Day: October 17, 2025
Man charged with murder after body of pensioner found in her north London home
October 17, 2025The body of Pepita Sarikecili, also known as Pepita Garcia, was found on January 13, after officers forced their way into her home on Reynardson Road, Tottenham.
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Prince Andrew to give up all his titles and honours, including Duke of York, after string of scandals
October 17, 2025Prince Andrew had long been under pressure over his association with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and his sex trafficker girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. Here is how that friendship led to the prince’s disgrace and downfall 1990s Andrew previously told BBC Newsnight he first met Epstein through “his girlfriend back in 1999”. In March 2011, the prince’s […]
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Convicted murderer admits killing girlfriend in dramatic plea change
October 17, 2025A convicted murderer has admitted killing his pregnant girlfriend by stabbing her 19 times after being released from prison on licence. Alana Odysseos, 32, was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child when she was attacked by “lifer” Shaine March at her home in Walthamstow, east London, early last July 22. March, […]
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Prince Andrew gives up Duke of York title and honours ahead of Giuffre book
October 17, 2025Prince Andrew has stopped using his remaining titles and honours, including the Duke of York, in the wake of the Epstein scandal, he has announced. The latest development in the long-running controversy comes just days before the publication of a memoir by Andrew’s late alleged victim, Virginia Giuffre, to whom he paid millions to settle […]
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How links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein led to Prince Andrew’s downfall
October 17, 2025Prince Andrew has been under pressure for a long time over his association with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and his sex trafficker girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. Here is how that friendship led to the prince’s disgrace and downfall. Andrew previously told BBC Newsnight he first met Epstein through “his girlfriend back in 1999”. In March 2011, […]
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Man charged with murdering woman, 74, and leaving her body for a month
October 17, 2025Brooke Davies Published October 17, 2025 6:21pm Updated October 17, 2025 6:21pm A man has been charged with killing a 74-year-old after she was found a month after her death. Pepita Sakirecili, also known as Pepita Garcia, was found by officers at her property in Tottenham, north London, in January. Dominic Whitton, 41, of Reynardson […]
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Everyone has been talking about the Sumo’s in London this week – so we gave it a go
October 17, 2025‘Wipe me!’ orders a sumo wrestler, as we’re treated to an unobstructed view of his post-s*** bare bum squatting over a hole in the floor. Once it’s been attended to by sumo’s version of an intern, the wrestler’s attention turns to his poo. ‘It’s too big to flush now, so break it apart,’ he declares. […]
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Three major London rail routes suffer long delays that will last through rush hour
October 17, 2025There is major disruption on train lines between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport. Some services have been cancelled, while others are delayed by up to an hour after a person was hit by a train in the Southall area. The Elizabeth Line, Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway are all affected. Emergency workers are at […]
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Neighbours reveal what it’s really like living next to North Korean embassy
October 17, 2025Residents have described North Korean communist diplomats as the ‘perfect neighbours’ – and revealed they play classical music and enjoy a curry. The tenants, who declined to give their names, gave an insight into what it’s like living next to the North Korean embassy in Gunnersbury, west London, after their home was put on the […]
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