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Man dies after nightclub shooting
A man has died in hospital and another victim is being treated for gunshot wounds after a shooting in Bilston.
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Carjacker who crippled mother told he faces jail
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Woman was dragged 20m down road by thief who had spent night in crack house
Husband was 'killed on wife's orders to settle debts'
Saturday, 21 November 2009
A debt-ridden woman and her son masterminded the contract killing of her husband in a calculated move motivated by a "combination of greed and loathing", a court heard yesterday.
Man who killed his wife while sleeping goes free
Saturday, 21 November 2009
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Saturday, 21 November 2009
Scripts for EastEnders Christmas specials were stolen during a burglary at a writer's home, the BBC said yesterday.
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Friday, 20 November 2009
Detectives launched a murder hunt today after a teenager was stabbed to death in the street.
Man walks free after killing wife in bad dream
Friday, 20 November 2009
Prosecution said that it was no longer seeking a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Dizaei cleared of misusing police credit card
Friday, 20 November 2009
Suspended senior Scotland Yard officer Ali Dizaei was cleared today of misusing his corporate credit card.
'Wicked' grandmother jailed over dowry dispute
Friday, 20 November 2009
A "wicked" grandmother and the two sons she ordered to kidnap and beat her estranged son-in-law over a £25,000 dowry dispute, have each been jailed for seven years.
Man who gouged out ex-partner's eye jailed for 12 years
Friday, 20 November 2009
A man who gouged out his ex-girlfriend's eye and threw it away was jailed for 12 years today.
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