Day: June 23, 2023
Man guilty of murdering police custody sergeant in south London
June 23, 2023A man has been found guilty of murdering a police custody sergeant with a gun he had smuggled into a cell. A jury at Northampton crown court convicted Louis De Zoysa, 25, of murdering Sgt Matt Ratana, 54, with a gunshot to the chest at a custody block in Croydon, south London, in September 2020. […]
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The world’s most liveable cities in 2023 revealed – where did London place?
June 23, 2023London has always had a rep for being an expensive city. Pints are more expensive than they are up North, the tube is reliable but costly, and rent is ‘laugh or you’ll cry’ expensive. Still, the Big Smoke makes up for it with all it has to offer, from beautiful parks, endless things to do […]
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Man left with blisters ‘the size of golf balls’ after touching giant hogweed
June 23, 2023A young man fears he may be scarred for life after being stung by giant hogweed in a London park. Daniel, 21, accidentally brushed the plant while playing football in Boston Manor Park, Brentford, with his eight-year-old brother Stanley. He said: ‘I jumped into the bush, got the football out, and stung my ankles. I […]
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Fantasist who followed woman to the UK suffocated her when she rejected him
June 23, 2023A fantasist who murdered his crush after years of obsessing over her has been jailed for life. Muhammad Arslan, 27, forced a face mask into 21-year-old Hina Bashir’s mouth after his ‘unrequited feelings’ for her ‘boiled over’ at his flat in Ilford, east London, last July, a court heard. He then stuffed her body into […]
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Lily Allen has tears in her eyes leaving theatre after play The Pillowman gets lacklustre reviews
June 23, 2023Lily Allen looked emotional as she left the Duke of York theatre in London after her show The Pillowman garnered less than glowing reviews. The pop songstress, 38, is currently starring in the stage show as a gender-swapped Katurian as the black comedy receives its first onstage revival. Created by Martin McDonagh in 2003, it […]
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Rishi Sunak facing wrath of mortgage holders as 9 out of 10 ‘dissatisfied with Government’
June 23, 2023R ishi Sunak faces the wrath of homeowners with nearly nine out of ten with a mortgage saying they are dissatisfied with the Government, a new poll revealed on Friday. The Ipsos survey for The Standard also showed Labour extending its lead over the Tories, to 22 points, compared to 16 points last month, as […]
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Titanic sub latest updates: Families mourn Britons dead on Titan vessel after ‘catastrophic implosion’
June 23, 2023T he families of Londoner Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman, and British billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding have paid tribute after they died in the Titan submersible’s “catastrophic” implosion. The US Coast Guard confirmed the tail cone of the deep-sea vessel was discovered around 1,600 ft from the bow of the Titanic wreckage during a press […]
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British student Suleman Dawood ‘terrified’ of Titanic voyage but ‘wanted to bond on Father’s Day’
June 23, 2023A teenage student told relatives that he was “terrified” to go on the ill-fated Titan submersible and only attempted the 12,500 foot dive to please his billionaire father who was “very passionate” about the Titanic. Suleman Dawood, 19, heir to the great Dawood dynasty, had felt compelled to join the expedition as a Father’s Day […]
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Dr Ranj Singh on speaking about about ‘toxic’ This Morning: ‘It was the right thing to do’
June 23, 2023D r Ranj Singh has said that speaking out about alleged “bullying and discrimination” on This Morning was “the right thing to do”. The medic, who was the ITV flagship show’s resident doctor, explained that his comments about the show’s culture were not about Phillip Schofield “at all” but more about ensuring the wellbeing of […]
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What happens next as five people on Titan sub killed in ‘catastrophic implosion’
June 23, 2023O fficials in the US have said they are “not sure” they can recover the bodies of five people who died on board the Titan submersible in a “catastrophic implosion”. Debris were found on Thursday on the North Atlantic Ocean sea floor around 1,600ft from the bow of the Titanic – and the US Coast […]
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