It remains one of the most disturbing crimes to capture the public’s attention in the 1990s.

Tracie Andrews, then a 27-year-old mother of one, brutally stabbed her fiancé, Lee Harvey, 42 times with a Swiss Army-style penknife, ultimately severing an artery in his neck.

The attack was so savage that detectives initially accepted Andrews’ account that the couple had been targeted by two men in a road-rage incident.

But her version of events began to collapse during a now-infamous press conference. Sitting beside Lee’s grieving mother, Maureen, Andrews appealed for the alleged attackers to come forward—yet the inconsistencies in her story soon became apparent.

Channel 5 is revisiting the case in the true-crime drama Under Suspicion: Tracie Andrews – Lover, Liar, Killer, which airs ahead of the 30th anniversary of Lee’s murder in December.

The hour-long docudrama features actress Emma Rigby portraying the woman whose false road-rage claim became one of Britain’s most notorious murder deceptions.

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Emma, 37, described becoming “all consumed” by the role. She said the intensity of playing Andrews left her struggling to sleep—and at times genuinely frightened.

Lee was only 25 when he was killed, and he, like Andrews, had a young daughter named Danielle. The couple had been driving home from the Marlbrook pub in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, to Alvechurch when Andrews attacked him after he pulled over on a quiet country road.

Their turbulent relationship was reportedly shaped by jealousy, possessiveness and violent confrontations. Andrews had previously attacked Lee with a bottle.

Emma said: “I couldn’t sleep properly. I wasn’t sleeping while we were filming because I was completely consumed by her. She was such a complicated character that I don’t think I ever fully switched off. I was constantly reading about her, watching footage, listening to her voice and trying to enter that mindset. Most of us are empathetic, but she doesn’t seem to possess that quality.

“It was important to convey that emotional distance—the coldness and the absence of feeling. When you play a character, you can often find some connection or affection for them, but I found none with her. There was no attempt to redeem herself, and she has never shown that to this day.”

Emma also admitted she felt deeply uneasy before filming the scenes depicting Lee’s murder.

She said: “While we were filming, I was genuinely scared. I kept thinking about what Lee must have endured that night. During the scene in which Tracie attacks him, I remember shaking. There was so much adrenaline, and I couldn’t stop thinking about Lee—about how completely alone he must have felt.

“The fact that he was left dying while she did nothing underlines the horrific brutality and complete callousness of the crime.”

Emma, who joined the teen soap Hollyoaks at 15 before appearing in the BBC series Prisoners’ Wives, said she felt a particular duty to portray Andrews accurately for Lee’s devastated relatives.

She added: “It was the first time I had played someone who was a real person, and that brought an enormous responsibility. You are portraying someone who took Lee Harvey’s life and shattered his family. I wanted to ensure the audience understood who she really was.

‘I don’t want people to like her or feel sorry her, or sympathise her, we were showing a journey that was all her own actions and consequence of what she decided to do.

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‘I was really horrified personally, and the level of disconnect and lack of remorse, the idea that she was completely narcissistic and incredibly manipulative. She’s quite terrifying, and I imagine for Lee that he was scared of her.

‘He probably was, of what she might do, because we see the lengths that she goes to. Maureen said in her interview that Lee had threatened to leave her, and that she’s said if I can’t have you no-one else can either.’

One of the things that Emma knew she had to get right was the now infamous police press conference. Tracie appeared in front of the press with a black eye to appeal for Lee’s ‘killer’ and the man that was with him, to come forward. As she described the killer as being a ‘fat man with staring eyes’ she pulled a face that was captured by photographers.

‘We did quite a few takes but we got it,’ she says. ‘I remember our director being slightly terrified when I first did it! But it was so important. The staring eyes image, the face that she pulled during that press conference, that was the real moment where the facade of her as a victim dropped and you saw this unhinged part of her personality with that photo.

‘The holes in her story which the press pointed out during the press conference, it really was this pivotal moment in the investigation where she transformed from victim to suspect.’

Writer and director Grant Armour used accounts from Lee’s mum Maureen from her book Pure Evil, and spoke to Senior Investigating officer Ian Johnston to piece together everything that happened after Tracie called the police with her version of the events. As well as reading the news coverage and watching the police press conference.

