Author: Darren Smith

At least four people have been killed after a student opened fire at a school north of Bangkok, Thailand’s education minister has said, with police later giving a more detailed account of the casualties as the picture around the attack continues to develop. At least four people have been killed after a student opened fire at a school in Thailand, according to the country’s education minister, Prasert Jantararuangtong, who confirmed the deaths to the Reuters news agency. The shooting took place at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province, just northwest of Bangkok, a school with…

Tottenham Hotspur have reached a verbal agreement with defender Micky van de Ven over a new long-term contract including a significant salary increase, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, as the club moves to secure the future of a player head coach Roberto De Zerbi regards as central to his squad. Tottenham Hotspur have reached a verbal agreement with Micky van de Ven over a new long-term contract that includes a significant increase in salary, according to football journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Dutch defender, who joined Spurs from Wolfsburg in the summer of 2023, has become one of the club’s standout…

A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after social media videos appeared to show him punching a woman on a Charlotte sidewalk, with police saying the footage may also link him to further incidents under investigation. A 32-year-old man has been charged with assault after being seen in multiple social media videos appearing to punch a woman in Charlotte’s South End district. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said they arrested Di-Quan Schafar Hunt at around 7:30pm on Thursday, 6 August, following an investigation into footage that appeared to show him assaulting or harassing several people. Officers…

A brother and sister have been killed by a bear in Chhattisgarh, India, after the animal attacked all three siblings while they worked in a field, with their younger sister left seriously injured after desperately trying to save them. A brother and sister have been mauled to death by a bear in India, with a third sibling seriously injured as she tried to save them during the attack. Chamrin Jurri, 40, and Halalkhor Jurri, 38, were killed when the animal pounced on all three siblings as they worked in a field in Largaon Markatola village, in the Narharpur forest range…

Jailed glam rock star Gary Glitter has appeared in court charged with a fresh set of historic sexual offences, after prosecutors alleged he lured a schoolgirl to his west London home with chocolates before repeatedly molesting her when she was between eight and 11 years old. Gary Glitter, the disgraced 1970s pop star already serving a 16-year prison sentence for child sex offences, has been charged with a fresh batch of sexual offences alleged to have taken place between 1978 and 1981 against a girl who was between eight and 11 at the time. Glitter, 82, whose real name is…

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori has said the Premier League champions need players of the calibre of Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Junior to defend their title, as the club closes in on a £75 million move for the Newcastle captain and continues to monitor the Real Madrid winger’s contract situation. Riccardo Calafiori has said Arsenal need players like Brazilian pair Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Junior if they are to retain their Premier League title, as the Gunners edge closer to completing a protracted £75 million deal for Newcastle’s captain. Guimaraes is currently waiting for permission to leave Newcastle’s training base in…

The Darlington Nursing Union has written to Health and Social Care Secretary Yvette Cooper warning that the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s newly published Code of Practice fails to resolve how female NHS staff will have their workplace rights enforced, and is calling for an urgent meeting to close what it describes as a dangerous gap in guidance. The Darlington Nursing Union has warned that the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated Code of Practice, which came into force today, does not answer the urgent question of how female NHS employees will have their workplace rights enforced. In a letter…

Five people have died after a Ford Ranger and a Toyota HiAce collided head-on and burst into flames on the Stuart Highway near Darwin, with Northern Territory Police saying witnesses could not free those trapped inside before both vehicles were engulfed. Five people have died following a head-on collision between two vehicles on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory, after both cars caught fire shortly after impact. Emergency services were called to the scene, roughly two kilometres south of the Marrakai Road turn-off near Darwin, at 12.50pm on Wednesday. Police say a northbound Ford Ranger crossed onto the wrong…

Thames Valley Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to after a teenage boy was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a Sainsbury’s store in Wantage, Oxfordshire, in an incident under investigation. A teenage boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man inside a Sainsbury’s store in Wantage, Oxfordshire, on Saturday, 25 July, police have said. Thames Valley Police said the boy, who is in his teens, was approached and touched over his clothing at around 3pm during the alleged incident. Officers have since released a CCTV image of a man they wish to identify as…

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service deployed multiple crews and specialist equipment to tackle a significant fire in Salford, with cordons put in place and nearby residents advised to keep doors and windows shut as smoke spread across the area. Firefighters were called to a large blaze in Salford, Greater Manchester, after plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising above the area and visible from several miles away. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) sent multiple fire engines and specialist crews to the scene, working alongside police to manage the response. Cordons were established to protect residents, workers…