Image copyright Jodrell Bank Looming up out of the green Cheshire countryside, listening to Deep Space, the Lovell telescope is an icon of science. And while it listens, the third largest radio telescope in the world becomes – for just a few days every summer – a massive, animated art installation. As part of the […]
Image copyright Met Police Image caption Sophie Lionnet from Troyes, France, was killed by “monsters”, her mother said A couple who tortured and killed their nanny before dumping her body on a fire in their garden have both been jailed for a minimum of 30 years. Sabrina Kouider, 35, and Ouissem Medouni, 40, became obsessed […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCrews are searching for a missing child The search for a 13-year-old boy who went missing at a lake in Staffordshire on Monday has resumed. Three boys were spotted “in distress” at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent at about 16:50 BST. Two of them, aged 12 and 13, […]
Image copyright Anderson family Image caption Gayle and Charlie Anderson were described as “pillars of the community” Two British grandparents suspected of being murdered in Jamaica had “dreamed” of moving there, neighbours have said. Charlie Anderson, 74, and his wife Gayle, 71, from Gorton, Manchester, were found dead after recently retiring to the Caribbean island. […]
Image copyright RSPCA Image caption The dogs were in cramped conditions, the RSPCA said Eighty-two chihuahuas were discovered at a house “which looked like an earthquake had hit” after police were called to investigate a death. The RSPCA were called to the property in Birmingham after police raised concerns about conditions. Some had matted coats […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Norway on Thursday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed in Norway for the second leg of their Nordic tour. Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit were at the snow covered airbase outside Oslo to greet the British royal couple. […]
Darren Osborne was found guilty of murder, after driving a van into a crowd near a London mosque. Source link
Image copyright Twitter Image caption Celine Dookhran was found dead in an empty house in Kingston, south-west London A man accused of raping and murdering his niece has told a court it was “pure coincidence” that he made internet searches on freezing a human body a few weeks before her death. Celine Dookhran was found […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProfessor Green removes Bournemouth’s ‘anti-homeless’ bench bars Rapper Professor Green has filmed a video showing the removal of an “anti-homeless” bar fitted to a public bench. The musician had branded the devices, in Bournemouth, an attempt to make homelessness “invisible”. Footage posted on his Instagram account shows […]
Image copyright Alamy Image caption Taxi and private hire associations say they support the introduction of national minimum standards Taxi and private hire drivers have admitted the regulation of licences needs to be tougher for public safety. It comes after the Suzy Lamplugh Trust found more than 860 drivers in England and Wales had been […]
Image copyright PAcemaker Image caption Ulster rugby players Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson both deny rape A young woman who has accused two Ulster rugby players of raping her has been cross-examined by a defence barrister for the first time. The court heard details of a message she sent to a friend in the hours […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More students will be encouraged to take degrees in two years Students in England are going to be offered degrees in two years with a £5,500 saving in tuition fees, says the universities minister Jo Johnson. Undergraduate courses will be condensed into “accelerated” degrees, with fees 20% less than […]