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UK police quash bondage stories
Lewd allegations about the private life of the spy found murdered in London have been dismissed by police.

Mum's life collapsed the day son slain
The fatal shooting of Beverley Lawrie's police officer son Don Wilkinson has left her feeling vengeful, and at times wanting his killers dead.

Officer's killer jailed for at least 15 years
The man who murdered undercover police officer Sgt Don Wilkinson has been jailed for at least 15 years. Iain Clegg was jailed for a minimum of four years for manslaughter.

CCTV footage clue in Carmen inquiry
The sister of murdered mum Carmen Thomas has broken her silence as new information emerges about the police inquiry.

Feilding community pays its respects
A wide cross-section of the Feilding community turned out for a candlelit service tonight in response to recent tragic deaths, and to celebrate the town's strength of spirit.

Police revisit Whitford for Carmen clues
Police hunting for the killer of Carmen Thomas returned to a stretch of rural road in southeast Auckland yesterday to search for clues.

Barlow: Years in prison 'like retirement'
Convicted double murderer John Barlow said 15 years in prison was "like going into retirement" and hasn't changed him a bit, as he walked free from Rimutaka Prison this morning.

New Facebook evidence on Carmen
Police investigating the disappearance of Carmen Thomas say they are closer to catching her killer and Facebook yesterday produced a new clue.

Bodies recovered from house in Feilding
The bodies of two men and a woman found dead in a house on the outskirts of Feilding yesterday were removed from the building tonight.

'I dragged him inside and locked the house up'
A heavily bleeding shot man managed to escape to the doorstep of a stranger, who tended to him inside his home despite advice not to.

Town yearns for end to winter of horror
This week's deaths are the latest in Feilding's winter of horror, but a local leader says the tragedies will only make the community stronger.