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Armed thug jailed for holding terrified neighbour hostage after accusing him of being 'a beast'
Courts
Alfie McCann lay in wait for Lee McGuffie outside their flats in Hurlford, Ayrshire, having armed himself with an abduction "kit" of weapons and cables ties.
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'No further police action required' after report of sexual assault in Loch Lomond car park
Police Scotland
Police previously received a report that an incident was reported to have taken place in Luss at around 1am on Saturday, September 27.
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The Scottish city with the 'most significant rising crime rate' named
Edinburgh
The "safest" place in Scotland was also named.
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Frantic police tried to trace phone location as they listened to woman being savagely beaten
Courts
Amy McLean managed to covertly dial 999 on one of her attackers' phones and left the line open while the sustained assault upon her continued.
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Flatmates 'discovered cheerleader's dead newborn baby' while she went to McDonald's
Courts
Laken Snelling, 21, faces charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.
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'Real life Cinderella' killed in 'worst case of child abuse ever seen'
Justice
Elisa Izquierdo, six, was murdered by her mother, Awilda Lopezafter a campaign of physical, emotional and sexual abuse
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Father blew himself and his two children up after faking wife's disappearance
Justice
Susan Powell's husband Josh faked her disappearance then two years later blew up his home with himself and their two sons inside
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Lucy Letby bombshell documentary revelations - strange laughter to jaw-dropping report U-turn
Channel 4
A Channel 4 documentary has examined whether the nurse's convictions are a result of justice or the total opposite.
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Mum, dad and son killed in suspected 'triple stabbing' tragedy named
Police
Mark and Louise O'Connor, in their 50s, and their son Evan, who was in his 20s and had special needs, sustained fatal injuries in the suspected stabbing incident.
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Ex-Marine Thomas J. Sanford named as suspect in deadly Michigan church shooting and arson
Gun crime
Thomas Jacob Sanford is alleged to have opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service before setting the building ablaze, killing at least two people and injuring several others before police shot him
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'I was locked in a room with a serial killer and he made chilling 4-word threat'
Serial Killers
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Edmund Kemper murdered 10 people including his grandparents, mother and six young women
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Paul Gallagher pleads not guilty to rape charges
Courts
Paul Gallagher is back in court after being charged with rape and multiple other charges.
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Cheryl stalker and convicted killer who left son Bear 'terrified' jailed for breaching restraining order
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Tweedy has slammed the stalker who left her son Bear "terrified" as he was sentenced to prison today.
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Man charged with attempted murder after police swarm flat as woman rushed to hospital
Police Scotland
Emergency services were called to Sadlers Wells Court in Calderwood after the alarm was raised at around 8.05am on Monday, September 22.
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Madeleine McCann prime suspect says he has 'special information' but 'THEY want to make me cold'
Madeleine McCann
Exclusive: Christian Brueckner has been released from a German jail after serving more than five years for raping a 72-year-old woman, but insists he knows who took Madeleine McCann
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Humiliated US prison chiefs launch probe after Ghislaine Maxwell images emerge
Sex crime
Maxwell was pictured in the cushy Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas after being transferred under a cloak of secrecy.
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Gangsters sending teen drug dealers to 'terrorise' Highlands as overdose deaths rise
Sunday Mail
Gangsters from across the UK are being stationed in Inverness as part of organised crime’s growing footprint in the north of Scotland.
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Dad's desperate plea to police before chilling discovery about wife and kids
Divorce
Chris Coleman called police to ask them to check on his family because he'd been unable to reach them by telephone.
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Aristocrat Constance Marten shuns prison life, refuses work in wake of child manslaughter conviction
Justice
Constance Marten, 38, has retreated into her prison cell and shunned fellow inmates after being handed a 14-year jail term for the death of her newborn daughter Victoria
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Pals of 'lovely' Rangers fan 'heartbroken' after remains found at Loch Lomond
Missing people
Graham Wright, 38, was reported missing on Monday, August 25, after last being seen at around noon on Wednesday, August 20 on Cumberland Street.
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Baby girl lay dead at home while vodka binge mum partied with friend
Courts
Natasha Birks, 37, had sole responsibility for Rhian Mahoney when she placed the five-month-old on a settee before cracking open a bottle of vodka and partying.
