One of the men accused of murdering Fusilier Lee Rigby outside Woolwich Barracks has been attacked in prison.
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Two men arrested after courier left critically wounded as van stolen
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Victim tried to stop thieves and was run over after clinging to outside of cab
Shipley stabbings: Man held over murder and stabbing
Tuesday 02 July 2013
Police are linking the murder of an 84-year-old woman to the stabbing of a nine-year-old boy and another incident in which an eight-year-old girl was chased into her home.
Date set for Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale to face trial for murder of Woolwich soldier Lee Rigby
Friday 28 June 2013
Adebolajo is also accused of attempted murder of two police officers
New-born baby found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a sewer in Alicante
Sunday 23 June 2013
Baby was discovered after neighbours reported meowing noises emerging from a communal drain
'You acted with premeditated savagery': Judge sentences Dale Cregan to life in prison for four murders including two policewomen
Friday 14 June 2013
30-year-old had already pleaded guilty to killing policewomen Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone, and father and son David and Mark Short
Man held after police officer hit by car in Birmingham
Saturday 08 June 2013
Officer suffered suspected fractured pelvis attempting to stop vehicle
Cardiff hit-and-run: Paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Tvrdon went on 'journey of mayhem'
Wednesday 05 June 2013
Paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Tvrdon, 31, admitted the manslaughter of Karina Menzies through diminished responsibility last month
Woolwich attack: As Michael Adebolajo showboats in court, PM attacks ‘poisoning’ of young minds
Monday 03 June 2013
After Woolwich, Cameron pledges to dismantle ‘conveyor belt of radicalisation’ in schools and universities
China's 'Baby No 59' is returned to mother's family after police decide he fell down toilet by accident
Friday 31 May 2013
Man believed to be the father has come forward and will take a paternity test
Exclusive: 'Snooper’s charter’ would not have prevented Woolwich attack, says MI5
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Using Drummer Rigby killing to justify extra powers is ‘cheap’, say security chiefs
Matthew Tvrdon admits running down and killing mother-of-three Karina Menzies during van hit-and-run rampage in Cardiff
Friday 24 May 2013
Van driver also admits seven counts of attempted murder
Explosive device removed by Northern Ireland police investigating attempted murders
Saturday 18 May 2013
What is believed to be a bomb found by police investigating the attempt to murder three officers in West Belfast has been taken away, police said.
Review: The Round House, By Louise Erdrich
Sunday 12 May 2013
Teenage kicks on the reservation keep hard times at bay
Real IRA murders: Brian Shivers cleared of 2009 double murder of British soldiers at Massereene barracks in Antrim
Friday 03 May 2013
Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were gunned down by two masked gunmen as they collected pizzas outside the gates in 2009
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