Day: September 5, 2020

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West Ham stabbing: Two teenagers found stabbed at nearby east London train stations

September 5, 2020

Two teenagers have been taken to hospital after they were found stabbed at two separate east London stations. Police were called shortly before 7pm on Saturday to reports of a stabbing at West Ham tube station. A second teenage boy was found stabbed a “short time later” at Abbey Road DLR station, located around half […]

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New restrictions introduced in Bolton following spike in coronavirus cases

September 5, 2020

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Tighter restrictions have been introduced in Bolton following a spike in coronavirus cases. People in the town have been asked to avoid mixing with other households and to only use public transport for essential purposes. The new measures, which […]

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Twenty protest organisers face £10,000 fines following Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in central London

September 5, 2020

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Twenty protest organisers are facing possible fines of £10,000 following Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in central London, police said. Climate change protesters have reignited their efforts to highlight the dangers of climate change this month after they were largely placed […]

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Police renew appeal for information after sex attack on three-year-old girl on Isle of Wight

September 5, 2020

Detectives investigating a sex attack on a three-year-old girl in a country park have appealed for any photographs or video footage which might help identify a suspect. The incident took place in a wooded area of Fort Victoria Country Park, Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight, shortly after 3pm on August 31. A man in […]

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People smugglers caught hiding family of five in back of van jailed

September 5, 2020

Three people smugglers caught hiding a family of five in the back of a van have been jailed. Leontin Padure, 37, Maria-Mirabela Bulumez, 22, and Marcel-Ionut Frant, 27, were all arrested on February 16 after they were stopped at an Essex port. Border Force officers searched a red Mercedes Sprinter van driven by Padure at […]

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Man who raped schoolgirl every week for five years jailed

September 5, 2020

A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail after admitting to raping a minor two to three times a week for five years.  Adrian Donaldson raped a young girl from the age of 12 to the age of 17 at an address in Tottenham, north London, causing her to fall pregnant with his child […]

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