He also tried to track down Tracie and reached out to her daughter Karla who was initially going to meet with him before changing her mind.

He said: ‘We attempted to contact Tracie but it was very difficult to find her. We did actually make contact with her daughter, we were speaking with her and we were going to meet her but then she changed her mind and said didn’t want to take part.

‘Unfortunately we were not able to speak to Lee’s mum Maureen. She’s in her 80s now but we have spoken to Michelle, Lee’s sister. I had a really invaluable call with the SIO Ian Johnston, who led the investigation, and he was able to divulge things that happened behind closed doors, different moments that we had no idea about.

‘He was very helpful especially when it came to the interview under caution because we didn’t have a transcript of that. It was based on his memories and the evidence, essentially it was a no comment interview but there was also this moment where Tracie almost confessed during the interview, we tried to bring that moment to life.’

Tracie was charged with Lee’s murder on the 19th December 1996, just 16 days after that police press conference.

She was found guilty of murder during her month-long trial in July 1997 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 14 years.

Fourteen years after her sentencing, she was released from Askham Grange Prison near York in 2011. Tracie had served the minimum term of her sentence.

She adopted the name Tia Carter and then Jenna Stephens, had surgery to alter her jawline and moved to a southern coastal town.

In 2017, she married bouncer Phil Goldsworthy, who she had met in the bar where she worked, and took the name Jenna Stephens Goldsworthy.

The hour-long special ends with Tracie telling police officers that she was more famous than Princess Diana following the public interest around Lee’s brutal murder and her deception.

Grant said: ‘It was in Maureen’s book, that she’d told police officers that she was more famous than Princess Diana! When I heard that line, I wanted it to be the final line of the film, and I’m not giving anything away, but it feeds into her delusions and idea of fame.’

Under Suspicion: Tracie Andrews – Lover, Liar, Killer, airs on Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 5.

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Kim Kardashian kicked off the week in Paris, where she enjoyed a romantic escape with her boyfriend, Lewis Hamilton.

But by Saturday morning, the reality star had traveled thousands of miles, flying to China to stand beside her mother, Kris Jenner.

Kris, 70, is currently visiting the country after going viral across Asian social media. Her image has been incorporated into a popular trend associated with wishes for luck and prosperity.

Kim, 45, made her own fashion statement for the occasion, arriving in a figure-hugging black mini dress with an elevated Mandarin-inspired collar.

The design echoed a traditional Chinese qipao, emphasizing her hourglass silhouette and sharply defined waist.

She completed the outfit with strappy heels and wore her hair swept into a sleek topknot.

It has been an especially busy week for Kim, who was also in Paris to see a performance by Celine Dion.

On Friday, the TV personality shared a carousel of photos and videos documenting her time in the City of Lights with the Formula One driver.

The couple took a peaceful boat ride after dark and were photographed sharing a kiss beneath the sparkling Eiffel Tower.

The romantic update arrived soon after Kim appeared to reveal the nickname she uses for Hamilton.

She made the apparent reference during a Target shopping trip with her sister Khloe Kardashian in an Instagram video posted to her main account on Tuesday.

The sisters were filmed strolling through the aisles as they searched for a particular product.

Holding a small microphone, Kim first remarked, “I don’t think they do,” before quickly correcting herself. “Oh, they do!”

Pointing to a bottle of Almave, the SKIMS founder then asked, “Do you know who makes that?”

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Khloe guessed, “Bridgerton?” Kim responded with a smile and an affirmative, “Yes.”

Almave is a non-alcoholic blue agave spirit co-founded by Hamilton and introduced in 2023.

The sisters laughed over the exchange before Kim reached for one of the bottles from the shelf.

Later in the clip, she was seen combining the Almave with Update, her caffeine-free functional beverage.

‘Wait, wow!’ she said after pairing the two drinks together.

Kim and Lewis have known each other for years before recently sparking up a romance.

Back in late January, the stars were seen checking into an upscale hotel in the Cotswolds.

Back in June, the star supported the professional racer as he competed during the F1 Monaco Grand Prix.

The couple have also featured each other on their social media pages in recent months amid their romance.

And in July, Lewis made a rare comment about his relationship with The Kardashians star.

While at the Silverstone Circuit racing venue in England, a fan said: ‘You’ve been a happier man recently, why’s that? Could that be a girlfriend?’

