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A nurse accused of shooting dead a new mother and speeding away with the dying woman's infant son has quietly told a Texas judge that she understands she faces capital murder charges.

BRITAIN’S army said the death of an Iraqi detainee in Basra had cast a “dark shadow” over its reputation, after an inquiry found he suffered “gratuitous violence” at the hands of soldiers.

Cate Blanchett has signed on for ‘The Hobbit’.

Two British men who netted £250,000 (€286,520) after providing women with access to sperm through an illegal fertility company were spared an immediate jail term today.

BARACK Obama’s sprint to the Democratic nomination received another boost yesterday as three more superdelegates pledged their support, including one who dropped his backing for Hillary Clinton’s faltering White House bid.

Scientists have created mice with small amounts of human brain cells in an effort to make realistic models of neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

Three vigilantes were facing life sentences today for beating to death a suspected paedophile at a bus stop.

A US soldier was killed and nine others wounded by a mine explosion in eastern Afghanistan, the military said today.

A BEREAVED mother told Britain’s High Court yesterday that her strong religious faith had helped sustain her since discovering her dead son’s brain was retained and disposed of following a post-mortem examination.

THE sister of an Irishman found guilty of murdering TV presenter Jill Dando said her brother had been denied justice yesterday after he lost his appeal against the conviction in a London court.

Barry George, the man jailed for life for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, will today find out if his appeal against conviction has succeeded.

BARRY GEORGE, the man serving life for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, will have to wait to see if he has succeeded in his courtroom bid for freedom following the end of his appeal yesterday.

Barry George, the man serving life for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, will have to wait to see if he has succeeded in his courtroom bid for freedom following the end of his appeal today.

THE trial of Barry George, the man jailed for life for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, should have been halted because identification evidence against him was inadmissible, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.

Unemployed loner Barry George was today sentenced to life in jail after he was found guilty of the murder of television presenter Jill Dando.

The judge in the Jill Dando murder trial has told the jury he is prepared to accept a majority verdict.

The Old Bailey jury in the Jill Dando murder trial is due to retire to consider its verdict next week.

The judge trying the Jill Dando murder case has ordered an investigation into how someone could have tampered with a juror's papers.

A quiet London street was today turned into an open-air extension of Britain’s famous Court Number One of the Old Bailey.

The trial of the man accused of murdering TV presenter Jill Dando is expected to open at the Old Bailey today in front of a jury.

The man accused of murdering TV presenter Jill Dando appeared at the Old Bailey today for a short preliminary hearing which was held without press and public being allowed into court.

The Old Bailey trial of the man accused of murdering Jill Dando has been adjourned until April 23.

Pictures of the man accused of killing Jill Dando can be shown for the first time on order of a judge.

The Old Bailey trial of the man accused of murdering Jill Dando is due to start today.