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Failed asylum seeker, 40, who raped 15-year-old girl after do-gooder cabin crew delayed his deportation to Africa, cannot modify his plea to not guilty
A failed asylum seeker who assaulted a 15-year-old girl after his deportation was halted by cabin staff has been informed that he cannot change his plea to not guilty. Anicet Mayela, 40, once protested outside a detention center with a sign reading migrants are not criminals, guilty of the December 2018 attack at Oxford Crown Court in April.
Sir Terry Wogan’s son tweets sorrowful tribute to ‘wonderful’ mother and grandma Lady Helen when she dies
Sir Terry Wogan's wife Lady Helen has died, her son Mark announced in a sorrowful Instagram post. He posted a black and white photo of his parents on the social networking platform, captioned 'Lady Helen Wogan - 1936-2024.' Lady Helen was married to the late broadcaster for over 50 years, until his death from cancer in January 2016.
Two enormous pythons found writhing in Devon woodlands prompt warning that others may be out there
Two gigantic pythons have been discovered in a British woodland, and experts worry there are more on the loose. The non-venomous snakes, which can grow to six feet long, are not large enough to kill an adult but may bite youngsters and small pets. On August 30, a ball python, commonly known as a royal python, was discovered in Huntsham Wood, Tiverton, Devon.
Friends of 80-year-old grandfather ‘kicked to death while seconds from home’ say they are ‘sick’ at the tragedy as they honour ‘decent gent’
A friend of an 80-year-old man who died after being allegedly 'kicked in the neck and back by a bunch of children' paid tribute to the 'genuine gent'. Bhim Sen Kohli was walking his dog in Franklin Park in Leicester on Sunday evening when he was seriously assaulted by a 'gang of teenagers. According to post-mortem data, the grandfather died the next day in the hospital from a neck injury.
HP will sue for $4bn against late tech mogul Mike Lynch
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has revealed that it will seek $4 billion in damages from the estate of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch following his death in a yacht crash off the coast of Sicily. HPE had sued Lynch and his former CFO, Sushovan Hussain, for allegedly misrepresenting the worth of his software firm, Autonomy, before its $11 billion acquisition in 2011.
The government sets out more Having an anti-Israel stance
The new-ish government has taken a different stance on Israel and the Middle East crisis than its predecessor, the third time in two months. When David Lammy became foreign secretary in early July, he asked for an evaluation of whether the evidence suggested that Israel's approach to the conflict violated international law. As I understand it, the assessment was comparable to those requested by the previous government and carried out by the same officials.
10,000 Homes on former military bases were never built
A government plan to repurpose idle military land for new dwellings was secretly abandoned two years ago, and no houses were built. The idea was to build up to 10,000 new dwellings, but it was halted when the Ministry of Defence (MoD) removed most of the selected sites from the program. Earlier this year, the MoD identified additional surplus "brownfield" land that might be utilized to build nearly 35,000 new dwellings.
NCA: Cannabis couriers misled by traffickers by assuming UK authorities are lenient
Officials claim the majority of the couriers, who can be paid up to £10,000, are coming from nations where cannabis is lawful for personal use and growing is permitted. Hundreds of cannabis couriers have been captured attempting to carry luggage containing the narcotic through British airports. According to the National Crime Agency, traffickers are duping them into believing that UK authorities are lenient on cannabis and will let them off with a fine.
Three stabs at Notting Hill Carnival leave woman in critical condition
On Sunday night, a Section 60 order was issued, granting cops the authority to demand the removal of face coverings used to disguise a person's identity. Anyone who refuses may be arrested. The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that a woman is in critical condition after being stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival. The 32-year-old lady was one of three persons stabbed on Sunday, along with a 29-year-old guy who is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and a 24-year-old man, on whom police are awaiting an update.
More than 200 firemen combat east London tower block fire
A tower block in east London caught fire during the early hours of Monday, a bank holiday. More than 100 people, including children, were evacuated after it was covered in "non-compliant cladding." More than 200 firemen are responding to a fire in Dagenham, east London, and two people have been transported to the hospital. A "significant search and rescue operation" is underway, and over 100 individuals, including children, have been evacuated.
Para-rowers from Britain can inspire Parisians on and off the water
Great Britain's para-rowers are ready to follow in the footsteps of the Olympic rowing team's spectacular exploits in Paris, thrilling us with their stories on and off the water. ParaGB has won gold medals at every Paralympic Games since rowing was added to the program in Beijing in 2008, and they are eager to build on that success and take it even further. A close-knit group of ten para-athletes will compete in four events, each with the potential to earn medals and great personal stories. One team hopes to extend a historical record, while another will compete in a new event on the agenda. They include a coffee specialist, a cancer campaigner, and a previous Invictus competitor, two of whom have become parents in the last 18 months.
Sir Keir Starmer promises ‘all we can’ to save Port Talbot jobs
The government already provided £13.5 million in assistance for those affected by redundancies at the country's largest steelworks. Sir Keir Starmer has said that his government will do "everything we can" to keep jobs at the Port Talbot steelworks. The prime minister was in South Wales, where the site is located, to tour around the Alltwalis wind farm with Eluned Morgan, the new First Minister of Wales.