He replied: ‘Yeah, that’s a good one!’ before later adding: ‘Of course, of course, it’s Kim.’

Lewis has also met the star’s four children whom she shares with ex-husband Kanye West: North, 13, Saint, 10, Chicago, eight, and Psalm, seven.

Andy Burnham is heading into a turbulent Labour conference, with Cabinet ministers divided over immigration and figures on the Left accusing the Prime Minister of cutting them out.

The Prime Minister is in Liverpool for his first party gathering since removing Keir Starmer, but growing signs of internal conflict suggest his leadership may face the same bitter factional battles.

The latest tensions erupted after Angela Rayner renewed her attack on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s “un-British” proposals to make it more difficult for migrants to secure permanent residency in the UK.

Ms Rayner insisted this morning that there were “no splits”, while noting that Mr Burnham had called for ministers to “do politics differently” by speaking openly. “We’re not having an argument about immigration, we’re having a conversation – a national conversation,” she told Sky News.

However, MPs described the Housing Secretary’s intervention as a political “drive-by shooting”.

At the same time, left-wing critics have begun publicly challenging Mr Burnham’s leadership. Clive Lewis, once a prominent supporter who suggested he might resign to allow the former Manchester mayor to return to the Commons, said the Prime Minister had “left his allies behind” after entering No 10 and had behaved “terribly”.

Veteran campaigner Neal Lawson, previously tipped as a potential adviser to Mr Burnham in No 10, accused the Prime Minister of abandoning proposals for wealth taxes and rent controls while scaling back plans for wider nationalisation.

The Labour infighting comes as the Government faces an increasingly difficult economic outlook, with the crisis in the Middle East putting further strain on the public finances.

Chancellor John Healey acknowledged in an interview today that he may have to intervene over fuel duty, which is due to increase as motorists already contend with sharply higher prices at the pumps.

Markets have also been unsettled by the UK’s borrowing levels, leaving the Chancellor potentially needing to raise billions more through additional taxes or spending reductions. The latter option is expected to face strong opposition from Labour MPs.

With his first Budget scheduled for October 28, Mr Healey also signalled that he understood concerns over wealthy people leaving Britain. He said he wanted them to remain in the country to help create jobs and generate wealth.

Other developments at the Labour conference today include:

Ms Rayner opened the latest confrontation yesterday, arguing that the proposed visa restrictions would effectively “change the goalposts” for migrants already living in Britain, particularly those employed in the social care sector.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy subsequently backed the Home Secretary during an appearance on Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday. She said Ms Mahmood was “taking great care… and she has the support of the Cabinet in doing so”.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said: “If Andy Burnham’s Cabinet are already at war with each other over small changes to the immigration system, how can they ever be trusted to stop the boats?”

Speaking to The Guardian before the conference, Mr Burnham said he was confident he could pursue a radical programme of reform while keeping control of the public finances.

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He suggested the public would have ‘more respect for us if we go and grab something difficult … and say, ‘right, we’re going to do something here’, rather than constantly playing the political game before fixing the problems’.

He added: ‘It’s challenging, definitely, but there are still things that you can do. Always in politics, there are things that you can do. The question is sometimes, are you prepared to do them? Yeah, I am prepared to do them.’

In what could be the latest step to help households with the cost-of-living crisis, Mr Healey told the Sunday Times he was mulling over whether a planned fuel duty rise should go ahead.

‘I’m conscious of these pressures and I will take them into account when I make my Budget decisions,’ he said.

The Chancellor also gave a veiled hint that capital gains tax could rise at the Budget, saying it was currently the lowest of ‘any European G7 nation’. Cabinet colleagues Louise Haigh and Wes Streeting have backed such a move, but economists have warned it could backfire by driving out wealth creation.

Speaking on the Labour Left Podcast, Mr Lewis was asked whether Labour was on track for a ‘reset’.

The Norwich South MP replied: ‘I would say where we are at the moment: no.’

Mr Lewis said Mr Burnham’s admininstration was an ‘improvement’ but not ‘a government of all wings of the party’. 

‘The Left were firmly kept outside of it,’ he said.

He suggested Mr Burnham had been swept to the door of No10 by the Left, but then done a deal to take power without them. 

‘We’re kind of at the door banging: ‘Andy, are you coming back out?’ he said.

