Day: February 21, 2023
David Hockney ‘thrilled’ with new immersive exhibition, says arts venue boss
February 21, 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 chief executive of a new London arts venue has said David Hockney is “really thrilled” with his upcoming immersive experience. The experience, David Hockney: Bigger & Closer […]
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Arrogant fraudster convicted of murdering older woman to plunder her wealth
February 21, 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 A “parasitic” fraudster has been found guilty of killing a vulnerable older woman and hiding her body in a graveyard in a plot to plunder her money. Serkan […]
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Met officers shared WhatsApp messages praising rapist, tribunal hears
February 21, 2023A WhatsApp group containing Metropolitan police officers included messages that praised a rapist, made offensive remarks about the Holocaust, abused disabled people and applauded violence against women, a tribunal has heard. The group, which called itself Secret Squirrel Shit and swapped the messages between 2016-18, also saw insults directed at Harvey Price, the son of […]
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Brothers who hid guns in panel of microwave jailed
February 21, 2023Two brothers who tried to smuggle loaded guns hidden in the panel of a microwave have been jailed. Cadien Pink, 41, and Edward Pink, 46, ordered one Taurus and three Glock-type pistols with 59 rounds of ammo from Florida. The guns, with the serial numbers removed, were posted to a business in Newham, east London, […]
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Dad almost paralysed by chicken bhuna that gave him catastrophic food poisoning
February 21, 2023An iffy takeaway curry almost killed a father of two and left him paralysed. David Miller, 43, chowed down on a bhuna from his favourite Indian takeaway in London, before he was hit with catastrophic food poisoning. This then lead to Mr Miller developing an auto-immune disorder which left him unable to use his limbs. […]
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3.5% pay rises recommended for NHS, police, teachers and judges – as union brands it ‘a disgrace’
February 21, 2023Ministers have recommended NHS workers, police officers, teachers and judges are all given a 3.5% pay rise for the next financial year. Government departments have written to the independent pay review bodies of each sector to submit their evidence and say what figure is deemed affordable by them and the Treasury. But a number of […]
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‘Endemic’ sexism in Met police led to undercover deception, inquiry told
February 21, 2023Undercover officers regularly deceived women into sexual relationships because of a culture of “endemic” sexism within the Metropolitan police, a public inquiry has heard. A barrister representing 25 women described how “entrenched” misogyny and a cult of masculinity pervaded the police force, amounting to institutional sexism. On Tuesday, Charlotte Kilroy KC, for the women, told […]
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Man raped girl in field and forced her to take cocaine during 12-hour ordeal
February 21, 2023A 48-year-old man has been handed an extended sentence of 30 years after a 12-hour violent and sexual attack on a teenage girl. Phillip Andrew Williams, of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, abducted the teenager on the night of 2 August 2022. At Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday, Williams was sentenced to a 22 year custodial sentence, […]
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Who is Humza Yousaf: The continuity candidate looking to make history in Scotland
February 21, 2023H umza Yousaf officially launched his campaign to become the next First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP on Monday, vowing to “re-energise the independence campaign in the best interests of our nation”. Mr Yousaf, Scotland’s Health and Social Care Secretary, is one of three candidates to have so far declared their intention […]
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Putin rages against the West and praises troops in major speech on Ukraine war
February 21, 2023V ladimir Putin railed against the West on Tuesday in a long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, accusing Ukraine’s allies of starting the war. Putin claims his war, in which tens of thousands have been killed, is needed to “demilitarise” Ukraine. The West and Nato reject that and accuse Putin of an unprovoked war of expansion. Putin accused […]
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