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How a dry cleaning receipt caught a 1940s serial killer | UK News Serial killer John George Haigh his victims were ‘sacrifices’ and that he wanted to drink their blood To his friends in london, John George Haigh seemed like a perfectly respectable English gentleman. He mingled with the upper class, was a regular at concerts and sported the very best suits from Savile Row. The businessman claimed to have profitable links to the nylon industry and rented a small workshop in Crawley. Wealthy clients were occasionally invited there to discuss investment opportunities. However, once they passed through the door…

Domestic abuse: ‘My partner secretly drugged and filmed me – I still don’t know what he did to me’ It took a year for Hannah’s* abuser to start to show his true colours – when he began telling her to lose weight and banning her from cutting her hair, or dyeing it particular shades. But at the beginning of the relationship, she thought everything was perfect. Her partner had love-bombed her, told her she was his dream woman and called her an amazing mother. “He would make you feel really secure and you like were the one,” Hannah tells The…

Small boat smugglers to be fast-tracked through courts like rioters People responsible for smuggling refugees on small boats will be fast-tracked through the courts in the same way as those who participated in the summer riots, as part of a wider crackdown on channel crossings. As part of a £150m package of measures to tackle the small boat crisis being announced on Monday, the prime minister will order the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to speed up charges for people smugglers. The prime minister is looking to replicate efforts earlier this year that delivered swift justice following the August riots that…

UK politics live: Badenoch arrives at Tory HQ to unveil shadow cabinet amid anger over Partygate comments Kemi Badenoch has arrived at the Conservative Party headquarters to unveil her new shadow cabinet after winning the Tory leadership contest. In her first media appearance as Tory leader, Ms Badenoch claimed to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the Partygate row was “overblown”, prompting swift condemnation from her political opponents and people whose loved ones died during the Covid pandemic. Lobby Akinnola, a spokesperson for the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice who lost his father during the pandemic, described Ms Badenoch’s remarks as…

Watch live: Keir Starmer announces Labour’s plan to tackle people smuggling Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer announces Labour’s plan to tackle people smuggling on Monday (4 November) at the Interpol General Assembly in Glasgow. The prime minister and home secretary will both speak at the Interpol General Assembly at the start of a week-long blitz on small boat crossings that will also see Sir Keir in Hungary for talks on tackling people smuggling. The speech in Scotland will see the prime minister pledge a further £75 million for the border command, doubling the total funding to £150 million over…

Chris Kaba shooting: Lead investigator speaks out after firearms officer acquitted The man who led the investigation into the police shooting of unarmed driver Chris Kaba has spoken out about the case for the first time after a police firearms officer was cleared of murder. Metropolitan Police Sergeant Martyn Blake was last month unanimously acquitted by a jury of murdering Mr Kaba, 24, after he tried to ram his way out of a police stop. The case sparked a flurry of debate over police accountability as police leaders hit out at the decision to press charges against the firearms officer.…

Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot explained “Remember, remember, the fifth of November, “Gunpowder, treason and plot! “We see no reason, “Why gunpowder treason, “Should ever be forgot!” Every 5 November we remember the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 – a thwarted act of terror in which a cabal of Catholic conspirators planned to blow up the House of Lords to rid England of King James I. The plot is commemorated every autumn with the burning of an effigy of Guy Fawkes, its mastermind, an oddly pagan act of gloating sanitised by the addition of fireworks, sparklers and…

Queen Camilla has pledged to “keep trying” to end domestic violence until she is “able to no more,” in a new landmark documentary. Queen Camilla makes an emotional vow to combat domestic violence Camilla describes domestic abuse as a “heinous crime” and emphasizes her commitment to raising awareness. The documentary, filmed over a year for ITV1 and ITVX, follows the Queen’s efforts, including private meetings with survivors—some of whom are featured—and a confidential visit to a refuge center. Jump to section:

Why uncertainty over the US election is a nightmare for investors Uncertainty over the US election has put portfolio risk front of mind, as investors seek to both protect themselves from volatility and ensure they are well places to take advantage of the successful candidate’s policies, says Colin Clunie This year’s US Presidential Election, set to take place on 5 November, is predicted to be one of the tightest in history, with the incredibly close polling figures reminiscent of the previous two election cycles. While they are currently indicating a slight lead for Donald Trump in several key swing states,…

Schuh has created over 1,000 jobs since lowest pandemic ebb Schuh has created almost 400 jobs in its latest financial year to push its headcount past where it was before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. The Scotland-headquartered footwear retailer employed 4,369 people at the end of its latest financial year, up from its total of 3,975 in the prior 12 months. Until the end of its year to 3 February, 2024, Schuh had not employed more than 4,000 since the year before the pandemic. The latest total comes after Schuh’s headcount fell as low as 3,286 in the 12 months to…