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Teens to appear in court over rape of 12-year-old girl in east London

Two teenagers charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl will appear in court today.

Search for men who raped girl in Walthamstow, east London

Police are hunting for three men after a 12-year-old girl was raped.

Anthony Sowell of Cleveland, Ohio appears in court on Wednesday,
charged with murder, rape and kidnapping

Sex offender 'fascinated' by Cleveland Strangler case held by police after three women's bodies are found

Police are carrying out a further search for additional victims amid concern there may be more bodies

Search goes on after three bodies are found 150 yards apart in East Cleveland

A police search is continuing after three bodies, believed to be female, were found wrapped in plastic bags about 150 yards apart in East Cleveland, Ohio.

Four homeless men found after being held captive in Texas 'dungeon'

Men were found living in 'deplorable conditions' in Houston garage

Album review: Rainer and Das Combo, Barefoot Rock with... Rainer and Das Combo (Fire)

Though his life was cut tragically short before he could reap the rewards of his pioneering work, Rainer Ptacek embodied all that was/is best about the Americana movement. Gently dedicated to his chosen instrument – the resophonic steel guitar – he drew from its history without being bound by it.

The book focuses on how to create an individual and stylish interiors, like this kitchen, without spending a fortune

iStyle: Chic on the cheap

A new design bible promises stylish interiors on a shoestring budget. Trish Lorenz takes a sneak peak

Relative danger: Michael Dunlop follows in the dangerous tyre tracks of his father and uncle on the Isle of Man

The Last Word: The Isle of Man TT, Robert Dunlop's death, and a race that defies the nanny state

Contact with a wall, a telegraph pole or a traffic sign is usually fatal

Artist Graham Ovenden, 70, arriving at Plymouth Crown Court where he received 12 months' imprisonment suspended for two years after he was found guilty of a string of sex charges.

Artist Graham Ovenden avoids jail for child sex offences

An internationally renowned artist from Cornwall who was found guilty of a string of sex charges against children has avoided prison.

Anthony Hilton: Gilbert deserves credit, not brickbats

Mr Gilbert... stuck with the group and has got it back on an even keel

Mark E Smith from The Fall

Music review: The Fall, Clapham Grand, London

“We are The Fall,” Mark E. Smith intones during the opening “Victrola Time”. “Do not think you’re going to get anything else.”

Mark Bridger is on trial accused of the murder of schoolgirl April Jones

Mark Bridger 'was emotional wreck' when arrested over April Jones

Court hears he told police he 'crushed' April with his 4x4 and 'there was no life in her, no pulse, no breathing, no response in her eyes'

Cleveland kidnapping: The missing women

Amanda Berry

Mechanics find body in NHS mortuary van

A staff member has been suspended after a body was discovered in an NHS mortuary van that had been taken to a garage for repairs.

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