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  1. Passenger heard 'moaning' sounds and told driver 'he's under the car' as 'killer' driver refused to stop while dragging headteacher more than a mile to his death, court hears

    Simon Richardson, 35, is accused of the murder of headteacher Michael Mullins, 56, as he peddled home from work at Stretford Grammar School on April 20.

  2. Moment pheasant poachers are caught by drone firing catapults at the birds in first-of-its-kind police operation

    The drones, operated by volunteers who had been trained by police in a new scheme, captured one of the men injuring a bird before driving off and leaving tracks behind in a crop field.

  3. Revealed: The parts of Kent where house prices are falling fastest

    Almost £2,000 has been wiped off the value of the average Kent home, according to analysis by online estate agents Purplebricks.

  4. Man, 33, punched Orthodox Jewish mother in the face as she pushed baby in pram and hit two others in racially aggravated attacks, court hears

    Abdisamad Siad, of Pilgrims Way, Islington, was charged with three counts of assault by beating against Rochel Bard, Miriam Sudak and Shandi Greenbaum in north London on Monday.

  5. University robotics student jailed for 28 years after ambushing housemate and stabbing him 30 times in row over rent

    Zack Coughlan, 23, was told to serve a minimum term of 28 years after he ambushed Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home near Bristol on 8 April.

  6. British woman is left 'heartbroken' after rioters destroy her business in Paris

    A British woman says she was left 'heartbroken' after her family business was destroyed by rioters in Paris.

  7. Vivek Ramaswamy Confronted By Heckler Over Ad With Opponent's Estranged Mother

    The Ohio gubernatorial candidate’s campaign reportedly plans to put millions of dollars into the spot, which has been met with bipartisan backlash.

  8. Chemical tank explodes in Ohio, forcing evacuations and shelter-in-place orders

    MC Tank Transport said the tank contained glycidyl methacrylate, which it described as 'an industrial chemical used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better.'

  9. Euro MEPs agree to tackle Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist subversion of society in overwhelming vote - but far-left dub the move 'Islamophobic'

    The European Parliament has voted to counter the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in a move criticised as Islamophobic by leftwing opponents.