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Letters: Tony Blair and the lessons of the Chilcot inquiry

On at least two crucial points, the Chilcot inquiry allowed Tony Blair to get away with murder (Righteous, responsible but no regrets: Blair’s day in the dock, 30 January). First, Blair continued to claim an essential link between Iraq and 9/11. It is a matter of record, however, that just a few hours after the 9/11 [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |

Underworld boss used Facebook to threaten enemies from jail

Colin Gunn, jailed for conspiracy to murder, sent threatening messages to 565 ‘friends’ from maximum security prisonOne of Britain’s most notorious gangsters used Facebook to threaten his enemies while serving a 35-year sentence in a maximum security prison, it emerged today.Colin Gunn, an underworld boss who helped plot the murder of two grandparents, sent messages [...]

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |
 

Man quizzed over pub attack death

A 22-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found fatally wounded outside a Blackpool pub.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |

Man on trial admits jigsaw murder

Court hears that Stephen Marshall murdered Jeffrey Howe so he could claim his benefits and live in his houseA defendant has changed his plea and admitted murdering a colleague, dismembering his corpse and scattering the parts across Hertfordshire and ­Leicestershire.Stephen Marshall, 38, of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, was in the third week of his trial at St [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |
 

Fraser loses wife murder appeal

Nat Fraser is told by appeal judges his legal challenge against his conviction for murdering his wife can go no further.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |

Father of murdered children ‘warned police’

Detectives prepare to interview Fiona Donnison after bodies of Harry, three, and Elise, two, were found in car bootDetectives are preparing to interview a mother over the murder of her two children amid reports that her estranged husband had told police he feared for their safety in her care.Fiona Donnison, 43, was arrested on Wednesday [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |
 

Doubts raised over Lady in the Lake murder conviction

Convicted killer Gordon Park, found dead in his cell this week, may have been victim of a miscarriage of justiceA prisoner found dead in his cell this week with a ligature around his neck may have been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.Gordon Park, convicted of killing his wife, Carol, died in prison on [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |

Gangland murder weapons recovered

Tests confirm that guns found behind a North Lanarkshire library were the weapons used in a gangland murder in Glasgow.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |

Police knew murder suspect mother

Police had previous contact with a mother accused of murdering her two children, who were found in a car in Sussex, it emerges.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |

Woman held after bodies found in car

Bodies of a boy and a girl, both under five, were discovered after the woman, believed to be the mother, contacted policeA mother has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two young children were found in the back of a locked car in East Sussex.The 43-year-old, named last night by Press [...]

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in UK |