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Woman filmed 'sexually abusing her dog' as chats reveal 'fantasy' of drowning children
Crime
Angela Marcello Rio was charged with 11 child pornography-related charges after investigators found over 100 elicit and illegal images and videos on her phone, including a sex encounter with her dog
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Ashley Dale's killers jailed for 173 years as she wins 'justice from beyond grave'
Breaking News
James Witham, 41, Joseph Peers, 29, Niall Barry, 26, and Sean Zeisz, 28, were found guilty of murder on Monday at Liverpool Crown Court, and have now been jailed for life
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Bloke accused of masturbating on porch warns judge he has 'mission to complete'
Courts
Scott Allen Schultz has told a judge he has a 'mission to complete' when it comes to masturbating on people's lawns as the 60-year-old stands accused of one count of indecent exposure
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TikTok terror Mizzy told 'your pranks are not funny' by judge as he's locked up
TikTok
TikTok star Mizzy has been locked up for 18 weeks after being found guilty of two counts of breaching a court order - the judge said his pranks were 'not funny' as he passed the sentence
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Russia orders Pussy Riot 'dominatrix' Nadya Tolokonnikova arrest over 'clear disrespect'
Russia
Nadya Tolokonnikova, the Pussy Riot bandleader and 'dominatrix' has been arrested over alleged disrespect to 'believers' after years of anit-Putin songs, with the activist arrested in absentia earlier today (November 21)
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Primary school teacher and partner branded 'monsters' over drug-fuelled child abuse crimes
Crime
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Zoe Williams and Thomas Surtees have been jailed for a string of booze and drug-fuelled child abuse crimes after police found sickening evidence on their phones
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Ashley Dale's mum 'constantly moving house' after murder – 'they all know what we look like'
Murder
Ashley Dale's mum says she 'doesn't sleep at all' and has 'anxiety through the roof' as those responsible for her daughter's tragic shooting 'know what we look like'
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Ashley Dale brought 'own killers to justice' after 4 cowards murdered her over Glastonbury spat
Murder
Council worker Ashley Dale, 28, managed to bring her killers to justice from beyond the grave as a series of voice notes proved crucial in convicting James Witham, 41, Niall Barry, 26, Sean Zeisz, 28 and Joseph Peers, 29
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Baby-faced Fast and Furious thief stole six cars and glassed love rival at soft play
Crime
Garry Myles, 20, stole tens of thousands pounds worths of high-end vehicles and also assaulted a man badly with a glass tumbler before admitting the charges in court
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Delivery driver claimed he was bitten by friendly dog but his lies were exposed on CCTV
In the News
Sean Dore claimed a friendly pet dog called Marley attacked him as he dropped off a takeaway near Bodelva, Cornwall, in 2021, but CCTV footage exposed his lies over the incident
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Curtis 'Cocky' Warren due back in court after allegedly breaking crime prevention order
Courts
Convicted drug trafficker Curtis Warren is due to appear back in court next month and faces 11 charges for allegedly breaching his serious crime prevention order
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Disgraced Sheffield Wednesday fan who mocked Bradley Lowery with sick jibe is sentenced
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Dale Houghton has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a public order offence for showing an image of Bradley Lowery on his phone during Sheffield Wednesday's Championship fixture vs Sunderland
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UK’s longest serving prisoner back in jail after sex assault just weeks into freedom
Courts
Ronald Evans, 82, has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting a vulnerable woman. The convicted murderer appeared at the Old Bailey today via videolink from Pentonville Prison in north London
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Philpott child killer Paul Mosley released from jail over deaths of six children in fire
Prison News
Paul Mosley, who played a role in the deaths of the six Philpott children in a house fire in Allenton, has been released from prison but must abide by strict rules
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Mum says she was 'manipulated by Wifi and Facebook' to gun down her two sons
Facebook
Tiffanie Lucas, 32, appeared in court facing charges of murdering her two sons, Maurice, 6, and Jayden, 9. Cops say she claimed to have been manipulated by Wi-Fi and Facebook
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Crooks raked in £225k by making 21 bogus insurance claims for 1980s Ford Escorts
Crime
Jason Sallis and Amandeep Gill were part of a gang who made 21 fake claims between 2009 and 2017 and between £10,000 and £25,000 each time before being rumbled by police
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Thug killed pal and knocked out ex after catching them having sex at playground
Crime
A drugged up and drunk jilted lover beat a man to death in a children's park after discovering his ex was having sex with his friend, before he was ultimately jailed for at least 18 years
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel killer Thomas Cashman sees sentencing appeal rejected
Breaking News
Thomas Cashman, now 35, was previously found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel after he shot a bullet through the front door of her Dovecot family home last August
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Teacher 'lured schoolgirl, 14, into booze-fuelled lesbian love affair in her Peugeot'
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Teaching assistant Ellie Pattison was 23 when she was found to have had an alleged "inappropriate relationship" with the girl, whom she was allegedly caught kissing outside a school
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Tent-dwelling woman who had sex with besotted teen girls 'screamed it's b******s'
Courts
Tamzin Carey had two separate relationships with the underage girls, and made an X-rated expletive-filled scene about it when the prosecution spoke in court this week
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Boy, 14, 'raped outside supermarket and in his own bed' – by his school counsellor
Courts
Kelly Ann Schutte, 35, had an inappropriate relationship with the boy and allegedly haad sex with him several times, including at his home when his parents were away
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Brit YouTube Minecraft star Stuu accused of 'sex attacks on underage girls' in Poland
YouTube
British YouTube star Stuart Kluz-Burton, aka Stuu to his 4.2 million followers, was arrested in the UK last month and is facing charges for alleged sexual abuse of underage girls in Poland
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Women haunted by Somerset Gimp fear real one 'may still be out there'
Crime
Two terrified woman who quit their jobs after falling victim to the 'Somerset Gimp' fear the man police apprehended is just a copycat and the real gimp may still be out there
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Part-time Santa sued company over claims boss called him a 'paedo' over Christmas role
Courts
Carl Graham donned the jolly red suit and fake white beard as part of a seasonal job to earn some extra cash but his colleagues at his sales job tormented him over it
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