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
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Mesothelioma cancer and the main symptoms to watch out for explained

Mesothelioma is usually caused by asbestos and just a small number of those who have it survive beyond five years

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Hundreds expected to turn out for silent vigil for Zara Aleena to ‘walk her home’

Zara Aleena was found with serious head injuries in Cranbrook Road and died later that morning

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almost 2 years ago
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EastEnders star Jessie Wallace ‘expressed deep regret’ to BBC bosses after arrest

Jessie Wallace has played Kat Slater in EastEnders on and off since 2000

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almost 2 years ago
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The Bill of Rights explained as Dominic Raab rejects bid to include right to abortion

Dominic Raab was asked to support an amendment to the proposed Bill of Rights to include the right to abortion

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almost 2 years ago
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Archie Battersbee’s parents win bid to have case reconsidered at the High Court

Doctors say Archie Battersbee is “brain-stem dead”, while his parents say his heart is still beating and want treatme...

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‘Nobody is above the law’: Ghislaine Maxwell jailed for 20 years for sex trafficking

The former partner of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted of charges including the sex trafficking of m...

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Jill Dando may have been shot by ‘mistake’ by mafia hitman court documents claim

The murder of TV presenter Jill Dando has remained unsolved over 20 years since her death

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almost 2 years ago
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The 2012 French Alps shootings explained as documentary about unsolved murders to air

The murders of three British people and a French cyclist who were shot near Chevaline in 2012 are to be examined in a...

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almost 2 years ago
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Armed Forces: 14% of female personnel sexually harassed, MoD report says

The MoD has said it is working on a number of measures aimed at preventing sexual harassment

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almost 2 years ago
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10 of the UK’s most infamous murderers - and the sickening crimes they committed

The infamous group includes Rose West who along with husband Fred murdered a string of young women

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almost 2 years ago
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Man who killed schoolboy Rikki Neave jailed for at least 15 years over 1994 murder

Rikki Neave was 6 years old when he was found dead in woodland near his home in 1994

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almost 2 years ago
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Watchdog to reinvestigate Met Police over handling of Stephen Port murders

The families of the four men murdered by Stephen Port have accused police of having ‘blood on their hands’

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