Joanna Yeates was strangled reveal police

Joanna Yeates, whose snow-covered body was found by dog walkers on Christmas Day, was strangled, police said today. Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones of Avon and Somerset Police revealed the results of a post mortem examination as he declared that her death was now officially being treated as a murder investigation. He said Joanna, who dis...- 28/12/2010, Crime

Distraught parents visit spot where daughter was found

The distraught parents of Joanna Yeates today visited the site where their daughter's body was discovered. David, 63, and Theresa Yeates, 58, laid a bouquet of yellow roses with a picture of their daughter on her graduation at the scene and embraced as they wiped away tears. Mr Yeates kissed his wife's hand as she wept. The pair spent a momen...- 27/12/2010, Crime

Pizza key in search for missing architect

Police hunting for missing architect Joanna Yeates are hoping CCTV footage of her buying a pizza will yield clues to her whereabouts. Officers released some footage of her buying the item in a Tesco Express on the night she was last seen - and it has since become a key part of the investigation. There was no trace of the pizza, the wrapping or...- 25/12/2010, Crime

Policeman cleared of cell attack is sacked

A police officer who was jailed and then cleared on appeal after being accused of throwing a woman head-first on the concrete floor of a cell was sacked by his force today. Sgt Mark Andrews was caught on CCTV dragging Pamela Somerville, 59, across the floor of Melksham police station in Wiltshire before shoving her into a cell. The former sold...- 23/12/2010, Crime

Murder-suicide at Brazilian wedding reception

A groom shot and killed his new bride and his best man, before turning the gun on himself.- 22/12/2010, Americas

Police probe disabled protester's complaint

The police watchdog will supervise an investigation into complaints that a student fees protester was hit with a police baton, dragged from his wheelchair and pulled across the street. Jody McIntyre said he was the victim of unprovoked action by the police after video footage of the incident was shown amid claims the police used disproportiona...- 16/12/2010, Crime

China online video firms jostle for post-TV generation

A crying shop girl runs in front of a red convertible, staring down the driver as he screeches to a halt. "That Love Comes" has all the elements of Chinese television drama, only it is not on TV.- 13/12/2010, Gadgets & Tech

CCTV footage 'shows Dewani giving package to taxi driver'

Significant new evidence has come to light against Shrien Dewani in the case of his wife's murder, the High Court in London was told yesterday.- 11/12/2010, Crime

Councils spend �315m on CCTV cameras

Councils spent at least �315 million on installing and operating CCTV cameras over the last three years, campaigners said today. Birmingham City Council, home of the controversial Project Champion scheme which saw more than 200 surveillance cameras installed in two largely Muslim neighbourhoods, topped the list of local authority big spenders with...- 30/11/2010, Home News

Third arrest in shopkeeper murder probe

A third suspect has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a shopkeeper who was stabbed to death at his store. West Midlands Police said the 29-year-old man was detained this morning in connection with Saturday's stabbing at a shop in the Kingstanding area of Birmingham. Officers were already questioning a man aged 26 and a...- 29/11/2010, Crime

Two held over shopkeeper's stabbing death

Detectives continued to quiz two people today on suspicion of murdering a shopkeeper stabbed to death as his daughter watched on the store's CCTV system. The 48-year-old victim, named in reports as Suppiah Tharmaseelan, was attacked at Select Convenience Store in Kingstanding, Birmingham, during a suspected robbery on Saturday night. He was pro...- 29/11/2010, Crime

Minor British Institutions: The wheelie bin

Waste bins on wheels are a German invention, but the British have given them a typically idiosyncratic spin since they were introduced here some 30 years ago. Their potential for disposing of corpses was soon recognised, a regrettable but continuing practice. They are now, too, the must-have accessory in thefts of lead, increasingly popular as...- 27/11/2010, This Britain

NZ mine explosion CCTV released

CCTV footage has been released of the moment an explosion ripped through a New Zealand coal mine trapping 29 people. - 23/11/2010, Australasia

Jailed policeman wins appeal over assault in cell caught on CCTV

A police officer who was jailed after being caught on CCTV throwing a woman head first onto the concrete floor of a cell has had his conviction overturned.- 19/11/2010, Crime

Supermarket chain pledges CCTV in abattoirs to stamp out cruelty

A slaughterman slits the throat of sheep, then cuts off their heads while they are still alive.- 19/11/2010, News