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Who is 'the ogre of the Ardennes'? French serial killer confesses to 1990 murder of British student

Michel Fourniret revealed that he killed Leeds University student Joanna Parrish and Marie-Ange Domece, a mentally handicapped teen who went missing in 1988.

Feb 17, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Dad jailed for attacking kids with hammer and crashing car 'moved cells as inmates are trying to kill him'

Owen Scott, of Fawley, Hampshire, was jailed for life for trying to kill his three children and step-daughter by hitting them with a hammer then crashing a car into a wall at 92mph.

Feb 17, 2018

By William Watkinson

Center Parcs to stop advertising with Daily Mail over 'homophobic' column by Richard Littlejohn

Center Parcs joins the South Bank Centre in withdrawing ads from the Daily Mail in response to a column about Tom Daley.

Feb 16, 2018

By Priya Joshi

Multiple KFC restaurants forced to close across UK after 'running out of chicken'

The popular southern fried chicken chain KFC has been forced to close several branches including some in Exeter, Newcastle, Suffolk, Surrey and Berkshire.

Feb 16, 2018

By William Watkinson

Charlie Pearce,who marked his 17th birthday with 'animalistic rape', receives life sentence

After celebrating his birthday, Charlie Pearce, 17, bludgeoned his victim with a paving slab before raping her. He denies attempted murder, but admitted to two counts of rape.

Feb 16, 2018

By Priya Joshi

Man in 20s raped when he was ambushed by two men as he sat on park bench

Thames Valley Police have launched an investigation after the man was raped in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, at around 11pm on Thursday 15 (February).

Feb 16, 2018

By William Watkinson

UK crime

Angela Merkel still doesn't know what the UK's Brexit plan is

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she was curious to find out what the UK's Brexit plans are as Theresa May suggests the country wants an entirely new kind of deal.

Feb 16, 2018

By James Tennent

Brexit Theresa May European Union

£1m fraud gang used David Cameron fake ID to advertise services to other criminals

The crime was masterminded by Mihai Cirstoiu and Dragoz Dragomir, who made £1m from scams through the use of fake IDs produced at a "factory" in Enfield, Greater London.

Feb 16, 2018

By Josh Robbins

David Cameron

Theresa May might cut student fees to £6,000 per year in radical university review

Theresa May will set out details of the government's landmark review of higher education funding in England, and may announce reduced tuition fees.

Feb 16, 2018

By David Brennan

Theresa May

Man pulled from drain after spending three days stuck in London sewers

A man has been pulled from a drain after claiming he spent three days wandering round the sewers looking for an exit after falling down a manhole.

Feb 16, 2018

By Roger Baird

London

UK's first sex doll brothel closes after two weeks as villagers complain about pop-up business

The business, Date A Doll, advertised alone-time with its one 'employee', Faith, for £70 ($100) per hour, according to a Craigslist advert.

Feb 16, 2018

By Josh Robbins

It's time to get rid of the Commonwealth

The British Commonwealth came out of mutual dependency and ghosts of empire past which would not sleep.

Feb 16, 2018

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Queen Elizabeth II Jacob Zuma

Nigel Farage in 'dismay and disbelief' watching Ukip implosion

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage has admitted that the party "is collapsing" as it prepares for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to decide the fate of leader Henry Bolton.

Feb 16, 2018

By David Brennan

Nigel Farage UKIP Brexit

UK will back bankers' proposal for continued EU access after Brexit

British negotiators are reportedly preparing to push for the kind of Brexit favoured by the UK's financial services sector, despite Brussels having already rebuffed such a plan.

Feb 16, 2018

By David Brennan

Brexit Philip Hammond

Polish father who grew cannabis to 'fund daughter's cancer treatment' jailed and facing deportation

Andrzej Mazurek jailed for three years after turning three rooms at his house in Stoke into cannabis farm.

Feb 16, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Manhunt launched after 13-year-old raped in 'terrifying' Bannockburn attack

Police seek "well spoken" suspect who assaulted a schoolgirl in Ladywell Park in a Scottish town over the weekend.

Feb 16, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

£10,000 for everyone under 55: Think tank calls for UK universal basic income fund

A new report has called on the government to give £10,000 to everyone under 55 years of age as part of a move towards a national universal basic income (UBI).

Feb 16, 2018

By David Brennan

Scotland