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Amanda Knox comforted with milk and biscuits

Convicted woman receives regular visits from her lawyers and from the prison chaplain, with whom she reads the Bible

Gaps in the prosecution that could be exploited

The motive, the murder weapon and the interrogation scene could all be called into question in an appeal hearing

I'm a Celebrity pair charged over rat meal

Gino D’Acampo and Stuart Manning, who made rat risotto, could face up to three years in jail after animal cruelty charges

Newlywed arrested after wife's body found in garage

Michael Roberts, who gave police the slip as they searched his home, was held 30 miles away after a tip-off

Husband held after wife found strangled

Michael Roberts arrested after the body of wife Vicky was found in the couple's garage, six months after their wedding

Briefing: No photos, please

Police are using anti-terrorism legislation to intervene when members of the public and photographers take shots of innocuous public scenes

Think tank: National service for 7-year-olds

A programme giving us civic duties throughout our lives should start early

CIA given power to search UK bank records

All EU member states required to grant requests for information made by the US under its terrorist finance tracking programme

Amanda Knox family to appeal against verdict

Family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher support judge's decision to jail Knox and boyfriend for up to 26 years

Bronson takes action over 'degrading' jail life

Britain's most notorious prisoner says that he is being treated harshly for collaborating with the makers of a film about him

Verdicts vindicate prosecutor's strategy

Giuliano Mignini saw beyond the obvious solution of a single killer and defied critics by "thinking the unthinkable"

She-devil or all-American girl?

Despite all the lurid trial evidence, what counted in the end was the interpretation of Amanda Knox’s character

How two families coped

In the way they handled their respective tragedies, families of Meredith Kercher and Amanda Knox could not be more different

Timeline of a murder and trial

In the space of just two years Amanda Knox went from grieving housemate to a convicted murderer

US saw legal system as alien

Amanda Knox was a victim of anti-Americanism and an antiquated justice system — or so her supporters believed

Police warn parents against buying toy guns

Children playing with replica firearms given as Christmas presents could find themselves confronted by arrmed officers

Teenage rappers tried to kill girl in way of fame

Kingsley Ogundele tried to drown pregnant teenager who would not have abortion to aid career of Brandon Jolie

Father of Amanda Knox 'very hopeful' of acquittal

Jury expected to return at 11pm to deliver its verdict on American and her former boyfriend accused of killing British student

Man shot dead and robbed of £10,000

Gunman grabbed briefcase full of money and laptop from Khurram Ashraf, 30, as he left money exchange shop in Manchester

More than 1,200 shopping websites shut down

Biggest operation of its kind in Britain targets fraudsters claiming to sell heavily discounted designer goods