A grand Victorian rectory that has inspired numerous thriller books has gone on the market for £2.85million. The Old Rectory was the inspiration for the best-selling ghost story The House on Cold Hill. It also featured as the home of crime-fighting Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. The four-bedroom house in Woodmancote, West Sussex, is the home … Read more
At 77 years old, Lynda La Plante is still a furious workaholic, bursting with energy and at her desk by 7.30 every morning to work on novels and TV scripts. Even in self-isolation — as she is now at home in Surrey — the UK’s most celebrated female crime author carries on weaving her dark … Read more
Royal protection officers for Prince Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne replace their firearms with Tasers in ‘drastic measures’ to reduce armed protection for top officials Armed officers protecting three royals have replaced their firearms with tasers Comes months after police voiced concerns about shortage of armed officers Officers protecting Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles … Read more
Reviews are just starting to trickle in for Kim Kardashian’s new crime documentary and the first panned the reality star’s attempts to pivot her image, calling the work ‘garish and gross.’ Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project is the star’s upcoming two-hour documentary, debuting on Oxygen Network, which will focus on her quest for criminal … Read more
Human remains have been discovered at the dilapidated former home of a military historian who was jailed for stalking and possessing an arsenal of illegal weaponry. Officers arrived on Tuesday at Appletree Cottage in Chop Gate on the edge of the North Yorks Moors national park, the former home of Kenneth Ward, 72. For the … Read more
The video shared of Prince Charles yesterday offers royal fans a rare look inside the royal’s Scottish home. The clip, posted on the Clarence House Instagram account, shows the Prince of Wales, 71, sitting at his desk at Birkhall, his home on the Queen’s Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire. It is not thought the study has … Read more
Phishing involves cyber-criminals attempting to steal personal information such as online passwords, bank details or money from an unsuspecting victim. Very often, the criminal will use an email, phone call or even a fake website pretending to be from a reputable company. The criminals can use personal details to complete profiles on a victim which … Read more
Hello, hello, hello… fancy seeing you ‘ere!’: Met Police arrest more than 650 suspects in week-long crackdown as coronavirus lockdown forces wanted criminals to stay at HOME Officers raided houses of known offenders who would usually be out on streets He performed stop and searches and did 2,000 sweeps for weapons and drugs The Met … Read more
If you find you have extra hours to kill in these testing times, crime novels and thrillers can provide a wonderful escape from the dreary reality of self-isolation. So, here are 20 of the greatest such books ever written to dip into. I have almost every one on my bookshelf, and it has been a … Read more
HARRY COLE: Queen’s ‘loyal servant’ is hit by a new scandal – former Prime Minister of the St Kitts and Nevis is the latest in David Cameron’s motley list of recipients of gongs By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:54 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 08:08 BST, 29 March 2020 David … Read more