Day: February 10, 2024

Man admits murder after stabbing teen wife in neck then calling 999 to confess thumbnail

Man admits murder after stabbing teen wife in neck then calling 999 to confess

February 10, 2024

Ben AshtonPublished Feb 10, 2024, 6:34pm|Updated Feb 10, 2024, 6:36pm A man has pleaded guilty to murder after stabbing his 19-year-old wife to death at their home in south London. Sahil Sharma plunged a knife into his wife Mehak Sharma’s neck at a property in Ash Tree Way, Croydon, on October 23 last year. The […]

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Angeball vs Zerbball: An unconvincing flat affair only sparked into life with last-gasp winner

February 10, 2024

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Both Ange Postecoglou and Roberto De Zerbi have brought innovative and entertaining football to their respective clubs at Tottenham and Brighton, but the clash between the two in north London threatened […]

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John Bruton remembered as humbling and unassuming ‘decent man’ at state funeral thumbnail

John Bruton remembered as humbling and unassuming ‘decent man’ at state funeral

February 10, 2024

Former Irish premier John Bruton has been described as a “humbling and unassuming” man at his state funeral attended by senior political figures including President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Ministers, TDs and parliamentary ushers were among those who attended the service at Saints Peter and Paul’s Church in Mr Bruton’s hometown of […]

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Former Irish leaders remember John Bruton as an ‘icon’ who ‘loved his politics’ thumbnail

Former Irish leaders remember John Bruton as an ‘icon’ who ‘loved his politics’

February 10, 2024

Senator Mark Daly walks with former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, as they arrive for the state funeral of former taoiseach John Bruton (Brian Lawless/PA) PA Wire Former Irish premiers have paid tribute to their predecessor John Bruton as a man brimming with ideas and who worked “extremely hard” for his country. Enda Kenny, who served as […]

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More than 60 people arrested in phone theft crackdown on London rail network thumbnail

More than 60 people arrested in phone theft crackdown on London rail network

February 10, 2024

Between December 31 and February 3, Operation Invert led to the arrest of 64 individuals for various crimes, with 35 of those arrests specifically related to robbery. An early prosecution has seen serial phone snatcher Mahamadou Jawara, 22, of Newham, admit four counts of robbery and seven counts of theft. 

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Mum died after being found under coat in A&E as she waited to see doctors about headache thumbnail

Mum died after being found under coat in A&E as she waited to see doctors about headache

February 10, 2024

Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham PA Wire A mother died after being found unresponsive under her coat in a hospital’s A&E while waiting to see a doctor about a headache.   The 39-year-old woman had been observed by three nurses at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham on January 19 but was made to wait, Nottinghamshire Live […]

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Jamiroquai pay tribute after bass player Derrick McIntyre killed in A41 horror car crash

February 10, 2024

A statement from the family read: “Our dad, Derrick McIntyre, was a proud dad, husband, brother, son, uncle, grandfather and friend.

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House prices in this Surrey commuter town are £168,000 lower than popular neighbour thumbnail

House prices in this Surrey commuter town are £168,000 lower than popular neighbour

February 10, 2024

As exciting as London is, it isn’t always the best place to raise a family — especially if you value affordable housing and green spaces. This is why areas like Surrey are so popular with homeowners, as you get that taste of suburbia while the bright lights of the capital remain right on your doorstep.  […]

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Map shows Abdul Ezedi’s last movements as police search river for body thumbnail

Map shows Abdul Ezedi’s last movements as police search river for body

February 10, 2024

Sam CorbishleyPublished Feb 10, 2024, 11:08am|Updated Feb 10, 2024, 3:28pm Specialist police divers have begun searching an area of the River Thames for the body of Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi. It comes after detectives revealed it is now believed he may have gone into the water after being seen on CCTV leaning over […]

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Police search Thames for body of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi thumbnail

Police search Thames for body of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi

February 10, 2024

Police have begun searching an area of the River Thames for the body of the Clapham chemical attack suspect. Abdul Ezedi is believed to be dead after going into the Thames after he was seen on CCTV leaning over the railings of Chelsea Bridge in west London on the night a woman and two girls […]

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