Author: Tara Whitman

A recording of Barron Trump calling British emergency services after witnessing a woman being assaulted over a video call has been played to jurors at Snaresbrook Crown Court. The 19-year-old son of President Donald Trump contacted operators at 2.23am on January 18 last year, having first worked out how to reach emergency services in Britain from the United States. Prosecutors told the court that defendant Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, had answered a video call from Barron on the woman’s phone. He allegedly showed Barron her face before grabbing her hair, pushing her to the ground and shouting that she was “not…

The artist responsible for bronze tributes to some of the Second World War’s most courageous women has been commissioned to create a sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II for the national memorial in central London. Karen Newman, whose works commemorate figures including secret agent Noor Inayat Khan and Special Operations Executive operative Violette Szabo, will contribute to the Birdcage Walk site designed by architect Lord Foster. Her portfolio includes a memorial to Inayat Khan, the first female radio operator sent into Nazi-occupied France, which stands in Gordon Square Gardens. A bronze bust of Szabo is positioned outside Lambeth Palace, while a…