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Police say a 40-year-old post office owner who was found dead in her quiet village store was the victim of a robbery. Officers were called to the shop and post office at Melsonby, North Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning, where the body of Diane Garbutt was found by paramedics. A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "Police have launched a murder inquiry following a robbery at Melsonby post office." Detectives have issued a description of the offender they said "broke in to the post office and stole a substantial amount of cash". The spokeswoman said he is believed to have been wearing a black tight balaclava over his face, a dark blue, long sleeved t-shirt and dark je…

A man was slashed in the face 11 times by robbers as he was feeding his baby son at home. Ricki Hall, with baby Milan and his wife, Zoya Car dealer Ricki Hall, 39, was stabbed so violently that his blood spattered over 10-week-old Milan. The robbers had knocked on the door of his home in Thorpe Astley, Leicester, over the weekend, shouting: "Pizza delivery". Mr Hall opened the door to tell them they had the wrong address but they barged past him into his home, demanding cash and jewellery. When he tried to resist, the burglars pulled a knife and threatened to kill him. "If you have any final words, say them now," he was told. Two of the men held Mr Hall down duri…

There are "no circumstances" in which Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could be released from prison, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said. He was answering a question in the Commons from Tory MP Julie Kirkbride on behalf of one of her constituents, a relative of one of Sutcliffe's victims. Sutcliffe, 63, who murdered 13 women across northern England, has begun a legal bid to limit his time in jail. He was given 20 life terms in 1981 for the murders and seven other attacks. Ms Kirkbride, who represents Bromsgrove, in Worcestershire, said her constituent wanted a reassurance that Sutcliffe "will never be let out of prison for his heinous crimes". 30-year minimum Mr …

A lesbian bride spent her wedding night in the cells after hitting a bouncer over the head with her stiletto. Newlywed Sharon Hancox, 40, also exposed her breasts to doorman David Jenkins. Hancox drank up to eight pints of lager plus champagne at the wedding party after her marriage to Nicola Hutin, also 40, in a gay civil ceremony last August. Swansea magistrates heard how she argued with Mr Jenkins for allowing an unwelcome guest into the reception at a city bar. Prosecutor Julie Sullivan said: “She pulled the top of her red dress down, exposing her breasts. Hancox then called him a pervert. Her partner lunged at Mr Jenkins before Hancox – who was holding a 2in…

A two-year-old is in a critical condition after she was horrifically attacked by her family dog. Taylor Leadbeater has undergone facial reconstruction surgery and tissue from her cheeks following the vicious mauling. The French Bullmastiff dog suddenly turned on her while she was playing with toys in her bedroom. Horrific attack: Taylor Leadbeater was mauled by a family pet, a French Bullmastiff, as she played in her bedroom. Her father wrestled the dog off her The dog attack on two-year-old Taylor Leadbeater occured in a house on Churchbury Road in Eltham on Monday afternoon Her distraught father wrestled the dog off her, dragged it into the back garden and stab…

A 13-year-old boy who was placed with a foster family raped their three-year-old daughter, a court was told. The teenager was caught sexually abusing the girl on the lounge floor by her horrified mother. Police were called and the boy admitted the offence. The 13-year-old boy was put on the sex offenders register and given a 12-month referral order by the judge at Blackpool Magistrates' Court It later emerged that the boy, who cannot be named, had no previous convictions though he had been reprimanded by police for theft. Last night the foster family, from Lancashire, declined to comment. The case carries echoes of the 18-year-old boy who raped the two-year-old so…

A man has been jailed for five years after posting a photo of himself with a gun on Facebook. Police were able to trace Majid Khan through his facebook profile Majid Khan, 27, from Handsworth, Birmingham, was arrested after the picture was reported by a fellow Facebook member. Detectives were then able to trace Khan through his own profile on the social networking site. When officers raided his home they found a blank firing pistol which had been converted to fire 8mm bullets. Khan pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm last month. Detective Chief Inspector Steve Reed told Sky News: "Mr Khan had a good job and had no gang links. "A gun has only one purpose and th…

Two cousins have been jailed for robbing people who responded to fake car adverts they put on Gumtree. Alexander Gould (L) and Richard McCrorie Richard McCrorie and Alexander Gould advertised vehicles on the website and arranged to meet interested parties in Surrey. They insisted that payments for the cars would be cash only. When the unsuspecting customers arrived, the pair would threaten and attack them with guns and metal bars, forcing them to hand over the money. They were caught when Surrey Police's Serious Crime Investigation Team noticed a pattern in the robberies and set up a sting operation. McCrorie and Gould caught on Police camera before attacking a va…

Seems some Germans came up with an elaborate plot to get their money back! Bit of a weird story but proves even when you're old you can still be a threat! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...ent-losses.html

http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/pages/68...6EA0055A462.htm There are also plans for a counter protest by the Unite Against Fascism group in the town centre on the same day. Both groups will hold their demonstrations in the afternoon at a time when families and shoppers will be visiting the town centre in large numbers. It appears that our boys in Blue are in for a tough day today, so i will pass on this bit of advice. Stay safe out there!!!

A wedding guest was arrested by police after a man was seriously wounded playing 'Russian roulette' in front of a horrified bride and groom. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...l#ixzz0j2Z3HrYG Disclaimer. This video is a nasty, do not watch it if your of a nervous disposition. I sh,it you not http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRqV276KRok

Sir Hugh Orde, the President of the Association of Chief Police Officers, has made a call for the first review of the police in England and Wales since 1962. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsi...000/8580258.stm they where the good old days when i watched jack warner as p.c dixon shame we cant have policeman like him back on the beat today.

A 13-year-old boy has become one of the youngest people in Britain to be put on the sex offenders' register after he admitted raping a three-year-old girl. The little girl's mother caught the teenager assaulting her daughter in the lounge of her Lancashire home last May. When questioned by police, the boy also confessed that he had carried out a further serious sexual attack on the girl. The 13-year-old boy was put on the sex offenders' register for two years and six months by the judge at Blackpool Magistrates Court The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to charges of rape and sexual touching during an appearance at Blackpool Magistrate…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsi...000/8580258.stm Sir Hugh Orde, the President of the Association of Chief Police Officers, has made a call for the first review of the police in England and Wales since 1962. So what would the review achieve? What changes could it lead to? I visited two starkly different parts of England to find out the problems the forces face. In the relatively prosperous town of Woking in Surrey, the police are highly popular though with big caveats. In the inner city area of Gorton in Manchester, public confidence seems lower but the problems faced by the police are seemingly far more complex. 'Real police' Woking is resoundingly, un…