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Long queues have built up in northeast London following a serious collision (National Highways) A serious collision has shut a large section of the M25, creating huge tailbacks and leaving drivers trapped in queues for hours. The busy motorway was closed for more than four hours on Monday following the crash on an anti-clockwise section … Read more
A murderer’s public parole hearing has been branded “a shambles” by the victim’s family after technical difficulties meant they couldn’t hear proceedings. The hearing for William Dunlop, who strangled pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989, began on Monday after more than an hour’s delay. Members of the press and public … Read more
The CEO of a backpack manufacturer is facing backlash following reports that he tipped authorities off to the bag used by the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Peak Design founder and boss Peter Dering told The New York Times on December 5 that he had contacted police as soon as he … Read more
A mother of one who repeatedly groped a 15-year-old boy was spared jail by a female judge who ruled that she was “immature” and not sexually attracted to children. Julie Winnard, who was 40 at the time, slapped and squeezed the boy’s bottom as he bent down to pick up a dog bowl, Bolton Crown … Read more
Lawyers for child serial killer Lucy Letby will make a fresh bid to challenge her convictions on the grounds that the lead prosecution medical expert at her trial was “not reliable”. Her barrister, Mark McDonald, said he would immediately seek permission from the Court of Appeal to take the “exceptional, but necessary, decision” to apply … Read more
A man has been arrested after a train collided with buffers at London Bridge. A Southern service travelling from Victoria collided with the station’s end barriers on Friday afternoon. Govia Thameslink Railway said the train “collided with the buffers at low speed” as it arrived at the station. British Transport Police confirmed the suspect arrested … Read more
A 16-year-old is accused of shooting dead his entire family while in “an extremely intoxicated state”, according to police. Diego Leyva is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly gunning down his family in the early hours of Sunday morning before calling the authorities. The incident took place in Belén, in Valencia County, New Mexico, at … Read more
Lucy Letby’s lawyer has announced he is seeking to reopen her appeal because the prosecution’s lead medical expert witness, Dr Dewi Evans, has changed his mind on some key evidence. At a press conference held at the Royal Society of Medicine on Monday, Mark McDonald said Evans was not a reliable expert, and that all … Read more
Lawyers acting for Lucy Letby are seeking permission from the Court of Appeal for a fresh challenge against her convictions. The disgraced nurse is serving a rare whole-life sentence for murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others while working as a neo-natal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She was convicted in … Read more
A hearing to decide whether Britain’s youngest knife murderers should have their sentences increased for the killing of Shawn Seesahai will be held on Thursday at the Court of Appeal. The boys, now 13, were both 12 when they attacked Mr Seesahai with a machete on playing fields in Wolverhampton on November 13 last year, … Read more