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An American woman said to have been involved in a failed assassination attempt in the UK said she was in England to celebrate her birthday.Aimee Betro told Birmingham Crown Court she visited the UK about two weeks before the shooting in September 2019 and while there she won tickets for a boat party in London.Betro, 45, is said to been involved in a plot to attack a family. The court has heard she disguised her appearance with a niqab when she tried to shoot Sikander Ali outside his Birmingham home but left when the gun jammed. She allegedly later returned…
Trainer Edward O’Grady has died at the age of 75.The Tipperary native was a dominant figure in Irish National Hunt racing in the late 1970s and won four domestic training titles between 1977 and 1980.He saddled 18 winners at the Cheltenham festival, the first of which was Mr Midland in the 1974 National Hunt Chase.Perhaps the best remembered of those triumphs was Golden Cygnet’s brilliant run in the 1978 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle before the horse was fatally injured in the Scottish Champion Hurdle the following month.O’Grady’s final winner was Our Soldier at Bellewstown this month.A statement released by his family…
TCS layoffs: The move to cut its staff strength also comes at a time when TCS is facing resistance for its changed bench policy. (AI image) TCS layoffs: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services exporter, on Sunday announced that it plans to lay off 2% of its workforce over the year. This decision to reduce its employee strength by around 12,000 will impact its global workforce. The IT giant said that the people who will be impacted by the move will mostly fall in the middle to senior management category.Global economic uncertainties and artificial intelligence-driven technological changes are…
The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school’s president and his work related to diversity. The Justice Department says it will investigate. Source link
Álvaro Uribe has become the first former Colombian president to be convicted of a crime.A court in Bogotá found the 73-year-old, who was president from 2002 to 2010, guilty of witness-tampering and a fraud charge. He was convicted of attempting to bribe witnesses in a separate investigation into allegations that he had ties to right-wing paramilitaries, responsible for human rights abuses.Each charge carries up to 12 years in prison. Uribe is expected to appeal the verdict, having always maintained his innocence.Uribe is best known for mounting an aggressive offensive against leftist guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc)…
Daniel SextonBBC News, South EastLDRSThe officers, who serve with the Metropolitan Police, were arrested by Surrey Police in March 2019Two married police officers who were arrested after one of them smacked their teenage son have won a High Court battle over claims they were unlawfully detained.The officers, who both serve with the Metropolitan Police, were arrested by Surrey Police in March 2019 after the wife gave her son what she described as a “light smack on the left cheek” after he misbehaved.They sued Surrey Police after being told they would face no further action, claiming their detention was unlawful as…
PacemakerThe Miami Showband toured throughout 1970s Ireland before the attackA controversial band parade that “risks stepping over the line into the glorification of terrorism” is due to take place this weekend in Portadown, County Armagh.Upper Bann MLA Eoin Tennyson was speaking as more than 400 people and 15 bands are expected to take part in the event billed as the Harris Boyle 50th Anniversary Memorial parade on Saturday.Harris Boyle was known as one of the attackers of the Miami Showband murders in July 1975.Alliance deputy leader Tennyson added: “Victims should be at the heart of any discussion we’re having about…
HYDERABAD: In a twist to the surrogacy case involving a fertility clinic in Secunderabad, police have found that the baby was allegedly bought from a poor family and given to the city couple who sought IVF treatment in 2024.Police said the clinic suggested that the couple opt for surrogacy instead and assured them that the child would be biologically theirs. They were charged Rs 35 lakh for the procedure.Read also: IVF or infant trade? Dr. Patchipala Namratha linked to 2020 child trafficking caseOn Sunday, Hyderabad police arrested eight people including prime accused Dr Athaluri Namratha (64) of Universal Srushti Fertility…
Paul Dans will run in the South Carolina primary highlighting the work of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint that President Trump has employed during his second term. Source link
Alex Kleiderman & Yang TianBBC NewsWatch: The day the Lionesses brought it home and visited No 10The England women’s football team will take part in an open-top bus parade in central London on Tuesday after their Euro 2025 victory over Spain.A procession along The Mall will begin at 12:10 before a ceremony at the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.Fans will be able to attend the event for free and the celebrations will be broadcast live across the BBC, ITV and Sky.On Monday, the Lionesses were greeted by jubilant crowds as they landed back in the UK, before…