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Parents on high alert after men ‘tried to kidnap’ two boys

Two men attempted to kidnap two boys, aged 12 and 13, offering them money to get inside a car, Hampshire Police revealed. Parents are on high alert following the incident in Basingstoke just down the road from a primary school. Police are appealing for witnesses after the boys ran to a nearby supermarket and the […]

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‘Sexual assault’, threats of kidnap and murder at migrant centre

The incident took place at a migrant removal site in Harmondsworth, west London (Image: Getty) Other security guards were threatened with kidnap and murder as gangs of Albanians, Vietnamese and North Africans engaged in brutal “turf wars”. Some brave refugees tried to keep the peace and protect staff as mayhem broke out at the Harmondsworth […]

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US

Convicted member of plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to

CNN  —  A Michigan federal judge sentenced a man convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to nearly 20 years in prison Wednesday. Barry Croft Jr. was part of a plan to kidnap the Democratic governor from her summer home in 2020 and practiced detonating explosives in preparation, prosecutors have said.Croft, who was […]

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UK

Mum found seriously hurt in car with baby as man charged with kidnap

A young mother was found injured in a car alongside her baby. Since the discovery, Nathaniel Corkish, 31, has been charged with wounding, kidnap and strangulation. All three counts relate to the 26-year-old woman, found in distress in the vehicle in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on November 14. The 16-month-old baby was not injured, Lancs Live reports. The mother, who […]

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Ten years since IS kidnap of British journalist John Cantlie

“I respected his decision to go back and understood why he felt he had to go.” On November 22, soon after crossing the border from Turkey, he was captured by members of the Islamic State at a checkpoint, along with James Foley, an American journalist. Mr Cantlie resurfaced in September 2014, when IS published a […]

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Business

Paul Pelosi attacker DePape was prepared to kidnap and injure House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, federal complaint charges

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The California man accused of viciously attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer […]

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Showbiz

3 big Emmerdale spoilers as village rocked by shooting and kidnap

Cain Dingle (played by Jeff Hordley) learns his sister Chas (Lucy Pargeter) has been continuing her affair with Emmerdale bad boy Al Chapman (Matthew Wildman). Wanting Al out of the Dingle family’s lives forever, he takes matters into his own hands. Elsewhere, Kim Tate (Claire King) and Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) team up to help […]

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UK

Amalia security threat suspect Taghi denies involvement in kidnap plot

A key suspect in the potential plot to attack or kidnap Holland’s heir denied involvement after Princess Amalia was forced to leave her student halls in Amsterdam. Ridouan Taghi, 44, who is a known “Mocro-maffia” figure in the Dutch capital, is currently on trial for several murders. “Mocro-maffia is believed to be one of the […]

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Showbiz

Coronation Street theory: Phill Whittaker to kidnap Hope Stape in revenge twist

Taking to Twitter, Rachel Maines fumed: “Yeah, as if they would have allowed reception to be unstaffed so that anyone could walk in on that counselling session. Even so, wouldn’t there have been some sort of indication on the door showing that a private meeting was taking place? #Corrie.” @Corrie_Fan_90 added: “Phill just bursts in, […]

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Coronation Street theory: Gary Windass kills again to save Kelly Neelan from kidnap horror

ITV soap fans will remember Gary (played by Mikey North) killed Rick Neelan (Greg Wood) three years ago after the loan shark lured him into the woods. While Gary was acting in self-defence, he decided to cover up the crime and only a handful of Coronation Street residents know the truth. However, when he learns […]