Vile couple's twisted nine-word message before raping sons aged 10 and 12 in 'house of horrors'
P Diddy's bleak Christmas Day in 'hell hole' jail from strict rule to 'disgusting' dinner
Man fighting for life as car ploughs into people on famous Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas Day
Armed police shoot knifeman, 39, dead after lengthy five-hour Christmas Eve stand-off
Android users who use Amazon placed on red alert and told to delete app now
UK's most notorious prisoners' Christmas Day menus - full feast to special snacks
Stalker freed from jail subjects another woman to three-year 'Hollywood film' ordeal
Vile couple jailed for 100 years for raping adopted sons, 10 and 12, in 'house of horrors'
Mum appears in court over murder of 'beautiful' and 'sweet' son, 5
Police mistake that could have spared Gisele Pelicot decade of torment
'I lost my innocent boy to knife crime – please don't carry blades'
Brit holidaymaker's throat slashed 'without motive' in horror attack in Egypt supermarket
Coronation Street Richard Hillman star's life off-screen as he 'returns' to ITV soap
How killers spend Christmas in jail from dinner brawls to booze that can kill
Two men beat neighbour to death with a hammer in row over rubbish bins
Mum tapes seven-year-old's mouth shut and locks her in dog cage under Christmas tree
Horrifying moment New York woman burned alive on subway as 'killer' and cop do nothing to help
Woman steals £370k from employer but walks free because she's pregnant
Matt Gaetz: Trump's pick for attorney general paid for sex with teenage girl, report finds
Famous war widow weeps as she's spared jail for drunkenly attacking and biting husband
'My boyfriend almost beat me to death but I was so under his control it took me years to break free'
Bizarre moment cop dresses as Grinch to raid family of cocaine dealers
'Christmas is ruined after council fined me £1,000 because I used the wrong bin'
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