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A court in southern China has upheld the death sentence of a former medical worker who was convicted of stabbing eight children to death last month. The Fujian Provincial Higher People’s Court rejected the appeal […] […]

MAN was last night charged with murder after the blood-soaked body of a British man was found in a garden shed. Timothy O’Driscoll (33) was charged before a special sitting of Cork District Court last […] […]

Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt (right) Double world record holder, Usain Bolt, is set to run his first 100m of the season at the Daegu Meet in South Korea on May 19. Bolt, who holds […] […]

A Swazi lawyer has won a prestigious environmental award for her work exposing the extra-judicial killings of suspected poachers by game rangers. Thuli Makama told the BBC she wanted to end the violence and see […] […]

Police officers are calling for an increase in the amount of time they are given to question suspects under the influence of drink or drugs. Forces in Scotland are currently limited to six hours of […] […]

The cave is below Blackhead lighthouse: Pic: Arthur Strain A 36-year-old man who was rescued after becoming trapped in a cave on the County Antrim coast has died. Police, the ambulance service, the coastguard and […] […]

Agnes was shot through the window of a chicken shop Police have charged a 21-year-old man with the murder of a 16-year-old girl in an east London takeaway. Agnes Sina-Inakoju was shot through the window […] […]

The incident happened as Abigail Harris was taking a walk with her family A 12-year-old British girl has died in a hit-and-run car accident in Gran Canaria, witnessed by her mother and sister. Abigail Harris […] […]

Edwin Valero was a household name in Venezuela World champion Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero has been found dead in a police cell after being detained for killing his wife. Police chief Wilmer Flores said Valero, […] […]

Katie Cullen [right] was murdered by Iman Saeed Ghaefelipour A man who brutally murdered a nurse during a “frenzied attack” has been sentenced to life in prison. Iranian-born Iman Saeed Ghaefelipour, 28, stabbed his ex-girlfriend […] […]