‘Is that a terrible thing? Yes, it is. He’s ghosted us. But at the end of the day, mission achieved. Starmer has gone.’

He added: ‘I might be crying into my soup in a couple of years’ time, bemoaning the fact of what we did, but at the moment there are options on the table for us.’

Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Lawson said: ‘Of course, it’s only been two months, but there are grounds for concern. Ideas talked up on the summer’s march south, such as wealth taxes, rent control and the end of the MP whipping system, have been jettisoned. 

‘Suddenly, instead of the public ownership of water, it looks like he might settle for another failed version of regulated public control we already have.

‘And the opportunity has already been missed for Burnham to put his personal stamp on perhaps the biggest circuit breaker of all, the shift to proportional representation. 

‘When it was debated in parliament earlier this month, he let the moment pass.’

Labour descended into an increasingly bitter internal battle over immigration and the economy on Saturday night, casting a shadow over Andy Burnham’s first party conference as Prime Minister.

Cabinet ministers clashed over proposed restrictions on migrant visas, while a senior Labour figure accused the leadership of placing union demands above the need to deliver economic growth.

The highly public disputes risk derailing Mr Burnham’s hopes of staging a triumphant conference, which begins in Liverpool on Sunday.

Those ambitions suffered a setback after Angela Rayner repeated her criticism of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s proposals to make it more difficult for migrants to secure permanent residence in the UK. Ms Rayner had previously described the plans as ‘un-British’.

One Labour MP branded the former deputy prime minister’s renewed intervention a ‘drive-by shooting’, while a senior party official told The Mail on Sunday: ‘It’s quite mad she’s chosen this moment to attack.’

The dispute intensified on Saturday when fellow Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy publicly rebuked Ms Rayner and voiced her support for Ms Mahmood’s approach.

Another Labour MP suggested that Mr Burnham should ‘remind [Rayner] of the benefits of keeping her mouth closed’.

A separate confrontation emerged when former business secretary Peter Kyle accused the Prime Minister of failing to move quickly enough to revive economic growth.

Mr Kyle said Mr Burnham needed to act with ‘more urgency’ and consider postponing proposed workers’ rights reforms backed by Labour’s trade union supporters, warning that the measures could burden businesses with additional red tape.

The former business secretary, a close ally of Sir Keir Starmer, likened Britain’s struggling economy to a car travelling ‘on a motorway driving in the right direction but only at 30mph’. He added: ‘Why wouldn’t we put our foot down and get there quicker?’

The bitter divisions within Labour come as:

Housing Secretary Ms Rayner opened the latest front in Labour’s internal conflict by arguing that the proposed visa restrictions would effectively ‘change the goalposts’ for migrants already living in Britain, particularly people employed in social care.

A senior Labour official claimed Ms Rayner’s intervention was intended to rebuild her support among the party’s grassroots, after her influence appeared to wane following Louise Haigh’s emergence as de facto deputy prime minister in July.

The well-placed insider said: ‘She’s unhappy that she doesn’t have as much support as she did in her last stint – obviously because she isn’t DPM and that hasn’t sunk in. Her nose is out of joint with all the influence Lou has.’

Culture Secretary Ms Nandy backed the Home Secretary during an appearance on Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday. She said Ms Mahmood was ‘taking great care… and she has the support of the Cabinet in doing so’.

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As Labour’s internal tensions intensified, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said: ‘If Andy Burnham’s Cabinet are already at war with each other over small changes to the immigration system, how can they ever be trusted to stop the boats?’

Meanwhile, Labour peer Lord Glasman, who founded the party’s Blue Labour movement, called on the party to end its public infighting.

He said: ‘I would expect all ministers to act within the framework of collective responsibility. It is clear that Shabana Mahmood’s approach is the right one.

‘People are rightfully concerned about illegal migration as well as the scale of legal migration. This government’s fate lies in whether it has the courage to confront that.’

But privately some party insiders expressed doubt that Mr Burnham has the resolve to back Ms Mahmood’s reforms. One said: ‘I’m afraid the Prime Minister strikes me as utterly confused.’

Further exposing divisions in the party, Ms Rayner received public support from Folkestone MP Tony Vaughan. He said she was ‘right’ to object to the changes, which would see new arrivals to the UK have to wait ten, or even 15, years to be granted indefinite leave to remain, up from the current five.

