Day: December 16, 2024
‘Brilliant’ mum, 46, shot dead at wake ‘could have been in wrong place at wrong time’
December 16, 2024Detectives are investigating whether a mother gunned down in a fatal drive-by shooting was in ‘the wrong place at the wrong time’. It is understood that police believe that Michelle Sadio, 46, may not have been the intended target of the attack, which came as people left a wake in North London. Neighbours described how […]
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Identifying Chinese spy with alleged links to Prince Andrew ‘matter for courts’
December 16, 2024Naming an alleged Chinese spy who has been linked to Prince Andrew is a “matter for the courts”, a government minster has said. Jim McMahon told Sky News that while he does not know the alleged agent’s identity, he assumes his more senior cabinet colleagues would be aware “depending on their security clearance”. Politics Live: […]
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M25 closed in both directions after serious crash involving two cars
December 16, 2024The M25 was closed in both directions after a serious crash on the busy motorway in Essex. Two cars smashed on the anticlockwise carriageway between J28 and J27, causing all lanes to close. The anticlockwise carriageway remains closed. The clockwise carriageway was also shut for the air ambulance to land. It was reopened at about […]
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The sad tale of Jacco Macacco, the monkey forced to fight to his death
December 16, 2024During the Victorian era, England transformed from a rural, agricultural country to an urban, industrialised nation. Charles Darwin discovered the concept of evolution, Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone, and humble inventions like the cheese grater, the can opener and the potato peeler would go on to become staples in any British home. But, in […]
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