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A ground worker has been jailed for 18 years after killing a woman in Coventry and burying her body in woodland, with the court hearing how he attempted to conceal the crime and mislead police following reports of a woman screaming.
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Two men arrested in connection with an arson attack on Hatzola volunteer ambulances in Golders Green have been released on bail. The incident is being investigated as an antisemitic hate crime this morning.
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A coach carrying fans to the Carabao Cup final has caught fire on the M6 Toll road this morning. Emergency services are currently on the scene, and traffic has been suspended southbound near Coleshill Parkway.
Several of Thursday’s newspaper front pages lead on the new government plans to address overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. Yesterday, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans including early release and building new prisons.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency measures to limit how long certain offenders can be recalled to prison, as the government faces projections that England and Wales will run out of prison space by November.
Reece Galbraith, 33, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for manslaughter following a house explosion in Newcastle that resulted in the deaths of seven-year-old Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws.
Peter Sullivan, who spent nearly 40 years in prison for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall in Birkenhead, has had his conviction quashed after new DNA evidence emerged identifying an unknown attacker.
The inquest revealed that Liquid Leisure, the water park where Kyra Hill drowned, lacked signs warning of deep water, misleading visitors about safety.
Peter Sullivan, jailed for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, may have his conviction quashed due to new DNA evidence not present at his original trial.
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