Karen Roberts Editor
  • Aberdeen
  • National World

Karen Roberts is Late News Editor for NationalWorld and specialises in covering crime, courts and the justice system. She was previously a crime and courts reporter at the Evening Express and The Press and Journal, as well as serving as Content Editor at the Evening Express.

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Focus Areas

  • Crime
  • Courts
  • The Justice System

305 Articles
over 1 year ago
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PM’s aide to be directly employed by No 10 after being paid by own firm

Mark Fullbrook, the Downing Street chief of staff, is a witness in an FBI investigation

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over 1 year ago
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The main points in Keir Starmer’s conference speech - and how people reacted to it

Sir Keir Starmer revealed plans for a publicly-owned energy firm as well as detailing how his party would help first-...

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over 1 year ago
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Murder accused told handyman: ‘I did and I didn’t’ kill Renee MacRae, court told

William MacDowell denies murdering Renee and Andrew MacRae in 1976

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over 1 year ago
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Rachel Reeves vows to boost NHS and wages during Labour Party conference speech

Rachel Reeves told delegates at the Labour Party conference to ‘be in no doubt’ a Labour government is on its way

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over 1 year ago
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Worker was asked if he was willing to kill, Renee MacRae murder trial told

William MacDowell, 80, is on trial at the High Court in Inverness accused of the murder of Renee and Andrew MacRae

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over 1 year ago
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Victims’ Commissioner quits saying criminal justice system is in ‘chaos’

Dame Vera Baird KC has announced her intention to end her term as Victims’ Commissioner - and said the criminal justi...

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over 1 year ago
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10 murder cases that shocked the UK - including Harold Shipman, Soham & Moors murders

Murders carried out by Fred and Rose West, Harold Shipman and Peter Sutcliffe have become infamous

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over 1 year ago
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Murder accused said he lied to Renee MacRae but ‘never harmed’ her, trial told

William MacDowell is on trial accused of murdering his son Andrew MacRae and the three-year-old’s mother Renee MacRae

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over 1 year ago
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Mum-of-five died from allergic reaction to dairy-contaminated Pret vegan wrap

Celia Marsh, 42, suffered anaphylaxis shortly after eating a super-veg rainbow flatbread from Pret A Manger

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over 1 year ago
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Molly Russell’s dad tells inquest he believes ‘social media helped kill my daughter’

Molly Russell ended her life in November 2017, prompting her family to campaign for better internet safety

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over 1 year ago
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Renee MacRae murder accused told garage he had burned part of car’s boot, trial told

William MacDowell denies murdering Renee MacRae and his son Andrew MacRae in 1976

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Dad murdered his daughter, 19, by running her over her twice in a ‘fit of rage’

Nigel Malt’s estranged wife and Lauren’s mum Karen told the court: ‘I can’t fathom how a parent could kill their own ...

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