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The Sun
28-07-2025
- The Sun
Who were the victims of Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley?
THE crimes Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are still infamous six decades on after they embarked on an evil murder spree, kidnapping, sexually assaulting and torturing five children. But now the BBC are releasing a new two-part documentary recounting the investigation into the evil lovers. 6 Who were the Moors Murders victims? Pauline Reade 6 On July 12, 1963, Brady had told Hindley he wanted to 'commit his perfect murder' when he spotted 16-year-old Pauline Reade. Hindley asked her if she would help her locate an expensive glove she had lost on the Moor. She later claimed Brady then took Pauline on to the Moor, where he slashed her throat twice and sexually assaulted her. Brady claims that Hindley helped. It was only 19 years after he was caged for life over his sickening crimes that Brady confessed to Pauline's murder. On June 30, 1987, after 100 days of searching, the body of Pauline was found buried three feet below the ground. It took pathologists a month to decide that the girl had been sexually assaulted and her throat slashed from behind. John Kilbride 6 John Kilbride was lured to the Moor by Hindley and Brady, who sexually assaulted him before strangling on November 23, 1963, Hindley approached John Kilbride in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, and offered him a lift home. Brady told the 12-year-old he would give him some sherry, but they would have to make a detour on the Moor first. He sexually assaulted the youngster and attempted to slit his throat with a six-inch serrated blade before fatally strangling him with a piece of string. John was found buried on the Moors on October 21, 1965, two years after he went missing. Keith Bennett 6 Keith Bennett, 12, was on his way to his grandmother's house on June 16, 1964, when Hindley lured him into her van. She drove to a lay-by on the Moor and Brady took the boy while Hindley kept watch. Brady reappeared 30 minutes later having sexually assaulted and strangled Keith. After he was transferred from prison to maximum-security hospital Ashworth in November 1985, Brady confessed to Keith's murder in an interview with reporters. A search was carried out on the moors a year later, with Hindley joining officers in 1986 and Brady in 1987. But Keith's body was never found and it is now a secret Brady has taken to the grave. A fresh search was launched in September 2022 after a child's skull was reported to have been discovered. However, the whereabouts of Keith still remain unknown. Lesley Ann Downey 6 Desperate for another victim, cruel Brady and Hindley visited a fairground on Boxing Day, 1964, and came across Lesley Ann Downey. They approached the 10-year-old and lured her back to their house, where she was undressed, gagged and forced to pose for photographs before being raped and killed. The following morning Brady and Hindley drove with Downey's body to Saddleworth Moor, where she was buried, naked with her clothes at her feet, in a shallow grave. Her naked body was not found until October 10, 1965. At their trial in 1966, all-male jurors fell silent for 16 minutes as the tape recording of Lesley Ann Downey's terrified last moments was played to the court. The tape was played at full volume and the chilling sounds of screaming echoed through the court before only the footsteps and soft voices in the background could be heard. Harrowing passages could be heard including 'Don't undress me, will you?' and 'I want to see mummy'. The haunting sound of the 10-year-old's throat being slit was also played to the court. Edward Evans The monster couple might have gone on to murder more had it not been for a blunder involving 17-year-old Edward. On October 6, 1965, Brady met 17-year-old apprentice engineer Edward Evans at Manchester Central railway station and invited him to his home. At this point, Brady and Hindley had become intent on corrupting Myra's brother-in-law, David Smith, and recruiting him into their twisted circle where Brady would talk about murder. Brady offered a practical demonstration with Edward - striking him fourteen times with a hatchet before finishing the job by strangling him. Horrified, Smith phoned police the next morning and directed them to Brady's address. Officers searched 16 Wardle Brook Avenue where they discovered Edward's corpse wrapped in plastic sheeting. The bloody murder weapon was also recovered, along with Brady's collection of books on perversion and sadism.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Yahoo
Man, 57, dies in horror crash as M60 closed for hours amid police investigations
A man has been pronounced dead following a horror crash on the M60. Emergency services rushed to the crash on the M60 at around 3.56am this morning (June 29). A 57-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed. READ MORE: The day gangster Dominic Noonan brought Manchester to a standstill READ MORE: "They think it's s*** jobs and s*** money": Life in the 'horrendous' Manchester suburb that's changing The M60 has been closed in both directions for hours, as police remain at the scene. The motorway is 'closed due to accident investigation work from J23 A635 Manchester Road J23 (Ashton Under Lyne) to J21 A663 Broadway J21 (Hollinwood)', National Highways has said. A spokesperson for the force said: "At around 3:56am this morning (Sunday 29 June 2025) emergency services responded to reports of a road traffic collision on the M60 between junctions 21-20. "Sadly, a 57-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. "Lane closures remain in place this morning while officers conduct their enquiries." National Highways has issued an update, saying: "The M60 in Greater Manchester is closed anti-clockwise between J23 near (Ashton-Under-Lyne) and J21 (Chadderton) due to a police-led Incident which occurred shortly before 04:00 this morning. "The clockwise carriageway is closed between J22 and J23. "Greater Manchester Police continue their investigation work at the scene. "National Highways Traffic Officers are also in attendance assisting with traffic management." Follow our live blog for updates on this incident as we get them.
