Day: August 2, 2024

UK motorist jailed for 10 years for killing pedestrian in high-speed crash

A motorist has been jailed for 10 years after killing a pedestrian and seriously injuring his passenger after driving at up to 92mph (148km/h) on a north London road. Ali Xhaferri, 43, lost control of his BMW on the A406 North Circular Road at Stonebridge on 11 March 2022 and struck Ahmed Moneer, 37, a […]

Man sucker punches busker after disrupting his show in Covent Garden

Woman, 23, dies from head injuries after being found on road in south west London

Brooke DaviesPublished Aug 2, 2024, 11:55am|Updated Aug 2, 2024, 1:14pm A 23-year-old woman had died after being found in the middle of a road with a head injury. Emergency services found her on Silverthorne Road in Battersea around 2.30am yesterday. She died in hospital with detectives trying to figure out the circumstances surrounding her death. […]

Prison officer filmed having sex with inmate has ‘found God’

Brooke DaviesPublished Aug 2, 2024, 10:01am|Updated Aug 2, 2024, 11:13am A former prison officer at HMP Wandsworth who was filmed having sex with an inmate in a cell ‘has now found faith in God’. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, faces a jail sentence after being caught having sex with inmate Linton Weirich in June as her radio crackles […]

British nurse says ‘dire need’ for aid in Gaza after treating amputated children

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Plan for permanent memorial for those affected by funeral director scandal

Plans have been announced for a permanent memorial for those affected by the ongoing investigation into human remains found at a Hull funeral directors. Scores of families have been given devastating news since police began a huge investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors following the recovery of 35 bodies and suspected human ashes at the […]

Heavy downpours batter the UK as temperatures soar to 30C

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Buildings to light up pink in tribute to Southport victims

Buildings across the North West will light up pink this weekend in memory of those killed in the Southport attack, as fundraisers for those affected have raised tens of thousands of pounds. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were killed when a knifeman attacked them during a Taylor Swift-themed […]

Evan Gershkovich embraces his family as he lands at US airbase

US journalist Evan Gershkovich embraced his family as well as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hours after being released from prison in Russia. The Wall Street Journal reporter was freed as part of the US and Russia’s biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. The reporter was held by his mother Ella Milman as he arrived […]

Sunderland far-right rioters fling horse poo at police as shoppers hide in Aldi

Southport Mosque was attacked by far-right rioters following the murders of three girls in town at a Taylor Swift dance class on Monday. Sunderland is the first town to see disorder this evening, with far-right protesters clashing with mounted police and attacking a police car, smashing one of its windows. Some even flung horse poo […]