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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The process of applying for asylum in the UK and who is eligible explained

The UK has tough restrictions around its asylum system and waiting for a decision on an application can take some time

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Pulp and Sam Fender among the line-up for TRNSMT 2023 - here’s how to get tickets

Tickets for next year’s TRNSMT festival go on general sale on 4 November

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over 1 year ago
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Man guilty of murdering ex partner who died 21 years after ‘Reservoir Dogs’ attack

Steven Craig inflicted horrendous injuries to Jacqueline Kirk in a car park in April 1998

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over 1 year ago
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Northern mayors call on Rishi Sunak to treat rail ‘chaos’ as an emergency

There has been weeks of disruption to rail services across the north of England with hundreds of cancellations

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over 1 year ago
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Woman murdered friend and dumped her headless body in woods in bid to inherit cash

Jemma Mitchell is facing a life sentence over the murder of Mee Kuen Chong

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over 1 year ago
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Woman who poured faeces over Captain Sir Tom Moore memorial spared jail

Madeleine Budd targeted the statue of Captain Sir Tom Moore who raised millions of pounds for the NHS during the firs...

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over 1 year ago
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One of UK’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Spain after police and NCA operation

Dean Garforth was riding an e-bike when officers went to arrest him in Marbella

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over 1 year ago
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One of UK’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Spain after police and NCA operation

Dean Garforth was riding an e-bike when officers went to arrest him in Marbella

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over 1 year ago
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James Cleverly urges LGBT football fans to ‘respect’ Qatar in ‘tone deaf’ comments

Critics have said James Cleverly’s comments were ‘abhorrent’, with one LGBT+ fan group saying it was an ‘extremely un...

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over 1 year ago
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What 55 Tufton Street is used for as building spray painted by protesters

No 55 Tufton Street - where the Global Warming Policy Foundation is based houses a number of think tanks and lobby gr...

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over 1 year ago
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‘Savage’ attacker jailed for at least 34 years after murdering pensioner in burglary

Vasile Culea hog-tied Freda and Kenneth Walker during an attack inside their home, Mrs Walker was found dead by the e...

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‘Savage’ burglar who hog-tied pensioners guilty of woman’s murder

Vasile Culea hog-tied Freda and Kenneth Walker during an attack inside their home, Mrs Walker was found dead by the e...

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