Crime

O.J. Simpson dons a face mask and panic buys toilet paper and water amid coronavirus fears 

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O.J. Simpson donned a face mask for a trip to Costco where he panic bought masses of toilet paper and water as coronavirus fears continued to sweep the US and the death toll mounted.  Anxious shoppers have been racing to stock up on essential items, lining up outside Costco stores on Friday morning as they waited … Read more

Victims of violent crime or sexual assault will be told when attacker is to be freed

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Victims of violent crime or sexual assault will be told when their attacker is to be freed from jail under proposed new rules  If the offender is jailed for a year, victim will be notified of changes in custody   They will be told when the offender is moved to an open jailed or to be … Read more

The Batman director shows first look of Robert Pattinson’s new crime-fighting costume and Batmobile

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Batmobile first look! The Batman director Matt Reeves shares photos of Robert Pattinson’s hot wheels and new crime-fighting costume Reeves shared a total of three images to Twitter on Wednesday morning using #TheBatman hashtag His version of the Batmobile seems to rival a vintage car with an exposed engine  The updated vehicle appears to be … Read more

Tory peer and Paralympian Lord Holmes accused of sexual assault

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A Conservative peer and former British Paralympic champion groped a masseuse’s bottom and asked her if she ‘did extras’ as he pointed at his crotch, a court heard. Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE, 48, is accused of sexually assaulting a female masseuse during a 90-minute rubdown last March.  Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer, who … Read more

CLASSIC CRIME – Oct 31, 2019

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CLASSIC CRIME By Barry Turner for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 31 October 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 31 October 2019 A DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT by Ashley Weaver (Allison & Busby £14.99, 350 pp) A DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT by Ashley Weaver (Allison & Busby £14.99, 350 pp) A rich socialite with a talent for delving into … Read more

WHAT BOOK first turned comedian and writer Arthur Smith to reading?

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WHAT BOOK first turned comedian and writer Arthur Smith to reading? Arthur Smith is currently reading Sloot by the Irish writer Ian Macpherson He would take the Complete Works of Shakespeare to a desert island The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes by Phyllis Krasilovsky first got him reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, … Read more

CRIME – Nov 21, 2019

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CRIME By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 I WILL MISS YOU TOMORROW by Heine Bakkeid (Raven Books £12.99, 416 pp) I WILL MISS YOU TOMORROW by Heine Bakkeid (Raven Books £12.99, 416 pp) A literary sensation in Scandinavia — and set … Read more

Final heartstopping extract of The Pottery Cottage Murders

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In January 1977, Billy Hughes, a vicious, escaped convict, held a family of five at knifepoint at Pottery Cottage in the remote Derbyshire countryside, terrorising and torturing them.  Yesterday, in the second extract from a blood-chilling new book on a horrendous crime that shocked the nation, we recounted how Gill Moran tried desperately to appease … Read more