Crime
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Neil Acourt was described as ‘man at the top’ of a scheme to funnel cannabis into northern England
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Liverpool mayor demands explanation of how convicted murderer was sprung from custody during escorted visit to hospital
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Police footage from 11 July 2016 shows Ian Stewart being arrested on suspicion of murdering Helen Bailey
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After her husband’s death, the author thought she had found happiness again with Ian Stewart, but he was plotting her murder
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This is the 999 call that Ian Stewart made to police on 15 April 2016 to report his fiancee Helen Bailey missing
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England and Wales victims’ commissioner says children often made to feel like criminals and accused of wasting police time
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Bill passes with amendment that means assets such as London property can be seized from people who offended overseas
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Prime minister launches major consultation to result in domestic violence and abuse act with new measures to help victims
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High court judge overturns indefinite ban for Duncan McTier, who sexually assaulted three female students aged 17 to 23
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Franky Mills, 19, sentenced to 12 months over airgun attacks that led to death of one animal and left six others injured
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Harry Clarke pleads guilty after getting behind the wheel nine months after incident in which six people died
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The nephew of a woman killed by her lodger in Cheltenham in 1970 knew little about her death. Ageing, and in ill health, he asked two crime reporters to unravel the mystery
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Rapper woken by police smashing down door of his London home after reports he was burgling it
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Andrew Summerscales was left in ‘a very dark place’ after Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone were killed by Dale Cregan in 2012
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Tome raiders have stolen more than 160 rare books by abseiling into a warehouse, but they may struggle to cash in on their £2m crime
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Former choirboy with motor neurone disease was able to testify by using Stephen Hawking-style eye-tracking equipment
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Justice secretary calls for early intervention and community penalties as some crimes see 140% increase in custodial sentences
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Gang avoid motion-sensor alarms in west London to make off with 160 items, some dating to 15th and 16th centuries
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These cruel assaults are more often linked to patriarchal societies. But in Britain, where sulphuric acid was first manufactured, cases are once again on the rise
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Lydia Lauro seduced colleague and used his login to look up confidential reports to trace witness in boyfriend’s murder trial
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National Crime Agency hails seizure as a major blow to organised crime after drugs found near Great Yarmouth and Caister
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John Watson sentenced to 16 years for forcing former friend into car and trying to wrap clingfilm around his face
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Men acquitted of murder of British teenager in 2008 will go back to court after India’s CBI announced an appeal
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Working Title’s caper movie about the notorious robbery to also feature Michael Gambon and Jim Broadbent as the veteran criminals
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Bank to consider whether businesses conned by Lynden Scourfield and his associates should receive compensation
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Robert Molloy, 20, sentenced to 24 weeks in prison for abusing US army veteran Juan Jasso days after Brexit vote
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Dylan Rigby and Craig Douglas, also known as NepentheZ, admited breaching gambling rules with FutGalaxy website
Helen Bailey and the lethal darkness behind this ‘middle-aged woman’ myth