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Chris Kaba was a core member of a notorious south London gang and accused of being the gunman in an alleged bid to murder a rival in a nightclub shooting days before he was killed. The 24-year-old’s gang links, previous convictions and violent past can be reported for the first time after Metropolitan Police marksman

As we walked to one of the wings at HMP Elmley – there was screaming. Persistent screaming from a prisoner. He lifted up his top, revealing numerous scars across his body, and shouted: “This is what Elmley does to you! Self harm! This is what Elmley is doing!” The rate of self harm in the

The police marksman who shot dead Chris Kaba has been cleared of murder. Martyn Blake, 40, fired a single bullet through the windscreen of the Audi Q8 the 24-year-old was driving as armed officers surrounded the car in Streatham, south London, while he tried to escape. A helicopter and six police cars were involved in

It is a freezing morning in east Glasgow and the only thing Chris has on his mind is how quickly he can get his first fix. He strides down the street brandishing a needle in the air, as cars and vans drive through the housing estate. The syringe is filled with brown liquid. “20ml of

There’s been an outpouring of support for Sir Chris Hoy after the Olympic great revealed his cancer is terminal and he has between two and four years to live. A host of sport and entertainment stars replied to his latest Instagram post in which he said he was “overwhelmed by all the love”. Fellow cycling

Every time her son has a seizure, Ellie (not her real name) is forced to recall the man who shook her tiny baby so violently he was left with life-changing injuries. Her little boy was born healthy but when he was attacked, just weeks old, his life completely changed. His mobility, vision, and ability to

Liam Payne’s sister has paid an emotional tribute to her “best friend” as she spoke for the first time about his death. The singer died aged 31 on Wednesday after falling from a balcony on the third floor of the Casa Sur hotel in Argentina. Ruth Gibbins posted on social media: “I don’t believe this

Liam Payne’s father has visited the hotel in Argentina where his son died, as he read tributes left for the One Direction star. Geoff Payne was seen reading messages and looking at flowers placed outside the CasaSur Hotel in the capital Buenos Aires. He was watched on by a crowd of mourners, with local media

A former police detective has been jailed for 19 years for stealing cocaine from work to sell on the streets of Manchester. Andrew Talbot, who worked for Greater Manchester Police’s serious crime division, was found guilty of misconduct in public office and supplying class A drugs last month. The 54-year-old took almost 4kg of cocaine

Harry Styles has paid tribute to his former bandmate Liam Payne saying his energy was “infectious” and the time spent together would be “among the most cherished years of my life”. The Watermelon Sugar popstar said in a post on Instagram on Thursday evening he was “truly devastated” by the death of Payne, with whom

When Simon Cowell and his fellow X Factor judges were choosing the young singers to form One Direction, it was Liam Payne he was certain of. “He was the stand-out audition,” the music mogul said, as a Polaroid of the then 16-year-old was placed on top of the smiling, fresh faces of Harry Styles, Niall

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has been found dead, according to reports. The 31-year-old singer died outside a hotel in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, local media said, citing emergency services. He had reportedly fallen from the third floor of the building. Payne embarked on a solo career after One Direction announced they were going

Chris Downes’s piercing blue eyes stare out from the mugshot on a Cheshire Police news release. He “has been causing problems within this town through shoplifting for over two decades”, it reads. It announces a criminal behaviour order banning the 60-year-old from entering any part of his local town centre of Macclesfield and every Co-op

A seven-year-old boy has died after an explosion in a residential street in Newcastle. Police say six people were taken to hospital following the explosion and subsequent fire in Violet Close in the early hours of this morning. Drone images shared on social media suggest two properties were almost completely levelled by the blast in

Three and a half years ago, Tim Daly was given just a few months to live. Born with learning disabilities, he later developed cancer, which kept returning. Despite being very sick, Tim can still live at home with his mum Valerie, because of support from his palliative care nurse Phoebe Mooney. “It’s really sad to

A neighbour heard a “single high-pitched scream” of someone in pain two days before Sara Sharif was allegedly murdered, a court has been told. Warning: This story contains details readers may find distressing The 10-year-old was beaten with objects, strangled, tied up, burnt with an iron and bitten in the weeks before her death, the

Sara Sharif’s father told police “I’ve killed my daughter”, claiming “I legally punished her, and she died,” after fleeing to Pakistan, a court has heard. Urfan Sharif dialled 999 in the early hours of 10 August last year, when he and the rest of his family were already thousands of miles away. Sara Sharif, 10,

The King has said he is “greatly saddened” by the sudden death of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first SNP first minister. The Alba leader died on Saturday afternoon aged 69 from a suspected heart attack during a trip to North Macedonia. In a message issued by Buckingham Palace, King Charles said: “My wife and I are

A person has died after going overboard from a cruise ship off the Channel Islands. The French coastguard said it received a distress message shortly after midnight on Saturday. A French navy helicopter, an RNLI lifeboat and a Channel Islands air search plane were involved in the rescue mission. A French coastguard spokesman said its

A man has been shot dead in east London, police have said. A murder investigation has been launched after the victim – believed to be aged in his 30s – was found with a gunshot wound in Barking shortly after 4.30am. He was treated by emergency workers but died at the scene. Police were called