A man has been charged with the murder of a court bailiff while he was at work. Former police officer Jeff Blair, 55, died after being assaulted in Shildon, County Durham, at around 1pm on Tuesday. Police cordon in Shildon, County Durham, following a suspected fatal assault on court bailiff Jeff Blair. Pic: PA Image: […]
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The US treasury secretary has told Sky News that the US Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday he plans to use the effective closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil supplies passes, as leverage against the
British fragrance entrepreneur Jo Malone is facing legal action over the use of her own name by cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Companies. Ms Malone set up her self-named Jo Malone perfume brand before selling it to the firm in 1999, in 2011 she launched a new fragrance label called Jo Loves. High Court records show
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Two Ukrainian men who ran a “premium bespoke taxi service” smuggling migrants across the channel in a yacht have been jailed. Vladyslav Cherniavskyi, 38, was jailed for six years and Oleksandr Yavtushenko, 43, for five having previously pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to three charges of assisting unlawful immigration. The pair were arrested after
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A former police special constable has been jailed for 24 years after being found guilty of a series of sex offences including the rape of a child. James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, assaulted the victim multiple times when she was between the ages of 12 and 18. Samuels was
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The Princess of Wales showed off her barista skills during a visit to London Borough Market – but her husband was not as impressed. Huge crowds formed on Thursday to catch a glimpse of the pair – who even pitched in by serving customers. Kate made husband William a coffee – only for him to
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A therapist who claimed that the sexual assaults he inflicted on a patient were part of her treatment has been jailed for 11 years. Gerald Peck claimed he was an accredited psychotherapist who could perform Bioenergetic Analysis. But Lewes Crown Court heard that he was not recognised by any umbrella organisation for psychotherapy in the
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Police will use the River Thames to separate protesters and counter-protesters at the Al Quds Day rally in central London on Sunday. A planned march to the Home Office was banned earlier this week after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood approved a request from the Metropolitan Police to block it to “prevent serious public disorder”. The
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Vladimir Putin’s “hidden hand” is likely helping Iran respond to Donald Trump’s war, the UK defence secretary has said, as it emerged that Iranian-linked drones hit a base in Iraq where some British troops are located. They were not hurt. John Healey said attacks by Iranian forces against targets across the Middle East “have the
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The cousin of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot dead by police who mistook him for a terror suspect, has said undercover officers “invaded my privacy” when they spied on her campaign for justice. Patricia da Silva was sharing a flat with Mr de Menezes in south London when the 27-year-old was killed at
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