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A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her sister by stabbing her 68 times after a family funeral. Sabah Khan lured her 34-year-old sibling Saima to their home in Luton by pretending her children were unsettled before brutally killing her and staging a burglary. Saima Khan. The 27-year-old calmly removed her blood-stained clothing and protective gloves before concealing them in a bin bag with the bloodied knife and hid it in her bedroom, the Old Bailey heard. A...

A World War II pilot who was desperate for "one last flight" has fulfilled his dream after he took to the skies at the age of 96. George Harvey flew bombing raids behind enemy lines during the conflict after joining the RAF in 1939. Now the 96-year-old has taken off in the cockpit from the RAF Lossiemouth military base in Moray and held the controls for the final time. Mr Harvey's carer Claire Nias was responsible for looking after the...

Two female golfers have defied odds of over 17 million to one - by hitting back-to-back holes-in-one. Jayne Mattey, 57, and Claire Shine recorded holes-in-one on the very same hole during a match in Berkshire on Saturday (Oct 21). The incredible feat happened on the 13th hole at the East Berkshire Golf Club during a fourball matchplay competition. And while 13 may be unlucky for some, it was anything but for the talented duo. Ms Mattey, a freelance career coach,...

This unbelievable picture captured the ultimate fly-ship as 'naughty' sailors apparently abandoned their ride in front of a no fly-tipping sign. Despite prosecution warnings the would-be pirates brazenly dumped their boat in full sight of the road between the villages of Cadeby and Sprotbrough - 23 miles from the sea. Tim Hadfield, 52, snapped the picture at the entrance to a former landfill site near Doncaster, South Yorks. "I was on my way to a supplier and I spotted it...

A young man has been hailed a hero after he pulled a disabled man from a canal after a gust of wind pushed him and his mobility scooter into the water. Allan Meehan, 46, said he had a vision of his mother as he sank into the canal, fearing he was about to meet his end. He doesn't have the use of his left arm and would have been unable to save himself without help. But brave Christopher McCluskey, 32,...

A son has spoken of how he watched his mum die slowly after she waited five hours for an ambulance to take her to hospital. Kim Hawkins, 59, was devastated when he discovered his mum having hallucinations and her skin had turned dark grey. He says ambulances failed to arrive more than five hours after Jeanette Hawkins, 81, fell to the floor in agony with severe abdominal pains - as her condition was not treated as an emergency. The paramedics...

A crooked company director who splashed out on lavish cars and exotic holidays after fleecing investors out of £3 million has been ordered to pay back - just £1. Alan Chandler, 46,pretended he was a multimillionaire and the son of a High Court judge to swindle cash from a venture capital company using forged documents. A court he persuaded them to invest in his green energy company Soleil Holdings Ltd by claiming his business was thriving, despite actually being almost...

An acid-attack victim horrifically scarred by her father in an assault that killed her mum is appealing for £35,000 to pay for operations to rebuild her face. Brave Shabbo Sheikh, 23, was disfigured when her face was drenched in acid after her father allegedly threw it on her mother, while the two-year-old was in her lap. Her mother died the next day but Shabbo miraculously survived - only to be abandoned at the hospital and left to grow up in...

A pair of "UFO" clouds left holidaymakers "amazed and bemused" as they enjoyed their half-term breaks at a popular seaside resort. Revellers were left stunned by an unidentified cloud formation that appeared in the sky above West Bay, Dorset, between 12pm and 2pm on Wednesday afternoon. The pattern made for some stunning shots alongside the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Unusual cloud formations that were causing quite a stir at West Bay, Dorset. October 25, 2017. Tourists stopped in their...