Day: April 9, 2025
Train fares from London to Europe set for big change
April 9, 2025International train ticket prices through the Channel Tunnel could drop by up to 30 per cent if passenger numbers increase as predicted, a new report suggests. The study, conducted by infrastructure consultancy Steer, forecasts a potential tripling of annual passenger numbers on the high-speed line between London and the tunnel, rising from 11 million to […]
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Man guilty of murdering woman in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival
April 9, 2025A man has been found guilty of murdering a woman in front of her three-year-old daughter during Notting Hill Carnival’s family day. Shakeil Thibou, 20, stabbed Cher Maximen, 32, in the groin as her young daughter was close by on August 25 last year. Moments before, he had carried out an “equally horrifying attack” on […]
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British Transport Police officer accused of choking ‘fare dodger’ 15-year-old girl
April 9, 2025Camden Road Overground station. Google A police officer is accused of “choking” a 15-year-old when she was accused of attempting to dodge a London Overground fare, a court has heard. PC Adrian Young, 47, has been charged with assault by beating over the incident at Camden Road station last September. The British Transport Police officer […]
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Killer who hid husband’s dismembered body in garden jailed for life
April 9, 2025A woman who murdered her husband in a “ferocious attack” and hid his dismembered body in their garden has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Maureen Rickards, 50, stabbed Jeremy Rickards, 65, to death, then spent money on his bank card and concocted lies to try to divert suspicion away […]
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk becomes severe casualty of Trump’s tariff war after losing $44bn in one week
April 9, 2025Elon Musk has become a severe casualty of Donald Trump’s tariff war after losing more than a tenth of his fortune in less than a week. The world’s richest man and president’s senior advisor has seen his net worth plunge below $300 billion (£235 billion). It comes just four months after the Tesla founder and […]
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King puts peace at the heart of his message to Italy’s parliament
April 9, 2025The King has warned peace is “never to be taken for granted” during an historic address to Italy’s parliament as the Queen dressed in celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary. Charles also paid tribute to the close ties between the two nations and said “Italy will always be in my heart” with Camilla sitting a […]
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Young artist killed by Night Tube train entered tunnel after taking cocktail of drugs, inquest told
April 9, 2025A young artist was killed by a Night Tube train after entering a tunnel, having taken a cocktail of recreational drugs and alcohol on a night out in Camden, an inquest heard. Sarah Cunningham, 31, was hit by a northbound Northern line train after jumping down onto the track at Chalk Farm station at around […]
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Man guilty of murdering woman as she attended Notting Hill Carnival with young daughter
April 9, 2025A man has been found guilty of murdering a mother as she attended Notting Hill Carnival with her three-year-old daughter. Cher Maximen, 32, was at the event in west London on 25 August last year when she was stabbed in the groin. Shakeil Thibou, 20, was charged with her murder after she died in hospital […]
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Family’s ‘rage’ after mother fatally stabbed in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival
April 9, 2025The family of a mother who was fatally stabbed as she attended Notting Hill Carnival with her three-year-old daughter has said “the feeling of loss is overwhelming, but so is the feeling of rage”. Cher Maximen, 32, was stabbed at the west London carnival’s “Family Day” on 25 August last year. Shakeil Thibou, 20, has […]
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60s rock icon’s famous London party flat could be yours for £5,500,000
April 9, 2025A home once owned by possibly the world’s biggest rockstar is up for sale in London. The eyewatering £5.5million London flat once belonged to none other than Rolling Stones legend Sir Mick Jagger. The whopping 2,495 sq ft property, which boasts four spacious bedrooms and three bathrooms, is located on the fourth floor of Harley […]
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