Day: August 3, 2024
Southport suspect starred in Doctor Who-themed Children In Need advert
August 3, 2024Footage online shows the then 11-year-old Axel Rudakubana emerging from the Tardis dressed as David Tennant’s version of the timelord to ask the nation to help raise money for good causes. In the footage he encourages other children to raise money by dressing “as every Doctor Who ever”. He is reported to have been signed […]
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Controversial Algerian boxer’s father says attacks on daughter are ‘immoral’
August 3, 2024The father of the Algerian boxer at the centre of the olympics gender eligibility storm has said criticism of her is “immoral” and “not fair”. Imane Khelif hit the headlines when her Italian opponent Angela Carini quit less then a minute into their bout saying she feared for her safety. The 25-year-old Algerian was not allowed […]
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America increases its military presence in the Middle East amid threat of wider war
August 3, 2024The US will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and keep an aircraft carrier in the region as it beefs up its presence in the area amid fears Israel could face attacks from Iran and its allies. The Pentagon announced the move as Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered additional ballistic missile defense-capable […]
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Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick crticises Nigel Farage over controversial Southport stabbing remarks
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Police officers hurt in violent clashes with far-right as unrest sweeps country
August 3, 2024Mobs of far-right yobs have clashed with police for a fourth day as unrest continues to spread throughout the country in the wake of the Southport knife attack. In Liverpool, several officers were hurt during ‘serious disorder’ which saw them pelted with a volley of bricks, as well as bottles flares and in some cases […]
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Detective who can never forget a face reveals who he wants to find next
August 3, 2024One of UK’s top ‘super-recognisers’ who has helped identify 20,000 people has revealed who he wants to find next. Mike Neville, an ex-detective at the Metropolitan Police, is part of 1% of the country’s population who are never able to forget a face. His skills have helped identify people in nearly 20,000 cases, including the […]
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