Fred West detectives ‘find bones and material matching a coat’ in Gloucester cafe basement dig

Detectives searching a cafe for a teenage girl who is thought to have been killed by Fred West have revealed they will excavate the site after discovering what is believed to be bones and blue material from her coat.  Mary Bastholm’s disappearance has remained a mystery for over five decades, although there has been speculation … Read more

Drugs gang dressed as key workers to dodge police during Covid lockdown

A crime gang who dressed as key workers to avoid capture during the first UK lockdown, joking about a weekly clap for drug dealers, have been jailed. Andrew Doyle, 35, from Hammersmith, north London, used the name ‘Neighbourhoodhero’ on a secret encrypted messaging network while carrying out cocaine deals at the height of lockdown last … Read more

Zola co-stars Riley Keough and Taylour Paige dazzle in contrasting looks at MTV Movie & TV Awards

SCRIPTED CATEGORIES BEST MOVIE Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Judas and the Black Messiah Promising Young Woman Soul To All the Boys: Always and Forever   BEST SHOW Bridgerton Cobra Kai Emily in Paris The Boys WandaVision   BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE Carey Mulligan: Promising Young Woman Chadwick Boseman: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom — WINNER Daniel … Read more

Police investigating savage murder of British woman in Greece arrest a Georgian man near Bulgaria

Detectives investigating the savage murder of a British mother during a burglary in Athens have arrested a Georgian man on the Bulgarian border.  The unnamed man has been linked to another violent break-in at a house near the affluent Athens suburb where Caroline Crouch, 20, was strangled to death in front of her 11-month-old daughter … Read more

Police chief warns speeding drivers should not be treated more leniently than knife-wielding thugs

Top police chief warns speeding drivers should not be treated more leniently than knife-wielding thugs because ‘they pose a greater threat to the public’ Andy Cox said extreme speeders pose a greater threat to public safety  Said they shouldn’t be treated more leniently than those caught carrying knives Mr Cox said public attitude and sentencing … Read more

Grieving husband of British woman murdered in Greece to be shown mugshots of 30 suspects by police

Detectives investigating the murder of a Briton killed in front of her baby in Athens will tomorrow show her husband mug-shots of 30 suspects thought be involved in Caroline Crouch’s murder. Officers have linked 12 break-ins in the past six months around the Greek capital which involved some 30 known criminals to the 20-year-old Briton’s … Read more

Imam brands Muslim MPs who backed teacher at centre of Prophet Muhammad cartoon row ‘coconuts’

An Imam who is demanding the sacking of a teacher who showed pupils an image of the Prophet Muhammad may have broken hate crime laws, a former senior police officer believes. Muhammad Adil Shahzad travelled to join protests outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire in March after the cartoons were used during a lesson … Read more

Clive Owen and Edie Falco glimpsed for first time as Bill and Hillary Clinton for Impeachment series

The latest series of American Crime Story, called ‘Impeachment’, will focus on the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal, which saw President Bill Clinton impeached for his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinksy, that lasted between 1995 and 1997. But now, 24 years on, where are the key players in the scandal and subsequent impeachment hearing that gripped the nation?  Monica Lewinksy … Read more