A new interactive map has been created to show how close you live to the former home of some of the UK’s most infamous serial killers from history.
If you’re actually interested in finding out, that is.
Just as the genre of true crime continues to peak interest, gather legions of fans and skyrocket in popularity thanks to numerous Netflix shows and TV documentaries, mortgage comparison website onlinemortgagaeadvisor.co.uk has decided to formulate a map that identifies the homes of former serial killers and calculates how far away you live from them.
The map features the homes of some of the country’s most notorious killers, including Fred and Rose West, Dennis Nilsen, and Peter Sutcliffe.
And most-notably for Mancunians, it also features the home of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
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The map’s creators also crunched the numbers to work out that, on average, you’re probably within 113 miles of the former home of a British serial killer.
As well as the interactive map, there’s also the option to take a Google Street View tour of the areas, although most houses belonging to serial killers have since been torn down – such as 25 Cromwell Street, where the Wests carried out their horrendous crimes.
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Pete Mugleston – Managing Director at onlinemortgagaeadvisor.co.uk – said: “Recently, the UK has become obsessed with the lives of serial killers.
“This dark side of UK history is so interesting for many reasons, and it’s obvious to see it has many people hooked out of curiosity [so] being able to virtually walk the routes that some of our most dangerous serial killers took on a daily basis, thanks to our interactive map, is another way to remind us that serial killers were just outwardly normal seeming people living in most unremarkable houses in ordinary areas.
“That, I suppose, is the most unnerving thing about people like this”.
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You’re not wrong, Pete.
If you do fancy finding out for yourself how far you live from the home of an infamous British serial killer, you can check out the interactive map here.
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I’m A Celebrity line-up announced for brand new all-star series in South Africa
Daisy Jackson
The all-star line-up for I’m A Celebrity… South Africa has been announced, with some massive Manchester celebs taking part.
The brand new show is due to air in April and will see some of the series’ most memorable campmates heading to a new setting in South Africa.
Names involved include Bolton-born boxing legend Amir Khan, Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan, and Happy Mondays legend Shaun Ryder.
And that’s just part of the first wave of celebrity contestants – more famous faces will take part in I’m A Celebrity… South Africa, entering the camp as the series goes on.
The new series will ‘push them to their limits and test them like never before’, ITV has said, promising bigger and tougher challenges and an even harsher environment.
Also taking part from the launch episode will be Diversity star Jordan Banjo, TV presenter Carol Vorderman, Olympian Fatima Whitbread, former royal butler Paul Burrell, ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell, and supermodel Janice Dickinson.
ITV said: “Whilst nodding back to the Australian jungle, I’m A Celebrity…South Africa is a uniquely different series so viewers can look forward to lots of unexpected twists and turns.”
The trailer also shows the celebs taking part in pre-recorded challenges, taking on everything from nasty food to terrifying heights.
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa will air on ITV1 and ITVX from April 2023.
Featured image: ITV
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Commentator Arlo White shows off what the Old Trafford gantry walk looks like
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be up in the gantry in a football stadium, say, Old Trafford? Well, we certainly have.
You see the odd shot of the commentators sat there on the telly from time to time but it never really gives much away either and, at some venues, it’s quite a ways up there. There’s a little bit of allure behind these mysterious parts of footy grounds that most fans will never get to see.
After hours of mindless scrolling on the social media app, we stumbled across the well-known sports commentator‘s channel where he’s been showing off what it’s like to go in the gantry and one of them is his long walk to crow’s nest up at the Theatre of Dreams.
As it turns out, Arlo’s been doing these videos for a couple of years now, revealing how the gantry looks not only at Old Trafford but other big Premier League grounds too, such as down the road at the Etihad, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Tottenham Hotspurs’ sparkly new ground and many more.
Another reason we found ourselves stuck on his TikTok for so long was also because of the other behind-the-scenes details he reveals too, even shedding light on how he prepares for games: note-taking, data sheets, how keeps himself warm up there during those cold nights on comms and so on.
Emily Sergeant -
11th October 2021 
