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A MAN has been sentenced to life in prison after strangling his estranged wife to death with a bootlace. Michael McDaid, 60, murdered his 53-year-old former partner Rachel at her Nottinghamshire home in July this year. He later coldly warned one of his sons not to enter the property, saying: "You can't go in the house because I've killed her." "Michael McDaid arrived at the … [Read more...] about Man sentenced to life after strangling estranged wife to death with bootlace

A FORMER deputy headteacher has been sentenced after admitting a series of child sex offences against a pupil at a school where he had worked. Paul Cleary, 58, of Plumpton Gardens, Doncaster, previously pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a child and three counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 17. At Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday, he was given … [Read more...] about Former deputy headteacher who used position to ‘target and groom’ girl is sentenced for child sex offences

A SUSPICIOUS object that sparked a security alert in West Belfast this morning has been declared a hoax by police. A section of the lower Springfield Road was cordoned off and a number of residents were evacuated during the incident. A controlled explosion was carried out at the scene and the object has since been removed for examination. Police have now appealed for … [Read more...] about West Belfast security alert ends after suspicious object declared a hoax

POLICE have appealed for information following a report of a hijacking in West Belfast. The incident occurred just before 8pm on Saturday in the Ross Road area of the city. A van driver was reportedly threatened by a man with a knife, who subsequently took the vehicle. "We received a report shortly before 8pm that the driver of a Renault Traffic Van had been approached by a man … [Read more...] about Appeal after man threatened at knifepoint during Belfast hijacking

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenage girl who died after collapsing during a soccer match in Co. Louth on Thursday. Zara Murphy, 13, became ill during a Louth School Girls League (LSGL) game between her club Termonfeckin Celtic and former side Glen Magic. She was rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda but later passed away. All games in the LSGL and the North East … [Read more...] about ‘She lit up our hearts and lives’: Tributes paid to girl, 13, who died after collapsing during soccer match in Co. Louth