He said: ‘Why should workers on health and social care visas who have come here to look after our loved ones have to wait 15 years for settlement? It is economically and morally wrong and will damage our health and social care system.’

Mr Kyle’s critical comments on Mr Burnham’s economic agenda marked his first public intervention since leaving government.

He said that while Labour had ‘inherited a growth emergency’ from the Tories, he believes ‘that emergency persists’ two years on.

Mr Kyle said the Government must be willing to take decisions that involve ‘short-term’ pain in return for longer-term economic gain – including delaying the planned expansion of workers’ rights championed by Ms Rayner.

He argued: ‘We might need to look and have honest conversations with unions about how we sequence some of the rights… to make sure that we get growth into the economy in the shorter term.’

One of Labour’s big plans for an economic boost hit a major setback on Saturday night as it was announced that Heathrow’s third runway is likely to be delayed until 2039, four years later than first planned.

Mr Burnham hoped to get his first conference as Labour leader back on track on Saturday night, with a new pledge to help people on to the property ladder.

The Prime Minister said October’s Budget will introduce a new equity loan scheme for first-time buyers, which mean they will require just a 2.5 per cent deposit.

The plan, akin to the Tories’ Help to Buy scheme, will provide a 20 per cent equity loan on new-build homes, with an initial interest-free period. The funding, Labour say, will come from ‘reprioritising existing government budgets’.

On an average first-time home costing £230,000, a buyer could put down a deposit of £5,750 and access a loan of up to £46,000.

Dominic Purcell has unveiled a pair of bold new tattoos inspired by his Australian roots.

The English-born Prison Break actor, who was raised in Sydney, shared an Instagram photo of himself posing shirtless inside a local tattoo parlour as he showed off his latest ink.

Smiling for the camera, Dominic proudly displayed the two Down Under-themed designs, both placed prominently across his chest.

A tattoo of the Southern Cross appears on the right side of his chest, while the left features a striking image of the Australian sun.

He thanked his tattoo artist in the caption, writing: ‘Thanks to my good mate @jamiegenetattoos for the tats and slapping on one of Australia’s most iconic symbols, The Southern Cross, and of course the Aussie Sun.’

Dominic’s wife, Tish Cyrus, was quick to praise the new body art, responding in the comments with a series of fire emojis.

The new chest tattoos follow another major piece Dominic recently added to his collection: a large design on his back containing a subtle tribute to the Sydney suburb where he was raised.

Last month, the actor gave fans a look at the tattoo, which features the word ‘RIFF’ in huge lettering across his back.

The 56-year-old explained in the comments that the design was a nod to Penrith, his former home.

‘Them that know. Penrith. The RIFF. NSW AUSTRALIA. 70’s – 80’s. Always proud of what made me,’ Dominic wrote.

Dominic, who is Miley Cyrus’s stepfather, also surprised fans with a rugged new appearance last year.

The actor rose to fame as the bald action hero Lincoln Burrows in Fox’s hit drama Prison Break, but later shared a selfie revealing a dramatic change in style.

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Previously recognised for his shaved head, five o’clock shadow and chiselled physique, Dominic embraced a silver-fox look with a thick white beard and a more relaxed frame.

The transformation marked a sharp departure from the tough, clean-cut appearance viewers associated with his Prison Break character.

Born in England in 1970, Dominic moved to Australia with his family when he was two years old.

He married his fiancée, Tish, in 2023, giving her superstar daughter Miley an especially close connection to Australia.

The 33-year-old American singer gained four Australian step-siblings after her mother married Dominic.

The English-born actor began dating Tish in July 2022, three months after she divorced Billy Ray Cyrus.

Tish revealed her and Dominic’s engagement news in April 2023 by sharing a pair of loved-up pictures that showed off her diamond sparkler.

Dominic shares four children—son Joe, 25, daughter Audrey, 24, and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus, both 22—with his ex-wife Rebecca Williamson, whom he split from in 2008.

He and Tish wed in an intimate ceremony in Malibu, California, just four months after announcing their engagement.

Tish and her ex-husband Billy Ray tied the knot in 1993 and called it quits twice before finally going through with their divorce in 2022.

The former couple share five children: Miley, Trace, Brandi, Braison and Noah.