The arrested attacker, who shot three people with small arms in a church outside Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday turned out to be a 71-year-old man who is to be charged with the murders today. Older people were his victims.more
A teenager was beaten with a bed slat and stabbed with a needle by his mum and her partner during a ‘torture’ campaign, a court has heard. Sebastian Kalinowski, 15, was allegedly forced to undertake humiliating physical drills and was whipped with an extension cable to ‘spur him on’.more
An alleged Russian spy has been arrested at London's Gatwick airport, The Sun reported. The newspaper also warns that up to four Russian spies may operate in the British parliament.more
Ohio is set to enact a law that allows teachers and other staff to be armed with guns in schools once they have completed up to 24 hours of initial training.more
Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor accused of sex-crimes in England, was formally charged by police in London and will appear in a magistrate's court there this week, Metropolitan Police confirmed Monday. more
Border Guard officers intervened at the Krakow airport against two people who tried to board the plane with live ammunition in their luggage. The case was referred to the prosecutor's office.more
According to Citizens Advice and the Consumer Protection Partnership, scammers have been targeting people using methods such as email and text messages - and claiming they can offer their victims refunds and rebates.more
A man has been charged with murder after a ‘hero’ teenage boy was stabbed to death. Suleman Altaf, 44, of no fixed address, is alleged to have killed Jakub Szymanski in Greater Manchester.more
A Las Vegas court has definitively rejected a lawsuit filed against Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo for rape by former model Kathryn Mayorga. The case has been dragging on since 2009.more
15-year-old Jakub Szymański from Manchester died as a result of the wounds he suffered while trying to save his mother when she was attacked by a man armed with a knife, the Manchester Evening News reportedmore
Four people were injured in a knife attack at a college in Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia). The students managed to incapacitate a 34-year-old man who, after entering the lecture hall, attacked the people sitting in the front row, informed the portal of the daily "Bild".more
French police detained the alleged perpetrator of mysterious stings in nightclubs and discos. The detainee is a 20-year-old illegal immigrant from Tunisia, previously punished for domestic violence, BFM TV reported.more
There was a shooting today in the town of Smithsburg in the US state of Maryland. According to the police, at least three people were killed. The attacker was shot by officers and taken to hospital, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.more
29-year-old Gor H., who hit a pedestrian crossing on a sidewalk near Breitscheidplatz in Berlin at full speed yesterday morning, hit a group of 24 students. 14 of them were injured and their teacher died as a result of serious injuries. Six people have life-threatening injuries and three are seriously injured, "Bild" writes.more
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be charged with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in the summer of 1996. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the 70-year-old after a review of evidence gathered by the force.more
An apparent confession letter has been found in a crashed car which was driven into a crowd of people in a busy Berlin street, killing one and injuring around 30 others.more
The trial of suspects in the murder of the famous investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries began yesterday in a court in Amsterdam. One of the accused is a Pole, Kamil E., who was driving the car from the scene of the bombing.more
A 32-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with the murder of rapper Hypo. Laurie John-Phillip, from Enfield, is accused of killing the rapper, whose real name was Lamar Jackson, shortly after midnight on Friday.
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Patrick Sharp, who is also aged 18, attended St Albans Magistrates' Court today (Monday, May 30) charged with murder, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of Class A drugs.
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Three fatalities and at least 11 injured were the result of a Saturday-Sunday night shooting in a busy street with bars and restaurants in Philadelphia in the east of the US. The police are still looking for the perpetrators.more
The rapper ex-boyfriend of singer Emeli Sande has been stabbed to death at a Jubilee party. Hypo, real name Lamar Jackson, was attacked in front of a "large number of people" at the bash in Redbridge, east London, police said.more
After a suspect was arrested in the investigation into the disappearance of Gino van der Straeten, a body was found this morning at a house in Geleen, police said in a statement. Police believe it is the body of the missing boy, but they were still investigating at the scene late Saturday morning.more
