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Man, 26, charged with murdering woman, 29, after she was beaten to death in home

A MAN has been charged with murder after a woman was beaten to death inside a London home. Yahya Aboukar, 26, from Earlham Grove, will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court today following the death of Kirsty Louise Ashley, 29. Police were called to an address in Earlham Grove, E7 about 11:55 on Boxing Day, Sunday, […]

How the Nazis burned the book behind Bambi

How the Nazis burned the book behind Bambi: Classic was banished because its Jewish author used it to predict the Holocaust… with cruel brownshirts as the hunters Translation of 1923 novel by Felix Salten reveals story was never meant for kids   Bambi: A Life In The Woods written as allegory about anti-Semitism in Germany  Originals […]

Dangerous bulldog is put down after killing kennel owner

Dangerous bulldog is put down after orphaning five children by killing kennel owner, 55, who was looking after it Dangerous dog which killed kennel owner Adam Watts, 55, has been put down  Animal was put in Mr Watts’ kennels by police after being seized under warrant Mr Watts, from Dundee, leaves behind his five children, […]

France prepares to announce new measures after record Covid cases

France prepares to announce new Covid measures as it sees record coronavirus cases alongside Denmark and Iceland and Ireland France is on the brink of new Covid measures to fight against Omicron variant  It comes as coronavirus cases across Europe have spiked, especially in Denmark The five countries with highest case rates over the last […]

2022's most anticipated theme park rides and attractions, from Iron Gwazi to Peppa Pig

As the epidemiological roller coaster ride that is the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly everything in life over the past two years, many amusement parks applied the brakes and postponed new attractions. In 2022, several parks will finally take the wrapping off their delayed projects. Combined with newly announced rides – and even entirely new parks […]

Hero boy, 11, saved choking pal and pulled elderly woman from fire on same day

An 11-year-old boy has been hailed as a hero after saving two lives in one day. Davyon Johnson, from Oklahoma, was honoured in a special ceremony by his local community after performing the Heimlich maneuver on a choking classmate. And just a few hours later, he rescued an elderly woman with a walker escape a […]

Up to 60 migrants including six children are brought ashore at Dover

No Christmas break for the people-smugglers: Up to 60 migrants including six children are brought ashore at Dover after braving heavy wind and rain to cross the Channel Up to 60 desperate migrants were brought ashore to Dover this morning  The group included six children, who braved treacherous winds and rain  It comes a day […]

New eye drops could take the place of reading glasses

New York: An eye drop that improves close-range vision could make misplaced reading glasses less of an inconvenience for those who suffer from age-related deficits in near vision. Vuity, which became available by prescription in the US this month, is a once-a-day treatment that can help users see up close without affecting their long-range vision. […]

Mounting costs, a forest ‘like matchsticks’ six months after severe storms

Gayle Osborne is still surrounded by the damage left behind by the ferocious storm that tore across Victoria in June. From her home nestled in the Wombat State Forest near Glenlyon, she need not look far to see the many scars the landscape still bears. “I’m looking out at trees scattered everywhere,” she said. Gayle […]