February 2026

The victims of serial killer Steve Wright, the murderer known as the Suffolk Strangler

Victoria Hall’s murder in Suffolk went unsolved for more than 25 years. Steve Wright, 67, formerly of London Road, in Ipswich, had been due to go on trial at the Old Bailey, but changed his plea and admitted killing the 17-year-old. Miss Hall was last seen alive at the end of a night out in Felixstowe […]

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Baby in serious condition and boy, 13, arrested after e-bike hits pregnant woman in Poole

A 13-year-old has been arrested over an e-bike crash involving a pregnant woman whose baby was born afterwards in hospital and remains in a serious condition. It happened on 26 January in Herbert Avenue, Poole, and police said the rider reportedly failed to stop at the scene. The female pedestrian, in her 30s, went to

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Andrew and Mandelson photos in Epstein files were taken inside US paedophile’s homes, Sky News analysis finds

Photos of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouching over a woman were taken in Jeffrey Epstein’s New York City mansion, while an image of Peter Mandelson in his underwear was taken in the paedophile financier’s Paris flat, a Sky News analysis has found. Our Data and Forensics unit matched elements shown in the photos to details in images

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Teenager died from blood clot linked to birth control pill – her family fear tragedy could happen again

The family of a teenager who died suddenly from a blood clot linked to a birth control pill says more needs to be done “to prevent this tragedy from ever happening again”. Aine Rose Hurst, 19, died in March last year from a blood clot in her brain, linked to her prescribed oral contraceptive pill

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Van driver admits killing King’s College London university student in campus crash

A man has admitted killing a King’s College London student after hitting her with the van he was driving near the university’s central London campus. Christopher Jackson, 27, appeared in the dock at the Old Bailey on Monday to plead guilty to causing Aalia Mahomed‘s death by dangerous driving on 18 March last year. The

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MP Dan Norris further arrested on suspicion of rape and other offences

A man in his sixties – understood to be MP Dan Norris – has been further arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting, Avon and Somerset Police has said. Mr Norris, currently the independent MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, was formerly a member of the Labour Party, until he was

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Epstein files: Police reviewing misconduct claims after Mandelson accused of leaking sensitive information

Sir Keir Starmer is set to chair a cabinet meeting today as police assess allegations his former US ambassador Lord Mandelson leaked sensitive information from the heart of government to Jeffrey Epstein. The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations of misconduct in public office after emails appeared to show conversations between the ex-cabinet minister and paedophile

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Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran days after criticising regime

One of the screenwriters of an Oscar-nominated film has been arrested in Tehran days after signing a statement condemning Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime’s violent crackdown on protesters. Mehdi Mahmoudian, who co-wrote the script for the Iranian drama It Was Just An Accident, was arrested on Saturday, representatives of the film said

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