All news by author: Tom Pettifor

Gavin Plumb, the man accused of allegedly plotting to kidnap and kill Holly Willoughby, is on trial in Essex this week in Chelmsford Crown Court after he created a 'kidnap kit' to use on the former This Morning star

Gavin Plumb, 37, is charged with planning to kidnap and attack former This Morning host Holly Willoughby, 43, for nearly two years until his arrest last October

Gavin Plumb, 37, is charged with planning to kidnap and attack former This Morning host Holly Willoughby for nearly two years until his arrest last October, a court has heard

Security guard Gavin Plumb, 37, is charged with planning to kidnap and attack the former This Morning host for nearly two years until his arrest last October

Gavin Plumb is charged with arranging to commit 'sexually motivated' murder and abduction of former This Morning anchor Holly Willoughby, which he denies

Muriel McKay was held for a £1million ransom after being mistaken for the then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch in 1969, but her body hasn't been found since then

Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death by up to six thugs as he waited for a bus - his father ­Neville says he hopes to read out a statement at his son's killer David Norris' parole hearing

During England matches during the Euro 2024 tournament, special patrol cars will be deployed and domestic violence experts trained to support victims will assist police forces across the country

Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter, 80, could lose his multi-million pound fortune with more women coming forward to sue him, according to a source, as he continues to earn royalties as a songwriter

Thames Valley Police have launched a murder investigation after Juming Xue was found dead at a house in Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, as one man is arrested and questioned

Hackney shooting: When Huseyin Baybasin masterminded the export of vast quantities of heroin, he became known as “Europe’s Pablo Escobar” - and now he has been cleared for release from prison despite links to gang linked to incident

Zaian Aimable-Lina suffered a 5in-deep wound to the heart during the attack in Croydon, South London, on December 30, 2021. His 17-year-old killer was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mum has Cheryl has spoken out after Vincent Coggins, - who led the feared Huyton Firm which employed hitman Thomas Cashman who killed Olivia - was jailed

Marcus Monzo, 36, is alleged to have killed Daniel Anjorin, 14, in the Hainault area of northeast London. Monzo was charged with murder last Thursday at Westminster Magistrates Court

The family of 87-year-old Tommy O’Halloran, who was stabbed to death by career criminal Lee Byer, wanted the killer to face a murder trial "so we could see justice being done"

Just five days before killing much-loved OAP Thomas O'Halloran, Lee Byer had been released from jail after serving a 12-year sentence for leading a robbery gang

Dylan Earl, 20, is charged with aiding Russian terrorist unit the Wagner Group, as he is said to have organised and paid for arson attacks on a Ukraine aid centre in easyt London

Newsreader and journalist Jill Dando, described by Alastair Campbell as 'easily one of the nicest people on TV', was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, west London

An unidentified individual, wearing a suit and tie, was caught on CCTV on the killer’s suspected escape route on April 26, 1999 - Jill Dando's murderer has never been caught

Jill Dando, a Crimewatch presenter, 37, was shot dead outside her home on Monday, April 26, 1999 - her murderer has never been caught

Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando was shot on her doorstep just after 11.30am on Monday April 26, 1999, shocking the nation. The killing led to one of the biggest police investigations the UK has ever seen.

Milorad Ulemek, nicknamed the Legionnaire, has played a leading role in some of the most violent acts in Serbia’s recent history

Police interviewed more than 2,500 people and took at least 1,000 statements, traced 1,200 cars and produced 3,700 exhibits after Jill Dando was killed

Forensic expert Emi Polito's report found that despite the limitations in the image of Man X it was suitable for a “meaningful, albeit limited, comparison” with pictures of Ulemek

Killer Milorad Ulemek bears similarities to a man in CCTV images from the scene in Fulham, South-West London