UK Crime
Court told of DNA link in Ipswich murders
Published: 18 January 2008
Blood from two of the five prostitutes killed over a six-week period in late 2006 was found on a jacket owned by the forklift truck driver accused of their murder, Ipswich Crown Court was told yesterday.
Defender of abused women finds a new cause: male victims
Published: 17 January 2008
Erin Pizzey, the campaigner who pioneered treatment for abused women by setting up Britain's first refuge centre for victims of domestic violence in the 1970s, is now turning her attention to another group of often overlooked victims: men.
Three teenagers convicted of kicking father to death
Published: 17 January 2008
Three teenagers were found guilty yesterday of the murder of Garry Newlove, who was beaten to death by youths outside his home.
Teenagers convicted of kicking man to death
Published: 16 January 2008
Three teenagers were found guilty today of the murder of father-of-three Garry Newlove.
Prostitutes 'left dead in cruciform shape'
Published: 16 January 2008
A forklift truck driver murdered five prostitutes within weeks and left the bodies of two posed in a "cruciform" shape, a jury was told today.
DJ jailed for breaking restraining order
Published: 15 January 2008
The DJ Andy Kershaw was jailed for three months today for breaking a restraining order involving his ex-partner.
Jury picked for Suffolk murder trial
Published: 15 January 2008
A jury of 10 men and two women was selected yesterday to hear the trial of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes during a killing spree carried out at a pace never seen before in Britain.
Inspector's body found in wood
Published: 14 January 2008
The body of a man found in woodland was that of a police inspector accused of murdering his wife, police confirmed last night.
Muslim leader says families must help catch honour killers
Published: 13 January 2008
One of Britain's leading Muslims has called on his community to rise up against a culture of fear and help stamp out forced marriages and honour killings after the third high-profile court case in Britain in the past year.
Girl who feared arranged marriage was 'murdered'
Published: 12 January 2008
A Muslim girl found dead on a riverbank after apparently fleeing an arranged marriage was the victim of a "very vile murder", a coroner said yesterday.
Billy Bragg's jailhouse rock project cuts reoffending rate
Published: 12 January 2008
Billy Bragg has backed the miners, campaigned against racism and promoted perestroika in the Soviet Union. Yet the folk-rock singer from Barking has embarked on his most ambitious socio-political project to date; an attempt to wean convicted criminals serving time away from a life of crime. And it's working.
'Stoned' loner who killed jogger is jailed for life
Published: 12 January 2008
A loner who murdered a Harrods shop assistant and buried her body on the common where she used to go jogging was jailed for life yesterday.
Mental breakdown caused father to kill his daughter
Published: 12 January 2008
A City high-flyer killed his daughter after suffering a mental breakdown within days of watching the horror film Bug, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.
Teenager 'who feared forced marriage' killed unlawfully
Published: 11 January 2008
An unlawful killing verdict was recorded today on a Muslim teenager who was found dead on a river bank five months after she disappeared.
Loner jailed for life for shop worker murder
Published: 11 January 2008
A loner who murdered a Harrods shop assistant and buried her body on the common where she used to go jogging was jailed for life today.
Identity fraudster steals £10,000 from Barclays boss
Published: 11 January 2008
When Marcus Agius was appointed as the £800,000-a-year chairman of Barclays Bank, he was lauded for his ability to pull off financial coups. It is unlikely that falling foul of a conman who persuaded Britain's third biggest bank to issue a credit card in his name and then stole £10,000 is the sort of spectacular deal that Mr Agius had in mind.
Boy locked up for stabbing student in 'text sex' row
Published: 10 January 2008
A high-achieving 16-year-old schoolboy was today locked up for two years after stabbing an A-level student in a "text sex" love triangle row.
Tip-off leads RSPCA to carcasses of 32 horses
Published: 10 January 2008
The RSPCA found 32 dead horses after receiving a tip-off about an enclosure in Buckinghamshire. Almost 100 other animals were found at the site, which was described as a "horror story" by the Horse Trust.
Rescue mission for neglected horses
Published: 09 January 2008
Animal welfare officers launched a rescue operation for more than 80 neglected horses after they were found in a field with scores of dead animals, the RSPCA has said.
Girl who fled arranged marriage 'was smothered or strangled'
Published: 09 January 2008
A teenage girl found dead in a river after fleeing an arranged marriage was either strangled or smothered, an inquest has heard.
Smith to outline new police drive to tackle knife crime
Published: 09 January 2008
Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is to order a police drive against knife and gun crime following several attacks since the start of the year.
Man admits planning terrorist acts
Published: 08 January 2008
A 29-year-old man was today jailed for four-and-a-half years after he admitted planning to fly to Pakistan to carry out acts of terrorism.
Driving ban for '140mph' boxer
Published: 07 January 2008
Boxer Amir Khan was fined £1,000 and banned from driving for 42 days today after a court heard evidence that he drove at speeds of up to 140mph on a motorway.
Merseyside murder hunt after driver shot at wheel
Published: 07 January 2008
Police in Merseyside are investigating the murder of a 35-year-old man who was shot dead at the wheel of his Land Rover.
Fatal stabbing victim is named
Published: 07 January 2008
Police have named a teenager who was stabbed to death in a flat in a suspected drug feud. Fraidon Alizada, 18, from Bexley, south-east London, was one of three teenagers attacked in Verona House, a tower block in Erith, early on Saturday.
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