Manchester, United Kingdom VIJAY SHAH Commuters using train services in Manchester (England) are being warned to expect delays when travelling due to a broken-down train in the area, the country’s National Rail train operator said this morning. The disruption … Continue reading MANCHESTER TRAINS: Delays expected this morning
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom VIJAY SHAH via RICHARD HARTLEY-PARKINSON/Metro Two children have been reported killed after the car they were travelling was involved in a horrific collision in the aftermath of a ‘street race’ between two luxury cars, the British … Continue reading WOLVERHAMPTON CAR COLLISION: Two children killed in ‘street race’
Harold Hill, United Kingdom VIJAY SHAH via LAURA SHARMAN and CHARLOTTE NEAL/Mirror A seventeen-year-old teenager was attacked and stabbed to death while sitting on a park bench with her boyfriend in the suburban town of Harold Hill, north-east of … Continue reading HAROLD HILL STABBING: Teenager murdered in park
Ilford – VIJAY SHAH via LINDSAY JONES and Ilford Recorder Two men are being sought by police in connection with a killing of an Ilford resident that took place in London on New Year’s Day, the Ilford Recorder newspaper reported … Continue reading PARK LANE: Two people sought in connection with Ilford man’s murder
Stockport – VIJAY SHAH via ALIA ROPUN, upday, JOE ROBERTS and Metro A five-year-old English child was taken to hospital after coming across a painkiller tablet she found inside a packet of chocolate sweets, online newspaper Metro reported yesterday. The little girl, Annabelle Stark, had gone out trick-or-treating for Hallowe’en with her three-year-old brother, Joel, in the northern England town of Stockport. She was given a pack of Smarties, a sweet containing chocolate covered in a sugar shell popular among children in the United Kingdom. Her mother, Kayleigh Stark, gave the packets of sweets to her children as a treat, only to … Continue reading PILL IN SWEETS PACK: Stockport child sent to hospital by painkiller in Smarties
Ilford – VIJAY SHAH via ELLENA CRUSE and Ilford Recorder A person has been knifed to death and another has suffered critical injuries in a violent incident in the Ilford district of Hainault, local newspaper the Ilford Recorder has reported. Local residents told the paper that the deceased was stabbed in their throat in the incident, which occurred late yesterday evening. Police were called to reports of two men found stabbed in Hainault’s Manford Way. Ambulance crews were also in attendance. One man died from his injuries at the scene, while the other was taken away to hospital by paramedics … Continue reading HAINAULT STABBINGS: One dead, one injured in Essex violence
London – VIJAY SHAH As National Blood Week (19-25 June 2017) reaches its end, the U.K National Health Service is encouraging people to come forward and donate blood to help those who need it most, with an online strategy covering websites and social media such as Facebook, HEM News Agency exclusively reports. The NHS Blood and Transplant division launched National Blood Week with a campaign to get more people visiting their local blood donation centre with a series of advertisements and even a hashtag #ImThere. The campaign was set up to celebrating new and existing blood donors making a difference … Continue reading NATIONAL BLOOD WEEK: NHS encourages blood donors to come forward
London, UNITED KINGDOM VIJAY SHAH via PA Sports and ESPN FC Current caretaker England football team manager and former international star Gareth Southgate has said he will undergo an interview for the manager’s job this Monday, ESPN FC reported via PA Sports yesterday. Southgate has been the interim manager after previous incumbent Sam Allardyce was expelled from the role last September after becoming embroiled in a corruption scandal concerning players, their agents and FIFA. According to the FA (Football Association, the governing body of English football) chief executive Martin Glenn, Southgate has said he wants to make the role permanent … Continue reading NEW ENGLAND MANAGER?: Gareth Southgate to interview for top national football job this Monday
One of the most intense rivalries in the world of cricket is set to resume today as England face the Aussies for the Ashes. The Test series begins today (July 8) and will run until the 12th. The matches take place at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales – neutral territory for these two intense rivals and cricketing champions. Australia is the 2013-14 champion of the tournament, which began in 1883, and where these two teams vie to take the Ashes, a small urn from the 19th century said to contain the ashes of a wicket. The Australia team, captained by Michael Clarke, … Continue reading ASHES 2015: England and Australia to clash again from today
A semi-retired builder searching for treasure in the east of the English county of Devon struck historical gold after recently uncovering a hidden hoard of around 20,000 coins dating from the Roman occupation of Britain, national newspaper the Daily Mail reports. The collection of coins, believed to be in the value of £100,000 (US $162,440) was chanced upon by builder and amateur metal detecting enthusiast Laurence Egerton in east Devon, an area in south-western England famed for its picturesque moors and fields. The hoard of Roman money is believed to be one of the largest hauls of historical coinage ever discovered in the U.K. Egerton, aged 51, was in a local field searching for … Continue reading EAST DEVON ROMAN HOARD: Builder uncovers 20,000 ancient coins in field
