Author: Darren Smith

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…

Professor Jason Arday has resigned from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday evening, just hours after the university launched a formal investigation into his academic qualifications and honorary appointments, criticising what he called an “unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack.” Professor Jason Arday has stepped down from his position at the University of Cambridge, resigning on Wednesday evening only hours after the university confirmed it had opened a formal investigation into his qualifications and appointments. In announcing his departure, Arday criticised what he described as an “unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack.” His resignation follows weeks…

The University of Cambridge has launched a formal investigation into Professor Jason Arday over allegations that he copied parts of his PhD thesis from another student’s earlier research and questions over aspects of his personal life story, though the university has stressed that no findings of wrongdoing have yet been made. The University of Cambridge has opened a formal investigation into Professor Jason Arday following what it described as “new information about Professor Arday’s academic qualifications and honorary appointments.” In a statement, the university said it would “not comment further until this has concluded,” in order to ensure a fair…

Four men have been taken to hospital after a stabbing incident on Endell Street in Covent Garden, which the Metropolitan Police say is believed, at this early stage of the investigation, to be linked to a mental health crisis, as a 47-year-old woman remains in custody on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault. The Metropolitan Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden, at around 12:27hrs on Wednesday 5 August. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. Four men, aged 34, 39, 42 and 52, were found with…