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Pure elation for rights campaigners – but they still seek an apology

"Sam's free!" they shouted down their phones as the news came in. Among his friends, family and supporters who had gathered at the community centre that ...

Boy faces life for murder after conkers row

A boy of 15 is facing a life sentence after being found guilty yesterday of murdering a student who was stabbed in a row over ...

So what went so very wrong in the Sam Hallam case?

When Hallam came to trial in 2005, the case against him had seemed weak. There was neither forensic evidence nor CCTV footage linking him to ...

Police confirm Derby house fire was caused by someone pouring 'substantial' amount of petrol through letter box

A fatal fire that killed six children from the same family was deliberately started by someone pouring a "substantial" amount of petrol through the letter ...

PCSO charged with rape

A Scotland Yard community support officer has been charged with rape. Kevin Mitchell, 42, is accused of attacking a 21-year-old woman in Peckham, south London. The serving ...

Sam Hallam released on unconditional bail as prosecution announces no opposition to murder conviction appeal

A young man who spent seven years in jail for murder has been freed on unconditional bail today after the prosecution announced it would not ...

Police confirm petrol use in Derby house fire

Facing the media just five days after the fire in Allenton, Derby, Mick Philpott said that his 13-year-old son Duwayne's organs had been donated to ...

Sam Hallam to be released on bail as prosecution announces no opposition to murder conviction appeal

A young man who spent seven years in jail for murder has been freed on unconditional bail today after the prosecution announced it would not ...

Care home criticised as resident is sentenced for murdering schoolboy

A private care home was criticised by a judge today as he sentenced a mentally ill resident to life for killing an innocent schoolboy. Serif Aslan ...

Tears of Derby fire tragedy father

Facing the media just five days after the fire in Allenton, Derby, Mick Philpott said that his 13-year-old son Duwayne's organs had been donated to ...

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'Ma Baker' and her three feral children are run out of housing estate after three-year campaign of terror

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Councils 'must lower emissions'

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Cowell is 'puzzled' by The Voice

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One's off-duty family album: A peek into the Queen's private life as she cares for corgis and relaxes outdoors

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:45 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 21:22 EST, 16 May 2012 It’s a picture that captures so much of the Queen’s character: poised ...

Diet guru Dukan struck off at his own request over 'dangerous' advice for teenagers

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 21:17 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 21:17 EST, 16 May 2012 Nutritionist Pierre Dukan has been struck off as a doctor in ...

Social work cuts 'risking lives'

16 May 2012 Last updated at 21:57 ET ...

You green wreckers! Garish recycling bags ruin the beauty of our Cornish holiday idyll, say Richard and Judy

By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 20:19 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 20:35 EST, 16 May 2012 They were attracted by the rugged coastlines and the unspoilt Cornish countryside.But Richard ...