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A MAN today admitted killing a caretaker and two students in a knife rampage. Valdo Amissao Mendes Calocane stabbed Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both aged 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates to death. The 31-year-old appeared at Nottingham Crown Court today where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He also admitted the attempted murders […]

How much more can Generation Rent afford? Interactive map shows how much average rent is set to soar in your area by 2028 – after landlords hike prices by more than a quarter since the start of Covid Savills estimates rents will continue to outstrip wage growth for years to come  Rents are set to […]

Morgue monster David Fuller who murdered two women and abused corpses of more than 100 others was able to offend for 15 years without being caught because of ‘serious failings’ at hospitals where he worked, inquiry finds Morgue monster David Fuller was able to offend for 15 years without being suspected or caught due to […]

Widow of French rapist killer dubbed the ‘Ogre of Ardennes’ tells court ‘I regret everything that happened’ as she faces trial accused of helping him snatch British student Joanna Parrish, 20, and dump her body in a river Olivier is already serving a life sentence for complicity in four of the killings and a gang […]

MPs grill former Wilko boss on whether family’s ‘greed’ triggered collapse of much-loved chain – after their £9m dividend bonanza – as founder’s granddaughter says she is ‘devastated’ The former boss of collapsed retailer Wilko today denied her greed bankrupted the much-loved chain. Lisa Wilkinson, the granddaughter of the firm’s founder, said she was ‘devastated’ […]

THE BBC has been slammed for making Guz Khan host of Have I Got News For You after the comedian accused Israel of "genocide". The stand-up comic was named as guest presenter of BBC One's Friday panel show, having been outspoken on the Israel-Hamas war. Critics have questioned whether it was appropriate to give him […]

Dramatic moment armed police arrest gun dealer who hid bullets in a Patak’s curry jar – as gang-of-five including brothers who supplied crooks across Birmingham with firearms are jailed for more than 20 years This is the dramatic moment a gun dealer who hid bullets in a Patak’s curry jar is nailed by armed cops. […]

Gucci staff stage a cat-walkout! Fashion house’s designers stage their first ever strike over decision to move them from Rome to Milan Employees say they have been ‘forced to relocate to Milan with no alternatives’ The company claims the move will allow teams to work more closely together  Designers at Gucci’s fashion house in Rome […]

Now MORE trees could face chop in Plymouth’s ‘chainsaw massacre’…to make way for a cycle lane: Locals who waged court battle over 110 trees felled by ‘monsters in the night’ for £12m regeneration project now fear few surviving timbers could be axed Campaigners who fought a High Court battle to halt a ‘chainsaw massacre’ destroying a […]

Furious Greek PM slams Rishi Sunak for cancelling talks over his demands for return of Elgin Marbles – as Athens is accused of breaking deal to stay quiet during visit to UK The UK and Greece are embroiled in a major diplomatic spat today after Rishi Sunak snubbed a meeting with his counterpart amid a […]