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‘Abhorrent’ bogus taxi driver admits to raping vulnerable women

Nazim Asmal posed as a taxi driver and drove to secluded areas before raping his victims

The Independent UK

What happened to James Bulger? The disturbing child murder and its troubled aftermath

Toddler led away from mother at Bootle shopping centre before being killed by railway line by two 10-year-old assailants on 12 February 1993, one of the most shocking crimes in recent British history, Joe Sommerlad reports

The Independent UK

Man who tortured puppy to death ‘because he enjoyed it’ given record jail time

Dudley Payne, 28, from Penwortham, Lancashire, tortured his 11-week-old puppy Rocko to death

The Independent UK

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Murder-accused mother ‘squeezed baby girl to death’, jury told

Seven-week-old Edith Langley, from Blackpool, sustained 33 fractures, with virtually all her ribs broken, Preston Crown Court has been told.

The Independent UK

Former soldier's chilling threat to partner after ambushing her and attacking her in her own home

Ben Cotton, 41, was labelled a 'coward' by his victim as he was jailed by a judge

Manchester Evening News

Drug-crazed thugs threatened to 'bury' passengers after stealing Vauxhall Corsa and driving around like 'maniacs'

A judge was told 'things quickly got out of hand'

Manchester Evening News

Dad 'went to calm neigbours down' before he was covered in blood

WARNING: This article contains images some people may find distressing

Liverpool Echo

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GMP officer accused of swapping police information for sex favours was suspended for four years on FULL PAY

Mark Turner was found guilty of misusing police computers

Manchester Evening News

Lewis Prince subjected toddler to 'sickening and repeated' assault that nearly killed him

Police said Prince had not taken any responsibility for what he had done

Wales Online

Man tried to murder toddler as helpless mum watched on baby monitor

Lewis Prince, 29, was caught when the tot's horrified mother saw him assault her child on a baby monitor app on her phone

Manchester Evening News

Thug hit woman in face with spanner before telling her friend 'you're dying' in terrifying attack

"This was, on any objective view, a terrifying incident"

Manchester Evening News

Thug kidnapped ex and drove around for 12 hours ‘searching for a burial site’ after vicious attack

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Nathaniel Corkish, who repeatedly strangled Jasmine Molyneux and battered her with a hammer, left the woman terrified and with life-changing injuries

Daily Mirror

Family's agony as sister's killer refuses to disclose her secret grave

Alan Edwards murdered Susan Wareing in cold blood and was jailed for life

Manchester Evening News

Knife attack victim 'nearly died' when he was stabbed close to a major artery during bust-up over £100 debt

The victim said he feared for his life

Manchester Evening News

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Manchester Evening News

Detective vows to never give up in the search for body of murdered mum

"I will continue to try and get answers from Edwards, but I would also appeal to anyone who may have information about Susan's disappearance to come forward."

Leeds Live

Woman, 24, starved to death by her evil Leeds mum was failed by safeguarding agencies

A catalogue of failures has been identified following Debbie Leitch's tragic death in 2019 at the hands of her mother Elaine Clarke who admitted manslaughter

Manchester Evening News

Thug who 'revelled in violence' killed family man with one punch then sent sick texts bragging about breaking bones

James O'Hara died from complications after being punched to the ground by Matthew Hannan

Manchester Evening News

Violent thug battered his ex within hours of release from prison - police found him on 'bed full of blood' with his victim

Within hours of leaving jail Wayne Baines, 39, was on his former partner's doorstep even though he was banned from contacting her

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Manchester Evening News

Predator jailed for raping girl, 12, after taking her to 'dirty' flat with pigeons in

Nicusor Manole, 27, became 'angry' after coaxing the girl to his flat, police said

Daily Mirror

Mum of teenager behind Asian grooming gang rape lies claims donations given to charity

Eleanor Williams was jailed for more than eight years at Preston Crown Court for lying about being being a victim of a grooming gang in Barrow, Cumbria

Daily Record

Pensioner with dementia has entire life savings stolen by 'cruel' granddaughter

Nicole Taylor admitted wiping out Norman Glover's life savings to spend the money on takeaways, tattoos and cash withdrawals.

Manchester Evening News

'My dad had his £37k life savings wiped out by his own granddaughter - the betrayal has been incomprehensible'

“My dad worked so hard all his life and was left relying on charity, unable to pay his own care home fees"

Daily Mirror

Chef who worked with Michelin greats stamped on man's head because he supported Man Utd

Self-taught chef and Liverpool fan Benjamin Nessling is said to be a “Jekyll and Hyde character” with anger management issues after he followed a man into the train toilets and beat him unconscious

Daily Mirror

Thieving barmaid stole £34k from grieving grandad to spend on 14-month 'almighty bender'

Nicole Taylor from Lancashire pilfered thousands from her grandad's life savings in a 14-month campaign to fund an 'almighty bender', involving cocaine, holidays, takeaways, and tattoos

Evening Standard

Woman jailed for falsely claiming to be victim of Asian grooming gang

A 22-year-old woman has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after falsely claiming to have been the victim of an Asian grooming gang. Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday after making a series of false rape allegations. In a Facebook post in May 2020,…

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