A TURKISH waiter suspected of killing two British women is believed to be older than he has claimed

Recep Cetin, arrested for slaughtering Marion Graham and Kathy Dinsmore,from County Down, Northern Ireland, had said he was 17. But prosecutors insist he is older.They claim he is concealing his real age in the hope of avoiding a severe sentence. He will face a much lighter punishment if tried as a minor.Cetin is thought to have killed the women after one refused to let him marry her daughter.Both of the women, who were in their 50s, were taken to a forest where they were stabbed and had their throats slit..Marion's daughter Shannon, 15 - with whom he had been having a relationship - raised the alarm after the pair vanished from the...

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Police and prosecutors have alleged that members of the Boardman Street Boys, including Fields, were responsible for the Aug. 28, 2010, shooting outside Sam's Discount Party Store at 1205 W. Dickman Road.

Despite objections from the defense, Battle Creek police told a jury Thursday the city has several gangs including one involved in an alleged homicide last year.Officer Tyler Sutherland, a member of the department's Gang Suppression Unit, said the Boardman Street Boys are responsible for several shootings and other crimes and show typical characteristics of a street gang.Taking the stand Thursday in the Calhoun County Circuit Court murder trial of Brandon Fields, 18, Sutherland discussed in general terms the characteristics of gangs.He said gangs are generally three or more people "who create power and profit through violence and crime."A member of GSU for two years, Sutherland said gangs have weapons, claim an area or turf in the city and usually have a rivalry with another gang."They are...

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Any criminal trial which arises from the phone hacking investigation is likely to be subjected to a media blackout

If prosecutors decide to charge several people over the allegations surrounding former News of the World journalists, all the defendants would be tried at the same time, The Daily Telegraph has been told.The parallel police inquiries into phone hacking and police corruption means any trials are likely to be delayed until the spring of 2013 as detectives sift through thousands of documents.But because of the risk that one or more of the possible defendants could face trial relating to both inquiries, the media is likely to be banned from reporting any of the evidence in any of the trials until all have been concluded.The phone hacking scandal...

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News International’s controversial decision to alter a critical letter submitted to a parliamentary inquiry was not directly demanded by the police, the Daily Telegraph can reveal.

The company has been accused of a cover-up after it gave MPs a significantly redacted version of a letter, written by Clive Goodman, the former royal editor at the News of the World.The revelation came as David Cameron admitted he would not have employed Andy Coulson, the former editor of the News of the World, if he had “known then what I know now”. James Murdoch, the chairman ofNews International, also faced calls to resign over the scandal.The Goodman letter, sent four years ago, alleges that a secret deal was agreed in which he would keep his job if he did not “implicate” other members of the tabloid paper’s staff. He also alleged that editors at the tabloid, including Andy Coulson, supported phone hacking.On Tuesday News International claimed that the document was altered at the request...

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Ed Miliband has blamed the riots that swept English cities on a "me first" culture - and accepted Labour must share the blame for creating it.

The Labour leader said his party had failed to tackle inequality and not paid enough attention to morality.And he linked the riots to a wider collapse in social responsibility exemplified by the banking crisis and MPs expenses scandal.He said he would set up his own riots inquiry if David Cameron failed to act.'Sick society'Mr Cameron has not ruled out holding a public inquiry - but has said he wants MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee to complete its investigation first.The prime minister has also spoken of a collapse in personal responsibility and has claimed parts of Britain were not just "broken" but "sick".Ed MilibandLabour leaderHe told the BBC's North West Tonight crooked bankers and MPs deserved to be punished - but their behaviour should not be used as an excuse for lawlessness."We...

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Winehouse's ex-hubby to tell all in book

Amy Winehouse's ex-hubby Blake Fielder-Civil is cashing on the Winehouse fever by penning a tell-all book about the late singer' tumultuous life. Reportedly Fielder-Civil, who is currently in jail for burglary and possession of an imitation firearm, has enough material and inside According to sources, "Blake's been planning to write a tell-all on Amy since she became famous. When they were together he'd film her, but there are many hours and footage he hasn't released."Buzz is that, 'the scheming opportunist' is waiting for a good monetary deal before turning biographer.The former video runner, who has been blamed for introducing Amy to heroin and crack cocaine, married Winehouse in May 2007 after an on-off romance. But the relationship was doomed from the beginning and the couple parted...

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