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Detectives quiz man over assault on Bermudan diplomat George Fergusson
Monday 23 April 2012
Detectives are questioning a man in connection with the mugging of a senior British diplomat who was attacked while walking through a cemetery and left partially blinded.
Diplomat is left partially blind after being mugged in London cemetery
Monday 23 April 2012
A senior British diplomat has been left partially blind by a mugging just a month before he was due to take up his post as Governor of Bermuda.
Second Briton in three days dies in hotel fall
Monday 23 April 2012
A British tourist has died after falling from a Spanish hotel balcony – the second Briton to die in Magaluf, Majorca, in three days.
18 years for Tube station killers
Friday 20 April 2012
Three youths were jailed for 18 years each today for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy stabbed to death at a Tube station.
Bee Gee Gibb in a coma
Monday 16 April 2012
The Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb was in a coma last night after contracting pneumonia while undergoing treatment for cancer.
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb fights for life with pneumonia
Saturday 14 April 2012
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb is fighting for his life after contracting pneumonia in his battle against cancer.
Boxing: Poxon calms Frampton talk
Friday 13 April 2012
The British super bantamweight champion, Scott Quigg, or his next opponent, Rendall Munroe, may not fight Carl Frampton next, regardless of the outcome of their 16 June fight.
Never mind Barcelona, first watch out for in-form Fulham
Monday 09 April 2012
"Bring on Barça" is the headline in the newsletter Chelsea send out to their junior members, but for now the Catalan conquistadors can wait. Having salvaged a fortuitous 2-1 victory against Wigan Athletic on Saturday, Roberto Di Matteo's charges must now withstand an ebullient Fulham in tonight's west London derby.
PC spared jail after headbutt attack on boy, 14
Tuesday 03 April 2012
A Metropolitan Police officer who headbutted a 14-year-old boy and swung him against a car escaped jail yesterday.
Justin Lee Collins to face trial over ex-girlfriend
Monday 02 April 2012
Comedian Justin Lee Collins is to stand trial for allegedly harassing his former girlfriend.
Woman held in custody over Cowell break-in
Tuesday 27 March 2012
A woman accused of breaking into Simon Cowell's mansion wielding a brick has appeared in court.
Met's restraint on autistic boy 'was not justified'
Thursday 15 March 2012
The Metropolitan Police subjected a severely disabled boy to assault, battery, degrading and inhumane treatment, false imprisonment and unlawful disability discrimination by forcing him into "shackles" at a swimming pool, a landmark ruling has found.
Youth admits killing pensioner during riots
Tuesday 13 March 2012
A teenager yesterday admitted to killing a retired accountant by punching him as he tried to put out a fire in a rubbish bin during last summer's riots.
Teenager admits killing OAP during riots
Monday 12 March 2012
A 17-year-old boy today admitted killing a pensioner during last summer's riots.
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