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Watch dealer who died after robbery ‘should not have been alone’
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Watch dealer who died after robbery ‘should not have been alone’

[ad_1] 247 Kettles Oliver White “will be missed by all in the watch community”, his employers said A shop assistant found dead a day after being robbed at a London jewellers “should never have been alone”, the store owners have said. Oliver White, 27, was put in a chokehold as two men stole stock from...

Sex attacker Malcolm Fairley dubbed ‘The Fox’ dies in prison
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Sex attacker Malcolm Fairley dubbed ‘The Fox’ dies in prison

[ad_1] A serial sex attacker dubbed “The Fox” has died in prison, the Ministry of Justice said. Malcolm Fairley carried out sex attacks in 1984 across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, sparking one of the largest manhunts in British criminal history. He was sentenced to six life terms for his crimes at St Albans Crown Court...

Woman spends nine days in A&E in stroke unit wait
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Woman spends nine days in A&E in stroke unit wait

[ad_1] 2 hours ago Mark Norman,BBC South East Health Correspondent Family photograph Family seen here consoling the woman in A&E said the situation was a “scandal” A stroke patient who waited more than 36 hours on a trolley at a Brighton hospital stayed in A&E for nine days, the BBC has learned. Last week, friends...

Caoimhe Morgan’s killer sentenced to 17 years
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Caoimhe Morgan’s killer sentenced to 17 years

[ad_1] 9 minutes ago Kevin Sharkey,BBC News NI PSNI Caoimhe Morgan’s body was found in her north Belfast home in December 2021 A court has heard how a child was found beside the body of his murdered mother. The details emerged as a man was told he must spend 17 years in prison for the...

Dine-and-dash couple jailed after restaurant fraud
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Dine-and-dash couple jailed after restaurant fraud

[ad_1] 34 minutes ago Meleri Williams,Paul Pigott Bella Ciao The couple ran up a £329 bill at Swansea’s Bella Ciao before leaving without paying A couple who dined and dashed at five restaurants using their children to walk out on bills of more than £1,000 have been jailed. CCTV of Bernard McDonagh, 41, and his...

Michael Matheson given record Holyrood ban over iPad scandal
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Michael Matheson given record Holyrood ban over iPad scandal

[ad_1] Just now Angus Cochrane ,BBC Scotland News Getty Images Michael Matheson was found to have breached Holyrood’s code of conduct MSPs have agreed to hand Michael Matheson a record ban from parliament for breaching Holyrood’s expenses policy. The former Scottish health secretary – sanctioned over an £11,000 data bill charged to his parliamentary iPad...

Roy Keane was ‘absolutely not expecting’ a headbutt, court hears
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Roy Keane was ‘absolutely not expecting’ a headbutt, court hears

[ad_1] PA Media Roy Keane, pictured outside Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, had been at the football match between Arsenal and Manchester United as a pundit Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has told a court he was left “in shock” after being allegedly “headbutted” through doors during a Premier League football match. Scott Law, 43,...

Homeless sent out of Edinburgh to make room for Taylor Swift fans
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Homeless sent out of Edinburgh to make room for Taylor Swift fans

[ad_1] Reuters Competition for hotel rooms is fierce ahead of the Taylor Swift concerts in Edinburgh A number of homeless people have been sent out of Edinburgh to make way for tourists ahead of Taylor Swift performing in the city, BBC News has learned. Shelter Scotland said several homeless people it supports had been sent...

No credible asylum plan, says Public Accounts Committee
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No credible asylum plan, says Public Accounts Committee

[ad_1] 1 hour ago Dominic Casciani,Home and legal correspondent, @BBCDomC BBC A hostel in Rwanda, earmarked for asylum seekers from the UK, has been awaiting arrivals since June 2022 One of the most important cross-party parliamentary committees says the Home Office does not have a credible plan to implement its Rwanda scheme for asylum seekers....