Brighton sisters took their own lives, inquest rules
The sisters visited Birmingham just days before their deaths A coroner has ruled that three sisters who drowned off the coast of Brighton took their own lives. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, had been living “very secluded lives” since their mother drowned in 2010, senior coroner Penelope Schofield told the […]
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Dog walker killer given indefinite hospital order
The killer was recommended for deportation A judge has handed a dog walker killer an indefinite hospital order after he stabbed Wayne Broadhurst, 49, to death during a knife rampage in Uxbridge last October. Dawood Safi, a 28-year-old Afghan migrant, admitted the manslaughter of Broadhurst at Southwark Crown Court. Safi stabbed Broadhurst at least 14 […]
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The top 10 ‘best’ cities in the world have been revealed
Five factors determined the ‘best’ and ‘worst’ It’s that time of the year again when the brain boxes at some large, academic institution create a fancy index full of number of buzz-word measures to make the ultimate tier list of planet Earth’s cities. This time it’s the turn of the boffins at Oxford Economics to […]
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Apple Music to open new concert venue in Battersea
Apple Music says the Battersea venue won’t compete with grassroots gigs Apple Music is opening a 600-capacity concert hall in London, underneath its UK headquarters at Battersea Power Station, at a time when the live music scene around it is struggling. The venue, Apple Music Hall, will host one-off shows by major recording artists and […]
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Eight held on suspicion of attempted murder after Bromley stabbing at KFC
Detectives investigate stabbing outside London KFC Eight people are being held by police after a violent confrontation at a KFC in south-east London left four people with stab wounds. The group in custody includes the four people who were injured during the incident, as well as four other boys aged between 14 and 17. All […]
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Multiple people hospitalised after stabbing in London
Four people were taken to hospital Multiple people have been taken to hospital following a quadruple stabbing in South London this afternoon. As per the London Ambulance Service, the incident happened on Bromley High Street after 2pm. All four people injured in the attack have been taken to hospital with an air ambulance attending the […]
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