Day: October 14, 2024
‘Heartbroken’ Schofield pays tribute to his ‘magnificent’ mother Pat, as he announces her death
October 14, 2024Phillip Schofield has said he is “heartbroken” by the death of his “magnificent” mother, Pat. In an Instagram post, along side pictures of himself and his mum, the former This Morning presenter said: “I love you mum, forever”, after what he called a “heartbreaking weekend”. He wrote: “Over three days, we held her, loved her, […]
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‘Worrying weaknesses’ at 19th century fortress jail holding Gary Glitter
October 14, 2024A prison holding Gary Glitter and hundreds of other sex offenders is failing to challenge their criminal behaviour, a watchdog warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said there were “worrying weaknesses” at HMP The Verne, which was not running any offender behaviour programmes. A “seriously understaffed and stretched” team of staff also meant high-risk […]
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Alex Salmond’s cause of death confirmed as heart attack, says Alba
October 14, 2024A post-mortem examination has confirmed Alex Salmond’s cause of death as a heart attack, the Alba Party has said. Mr Salmond, who was Scotland’s first minister from 2007 until 2014, died suddenly in North Macedonia on Saturday aged 69. The former first minister had made a speech at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Forum in […]
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Cyclist dies in collision with lorry in Brixton
October 14, 2024A cyclist in his 60s has died after a collision with a lorry in Brixton. A spokesman for Scotland Yard said they were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at around 4.15pm on Monday to “Mervan Road at the junction with Effra Road” after “reports of a collision involving a cyclist and a lorry”. […]
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Charlie Elphicke has legal bill reduced after libel battle with Sunday Times publisher
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British Novichok victim’s family told ‘do not touch her coffin’, inquiry hears
October 14, 2024The family of the “innocent” British woman who died after she was exposed to Novichok were told not to touch her coffin because of the Russian nerve agent, an inquiry has heard. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after she was exposed to the chemical weapon, which was left in a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, […]
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Euston, we have a problem. But HS2 can solve it | Letters
October 14, 2024Nils Pratley is far too pessimistic and negative (Euston is a problem without a good solution, 7 October). The lessons from the HS2 Euston saga are that: 1) as a nation we should decide what we want; 2) we should stick to that plan and get on with it, without incessant changes involving lawyers and […]
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The Tube line ‘haunted by the Girl on the Train’ ghost
October 14, 2024We don’t want to put you off taking the Tube, but according to legend London’s historic network and its stations are home to a whole variety of ghosts. Among them is the mysterious ‘Girl on the Train’, as she’s now known. Several people, both underground employees and passengers, have reported seeing her on Bakerloo Line […]
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Raymi Saldaña Rojas obituary
October 14, 2024Raymi Saldaña Rojas, who has died aged 14, was a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, known for winning young artist awards and playing at prestigious venues and music festivals. He grew up surrounded by music and artists as his parents, Jeanette Rojas (known as Phaxsi Coca) and Carlos Saldaña (Kanti Quena), are musicians themselves, part of the group […]
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How to get tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks 2025
October 14, 2024Josh MiltonPublished Oct 14, 2024, 1:45pm|Updated Oct 14, 2024, 2:12pm While you might mentally still be in March, it won’t be 2024 for much longer. Yes, reader, it’s going to be 2025 in a little over two months. While the drumbeat of time might give you a minor existential crisis, at the very least, it […]
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