Murder accused told handyman: ‘I did and I didn’t’ kill Renee MacRae, court told

William MacDowell, 80, is on trial accused of killing Renee MacRae and her toddler son Andrew in November 1976.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Renee MacRae murder: Worker was asked if he was willing to kill, court told

William MacDowell, 80, is on trial at the High Court in Inverness accused of killing Renee MacRae and her son Andrew in November 1976.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Accused William MacDowell admitted lying to Renee MacRae, murder trial hears

MacDowell, 80, has denied murdering Renee 36, and their son Andrew, three, in November 1976.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Renee MacRae murder trial: Driver saw man with stare caused by ‘fear or panic’

William MacDowell is accused of murdering his son, Andrew MacRae, three, and the boy’s mother, Renee MacRae, in November 1976.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Renee MacRae murder: Accused told garage he had burned car’s boot, court told

William MacDowell, 80, denies murdering Andrew MacRae, three, and the child’s 36-year-old mother, Renee MacRae, in November 1976.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Defendant accused of Renee MacRae murder is ‘walking dead man’, wife tells court

Rosemary MacDowell told the High Court in Inverness that her husband, William, was suffering from very poor health.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Wife of Renee MacRae accused told police: ‘I never stabbed her’, court told

William MacDowell, of Penrith in Cumbria, denies killing his son Andrew MacRae and the child’s 36-year-old mother Renee MacRae in November 1976.

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