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A PENSIONER suffered a brutally violent murder more than 40 years ago and the killer or killers have never been caught. Esme Hoad, 85, was killed in 1982 after an intruder entered her home and repeatedly beat her around the head with a blunt instrument. She was also stabbed in the chest. Crimestoppers are now offering a £20,000 reward for information which leads to Esme’s killer being found and convicted, as cold case detectives investigating the unsolved murder are renewing

THERE is no audio recording or full written transcript of the trial of Jack Whomes and Michael Steele for the infamous "Essex Boys" triple murders, despite it being designated a case for which records can never be destroyed, UK News and Investigations can reveal. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has 131 boxes of evidence left over and gathering dust from the 1997/98 prosecution of Whomes and Steele, which have to be retained indefinitely, but the files do not contain a com

A MAN who told former Met Police detectives and the makers of the Sky Essex Murders documentary series that he ordered the Rettendon Range Rover murders and convicted killers Jack Whomes and Michael Steele were innocent, went on to admit he "made it all up." Dave Cawston, 59, had his identity disguised (above) during the interview filmed for the third episode of the three-part series which was first broadcast in April 2023. He told the producers and ex-detectives from private

A WOMAN who died "following disorder" in a Swindon property was "incredible and caring" colleagues have said as a 13-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed. Sarah Forrester, 55, (above) from the Wiltshire town was described was pronounced dead on Friday evening. A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: "An investigation is continuing into her death, and a 13-year-old girl who was arrested in connection with it has since been bailed. "A heightened police pr

MANCHESTER synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie was repeatedly shot by police after he ran "aggressively" towards armed police brandishing a knife and wearing what looked like a suicide belt, an inquest heard. The 35-year-old was shot just minutes after he launched an attack with a car and knife at Heaton Park synagogue in the Crumpsall area on 2 October 2025. The inquest was opened and adjourned at Manchester Coroner's Court today, October 31. The court heard Al-Shamie was ide

JUST days after our special investigation exposed the high numbers of migrant fugitives using the Channel crossings to flee justice in the UK, we can reveal that Germany is seeking the extradition of another man accused of serious offences who has been found in the UK. Sadeq Al Saed Ahmed, 29, was arrested on 25 October 2025 in the Euston area of north London.  He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a first extradition hearing on Monday, October 27, and did not co

The AFGHAN national arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were stabbed on Monday evening, October 27 2025, entered the country illegally in the back of a lorry and was given asylum, it has been confirmed. On Monday, 27 October 2025 police were called at 5pm to Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, west London, following reports that three people had been stabbed. It is believed the suspect, 22, may have been living in a house of multiple occupation in the street after he w

A MAN has been charged with the murder of Rinneau Perrineau after he was fatally stabbed in Wandsworth. Muhammed Cabdiqaadir, 25 (05.10.2000), of Hope Street, Wandsworth, is due to appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court today, Monday, 27 October 2025. He is also charged with possession of a bladed object. On Tuesday, 21 October at 3:26pm police were called to reports of a stabbing on Lavender Hill, Wandsworth. Paramedics treated 19-year-old Rinneau at the scene for

A SUSPECT has been held in Scotland following a manhunt after the murder of Sanchini Thompson in Lewisham last week. The man, who stated his age as 33, was arrested yesterday evening, Tuesday, 21 October, and was transferred to custody in London today. Sanchini , 27, (above) was fatally stabbed on Wednesday, 15 October. Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Rushey Green, Lewisham at 3:06am. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service, who treated Sanchin

A 27-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in south east London has been named as Sanchini Thompson. Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Rushey Green, Lewisham at 3:06am on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service, who treated Sanchini for stab wounds. Despite their best efforts, he sadly later died in hospital. A post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death to be a stab wound to the chest. His next of kin are bein