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IT was the chilling phrase that helped snare a killer. Last night Channel 5 drama Maxine dramatised the moment Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr were interviewed by a journalist about the last time they …

‘I’m going to send you to go give something to your uncle.’ This is what my dad told me one day when I was 13. It was the school summer holidays and I was living with my family in a small town in West Africa at the time. My uncle lived in the city, but I didn’t know him very well. So my father handed me a sealed brown envelope and I made the journey to my uncle’s house. When my uncle opened the envelope, there was a green book. It had my picture in it. He showed me the…

Neil deGrasse Tyson has debunked a death-defying stunt from Top Gun: Maverick (Picture: Steven Paston/PA Wire/Getty) Tom Cruise’s death-defying stunt in Top Gun: Maverick would have caused his body to ‘splatter’ in real life, according to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. The stunt features in the early scenes of the film, and sees Cruise’s character Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell hit hypersonic speeds of Mach 10.5 (around 8,000mph). When Mav’s attempt to hit those speeds begins to go wrong, he is forced to eject from the plane before it is completely destroyed, angering his superiors. It was a scene that wowed fans of…

TWISTED cannibal murderer Jeffrey Dahmer kept a stomach-churning collection of body parts in his ‘house of horrors’, including a severed head in his freezer and a huge drum full of male…

A MUM who was found dead on the sofa next to her three-year-old daughter is being remembered as “one in a million” by her heartbroken family. Nicole Barnes, 29, had missed picking up he…

  James Ford, 31, formerly of Bishop’s Stortford, has been charged with five offences. Mr Ford denies the charges. ​James Ford, 31, formerly of Bishop’s Stortford, has been charged with five offences. Mr Ford denies the charges. 

Sandwich shop chain to increase pay by 5% for most cafe workers, with higher rates for baristas Pret a Manger is investing £10m in raising pay, announcing its third rise in 13 months to a minimum of £10.30 an hour, as hospitality and retail businesses compete to attract workers during the busy run-up to Christmas. The sandwich shop chain, which has more than 400 outlets in the UK, said it was increasing pay by 5% or 50p an hour for most cafe workers from 1 December. Pay for skilled baristas, who are particularly in short supply, will rise from a…

 Andrew Cawker was repeatedly attacked by Tamika Beaton’s partner, Scott Coombe, in the months before his death on July 22 2019, a jury has heard. Andrew Cawker was repeatedly attacked by Tamika Beaton’s partner, Scott Coombe, in the months before his death on July 22 2019, a jury has heard. 

  Irish minister Eamon Ryan met with Jacob Rees-Mogg on Monday in London to discuss solutions to the energy crisis, as the EU still struggles to reach an agreement on price caps. ​Irish minister Eamon Ryan met with Jacob Rees-Mogg on Monday in London to discuss solutions to the energy crisis, as the EU still struggles to reach an agreement on price caps. 

Daily Mirror – Lucy Letby trial: ‘Poisoner’ on the baby ward Summary of the front page The baby poisoner – that’s the headline for the Metro as it leads on the opening of the trial of nurse Lucy Letby. The paper says a jury has heard that seven newborn babies who died on a neonatal ward of Countess of Chester hospital in a year were injected with insulin, air or milk by nurse Lucy Letby. Ms Letby, 32, of Hereford, denies 22 charges at Manchester Crown Court. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous…