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"Committed paedophile" Ian Naude was said to have joined the police for access to vulnerable girls.
John Broadhurst is accused of murdering his lover Natalie Connolly at their home in a village.
Adrian McDonald's "zest for life was contagious", his brother Wayne told an inquest.
Companies withdraw festive business after a video highlights abuse of the animals.
Ian Naude was named as a suspect in three cases before he joined Cheshire Constabulary.
Sunderland narrowly beat League Two Port Vale to progress to the second round of the FA Cup.
Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland makes a series of late saves in an enthralling draw against Nottingham Forest.
Olympic double scull champion Anna Watkins is considering trying to become Britain's first single scull gold medallist in Rio.
The former Dundee United and Partick Thistle footballer Charlie Adam dies suddenly at the age of 50.
Everton's Marouane Fellaini apologises for headbutting Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross in Saturday's 1-1 draw.
Kenwyne Jones scores his first goal in 28 Premier League games as Stoke draw with Everton at the Britannia Stadium.
On-loan Bradden Inman scores an 88th-minute winner for Crewe to extend Bury's winless streak to five matches.
Promotion challengers Cheltenham and Port Vale settle for a point as well as both retaining their top-three places.
Marc Richards' equaliser rescues a point for in-form Chesterfield at home to Burton Albion in League Two.
Previously undisputed king of darts Phil "The Power" Taylor faces a real battle to win a 16th world title
Paul Prause called police claiming he found the 85-year-old dead at her Romford home on 15 May.
The Coombes family have been placed in campsites, holiday cottages, a hotel and a room above a pub.
Eighteen books were technically "checked out" but they were by staff making sure the machine worked.
Five people are taken to hospital and another is treated at the scene in Leicester.
Somerset County Council wanted staff to take two days off over Christmas to save money
There have been four murder arrests but no charges since Sandra Gant disappeared 15 years ago.
Border Force vessels have stepped up patrols along the coast amid a rise in suspected migrants on boats.
The one-month-old grey seal pup also had several bite wounds when it was discovered on Weymouth Beach.
Katie Bocon said she was told the investigation would be "slower" due to an officer being on leave.
The footballer and manager was honoured for "services to football, charity, and the city of Liverpool".
A section of the cliff on Bournemouth seafront fell away in April 2016 and has been sealed off since.
Sarah Wellgreen's son says they have taken "comfort" from the hundreds who joined search parties.
