Day: May 26, 2023
Grenfell survivors say Prince William is ‘passionate’ about them getting justice
May 26, 2023Grenfell survivors and bereaved families said Prince William was ‘very passionate and adamant’ about them getting justice. The Prince of Wales visited Championship football club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on Friday, to hear how it supported those devastated by the nearby Grenfell Tower going up in flames on June 14, in 2017. William sat in […]
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ITV deeply disappointed with Phillip Schofield over affair ‘deceit’
May 26, 2023A spokesperson for ITV said the broadcaster was “deeply disappointed” by the “admissions of deceit” made by Phillip Schofield after the presenter admitted to an affair with a young This Morning colleague. The veteran TV presenter, 61, said that the affair began while he was still with his wife Stephanie, adding he was “very, very […]
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Nicola Sturgeon: My dream now is to write a novel
May 26, 2023F ormer first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said it is now her dream to write a novel after stepping down from the role in March. Ms Sturgeon appeared at an event with comedian Janey Godley as part of the Aye Write book festival at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on Friday, where she revealed […]
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Phillip Schofield dramatically quits ITV as he admits affair with younger This Morning colleague and lying about it
May 26, 2023P hillip Schofield has announced he is quitting ITV with immediate effect as he admitted having an affair with a “younger male colleague” and then lying about it to his bosses. In a statement to the Daily Mail on Fridy evening, the ex-This Morning presenter, 61, admitted an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with the man […]
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Ex Met-police officer gets ‘hundreds of hate messages’ over Couzens probe
May 26, 2023A former Metropolitan Police officer who has been banned from policing over her handling of two incidents of flashing by Wayne Couzens says she has received hundreds of hate messages. Samantha Lee, 29, did not make “the correct investigative inquiries” over two incidents where the killer exposed himself to female staff members at a McDonalds […]
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Bank holiday travel chaos as 175 British Airways flights cancelled amid ‘technical issue’
May 26, 2023H oliday plans for thousands of families have been ruined after British Airways cancelled at least 175 flights on Thursday and Friday due to the knock-on effects of a technical glitch. Most of the affected flights were on short-haul routes to and from Heathrow Airport on what was expected to be the busiest day for […]
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Killer stalked ex more than 130 miles to London before trying to behead her
May 26, 2023A man travelled more than 130 miles across the country to London to stalk and kill his ex-girlfriend. Dennis Akpomedaye, 29, tried to behead 21-year-old Anna Jedrkowiak, who went by Ania, just after midnight on May 17 last year, a court heard. Ania, who had moved from Newport, in south Wales, to the capital to […]
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Medieval flail among haul of weapons taken off London’s streets
May 26, 2023A medieval flail was one of the terrifying items taken in by a man trying to get weapons off of London’s streets. Ryan Biddiss, 28, runs an amnesty for people to hand over knives and other dangerous equipment. The former youth worker shared photos of some of the weapons he has collected, which bizarrely include […]
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Serco fined £2,250,000 after custody officer kicked to death by prisoner
May 26, 2023Security contractor Serco has been fined £2,250,000 for health and safety failings that led to a prisoner kicking one of its custody officers to death. Humphrey Burke, 29, attacked 54-year-old Lorraine Barwell as she escorted him out of his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court in London in June 2015. Burke, who was due to be sentenced […]
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Serco fined £2.25m after custody officer killed in London court
May 26, 2023Serco has been fined more than £2m for health and safety failures that led to a mentally ill prisoner kicking a custody officer to death. Humphrey Burke, 29, attacked Lorraine Barwell, 54, as she tried to escort him from his cell in Blackfriars crown court in London in June 2015. Burke was due to be […]
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