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Sara Thornton, head of National Police Chiefs Council, warns that policy of always believing alleged victim has warped judgment of officers.

A 42-year-old man in Italy with connections to the Sicilian Mafia has allegedly been killing patients in an ambulance and then referring grieving families to a funeral service.

Pots Bar in Northumberland finds cheeky way to mark Mad Friday or Black Eye Friday - the booziest night of the year.

Deepa Ram admits to killing wives by setting fire to car they were in following "differences" with his family

A Thai zoo has sparked fury after a video of a worker repeatedly poking a tiger to prompt roars for tourist selfies went viral.

A London gang who kidnapped and tortured a man they believed had stolen £40,000 of drugs were caught when an Air Ambulance accidentally spotted them in rural Kent.

Since 2012, the US Freedom of the Press Foundation has helped funnel financial donations to the Julian Assange's whistleblowing platform - but no longer.

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Protesters gather in London to demand girls eligible for free school meals should also get complimentary sanitary products.

Pensioner Paul Edmunds linked to more than 100 shootings after making bullets from home used in weapons imported from US.

Armand Krasniqi discharges gun passed to him by friend during late-night street fight in north London.

Footage shows Russian deputy PM showing off liquid breathing technology experiment by forcing dachshund into tube.

Governor of Tennessee clears Lawrence McKinney, 61, after DNA tests show accused was not rapist. Accused in line for big compensation payout.

Ever thought you were good at Jenga? See how you feel after watching this Instagram video of a man doing the most insane move.

British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been held in Iran for more than 18 months is eligible for early release.

IBTimes UK asked 12 Getty Images photojournalists to choose their most memorable photo of the year and tell us the story behind the picture.

Samantha Ciotta was arrested in September after she was allegedly spotted in the boy's drunken Snapchat video wearing "a shirt and panties".

Innocent victim walking dogs on New Orleans street targeted by Glen Alveris during heated argument with his girlfriend.

Student dies after drinking full bottle of bourbon at Pi Kappa Phi fraternity ritual in latest hazing death to rock US campuses.

"Practically all there was left from him [the parasitic twin] was a penis", said the doctor who removed the extra organ.

More than a dozen people have been injured, including a toddler, after police say a car intentionally ploughed into pedestrians in the heart of Melbourne, Australia.

Casualties feared as the Philippines coast guard is leading the rescue operations in the waters, located 70kms from Manila.

After pictures of 25-year-old Abbie Crawford in her skimpy shorts and jacket went viral on Facebook, a police hunt was launched to track her down.

The caller told police that the child's stepfather informed him that they decided to bury the boy after he was found unresponsive.

More than 30 years later, Gregory Keith Davies has been sentenced to life behind bars, setting a minimum term of 28 years.

In the 182-page manuscript, James Clay Waller said his love for his children made him kill his wife.

Local media reported that "narcomantas", or signs linked with drug gangs, were recovered from the crime scenes.

"This case illustrates the Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) model, as the services were offered to any criminal online," Europol said.

Labour MP Stephen Timms said that delivery workers on mopeds refuse to travel in certain parts of the city for fear of being attacked.