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Dad whose kids were murdered by monster at sleepover says Christmas 'will never be the same'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Jason Bennett speaks about coping with Christmas after Damien Bendall murdered his children Lacey and John-Paul Bennett, along with their friend Connie Gent, in Killamarsh in 2021

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Grindr burglars used dating app to find victims before stealing device passwords

Rahmat Khan Mohammadi and Mohammed Bilal Hotak have been jailed

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Paedophile threatened to kill schoolgirl if she reported his abuse

Thomas Green, 28, of Albemarle Road, Cross Heath, pleaded guilty to two charges of the rape of a child under 16

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Man arrested after car crashes into bus stop in Germany leaving three injured

A 32-year-old man was arrested after a car crashed into a crowd of people at a bus stop in Giessen, Germany

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'My father used me as bait to lure my mum to her death'

Patrick Galvani is accused of killing his estranged wife

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What motorists need to know as council spy car designed to catch poor parking hits road

The car's camera will record drivers who park on school keep clear zig zags, red routes, and bus stops

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Barry Manilow diagnosed with lung cancer as singer prepares for surgery

The singer, 82, has revealed a cancerous spot was discovered on his lung

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Dad dies moments after 'amazing gesture' at boy's funeral

Chris Bailey was a father to a baby boy

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First look at council spy car designed to catch drivers who cannot park properly

The car's camera will record drivers who park on school keep clear zig zags, red routes, and bus stops

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Man jailed for life after 'senseless' machete murder near football stadium

Devon Brown has been jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years for stabbing a 'wholly innocent' man to death in an unprovoked attack near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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The date snow will hit UK and what you need to know as weather map turns blue

Temperatures are set to drop

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Exact date snow will hit UK in 2026 as weather map turns blue

Temperatures are set to drop

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Teen, 14, fighting for life after farm tractor overturns

A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries while a 13-year-old was also seriously injured after the tractor overturned on a farm in County Durham

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Birmingham family jailed after drugs and gun seized from house

Jon-James (Jayden), Kye, and Kaiden Lemathy have been jailed

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Update after British woman allegedly 'flew to US to be killed by man she met on fetish website'

Dwain Hall is accused of murdering Sonia Exelby

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The key police details as man detained for 'advertising people smuggling on social media'

The 29-year-old Indian national was detained by officers at an address in the Holyhead Road area of Handsworth

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Two pedestrians killed in horror crash days before Christmas as teenager arrested

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing two deaths by dangerous driving

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Santa spotted at the Banksy artwork in Birmingham

Father Christmas has been spotted at the Banksy mural in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

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Birmingham men jailed after two teenagers and woman injured in hit-and-run

The motive for the violent attack remains unclear

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Two women dead in crash as teen driver arrested

The two women, aged 57 and 59, died at the scene following a collision involving a VW Polo on Smithills Dean Road