Day: February 9, 2023
Pensioner, 88, killed after ‘firework stuffed through her letterbox in prank’
February 9, 2023A teenager declared ‘people are going to get terrorised tonight’ as he bought a firework that later killed an elderly pensioner, a court has heard. Josephine Smith, 88, is believed to have been asleep in bed when the Megaburst device was stuffed through her letterbox. A fire erupted in the house when it exploded, and […]
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Suspected drug driver arrested and four children taken to hospital after car crash
February 9, 2023A suspected drug driver has been arrested and four young children taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in hit a police car during a rush-hour chase. A marked police car pursued a Jaguar F-Pace, suspected of having been stolen, along Garrett Lane in Wandsworth at about 9am before the car collided with […]
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Braverman dodges question on timescale for stopping Channel crossings
February 9, 2023T he Home Secretary has refused to put a timescale on when the Government’s plans to stop small boats crossing the Channel will succeed. The Government is set to publish legislation designed to stop migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK in small boats, as one of Rishi Sunak’s top five priorities in the […]
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First picture of granddad crushed to death by pop-up urinal in West End
February 9, 2023A father-of-three crushed to death by a pop-up urinal in the West End has been pictured for the first time. Kevin Holding, 60, from Beckenham in south east London, was killed by the public toilet outside the Palace Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue on January 27. An inquest heard Thursday that the grandfather was crushed as […]
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Travellers warned of delays returning to UK ahead of Border Force staff strike
February 9, 2023T ravellers are being warned of delays returning to the UK next week because of a strike by Border Force staff. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk will take industrial action between February 17 and 20 as part of the long-running dispute […]
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Nadine Dorries says she’ll quit as an MP at the next General Election and says Tory prospects are ‘terminal’
February 9, 2023N adine Dorries has announced she will quit as an MP at the next General Election – adding that the Conservative prospects at that election are ‘terminal’. Ms Dorries, a close ally of Boris Johnson, made the announcement on her Talk TV show with the channel releasing a clip pre-broadcast. She had served in Mr […]
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Knife crime on rise due to ‘teenagers made vulnerable by pandemic’
February 9, 2023For 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 The pandemic making teenagers “more vulnerable” has led to a disproportionate increase in the killing of young people by knives, a charity said. According to a report by […]
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Queen Consort ‘privileged’ to visit domestic violence charity
February 9, 2023The Queen Consort visited a charity supporting domestic abuse survivors in south London, describing the experience as a “privilege and honour.” Battersea’s Storm Family Centre also provides services for the community ranging from education tuition to counselling. Buckingham Palace sources have previously said that Camilla feels “passionately” about the issue of domestic violence. In November […]
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Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan column being investigated by press watchdog
February 9, 2023Jeremy Clarkson’s article in The Sun about the Duchess of Sussex is being investigated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The UK’s newspaper and magazine regulator said it had received more than 25,100 complaints about the piece, in which the presenter said he “hated” the Duchess of Sussex. The regulator said it was taking […]
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South West London hit by nine days of railway line closures over half term
February 9, 2023South Western Railway (SWR) travellers will face disruption for nine days over the February half-term as work continues on a £375 million programme to upgrade old equipment. Passengers won’t be able to travel on direct SWR train services between London and Windsor or Reading for nine days between Saturday, February 11, to Sunday, February 19. […]
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