Murder unit 'will be expanded'
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An expanded role for a police unit reviewing unsolved murders in Northern Ireland is expected to be confirmed by the secretary of state.
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China will expand the use of lethal  injections to replace execution by gunshot, state media said on  Thursday of a country which kills more convicts than anywhere  else.
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The home secretary will announce plans to  build two new jails to provide an extra 1,300 prison places.
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A dedicated police unit to tackle human trafficking to the UK is being launched.
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A top policewoman who commanded the unit which shot dead an innocent Brazilian suspected of being a suicide bomber has been promoted.
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The Scottish government will outline its new plans to deal with sex offenders.
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Homicide figures released by the Scottish Government reveal a rise in deaths in the last year.
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A criminal profiling unit is called in to help investigate the murder of Orkney backpacker Karen Aim.
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Move follows series of suspicious deaths.
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Homicide figures released by the Scottish Government reveal a rise of 27% in the last year.
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The number of bodies found in Baghdad increases in June despite a security drive in the capital, Iraqi police say.
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Scotland Yard has sent an explosives expert and two other detectives to Pakistan to beef up its team aiding the probe into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, an official said Wednesday.
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An examination of the murder laws is to begin next year, Home Secretary David Blunkett tells MPs.
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Britain's senior law enforcement official said Sunday an inquiry into the death of a former KGB agent had expanded overseas, and a U.S.-based friend of the former agent said he told police the name of the person he believes orchestrated the poisoning.
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A Belfast man who murdered his ex-girlfriend in 2002 is due to hear if his jail term is to be extended.
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A raft of new measures to tackle violent crime is to be announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
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A So Solid Crew member is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting, a source at Scotland Yard says.