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Gangland kingpin Ross McGill's rise and fall from promising athlete to life of crime
Organised crime
The gang war kingpin was among five men arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a crackdown on serious and organised crime in the desert state.
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Notorious ex-boxer tried to bite and punch cops after being trapped during chase
Courts
Daniel Guthrie - branded a danger to the public - also launched into a tirade of homophobic and racist abuse after he was cuffed by the officers.
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'screams the girl is dead' in chilling outburst
Madeleine McCann
German paedophile Christian Brueckner has been behind bars serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany over the rape of an elderly woman at her home in Praia da Luz in 2005.
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Hundreds of Android apps infested with cyber attack with users told to delete immediately
Android users are being urged to lookout for alerts from Google.
'Remains' found near where body parts of Graham Wright discovered in Loch Lomond
Police Scotland
Police have launched a probe after the discovery was made in the Arthurstone Road area of Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
Edinburgh bus passengers in hospital after crash sees front of double-decker 'ripped apart'
Police Scotland
Eleven passengers were on board the bus which suffered severe damage, with both the front windscreen and the top front window of the double decker smashed to smithereens.
Rangers ultra punches man in street before Celtic semi-final as cops follow 'positive line of enquiry'
Police Scotland
The man was punched to the ground on Victoria Road in the south side of Glasgow on Sunday.
'Hugs with my brother may have caused my terminal cancer'
NHS
Marie Pickup, 68, underwent a routine chest X-ray for former smokers last year - and the results showed alarming changes in her abdomen.
Hospitals
Mum who lost 'beautiful' baby girl after six days honouring her memory
Natasha Haughey welcomed her baby into the world just after Christmas last year.
Teen girl stranded getting off bus after phone died before awful incident took place
Justice
"It turned my life upside down. Since, I have had multiple flashbacks of that night and nightmares."
Rangers ultra punches man in street before Celtic semi-final as cops follow 'positive line of enquiry'
Police Scotland
The man was punched to the ground on Victoria Road in the south side of Glasgow on Sunday.
Drugs mule Bella Culley's baby dad mystery and clues she left before jail hell
Justice
Bella May Culley claimed she was forced to transport the drugs by gangsters.
Cops may have 'missed chance' after being called to multiple knife incidents before mass train stabbing
Courts
Police have confirmed they were called to three incidents before a knife attack on a train.
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Hundreds of Android apps infested with cyber attack with users told to delete immediately
Android users are being urged to lookout for alerts from Google.
Keep eggs fresh 'for weeks longer' by storing in this one place in kitchen
Lifestyle
According to an expert this place provides the perfect conditions for storing your eggs.
Vet settles debate on whether dogs should wear coats during cold winter walks
dogs
A vet has taken to social media to explain whether your beloved pooch needs to wear a coat in the colder months.
Jurgen Klopp as next Celtic manager claim triggers Rangers pair as Dermot Desmond urged to dig deeper than ever
Jurgen Klopp
The Liverpool legend is currently working as Red Bull's Head of Global Soccer after taking a break from the dugout
Full list of Winter Fuel Payment dates and amounts due for pensioners
Fuel bills
Payments of between £100 and £300 will be issued by the DWP from this month.
Loose Women
Loose Women's Charlene White shares reason for not wearing a poppy
Loose Women fans were left outraged after the panellist was seen to not be wearing a poppy during broadcast.
Mum who lost 'beautiful' baby girl after six days honouring her memory
Hospitals
Natasha Haughey welcomed her baby into the world just after Christmas last year.
Teen girl stranded getting off bus after phone died before awful incident took place
Justice
"It turned my life upside down. Since, I have had multiple flashbacks of that night and nightmares."
Debenhams drops £110 electric blanket to £32 that 'costs next to nothing' to run
Debenhams
'Ideal for winter nights or rainy miserable days when you just want to snuggle up and watch TV or read a book.'
Derek McInnes fully invested in Hearts analytics deal as 'special' transfer process revealed
Hearts FC
Jambos chief executive Andrew McKinlay has heaped praise on the Tynecastle boss for embracing the system