Day: December 4, 2023

Couple thrown to the ground in violent robbery of £28,000 Rolex watch thumbnail

Couple thrown to the ground in violent robbery of £28,000 Rolex watch

December 4, 2023

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This is the moment a couple were mugged for a £28,000 Rolex as they headed home from an evening out. A woman can be seen crashing to the ground as two men stoop over her husband and […]

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New law to reverse Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion being pushed in Parliament thumbnail

New law to reverse Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion being pushed in Parliament

December 4, 2023

A spokesman for City Hall said: “The Mayor has been clear that the decision to expand the Ulez London-wide was not an easy one, but necessary to tackle toxic air pollution and protect Londoners’ health. “Ministers have given funding to numerous UK cities to introduce clean air zones including in Birmingham and Bristol, and the […]

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Man who murdered missing Co Tyrone woman has appeal dismissed

December 4, 2023

An excavator at a quarry in Co Tyrone during a search for Charlotte Murray (PA) PA Archive An appeal by a man convicted of murdering his missing former fiancee has been dismissed. John Miller, 53, a chef from Redford Park in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, was found guilty by a jury at Dungannon Crown Court in […]

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What is 12ft Ladder?: popular paywall-bypassing site is back online after being taken down thumbnail

What is 12ft Ladder?: popular paywall-bypassing site is back online after being taken down

December 4, 2023

12ft Ladder was allegedly taken offline for violating its web hosting provider’s terms of service (Dominic Lipinski/PA) PA Wire By now, most people have encountered a news paywall. You’ll be browsing social media or your favourite newsletter, tapping a link to a recommended article, only to find it locked behind a subscription. Running a newsroom […]

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Drink and drug-fuelled knifeman slashed girlfriend and her family, court told thumbnail

Drink and drug-fuelled knifeman slashed girlfriend and her family, court told

December 4, 2023

Joshua Jacques, 29, is accused of fatally stabbing girlfriend Samantha Drummonds, 27, her mother Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, her grandmother Dolet Hill, 64, and Ms Hill’s partner, Denton Burke, 58, on April 25 last year.

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Bianca Williams’ Olympic ‘dream’ in jeopardy as she is banned from driving

December 4, 2023

Bianca Williams arriving at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jordan Pettitt/PA) PA Wire British sprinter Bianca Williams has been banned from driving despite telling a court it could stop her from training and jeopardise her “dream” of going to the Olympics next year. Ms Williams, 29, failed on three occasions between April and June […]

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