Detectives probe ‘promising’ new mobile phone lead in Madeleine McCann case

Detectives probe ‘promising’ new mobile phone lead in Madeleine McCann case after tip-off revealing who owned the number prime suspect Christian Brueckner called the day she vanished A TV appeal viewer recognised the number Bruckner is said to have phoned Brueckner recently identified as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine  Prosecutors claim they have … Read more

Detectives launch murder inquiry after man in his 60s falls 30ft to his death

Detectives launch murder inquiry after man in his 60s falls 30ft to his death from third floor balcony of young woman’s flat Neighbours heard screams and shouts after victim fell from young woman’s flat Incident happened in block off a road in Ipswich, Suffolk, at 2.30am yesterday Police arrest woman, 24, from Ipswich and a … Read more

Detectives launch murder investigation after man, 46, is stabbed to death seaside knife attack

Detectives launch murder investigation after man, 46, is stabbed to death and woman in her 40s and teenage boy are injured in seaside knife attack Police were called to reports of an assault in Bournemouth at 2.20am on Friday They found 46-year-old man suffering severe stab wounds and he died at scene Woman in 40s and … Read more

Friends pay tribute to Louise Smith, 16, as murder detectives find body in woods

Police investigating the disappearance of 16-year-old Louise Smith were today searching a flat belonging to a married couple where she had been living.    Forensic officers spent the day sifting through the first floor property belonging to the 29-year-old woman and her husband in Havant, Hampshire. According to a family friend, Louise had been under their … Read more

Detectives arrest three more men over law student’s murder

Police have arrested three more men over the murder of a 19-year-old law student who was shot dead in a botched drive-by shooting, as horrifying CCTV showed the moments leading up to the tragedy.   Innocent passer-by Aya Hachem was hit in the chest by one of several shots fired as she walked to a Lidl … Read more

Police try to identify ‘torso in a suitcase’ as detectives given extra 36 hours to question suspects

Police are trying to identify a ‘torso in a suitcase’ and other body parts as detectives are given an extra 36 hours to question a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s on suspicion of murder.  Since the grisly find in Gloucestershire late on Tuesday night, it is understood other body parts … Read more

Detectives quiz murder suspect, 42 after 79-year-old man is found dead with head injury

Detectives quiz murder suspect, 42 after 79-year-old man is found dead with head injury in north London Anthony Rooks, 79,  was found at his home in Holloway, north London on Monday He was pronounced dead at the scene of the property in Dalmeny Road Police said the victim and the 42-year-old suspect were known to … Read more

Who ate the pies? Villagers turn amateur detectives to find thief who stole £100 worth of pastries

Who ate all the pies…? Villagers turn super sleuth amateur detectives to find thief who stole £100 worth of pastries… because police are too busy Shopkeeper Mark Griffiths, 26, was stunned when a thief pinched his delivery Delivery of 70 pies, sausage rolls and pasties were stolen at his post office store in Broughton, Flintshire … Read more

Detectives hunting Madeleine McCann ‘are set to be given more money’ in £11m search for missing girl

Met Police detectives hunting Madeleine McCann ‘are set to be given more money’ in £11m search for missing girl Funds for Operation Grange will expire in days but more resources are imminent Police chiefs said to reject claims the coronavirus crisis will affect investigation Maddie disappeared aged three while on holiday in Portugal back in … Read more

Detectives call on billionaire tycoon’s fugitive son wanted for murder to return to UK

Detectives call on billionaire tycoon’s fugitive son wanted for Norwegian socialite’s rape and murder to return to UK 12 years after her brutalised body was found in London basement rubble Martine Vik Magnussen was killed in central London after a night out  She was last seen with Farouk Abdulhak, son of a billionaire sugar magnate By … Read more