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A man has been convicted of murdering his wife at their Edinburgh flat by smashing her head with a hammer. A jury at the High Court in Perth unanimously found Yahya Babiker, 45, guilty of carrying out the attack on his wife Randa Kamblawi, 34. Yahya Babiker was seen buying a hammer at a local DIY store The trial heard how Mrs Kamblawi's body was found in the bath of the couple's home last October. Babiker, who claimed his wife had fallen in the bath, will be sentenced next month. The shopfitter had gone out on the afternoon of 19 October to buy the murder weapon and was caught on CCTV spending £3.99 on a Homebase Value claw hammer. One-way flight He was seen …

A mother has appeared before Newtownards Magistrates Court charged with sexually abusing her children. She is accused of abusing them in County Down over a 20-year period between 1972 and 1992. The woman in her 50s, who has five children, is charged with 15 counts of cruelty, four of indecent assault and four of gross indecency. The offences are alleged to have taken place over a 20-year period She is due to appear again in court in June. On Monday, the woman's ex-husband, who is also the father of the alleged victims appeared in court in Downpatrick along with a former part-time RUC reservist, on a series of child sex abuse charges, including rape. Both men den…

The first person to be banned from buying alcohol in pubs and off-licences in England and Wales has finally vowed to stop drinking. Laura Hall, from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, has 38 convictions for alcohol-related offences, mainly for being drunk and disorderly. She was arrested for the second time in two weeks on Friday for being drunk and disorderly. The unemployed 20-year-old said she really wanted to give up drinking now. Miss Hall was given a drinking banning order (DBO) in April prohibiting her from drinking in public or buying alcohol from licenced premises for two years. She was also banned from entering pubs, bars or off-licences. She admitted to brea…

Extract from the Sun, http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/ho...icle2984318.ece Where they justified, and was it misuse?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/21/anonymity-rape-defendants The proposal boosts the belief most rape-accusers are lying – and would stop fellow victims of tried rapists coming forward. " Which means that most men arrested on suspicion of rape will never be named because the vast majority never get to court." So, if it does not get to court, then this person is still not guilty, i see no reason why his name should be dragged through the mud. I am sure i have more to say on this subject, but not without 12 hours sleep.

Protecting train passengers from anti-social behaviour will be the top priority for officers, the head of British Transport Police has said. Chief Constable Andy Trotter said more officers would be on duty during the worst hours for trouble - 2000 to 0200. And he also said that talks were under way with rail firms to improve lighting and make car parks safer. Launching the force's policing plan, Mr Trotter said he wanted travellers to feel safe at all times on the network. The British Transport Police safeguard journeys by 6m rail passengers a year Night travel "It's important for us to listen to people's concerns and be responsive to them, and we know that peopl…

A girl of eight yesterday said she had lied about being raped by two ten-year-olds. The youngster told the Old Bailey she had wanted to play with the boys because she thought it would be 'fun'. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1278119/Girl-8-tells-court-lied-raped-year-old-boys.html#ixzz0nt65QijZ Unfreakinbelievable, how in the name of god did a eight year old find out that by claiming rape she could get people to see matters her way? It appears we are to believing when it comes to kids, and would tests on the girl not have shown she was not telling the truth?

A killer paedophile deported back to Britain from a French jail disappeared following an astonishing blunder. Evil Paul Turner, 58, arrived before British authorities were told he was returning - and has been missing for more than a year. He simply walked away from Heathrow airport. Last night police warned: "This man is every parent's nightmare. He needs to be found as soon as possible." Turner, who has "sex slave" carved on his body, was kicked out of France following his release from a 14-year sentence for manslaughter. Originally from Southampton, he has a history of depravity dating back 40 years and is regarded as a dangerous child sex criminal. Tattooed 6ft …

Two of the youngest boys to be charged with rape appeared at the Old Bailey today. The schoolboys were only 10 when they were accused of rape offences by an eight-year-old girl in October, last year, in Hayes, west London. A youngster of 11 and a boy of ten, who cannot be identified, face two charges each of rape and two charges each of attempted rape. The trial will be before Mr Justice Saunders and lawyers will dispense with their wigs for the hearings. Today a jury was sworn in to try the pair, before the case was adjourned until Tuesday. Mr Justice Saunders said: 'This case with two very young defendants brings with it unique difficulties and problems.' The boy…

Community support officers have revealed why they really join the police... to blag cut-price food and free coffee. Writing on an unofficial website for PCSOs, which also lets them set up dates with other officers, they boast of getting discounts by flashing their police badges - even though accepting free gifts could get them the sack. In one entry on P.C.S.O.com, which has 1,300 members, an officer brags that the job is brilliant because he always gets 50 per cent off pizzas from Domino's. Officers also crow about getting 10 per cent off at KFC and Subway as well as free drinks from Starbucks - dubbed "Cops' Coffee" by officers. Another post, from "Turkish Geezer", s…

From The Reg : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/17/suspicious_set_list/ He's lucky he didn't have a camera as well.

A man was seriously ill in hospital last night after he was caught in the crossfire during a gunfight between two warring gangs at a street festival. The 27-year-old man was airlifted to hospital yesterday afternoon after being shot in the stomach. The 27-year-old man was stretchered to the air ambulance where he was airlifted to hospital after being shot at London fields, Hackney, in East London Police said he was white and had suffered a single handgun wound. His condition was described as serious but stable. It is believed he was the innocent victim of a feud between the two rival gangs at the event in East London. The incident occurred at 3.30pm as festival-goe…

The leader of one of Europe's most notorious biker gangs has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of drug offences. The leader of one of Europe's most notorious biker gangs has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of drug offences. Stuart Dawson, known as Dink, was convicted of conspiracy to supply class B drugs at Caernarfon Crown Court. He is the Europe and Asia head of the Outlaws gang and was found guilty after extensive surveillance work in his stronghold of Colwyn Bay. It was from there that he oversaw the rapid growth of the gang as it challenged bitter rivals the Hells Angels in its heartland. The feud led…

The BBC has apologised after a radio presenter said the Queen had died. Danny Kelly who works for BBC WM in the West Midlands, played the national anthem as he made the joke during his Birmingham-based afternoon show. A BBC spokesman said it had been a reference to an item on one of his internet pages. Mr Kelly will not present his show for the remainder of the week and a formal apology was made at the start of Tuesday's show at 1400 BST. A BBC spokesman said presenter Mollie Green would take over the afternoon show until next Tuesday. The apology on BBC WM at the start of the programme said: "Yesterday afternoon Danny Kelly made an inappropriate remark about the…

A British mother admitted killing her two young children by suffocating them with a plastic bag in a Spanish hotel, a court has heard. Lianne Smith, 43, is currently being held in a Girona jail to await trial over the deaths, following the hearing in Blanes, on the Costa Brava, earlier. Rebecca, five, and her 11-month-old brother Daniel were found dead at the Hotel Miramar, in the seaside resort of Lloret de Mar, on Tuesday. The children died after Smith's partner Martin Smith, 45, was extradited to Britain to face child sex charges. Lianne Smith being transferred to a jail in Girona Reports in Spain suggested the siblings were killed on Monday and that their mothe…