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Liam BarnesBBC News, NottinghamOwen ShiptonBBC News, East MidlandsWatch: Charlie Webber received a standing ovation as he collected his brother’s history degree Two students who died in the Nottingham attacks in 2023 have been awarded posthumous degrees by the University of Nottingham.Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both 19, were stabbed to death on 13 June 2023, in a series of attacks that also claimed the life of school caretaker Ian Coates.Barnaby’s younger brother Charlie, 17, accepted a history degree in his honour on Monday, while Ms O’Malley-Kumar was awarded a bachelor of medical science on Thursday.Before the ceremony, Charlie said it…
The man who was suspected of murdering his family in County Fermanagh has died in hospital. Vanessa Whyte and her children, James and Sara Rutledge, were shot and killed in their home in Maguiresbridge on Wednesday morning.Ms Whyte, who was 45, was a veterinary surgeon while James and Sara were 14 and 13 respectively.Ian Rutledge, who was 43 and an agricultural contractor, is understood to have taken his own life as part of a suspected triple murder and suicide attempt.Police said he was taken to hospital on Wednesday 23 July, where he remained in a serious condition until his death…
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: England captain Ben Stokes speaks with India batsman Ravindra Jadeja after day five of the 4th Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Ben Stokes has hit back at Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar for not going for the draw and instead chasing their milestones. Drama erupted at the start of the final hour of the match on Sunday when home skipper Ben Stokes offered to shake hands with Indian batters, realising that an outright result was not possible.Old Trafford…
President Trump will have to decide whether America intends to take a leading role in confronting one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century. Source link
ReutersThe Lionesses posed for a picture with their trophy before the Downing Street receptionThe England women’s football team were greeted by cheering crowds as they returned home on Monday after their Euro 2025 victory over Spain.Hundreds of fans holding flags and banners and dressed in England kits were waiting outside Southend Airport as the squad’s plane landed shortly after 15:30 BST.The Lionesses then travelled by coach to a reception at No 10 Downing Street hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and sports minister Stephanie Peacock.An open-top bus parade will take place in central London on Tuesday – with a…
A woman found stabbed to death in a property in east London was known to a man who died on train tracks hours earlier, the Metropolitan Police has said.The woman, aged in her 60s, was discovered with multiple stab wounds at a property on Bushy Close, Romford, at about 21:00 BST on Sunday.Officers were called after British Transport Police (BTP) raised concerns for her welfare. She was pronounced dead at the scene and a murder investigation is under way.Detectives believe her death is connected to that of a 20-year-old man who died earlier the same day on the tracks at…
Gerry Bradley & Keiron TourishBBC News NIWatch: Footage of disorder in Londonderry on Friday nightDerry City FC and Bohemian FC have issued a joint statement condemning violence that occurred before and after their League of Ireland clash on Friday evening. A teenage boy and a man in his 20s needed hospital treatment after two groups attacked each other with sticks, bats and iron bars and damaged cars and property near the Ryan McBride Brandywell stadium.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are trying to identify those involved in the violence on the Lecky Road and Lone Moor Road, which they…
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: India batsman Washington Sundar celebrates his century during day five of the 4th Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) All-rounder Washington Sundar has drawn a lot of praise after helping Team India pull off a crucial draw in the fourth Test against England, stitching an unbeaten 203-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja on Day 5 at the Old Trafford. Sundar registered his maiden century in international cricket, scoring an unbeaten 101 off 206 balls in a knock comprising nine fours…
The police said that the gunman was in custody after the attack at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. Source link
Sam FrancisPolitical reporterReutersSir Keir Starmer has presented a European-led peace plan for Gaza to Donald Trump, during a meeting in Scotland with the US president.It follows a call with leaders of France and Germany over the weekend after US-led peace talks broke down last week, Downing Street said.An emergency UK cabinet meeting will be held this week to discuss the plans as well as aid efforts in Gaza, after warnings of mass starvation in the territory.It comes amid renewed international and domestic pressure on the prime minister to immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. Downing Street has not given details of the…