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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Josh Payne |Sam Russell |Chris Slater
John Hunt's wife and daughters were all murdered by Kyle CliffordA BBC sports commentator whose wife and daughters were brutally murdered says the 'screams of hell' are waiting for their killer - Kyle Clifford - who was a 'psychopath disguised as a normal human being.'Racing pundit John Hunt said he was 'proud of all my girls' as he delivered a moving victim impact statement at Clifford's sentencing hearing this morning (Tuesday).
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
express.co.uk | Sam Russell |Hannah Kane
Neighbours of Captain Tom's daughter reveal what they really think after charity scandalNeighbours have said they will have to "repay or go to jail" after a damning report said the family of Captain Tom benefitted 'significantly' from his charity.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Fionnula Hainey |Sam Russell
A woman who murdered her parents then lived with their dead bodies in her home for four years will spend a minimum of 36 years in jail. Virginia McCullough poisoned her 70-year-old father with prescription medication that she crushed and put into his alcoholic drinks. The next day, she beat her mother, 71, with a hammer and fatally stabbed her. McCullough, 36, then hid the bodies of John and Lois McCullough in makeshift tombs at the family home in Great Baddow in Essex, a court heard.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Sam Russell |Ashlie Blakey
Grange Hill star John Alford is facing a trial after being accused of sex offences involving a girl aged under 16. The actor, who rose to fame in the children's drama before starring in London's Burning, is accused of four counts of sexual activity with a child. He is also accused of two counts relating to a second female – of sexual assault and assault by penetration, the CPS said. Alford, of Holloway, north London, denied all charges at a plea hearing in September last year.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Josh Payne |Sam Russell |Nicole Wootton-Cane
The man accused of masterminding a plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been found GUILTY following a trial. A jury at Chelmsford Crown Court dismissed the 37-year-old’s defence that his plans were a “mere fantasy” and unanimously convicted him of soliciting murder and inciting rape and kidnap. Gavin Plumb, 37, slowly shook his head and looked down at the floor as the verdict was read aloud in court on Thursday afternoon (July 4).
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Josh Payne |Sam Russell |Nicole Wootton-Cane
Disturbing pictures show whips, gags, and handcuffs seized from the house of a man accused of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby. Security guard Gavin Plumb told Chelmsford Crown Court his “dark” discussions were “massively regrettable”, but insisted the alleged plans were “a fantasy” and not real as he gave evidence at his trial on Friday (June 28). Jurors were shown pictures of the items seized, as well as bodyworn footage of Mr Plumb's arrest.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Sam Russell |Sam Yarwood
This is the moment a drug dealer attempted to escape police - by jumping into a river. Bodycam footage shows Fynley Jefferies trying to run away from officers, before throwing himself through a bush and into the water as baffled sunbathers watched on. The chase unfolded in August last year after neighbourhood officers on patrol in Cambridgeshire spotted the 20-year-old sat on a fence with a man bag across his front and a black plastic bag.
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May 31, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | William Morgan |Sam Russell
Shoppers heading down the fruit and veg aisle in a Tesco supermarket could soon notice a futuristic change to product labelling that will help the grocery giant to eliminate millions of piece of plastic. If the change proves to be a success, those small plastic barcode labels, a mainstay in British supermarkets for decades, could be replaced by lasers.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Phoebe Jobling |Sam Russell
Captain Sir Tom Moore's family home, renowned for its beautiful garden where he completed 100 laps and raised £38.9 million for the NHS during the first Covid-19 lockdown, has been put on the market for £2.25 million. The sale comes just under three months after the teardown of a non-approved spa block which was built within the property's boundaries in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
plymouthherald.co.uk | Sam Russell
Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell died in his prison cell while on an end-of-life pathway for cancer of the tonsils, having to write things down to communicate and to be fed with a tube, an inquest heard. The former Crewe Alexandra coach, 69, was found dead by an officer during hourly checks at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire on September 16 last year. He had been serving a 34-year sentence after being convicted of a number of child sex offences.