The Sun
16-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
IKEA is shutting two UK stores today just weeks after opening massive new Oxford Street shop – is your local affected?
IKEA has shut two UK stores today just weeks after opening a massive new Oxford Street shop. The retail giant, founded in Sweden in 1943, announced its plans to close the Aintree Plan and Order Point store in Liverpool earlier this month. The smaller Plan & Order Point store provided customers with home furnishing guidance and was devoted to kitchen and bedroom planning. The Aintree store closed its doors for the final time today. According to Ikea, the closure was "a result of valuable learnings which will take the conceptual format in a direction to better suit the needs of UK customers." IKEA Stockport in Merseyway Shopping Centre, which opened just two years ago has also ceased operations today. Current Stockport customers are now being directed to the next nearest main IKEA store, the branch in Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside. Locals can also now pick up their IKEA purchases from Tesco Extra in Stockport and the Tesco Extra in Stretford as part of Click and Collect. Other Plan and Order points, such as the ones in Dundee, York and Hull, will be adapted to meet those new demands and also include a small range of home furnishing accessories to buy. A spokesperson for Ikea said: 'There has been an increased demand for Click and Collect services, a desire to shop a smaller selection of home furnishing accessories, as well as the ability to return goods to physical IKEA units, something which, owing to the space available, the current location is unable to offer. 'To better service its customers, future Plan and Order Point openings, including in Dundee, Hull and York will offer these services. I did a haul of the new Oxford Street Ikea whilst on my lunch break & I managed to kit out with bargains under £3 "IKEA also remains committed to trialling new formats including its upcoming small stores, one of which will open in Chester later this year.' The Swedish retailer had 22 stores across the UK after opening its first branch in Warrington, Cheshire in 1987. IKEA recently opened a new shop on London's Oxford Street. It's set over three floors and 5,400 square metres compared with the average size of 30,000 square meters for most of IKEA 's locations. You'll be pleased to know that along with the Swedish meatballs, the bargain hot dogs, fish and chips, and Daim cake are all still on the menu. A plate of eight meatballs served with mashed potatoes, peas, cream sauce and lingonberry jam costs its usual bargain price of £5.50. It comes after IKEA opened its own hotel in the Canary Islands. Boasting cheap rooms, a swimming pool and breakfast, it also offers some of their most popular homeware items. Las Dunas de Santa Catalina Boutique House is a new two-star hotel owned by the interiors brand in Gran Canaria. Rooms start from £105 a night, which includes a continental breakfast, and works out to just over £50 a night for two people. Why are retailers closing stores? RETAILERS have been feeling the squeeze since the pandemic, while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to the soaring cost of living crisis. High energy costs and a move to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll, and many high street shops have struggled to keep going. However, additional costs have added further pain to an already struggling sector. The British Retail Consortium has predicted that the Treasury's hike to employer NICs from April will cost the retail sector £2.3billion. At the same time, the minimum wage will rise to £12.21 an hour from April, and the minimum wage for people aged 18-20 will rise to £10 an hour, an increase of £1.40. The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has also warned that around 17,350 retail sites are expected to shut down this year. It comes on the back of a tough 2024 when 13,000 shops closed their doors for good, already a 28% increase on the previous year. Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR said: "The results for 2024 show that although the outcomes for store closures overall were not as poor as in either 2020 or 2022, they are still disconcerting, with worse set to come in 2025." It comes after almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs in 2024. End-of-year figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed the number of job losses spiked amid the collapse of major chains such as Homebase and Ted Baker. It said its latest analysis showed that a total of 169,395 retail jobs were lost in the 2024 calendar year to date. This was up 49,990 – an increase of 41.9% – compared with 2023. It is the highest annual reading since more than 200,000 jobs were lost in 2020 in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced retailers to shut their stores during lockdowns. The centre said 38 major retailers went into administration in 2024, including household names such as Lloyds Pharmacy, Homebase, The Body Shop, Carpetright and Ted Baker. Around a third of all retail job losses in 2024, 33% or 55,914 in total, resulted from administrations. Experts have said small high street shops could face a particularly challenging 2025 because of Budget tax and wage changes. Professor Bamfield has warned of a bleak outlook for 2025, predicting that as many as 202,000 jobs could be lost in the sector. "By increasing both the costs of running stores and the costs on each consumer's household it is highly likely that we will see retail job losses eclipse the height of the pandemic in 2020."
