Pictured: ‘Matriarch of the community’, 76, who beat Covid before she was found dead in east London as 30-year-old man is charged with her murder Phyllis Nelson was found dead in a home in Plaistow, east London, on Thursday Donovan Miller, 30, of Kent Street, Newham, was charged with murder on Friday Phyllis’s neighbour described … Read more
A new study may confirm that Atlantic City and other areas in southern New Jersey will one day be submerged by rising sea levels. A team led by Rutgers University determined sea levels along the eastern US coast rose faster in the 20th century than all of the last 2,000 years – with the most rapid … Read more
Police launch murder probe after one man is stabbed to death and another left injured in east London Emergency service crews rushed to Lea Bridge Road in Leyton shortly after 5pm One man was pronounced dead while another had ‘severe cuts to his hands’ No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the … Read more
The ‘Black Widow’ killer Linda Calvey has opened up about the crimes she committed in London’s East End – adding that they are very ‘surreal’ to her now. Linda Calvey, from Ilford in east London, was jailed for 18 years in Holloway Prison, London, over her involvement in the death of her lover, Ronnie Cook – … Read more
Girl, 12, is found injured after ‘falling from height’ at block of flats in east London as police launch investigation Girl fell ‘from height’ in Acton Mews in Haggerston, London, at 9.16pm last night She was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital by ambulance Her condition is non-life threatening and police … Read more
Boy, 12, is arrested after man, 20, was stabbed on east London street Police were called out to an alleged assault in Ilford, East London on Thursday Knife was seized at the scene and a boy, 12, was arrested on suspicion of assault Victim, 20, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after … Read more
State school in east London gets more Oxbridge offers than ETON… as deputy head of the top private school writes to parents to defend its performance Brampton Manor, in Newham, announced 55 pupils received Oxbridge offers By comparison, Eton College, which Boris Johnson attended, secured 48 offers Eton sent a letter to parents explaining its … Read more
Fewer people were dying from all causes including coronavirus in two regions of England over the final week of February, official figures revealed today. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed there were 1,230 deaths in the South West over the seven-day spell to February 26, almost three per cent below the number expected … Read more
New Zealand has been rocked by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake off its east coast just days after a string of quakes in the same region sparked tsunami fears and mass evacuations. A series of tremors were recorded on Tuesday morning – four days after two powerful earthquakes triggered evacuations along a 100-mile stretch of the … Read more
Just imagine Angela Merkel’s teenage years in the German Democratic Republic. The Berlin Wall was dividing the city, and dozens of her fellow citizens were shot dead when they tried to climb it and escape. Across East Germany, every second German was informing on neighbours and work colleagues to the Stasi secret police. Soviet KGB … Read more