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22/02/2013
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Man Guilty Of Tenerife Beheading
A 29-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed and beheaded a 60-year-old British grandmother in a Tenerife supermarket has been found guilty at a court on the island.
Deyan Deyanov, who has a mental health condition, had denied murdering Jennifer Mills-Westley in 2011.
The prosecution is seeking a sentence of 20 years in a psychiatric unit after Deyanov was convicted by a jury at the court in the island capital Santa Cruz.
Ms Mills-Westley, an ex-road safety officer from Norwich, had retired to live on the Spanish island.
Iron Lady’s Battle Bus Sold At Auction
An armour-plated bus allegedly used by Margaret Thatcher has sold at auction for nearly £17,000.
It is thought the 28-tonne battle bus, as it was known, was built in the 1980s for the former prime minister's Northern Ireland tour.
The vehicle went under the hammer on Thursday night and beat the estimate of £10,000, selling for £16,940 to a collector, said Jonathan Humbert of Northamptonshire-based JP Humbert Auctioneers.
74-Year-Old Becomes First Britain To Join Elite French Language Body
Poet, critic and literature professor Michael Edwards has become the first British-born writer to be elected to the elite Académie française, France's highest learned body charged with defending the purity of the French language.
The 74 was voted into the exclusive group known as "The Immortals" on his third attempt, and will now take a seat among up to 40 members in their gold-braided uniforms under the gilded dome of the Institut de France.
A commission chosen from among them advises on what new words should be entered into the French dictionary, studiously defending French against foreign impurities.
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A 29-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed and beheaded a 60-year-old British grandmother in a Tenerife supermarket has been found guilty at a court on the island.
Deyan Deyanov, who has a mental health condition, had denied murdering Jennifer Mills-Westley in 2011.
The prosecution is seeking a sentence of 20 years in a psychiatric unit after Deyanov was convicted by a jury at the court in the island capital Santa Cruz.
Ms Mills-Westley, an ex-road safety officer from Norwich, had retired to live on the Spanish island.
Iron Lady’s Battle Bus Sold At Auction
An armour-plated bus allegedly used by Margaret Thatcher has sold at auction for nearly £17,000.
It is thought the 28-tonne battle bus, as it was known, was built in the 1980s for the former prime minister's Northern Ireland tour.
The vehicle went under the hammer on Thursday night and beat the estimate of £10,000, selling for £16,940 to a collector, said Jonathan Humbert of Northamptonshire-based JP Humbert Auctioneers.
74-Year-Old Becomes First Britain To Join Elite French Language Body
Poet, critic and literature professor Michael Edwards has become the first British-born writer to be elected to the elite Académie française, France's highest learned body charged with defending the purity of the French language.
The 74 was voted into the exclusive group known as "The Immortals" on his third attempt, and will now take a seat among up to 40 members in their gold-braided uniforms under the gilded dome of the Institut de France.
A commission chosen from among them advises on what new words should be entered into the French dictionary, studiously defending French against foreign impurities.
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16 April 2014
Banksy Re-Appears In Bristol
Controversial street artist Banksy has re-appeared on Tuesday in his birth-city of Bristol, where a new artwork has been found in a plate bolted in an exterior wall of the struggling Broad Plain Boys' Club.
Banksy Re-Appears In Bristol
Controversial street artist Banksy has re-appeared on Tuesday in his birth-city of Bristol, where a new artwork has been found in a plate bolted in an exterior wall of the struggling Broad Plain Boys' Club.
01 June 2012
NHS Trust fined £325K Following Major Data Breach
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been served with a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) of £325,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The fine is the highest issued by the ICO since it was granted the power to issue CMPs in April 2010.
NHS Trust fined £325K Following Major Data Breach
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been served with a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) of £325,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The fine is the highest issued by the ICO since it was granted the power to issue CMPs in April 2010.
06 September 2013
Brother No Longer Main Suspect In Killing Of British Family In French Alps
At an update meeting on the case of the deaths of three Britons and a cyclist in the French Alps, police have said their main line of enquiry remains a dispute over family inheritance. Saad al-Hilli was shot dead along with his wife, Iqbal, her mother Suhaila al-Allaf and French cyclist Sylvain Mollier on 05 September 2012.
Brother No Longer Main Suspect In Killing Of British Family In French Alps
At an update meeting on the case of the deaths of three Britons and a cyclist in the French Alps, police have said their main line of enquiry remains a dispute over family inheritance. Saad al-Hilli was shot dead along with his wife, Iqbal, her mother Suhaila al-Allaf and French cyclist Sylvain Mollier on 05 September 2012.
08 July 2013
Female French Student Killed On 'Boris Bike'
A 20-year-old female French student has died after the 'Boris Bike' she was riding was involved in a collision with a lorry. The incident happened in east London on Friday evening. The victim has not yet been named as authorities have not yet been able to inform her next of kin.
Female French Student Killed On 'Boris Bike'
A 20-year-old female French student has died after the 'Boris Bike' she was riding was involved in a collision with a lorry. The incident happened in east London on Friday evening. The victim has not yet been named as authorities have not yet been able to inform her next of kin.
24 January 2013
Foreign Office Tells Britons To Leave Libya
The Foreign Office has urged British nationals to immediately leave the Libyan city of Benghazi, following “a specific threat to Westerners".
Foreign Office Tells Britons To Leave Libya
The Foreign Office has urged British nationals to immediately leave the Libyan city of Benghazi, following “a specific threat to Westerners".
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