Pictured: Woman, 59, found stabbed to death in London home on her birthday as 31-year-old man is charged with murder Dawn Bennett, 58, suffered fatal stab wounds to her chest on June 10 Officers were called to a property in Lewisham Way in Lewisham, south London They found Ms Bennett with serious injuries and rushed … Read more
The Edward Colston statue in Bristol was pulled down by demonstrators on Sunday Edward Colston was born to a wealthy merchant family in Bristol, 1636. After working as an apprentice at a livery company he began to explore the shipping industry and started up his own business. He later joined the Royal African Company and … Read more
Teenager accused of murdering his mother, 50, who died of neck injuries in sleepy Hampshire village is named for the first time Woman in her 50s was found dead in Hambledon, Hampshire, in July 2019 Victim was then named locally as ‘reclusive’ mother-of-two Joanna Thompson The teen awaiting trial charged with murdering his mother can … Read more
The alleged knifeman shot dead by police is a Sudanese national called Badradeen who warned the night before the carnage that he was going to launch an attack. His name was revealed by his close friend Abdal Nasser, 22, who told of his shock at seeing the ‘loner’ standing with a knife after six people, … Read more
A new species of velvet spider has been named after actor and animal rights activist Joaquin Phoenix for his role in the 2019 film ‘Joker.’ The creature was discovered in Iran and given its name due to the male’s abdominal pattern that resembles the famous facial makeup worn by Phoenix in the movie. Named Loureedia … Read more
The last time James Bowen saw his beloved cat Bob was at 11pm last Saturday night in the kitchen of his Surrey home when he gave him dinner as usual. Half an hour later when it was time for bed — the ginger tom usually slept on a blue fleecy blanket on top of his … Read more
Russia to roll out facial recognition system named ‘Orwell’ that will monitor children in 43,000 different schools across the country ‘Orwell’ will begin rolling out to schools across the country The system can to detect and classify people and situations Spokesman for its creators say it will be used to monitor safety in schools Partners … Read more
Street Cat Named Bob, whose exploits were turned into a best-selling book that helped turn his heroin-addict owner James Bowen’s life around, dies aged 14 A famous cat who has starred in books and been portrayed in films has died 14-year-old Bob transformed the fortunes of friend and owner James Bowen Mr Bowen was a … Read more
Pictured: Recently married pilot who died when US Air Force F-15C fighter jet crashed in the North Sea 74 miles off the Yorkshire coast as wife pays tribute to her ‘absolute best friend’ The dead pilot who crashed into North Sea has been named 1st Lt Kenneth Allen Lt Allen’s F15C Eagle crashed at around … Read more
A Bristol music venue named after Edward Colston has removed its signage from the building after the slave trader became a target of the Black Lives Matter protests. Workmen were this morning pictured drilling out the lettering at Colston Hall ahead of a total rebrand this autumn to distance themselves from the ‘divisive’ figure. Bosses … Read more