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Crime-General
01 Mar
1950: Communist spy jailed for 14 years
04 Sep
1957: Homosexuality 'should not be a crime'
23 Aug
1961: Couple found shot in A6 lay-by
12 Jun
1962: Three escape from Alcatraz
08 Jun
1963: Ward charged over 'immoral earnings'
08 Aug
1963: Train robbers make off with millions
18 May
1964: Mods and Rockers jailed after seaside riots
08 Jul
1965: Ronald Biggs escapes from jail
20 Mar
1966: Football's World Cup stolen
08 May
1968: Krays held on suspicion of murder
29 Mar
1971: Calley guilty of My Lai massacre
28 Nov
1971: Farmer cracks 'major smuggling ring'
08 Nov
1974: Police hunt Lord Lucan after murder
13 Apr
1975: 'Cambridge rapist' strikes again
12 Jun
1975: Gandhi found guilty of corruption
03 Oct
1975: London's Spaghetti House siege ends
04 Mar
1976: Guilty verdict for 'Maguire Seven'
18 Oct
1976: Funeral of Mafia boss held in NY
23 May
1977: Dutch children held hostage
04 Jun
1977: Greece releases UK plane-spotters
15 Sep
1978: German terror suspect arrested in UK
11 Sep
1980: Famous gem grabbed in armed raid
14 Sep
1981: Queen's 'fantasy assassin' jailed
09 Jul
1982: Queen fends off bedroom intruder
25 Apr
1983: 'Hitler diaries' published
26 Nov
1983: £25m gold heist at Heathrow
02 Apr
1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece
19 Aug
1987: Gunman kills 14 in Hungerford rampage
04 Apr
1991: Orkney 'abuse' children go home
05 Aug
1991: Toddler 'poorly' after dog attack
23 Jun
1992: 'Teflon Don' jailed for life
30 Apr
1993: Tennis star stabbed
24 Aug
1993: Michael Jackson accused of child abuse
15 May
1993: French police rescue child hostages
06 Jan
1994: Mystery assailant attacks top US skater
12 Feb
1994: Art thieves snatch Scream
17 Mar
1995: Killer Ronnie Kray dies
09 Jun
1995: First man jailed for male rape
28 Apr
1996: Gunman runs amok in Tasmania
08 Jul
1996: Seven slashed in school machete attack
16 Oct
1996: Handguns to be banned in the UK
21 Jan
1997: Carers accused in child abuse inquiry
12 Nov
1997: 'Great Train Robber' escapes extradition again
28 Nov
1999: Nude swordsman attacks churchgoers
16 Jan
1998: Four pupils go on trial for sex attack
01 Apr
2000: Wartime coding machine stolen
04 Jul
2000: Litter louts escape the law
06 Jul
2000: Prime Minister's son arrested for drunkenness
27 Nov
2000: Schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies in stabbing
07 Jul
2001: Two stabbed in Bradford race riots
25 Oct
2001: Crime rates lowest for 20 years
21 Oct
2001: Anthrax claims third victim in US
04 Aug
2002: Police 'concerned' for missing girls
11 Sep
2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries
17 Nov
2003: Washington sniper convicted
17 Dec
2003: Ian Huntley guilty of Soham murders
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