Ben Haslam
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Twins 'targeted in alleged murder plot' as 8 arrested in Europe (opens the original)
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Two twins became targets in an alleged murder -for-hire conspiracy in Cyprus, leading to the arrest of eight individuals from across Europe. The purported assassination scheme began on August 10, when someone using the alias "Sponge Jobb" posted an advertisement on the encrypted messaging platform Signal. The posting indicated a contract killer was required to execute a job within the European Union for $60,000 in cryptocurrency. A Danish police officer, operating undercover as a prospective ass
Man jailed after police made horrifying discovery on his phone (opens the original)
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A man from Liverpool has been locked up after police discovered nearly 1,500 screenshots and recordings showing conversations with children, alongside explicit images and videos. Robert Daw was sentenced at court today, Tuesday, having pleaded guilty to numerous offences connected to the online sexual exploitation of children. An investigation was launched into the 26 year old following his use of social media and messaging platforms to communicate with someone he thought was a child. Throughout
Major police update after nan found dead in home after 'blunt force to head' (opens the original)
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A 64-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a grandmother who was assaulted in her home. Emergency services attended an address in Ancroft Road, Dovecot, at approximately 12:35pm on Saturday, October 4 last year, following reports that a woman had died. Merseyside Police confirmed that Rose Johnston was found dead at the property after sustaining a blunt force head injury in an assault. A murder investigation was launched immediately after her death, with de
Family in 'state of shock' after nan dead at home and man arrested (opens the original)
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Police have arrested a 64-year-old man after a woman was found dead at her home. Crews attended a property in Ancroft Road in Dovecot at 12.35pm on Saturday, October 4, 2025 responding to reports of a death. Rose Johnston was found at her home having been assaulted and suffered a blunt force head injury. In the days that followed a forensic tent was set up at the entrance of her terraced home, with detectives making repeated appeals for information to help solve the murder. Extensive enquiries h
'I was blasted by a stranger with a shotgun as I went to get fish and chips' (opens the original)
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A man who was blasted by a stranger with a shotgun whilst on a run to get fish and chips says he is still undergoing surgeries 18 months later. David Forbes offered to go out to the fish and chip shop to get tea for his stepson whilst staying at his partner's home in Croxteth, Liverpool, on February 28 2025. However, when he left the terraced house on Cubert Road, David found himself staring down the barrel of a shotgun. The 42-year-old was faced with a man dressed in black, who was mumbling und
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