Daily Mail
07-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Is Angela 'Two Homes' Rayner paying the council tax surcharge on her grace-and-favour second residence?
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was last night facing questions over whether she is paying her own council tax surcharge on her second home. 'Two Homes' Rayner moved into her four-bedroom, grace-and-favour residence in Admiralty House in December – four months before her Local Government Department started levying an extra 100 per cent council tax charge on second homes. Official records of MPs' expenses show that when she entered the Government, Ms Rayner designated her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency home as her 'primary residence', and her pre-Admiralty home – a rented London flat – as her second home. That allowed her to claim back the £1,621 council tax bill on the London flat from the taxpayer as one of the housing costs reimbursed by Commons authorities. But if she is still designating Ashton as her primary residence now, the £2,034 council tax bill for Admiralty House doubles to a whopping £4,068 if classed as a second home. And, as a minister living in an official residence, she would have to pay both that and the £3,338 bill for the Ashton house herself – a total of £7,406. Ashton does not attract a second-home premium because she has family members living there permanently, but questions have been raised as to whether or not she is paying the full £7,406. Tory Shadow Minister Richard Holden asked the PM and the Chancellor if they were paying council tax on their Downing St flats as primary residences, and was informed that they were. If she is still designating Ashton as her primary residence now, the £2,034 council tax bill for Admiralty House (pictured) doubles to a whopping £4,068 if classed as a second home But on asking the same of Ms Rayner, he was stonewalled with: 'The Deputy Prime Minister's council tax responsibility is properly discharged.' In a letter to Ms Rayner, Kevin Hollinrake, Shadow Secretary for Housing and Communities, asked if she had evaded the surcharge by 'flipping' her primary residence designation. He said: 'If the minister in charge of council tax has dodged the super-tax by 'flipping', this raises serious concerns about the ethics and integrity of Labour ministers.' She became known as 'Two Homes' Rayner after this newspaper revealed she shuttled between two council properties early in her marriage. When her office was asked if she was paying a bill of £4,068 in London and £3,338 in her constituency, a source said: 'The administration of council tax for Admiralty House is for the Cabinet Office and Westminster Council, as has been the case for successive Secretaries of State.'
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Say the word never': Angela Rayner asked to rule out EVER running for Labour Party leader
Angela Rayner says she has 'no desire' to become Labour Party leader as she denied leaking a memo in a bid to challenge Keir Starmer. The Ashton-under-Lyne MP ruled out running for the Labour Party leadership telling Sky News that she is 'very happy and honoured' to be the Deputy Prime Minister. It comes after a secret memo she had written to Rachel Reeves was leaked to the Daily Telegraph. In the memo, which included 10 proposals, Ms Rayner pushed for a number of tax hikes to avoid the need for further spending cuts. READ MORE: The madness of Piccadilly Gardens READ MORE: Hundreds pay tribute as teenagers killed in Salford horror crash named and pictured Ms Rayner was asked on the Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips programme if she leaked the memo in an underhand leadership bid. On the show this morning (May 25), Mr Phillips asked: "There are cynics who say you may have leaked that memo yourself as a kind of mini manifesto for the kind of leadership you'd offer if the Labour Party's need arose. Would you like to knock that one on the head?" Ms Rayner responded: "Yeah, absolutely not. And I don't want to be leader of the Labour Party. I'm very happy and honoured to do the job that I'm doing." Mr Phillips then interrupted to ask: "What kind of politician are you? You don't want to be leader of your party?" Responding, Ms Rayner said: "No, I'm very happy and honoured to be Deputy Prime Minister of this country and I've got a lot in my in-tray to prove that I can do the job that I'm doing and deliver on the milestones for the people of this country. That's what I'm interested in, Trevor." Mr Phillips continued to press Ms Rayner, saying: "You know this is being recorded don't you? Because actually that means, one day, if you do, somebody's going to play it back to you." Ms Rayner replied: "Absolutely. I'd be happy for you to play it back to me. I have no desire to go for the leadership of the Labour Party. My desire is to deliver for the people of this country who have given me the opportunity beyond what I could have dreamed of." Before ending the interview, Mr Trevor told Ms Rayner: "Say the word never." To which she replied: "Never." Earlier in the interview, Ms Rayner said that an inquiry is 'under way' into how the memo was leaked. Asked by Sky News's Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips if a probe would be launched into how the memo was leaked, Ms Rayner said: 'I think there's one under way, and quite rightly so, because leaks are very damaging. 'It's really damaging, because we have lots of sensitive conversations in the round, all of us, and then we make a collective decision.' The Deputy PM would not be drawn into saying whether she wanted to see taxes raised, as the memo suggested was needed. She told Sky News: 'As a matter of principle, I will continue to have those conversations with our Government on how we can bring down the cost of living for working people, support children out of poverty, build the houses we said we're going to do and protect our borders and security.'
