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The trial over the alleged torture and murder of a nanny by her employers is “stranger than fiction”, a jury heard. Prosecutor Richard Howell QC told the Old Bailey Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni treated French national Sophie Lionnet as “less than human”. The couple blame each other for killing Ms Lionnet, whose body was […]
A 15-year-old who stabbed two other girls during a fight publicised on Snapchat has been jailed. A crowd of 40 youngsters looked on as the trio, who had used the messaging app to invite the onlookers, faced off in Reading last year. Using a blade taken from her school after a knife safety course, the […]
A 15-year-old girl died on a mountainside after taking ecstasy for the first time, an inquest has heard. Shauna Davies from Caerphilly collapsed while walking on a mountain track on Caerphilly Mountain minutes after taking the class A drug on 18 June. An inquest in Newport heard her friends gave her CPR and phoned 999 […]
A man who tried to kill his three children and step-daughter in a hammer attack before a crashing his car at 92mph has had his jail term increased. Owen Scott had been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years after admitting four counts of attempted murder and dangerous driving after the crash […]
There could be up to 20 different Brexit deals between the UK and the EU that take years to be approved. That was the image conjured by the European Parliament’s Brexit co-ordinator, Guy Verhofstadt. He told MEPs last month that it would be sensible to have an overall treaty – an “Association Agreement” – instead […]
The lead singer of Frightened Rabbit has been reported missing amid concerns for his welfare. ScottHutchison, 36, has not been seen since he left the Dakota Hotel in South Queensferry at 01:00 on Wednesday. The musician, originally from Selkirk in the Scottish Borders but currently based in Glasgow’s Dennistoun, is now believed to be in […]
A school paid out £1,500 in ransom money after it fell victim to a cyber-attack, the BBC has learned. Durham Sixth Form Centre was hit in the run-up to exams in April 2017 when a computer virus encrypted college files which contained students’ work. The County Durham school confirmed it had made the payment and […]
Eleven students have been suspended from the University of Warwick after rape jokes made in a group chat emerged. Student online papers The Tab and The Boar obtained screenshots from a group message, with one talking about raping “100 girls”. The Boar says 98 screenshots have been submitted as evidence. The university said it is […]
A man detained over a 14-hour armed stand-off in Oxford has been charged. Shots were exchanged between a man and police in Paradise Square on Monday. Duncan Shearman, 24, of Paradise Square, has been charged with one count of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He is also accused of […]
