Articles by Paul Wright

British drug slaves: Gang members guilty of grooming teen as 'county lines' mule

London gang members Mahad Yusuf and Fesal Mahamud, who groomed a teen girl as a drug mule, were convicted of modern slavery offences in a landmark case tackling "county lines".

Dec 7, 2017

London

Toddler Mariah Woods 'was sexually abused by mother's boyfriend before death'

The Onslow County District Attorney's Office confirmed that the remains found in a creek were that of missing three-year-old Mariah Woods.

Dec 6, 2017

'Rubbing salt in the wound': Anger as Tories plan celebratory dinner at mining museum

Dewsbury County Conservative Association faces backlash over decision to hold annual dinner at National Coal Mining Museum in heart of former pit community.

Dec 6, 2017

Gay Holocaust survivor 'doesn't deserve compensation' for being imprisoned

99-year-old Holocaust survivor Wolfgang Lauinger, who was imprisoned for being gay after returning home to Germany, has been denied compensation for his ordeal.

Dec 6, 2017

Delta flight with broken loos makes emergency landing because passengers couldn't hold it in

A Delta flight from New York City to Seattle had to be diverted to Billings after the plane's toilets stopped working and passengers couldn't hold it in any longer.

Dec 6, 2017

Children find body of 5-year-old boy drowned in water park while negligent stepfather packed car

Stepfather Paul Smith, whose five-year-old son died after being found submerged at Bosworth Water Park near Hinckley, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence.

Dec 6, 2017

Dying father who rang 999 after being stabbed was put on hold

Stab victim Paul Millea died after he frantically dialled 999 and was put on hold, a court has heard.

Dec 5, 2017

UK crime

Young girls 'held by Utah Mormon cult leader' found cold and hungry in storage locker

Two young sisters who were believed to have been held by a religious cult leader in Utah have been found hungry, cold and alone in a storage receptacle.

Dec 5, 2017

Teens accused of beating to death 'intelligent and funny' homeless man

Brandon Conrad, 14, Malik Page, 16, and Emmanuel Harris, 17, have been charged with beating to death homeless man Kevin Cullen in Philadelphia.

Dec 5, 2017

philip-hammond-calls-labour-party-economic-policy-a-back-to-the-future-socialist-fantasy

Philip Hammond says British Army only needs 50,000 troops - a cut of half since Tories came to power

Philip Hammond has angered defence chiefs by reportedly telling the prime minister the British Army only needed 50,000 troops – a cut of more than half of the personnel since 2010.

Dec 5, 2017

Philip Hammond

'Mum, I'm scared': Last text of teenager before kidnap and rape by Facebook pal, court hears

A 14-year-old girl from Stroud sent a chilling text to her mother saying "I'm scared" shortly before being raped by a man she met on Facebook, a court heard.

Dec 5, 2017

Polish Britain First supporter shouted 'white power' before driving his van at curry house owner

Polish-born Britain First supporter Marek Zakrocki gave a Nazi salute and shouted "white power" before driving his van at a curry house owner, a court heard.

Dec 4, 2017

Poland

Man electrocuted after climbing onto train roof was 23-year-old from Manchester

A man who died after being electrocuted when he climbed onto the roof of a train at Manchester Piccadilly railway station was a 23-year-old from the city, police have confirmed.

Dec 4, 2017

Teen strangled and forced to apologise for being gay in shocking homophobic London Tube attack

Police have released images of two young male suspects accused of strangling a teenager and forcing him to apologise for being gay.

Dec 4, 2017

Father 'disembowels brother-in-law with pocket knife on bus' as horrified passengers film attack

Father-of-three Darnell Scott partially disemboweled his brother-in-law by stabbing him at least 25 times in front of horrified bus passengers in Chicago, US, prosecutors said.

Dec 4, 2017

Drug dealers riding cryptocurrency boom and using Bitcoin ATMs to launder cash warn police

Drug dealers are increasingly using Bitcoin ATMs to launder their money and are taking advantage of the cryptocurrency's soaring value at the same time, police say.

Dec 4, 2017

Bitcoin

Facebook killer 'stabbed teenage girl 80 times before lighting her body on fire'

Police in Philadelphia say Cole Swaringer-Herring, 23, stabbed 15-year-old Sabriya McLean about 80 times before setting her body on fire after the pair met on Facebook.

Dec 1, 2017

Facebook

Father 'beaten to death with metal chair in row over snooker table'

Mohamed Hersi was reportedly beaten to death with a chair in a fight over a snooker table in a high street cafe in north London.

Dec 1, 2017

New York model Desiree Gibbon found dead with throat slashed at side of road in Jamaica

New York model Desiree Gibbon has been found dead on the side of the road with her throat slashed in Jamaica.

Dec 1, 2017

New York

Asda worker jailed for life after stabbing mother to death in row over £24-a-week child support

Former Asda worker Mark Morris, who murdered Emma Day, the mother of their six-year-old daughter, because he didn't want to pay £24-a-week child support has been jailed for life.

Dec 1, 2017

London

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