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Woman says struck-off sex GP tried to choke her
SWNS Thomas Plimmer was struck off after having sex with multiple women at his GP surgery Warning: This article contains text of a sexual nature [more…]
Virus most likely to cause next pandemic ‘could be passed to humans’ from horses, study finds | Science, Climate & Tech News
Bird flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, according to new research, raising fears that the virus could be spreading undetected. It’s another twist [more…]
Government demands ‘immediate, mandatory’ housing plans from councils to build 1.5m homes | Politics News
The government is today demanding “immediate, mandatory” housing targets from councils as part of its plans to build 1.5 million houses by the next general [more…]
Video shows Sara playing the guitar
The 10-year-old’s father and stepmother have been found guilty of her murder. Source link
ICJ asked to broaden definition of genocide over ‘collective punishment’ in Gaza | World News
Ireland is to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to broaden its definition of genocide – claiming Israel has engaged in the “collective punishment” [more…]
Russian ships move from Syria base amid doubts over future
Getty Images Tartous naval facility has been a key projection of Russian naval power in the region Russian naval vessels appear to have temporarily left [more…]
S Korea’s Yoon defends martial law order
Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the [more…]
Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a [more…]
How Luigi Mangione’s legal defence could take shape
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson in New York, is unlikely to be able to mount an effective [more…]
Spellow Library lights up in parade to mark relaunch
Watch: Lantern parade marks Spellow Library reopening A street where rioters set fire to a library has been lit up with lanterns as part of [more…]
Pentagon says mystery drones over US not from Iranian ‘mothership’
Getty Images The Pentagon does not believe the drones come from a ‘foreign entity or adversary’ A spate of mysterious drone sightings in the US [more…]
Videos show police interviewing Sara Sharif’s father, stepmother and uncle
Surrey Police have shared video from interviews with the father, stepmother and uncle of Sara Sharif who died on 8 August 2023. Urfan Sharif and [more…]
Indefinite ban to be introduced
Getty Images The ban on giving puberty blockers to under-18s questioning their gender identify is to be made permanent, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced. [more…]
Champions League: ‘Never seen a Guardiola team this bad’ – Man City under ‘real pressure’
Key to Manchester City’s success under Guardiola has been their consistency. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has rarely made wholesale changes to his [more…]
‘Sara was failed’ and 10,000 civil service jobs to be axed
The conviction of the father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif for her murder leads many of the papers. Police said Urfan Sharif, 43, and [more…]
Bukayo Saka: ‘He is an incredible person’ – Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta lauds forward
Speaking to TNT Sports after Wednesday’s victory, Arsenal boss Arteta praised the role Saka plays for his team. “He looks really mature,” he said. “What [more…]
Rural Kent on the frontline of PM’s housebuilding battle
BBC Local councillor Monique Bonney on the roof of St Nicholas’ Church in Rodmersham, Kent Sir Keir Starmer will later unveil sweeping changes to the [more…]
Hawaii woman found safe month after missing flight
Hannah Kobayashi, a Hawaii woman whose disappearance in Los Angeles launched a widespread search, has been found safe, her family said in a statement. “We [more…]
Angela Rayner forces councils to surrender green belt with immediate new housing targets
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‘I just want somewhere I can call home for my children’
BBC Aaron said pressure of being homeless has had a significant effect on his two children. Aaron Mullan is a single father-of-two and has been [more…]
