T he mother of a US soldier who is understood to be detained by authorities in North Korea says she wants him to “come home”. The US was on Wednesday scrambling to establish the fate of Travis T King, who was on a civilian tour of the village of Panmunjom between the two Koreas, when […]
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U K house price inflation in May this year was running at about one-seventh of the levels seen last summer, according to official figures. Property values increased by 1.9% annually in May this year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Back in July 2022, annual house price growth was around seven times this figure, […]
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A shop owner beat an employee to death after a customer complained he had his hands down his trousers while talking to a child, a court heard. Abdul Rahman, 59, suffered a ‘savage beating’ before he was left to die in the doorway of an Aldi near Norwood Junction station last year. Agash Jeyanandam, 24, […]
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A top doctor who ‘orchestrated’ and ‘ambitious’ land grab on her three neighbours’ back gardens has been slammed by a judge and left facing a £200,000 court bill. Veena Paes, who specialises in public health research, became embroiled in a legal battle over who owns a large rectangle of land between their homes and her […]
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A teenager accused of stabbing a 16-year-old in the heart with a ‘Ninja-style’ red sword has refused to attend his first court appearance. Metropolitan Police were called to West Ham Park in Newham, east London, to a reported stabbing on the afternoon of July 9. Rahaan Ahmed Amin was found with a knife wound to […]
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A construction worker accused of killing two of his past girlfriends is set to go on trial next year. Carl Cooper, 65, is charged with murdering 41-year-old Naomi Hunte and 48-year-old Fiona Holm. He’d been in relationships with both women at different times. Cooper was first arrested after Ms Hunte was found dead at her […]
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BBC fact-finding inquiry into Huw Edwards affair could take couple of months, Davie says The Lords hearing with Tim Davie is starting. Tina Stowell (Con), the chair, says this session was scheduled some time ago. But she says they will start by talking about recent events. She says the committee does not want to pre-empt […]
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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Vulnerable children should be given free school meals and all pupils leaving education should know how to cook at least 10 dishes, Jamie Oliver has said. The TV […]
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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A woman whose father died from Covid-19 after he caught the illness in hospital has called for urgent changes to infection control policies and the treatment of bereaved […]
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An Aberdeen lawyer who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner with dementia has been jailed for two years. John Sinclair, 69, stole the money from the woman after being made her power of attorney in 2014. The woman, who was in her 90s, was living in a nursing home. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that colleagues at […]
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