Rob Williams

Rob Williams is an online journalist and sub-editor. He has worked at The Independent since summer 2008.

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The apartment building where the bodies of two children, aged 5 and 10, were discovered

British man, Julian Stevenson, appears in court after confessing to slitting children's throats

Authorities have said they are 'not currently' charging Mr Stevenson with premeditated murder

Neville Neville (left), seen here with his son Gary Neville, has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault

Neville Neville, father of ex-Premier League and England footballers Gary and Phil, charged with sexual assault

Mr Neville, 63, is accused of assaulting the woman in March

Do you know your Dakar from your Dhaka? Airline mix-up sends couple 7,000 miles off-course to wrong continent

US couple found themselves 7,000 miles away from destination and on the wrong continent

US news website Gawker launches crowdsourcing campaign to raise money to buy video allegedly showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack

Online gossip site asks readers to fund purchase of footage as controversial politician describes claims as 'ridiculous'

Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in the Praia de Lux resort in Portugal

Police review of Madeleine McCann case identifies new leads and 'more than a handful' of persons of interest

Detective Chief Superintendent Hamish Campbell said the people could be investigated further if only to be eliminated as people of interest.

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Nature calls at the Museum Of Bad Art: Latest exhibition will feature images of wildlife - realistic, imaginary (and often unidentifiable)

The latest collection, entitled 'Mother Nature Abhors a Vacuum - And All Other Housework', features a stunning selection of "art too bad to be ignored"

Police at the scene where the body of a two-year-old was found at a home after police were called to the address

Police name toddler found dead in Oxfordshire house as international search for her mother gets underway

The body of the child was found at a house in Bicester after police received a report from a family member who was worried about her welfare

Jaffa Cake

That takes the biscuit: Burglar caught after leaving fingerprints on box of Jaffa Cakes

While in the house he helped himself to Jaffa Cakes and a pasta meal before making off with three televisions and other valuables

Man convicted of murder after paralyzed victim identifies his assailant by blinking

Ricardo Woods, 35, was found guilty of fatally shooting David Chandler in Cincinnati in October 2010

Video: Oh Deer! White-tailed deer smashes through window of bus

Video footage of the moment a wild deer crashed through the window of a bus in Pennsylvania has gone viral.

Day In a Page

James Pembroke: The man who's eaten everywhere

The man who's eaten everywhere

Few people know more about restaurants than James Pembroke, who only spent five mealtimes at home during his entire childhood.
A Berliner in 1963 – but did John F Kennedy once admire Adolf Hitler?

A Berliner in 1963 – but did John F Kennedy once admire Adolf Hitler?

The young JFK praised 'superior' Nordic races during visits to Germany
Banned Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes Film Festival 2013, his first public appearance since prison

Banned Iranian director to attend Cannes Film Festival

Mohammad Rasoulof to make his first public appearance since being imprisoned three years ago
Seeing the larger picture: Inspiring images of space

Seeing the larger picture: Inspiring images of space

An exhibition explores images how photography has shaped astronomy
Eat Spam and carry on: Wartime pamphlets could teach us a thing or two about healthy, thrifty eating

Eat Spam and carry on

Wartime pamphlets could teach us a thing or two about healthy, thrifty eating
Facial hair: Cat beards and the purrrsuit of excellence

Facial hair

Cat beards and the purrrsuit of excellence
The 10 Best salt and pepper sets

The 10 Best salt and pepper sets

Whether they're for everyday use or to make your dining table look just right, it's worth getting a stylish shaker...
Ferran Soriano: Predicting success if Manchester City 'vision' is followed

Ferran Soriano: Predicting success if Manchester City 'vision' is followed

Chief executive says trophies will come if a 'core' of suitable players is in place
Thomas Müller: We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again

Thomas Müller: We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again

The Bayern Munich forward tells Tim Rich his side have to shed chokers' tag after two recent final defeats
Giro d'Italia: The Stelvio Pass - cycling's killer climb

The Stelvio Pass - cycling's killer climb

As the Giro d'Italia tackles the brutal climb, Simon Usborne takes on the snow and switchbacks – and soon realises what the fuss is about
National archives: Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Newly unearthed papers reveal a shocking extra dimension to the constitutional crisis over monarch’s abdication
Sent down at the Old Bailey: A tour of the world's most famous court

Sent down at the Old Bailey

A tour of the world's most famous court
Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis’s date for his movie premieres isn’t arm candy  – it’s his 87-year-old friend who he saved from homelessness
British football scores an own goal

British football scores an own goal

Many managers barely survive a year in post. Martin Baker talks to experts who make a case for clubs using forensic business skills to find the best staff
James Lawton: Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again

James Lawton

Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again