Author: Darren Smith

Staffordshire Police have launched an investigation after a child was pronounced dead in woodland near Great Wyrley, with officers cordoning off a fishing lake within the Wyrley and Essington Canal Local Nature Reserve as detectives work to establish the circumstances surrounding the death. Police have launched an investigation following the “unexplained” death of a child in woodland near a Staffordshire village. West Midlands Ambulance Service called police to land off Strawberry Lane in Great Wyrley at around 8.45am on Saturday, after responding to a report of a child in cardiac arrest. Officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance attended the scene,…

Fulham were booed off by their own supporters following a 3-2 home defeat to Crystal Palace, leaving Alvaro Arbeloa’s side without a point after three Premier League matches and inside the relegation zone despite dominating possession at Craven Cottage. Fulham were booed off by some supporters following a 3-2 Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage, a result that condemned Alvaro Arbeloa’s side to a third consecutive league loss since he replaced Marco Silva as manager. Having led twice during the first half, Fulham ultimately fell to defeat, leaving them on zero points from their opening three matches…

Emi Martinez has swapped Chelsea’s No26 shirt for the No1, just one appearance after wearing the number previously made famous by club legend John Terry, following Robert Sanchez’s season-long loan move to Como which left the goalkeeper’s shirt vacant. New Chelsea signing Emi Martinez has switched to the No1 shirt at the club, with the number confirming his status as the team’s undisputed first-choice goalkeeper. Chelsea officially announced the change today, explaining that Robert Sanchez’s departure on a season-long loan to Como left the No1 shirt vacant, prompting Martinez to take it up. The move comes despite Martinez having initially…

Cassi Taylor, 20, died in a hit-and-run crash on Florida’s I-95 just hours before she was due to be sworn in at the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, after swerving to avoid a pile-up caused when another driver struck an alligator on the highway. Cassi Taylor, the stepdaughter of a Florida sheriff’s deputy, was killed in a chain-reaction hit-and-run crash caused by an alligator, just hours before she was due to be formally sworn in as part of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. Taylor, 20, died on 30 August after swerving to avoid a pile-up ahead of her on…

Spain braces for nationwide demonstrations “in solidarity” with Ceuta on Wednesday evening, as residents of the North African territory appeal for calm and a leaked police intelligence report alleging Moroccan involvement in July’s mass migrant crossing triggers a fresh dispute within the Spanish government. People living in Ceuta have appealed for calm ahead of nationwide protests planned across Spain on Wednesday evening, held “in solidarity” with the Spanish territory in North Africa. The demonstrations, due to take place in major cities including Madrid, coincide with Ceuta Day, a holiday marking the territory, and come nearly five weeks after around 72,000…

A pizza delivery driver in Fontana, California, calmly completed his round despite a black bear lurking just feet away in a customer’s front yard, in footage the restaurant has since turned into a viral advertisement for its delivery service. A pizza delivery driver has earned widespread praise online after casually completing a delivery with a black bear standing just feet away in the customer’s front yard. The footage, shared by Fontana Pizza Company on Sierra Avenue in Fontana, California, shows the driver handing over the order at the front door as the bear watches on, before he calmly walks back…

The family of Karmelo Anthony, convicted of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet, has launched a fundraiser seeking $250,000 to cover the cost of his appeal, after a judge rejected his bid for a new trial despite acknowledging a disputed agreement between prosecutors and his original defence team. Karmelo Anthony’s family is asking supporters to contribute $250,000 towards funding his appeal, after a Texas judge rejected his request for a new trial. Anthony, 19, was sentenced to 35 years in June for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17, at a high school track…

A search is under way for Julian Amaral, 23, a British man who vanished after a late-night boat party docked in Lisbon, with his family and Portuguese police appealing for information as investigators work to establish what happened in the minutes after he stepped off the boat. An urgent search is under way after a British man vanished from a late-night boat party in Portugal. Julian Amaral, 23, had been on holiday with his family when he disappeared around midnight. Shortly after the boat docked in Lisbon, Julian reportedly told his cousin he was going to the toilet, but his…

Weeks after tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta over a single weekend in July, thousands remain in the territory amid growing political controversy after a police report suggested Moroccan security personnel actively directed people toward the crossing point. Large groups of migrants continue to gather in public spaces across the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, weeks after a mass border crossing overwhelmed the territory’s capacity to respond. On 2 September, many were still seen sleeping outdoors near border barriers and beaches in makeshift tents, following the huge influx of 30–31 July, when between 50,000 and…

A British woman has died after being stabbed at a family hotel in Albufeira, Portugal, with her partner arrested at the scene and her young child taken to hospital, though Portuguese authorities have yet to officially confirm several of the most disturbing details reported in the aftermath. A British woman has been stabbed to death at the Alfagar Alto da Colina aparthotel resort in Albufeira, with her partner subsequently arrested at the scene. Portuguese emergency services received the alert at approximately 6.42pm on Tuesday, 1 September, reporting a serious bladed-weapon assault at the family-friendly resort. The GNR police force, Albufeira…