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Police are appealing to members of the public to help trace a man wanted in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle.

A homeless man suffering from a brain tumour is to be given a temporary home within “days” after his landlord sold the family home.

direct to your inboxNotorious serial rapists Reynhard Sinaga and Joseph McCann have had their minimum jail terms increased from 30 to 40 years.The two predators committed 'some of the worst and most violent' sexual offences in English legal history, The Court of Appeal heard back in October.Prosecutors argued that 'Monster' Sinaga and 'classic psychopath' McCann should never be released from prison.A panel of the country’s top judges has now decided to increase their sentences to reflect the gravity of their crimes.The Crown Prosecution Service had asked Appeal Court judges to consider a whole life term for both men - a sentence usually reserved for the worst murder cases.Though this appeal has been rejected, the two rapists have previously

Two of Britain's worst rapists have had their minimum jail terms increased from 30 to 40 years by the Court of Appeal.

Two notorious rapists from Manchester who carried out some of the 'worst and most violent' sex attacks in the country's history will find out today whether they will spend the rest of their lives in prison.The Attorney General's Office referred the 30-year-old minimum jail-terms handed to Reynhard Sinaga, 37 and Joseph McCann, 35, to the Court of Appeal as 'unduly lenient'.Senior judges will today decide (Wednesday) whether to give the pair whole life terms at a hearing in London.Sinaga, 37 the UK’s most prolific serial rapist, drugged and raped young drunk men who he lured back to his Manchester city centre flat.The Indonesian student was sentenced to life in prison at Manchester Crown Court in January for a total of 159 offences,

A pair of prolific rapists branded "psychopaths" after stalking Britain's streets for victims could find out this month if they'll spend their lives in prison.

hereReynhard Sinaga - Britain's most prolific rapist - stalked the streets of Manchester hunting for victims.Branded a narcissist and a psychopath by police, Sinaga lured dozens of men back to his city centre flat, where he raped them and filmed the attacks on two iPhones.The details emerged during a series of trials at Manchester Crown Court over an 18-month period.Sinaga was found guilty of 159 offences in total - 136 rapes, eight attempted rapes, 13 sexual assaults and two assaults by penetration.He was convicted of raping 44 men and found guilty of sexual assaulting an additional four victims, and sentenced to life in January.Detectives, however, have said they believe the true number could be far higher.A spokeswoman for the judiciary

A teenage girl who saved her family after being raped by serial sex attacker Joseph McCann says she now lives in "constant fear".

"Those managing McCann did not have a clear picture of who they were dealing with."McCann has a long history of serious offending and complied poorly with court orders and in prison. There were signs that he posed an increasing risk to the public."There was evidence of his potential for sexual offending."This information was available, but it was spread across several criminal justice recording systems.