A 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a derelict yard in north London was probably strangled, according to the results of a post-mortem released today.

A murder investigation has been launched after a shop employee was stabbed to death in broad daylight today.

An Irishman who was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack outside a pub had been commuting to the mainland to find work in a bid to provide for his wife and two teenage sons, police revealed today.

The woman who died after being run over by a pair of handbag thieves was a talented BBC costume designer.