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TS Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral review – gather in wonder at David Suchet’s excellent archbishop

The poet’s 1935 verse drama has its eccentricities but the meticulous star plays Thomas Becket with a Shakespearean relish

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Pensioner to face trial over murder of mother more than 30 years ago

Fraser Kilpatrick also faces 15 other charges including rape and assault involving a number of different adults and children

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Celebrity Traitors fans convinced murder in plain sight will 'break the series' and send castle into chaos

Unlucky Faithfuls Ross Kemp and Jerry Hall found themselves as targets at the end of last Friday’s episode

Evening Standard · Oct 20

Australian democracy is usually peaceful. But there’s a homegrown history with political violence that bears on the future

The attack on Independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta has shocked a nation whose politics is normally peaceful even by the standards of mature democracies. A hardworking, decent parliamentarian with a strong moral compass and a gift for achieving consensus, Haines seems an especially unlikely figure to attract the kind…

The Conversation · Oct 20

Parvinder Singh Jhota murder probe to be handed over to CBI: Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the transfer of the Parvinder Singh Jhota murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Jhota was murdered in a medical store in Mansa while speaking on a Facebook Live session. His family and supporters have been protesting for justice and demanding accountability from…

The Economic Times · Oct 20

Cult Leader Convicted: Kenyan pastor guilty of 191 murders; sentencing on Nov 6

A Kenyan doomsday cult leader linked to the deaths of more than 400 people has been convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.

The Times of India · Oct 20

'Unforgivable' mistakes trigger child protection reform

A territory's child protection department will undergo a "system-wide reset" following a review prompted by the alleged outback murder of a little girl.

AAP · Oct 20

Beau Lamarre-Condon was ‘creeping’ outside Jesse Baird’s home and needed a gun silencer, court hears

Police officer also had operation at St Vincent’s hospital two days after Baird and Luke Davies were shot dead in Paddington terrace in early 2024

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20

D4vd Murder Case: Brief LA hearing sets January 11, 2027 date; defence, prosecutors seek more evidence

The D4vd murder case saw little progress after singer David Anthony Burke appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom for a brief hearing. His new public defenders are working with prosecutors to obtain additional evidence. The next status conference is scheduled for January 11, 2027. Burke has pleaded not guilty to…

The Times of India · Oct 20

Renewed appeal for information around murder of Paul Quinn

The 21-year-old was beaten to death in a farm shed in Co Monaghan 19 years ago.

Evening Standard · Oct 19