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Concerns have been raised over loss of parking after plans to build 300 homes next to High Barnet Station were unveiled. Developer Barratt London and Transport for London’s property company Places for London are proposing to build four housing blocks on the tube station’s 160-space car park and adjoining storage spaces. The proposals form part of … Read more
A Tennessee District Attorney has been charged with shooting at suspects who were attempting to flee police in a getaway car. Warren County District Attorney Chris Stanford was charged with one count of reckless endangerment after he discharged his weapon during a Smithville police chase last month. Stanford even posed for a mugshot with prison … Read more
-Credit:Getty Images for amfAR BBC presenter Alex Scott is back on our screens tonight as one of three hosts for this year’s Sports Personality of the Year awards. The former Arsenal and England ace is part of an all-female lineup for this year’s awards, joining Gabby Logan and Clare Balding to front coverage from the … Read more
A man robbed a cyclist of his bike and bit him on the face during a terrifying city centre attack, a court has heard. The victim has been left with a scar on his nose which he says is a daily reminder of what happened to him. Swansea Crown Court heard the incident happened in … Read more
For the first time in 23 years, sporting legend Gary Lineker will not be presenting Sports Personality of the Year. Instead, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will host the show in an all-female line-up. Gary is one of the UK’s most famous sports pundits after a successful football career. He began presenting Sports … Read more
-Credit:PA The death of England cricketer Graham Thorpe rocked the sporting world earlier this year. The left-handed batsman, who was revered for both his club Surrey and for his country, for whom he appeared in 100 Tests, died on the morning of August 4. He suffered “traumatic injuries” during an incident at Esher railway station. … Read more
Around 2pm on Tuesday, December 17, multiple businesses in the centre of Newport’s shopping scene were briefly affected by a power cut in the area. One of these businesses was the Sainsbury’s Local on John Frost Square, next door to KFC and Pure Gym. According to pictures captured at the time, the supermarket giant was … Read more
A man arrested and questioned by detectives over the suspected murder of Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin has been found dead. The man, in his thirties, was released without charge after forensic officers conducted an “intrusive” search at a home in Co Louth, Ireland, last Friday. Police said emergency services were contacted following the discovery of … Read more
The mother of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino domestic helper who spent almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia, has urged her government to grant a pardon after she is repatriated so their family can be reunited for Christmas. Veloso, 39, who was sentenced to death in 2010 for drug trafficking, was handed over … Read more
The number of home-educated children in Swansea has risen considerably since the Covid pandemic for reasons including school-related anxiety. In spring this year there were 388 children known to be educated at home compared to 259 three years previously. The number peaked at 401 in summer, 2023. A council education scrutiny panel heard that a … Read more