The vice president of British Petroleum hanged himself at his £2million home a week after he was made redundant, a coroner heard today. Newly-married Nick Spencer, 61, was found dead at his luxury home where he lived with his wife Eve in Buckinghamshire in April. His inquest heard he spent a decade working for the … Read more
North Sea helicopter crash that killed four ‘had dreadful effect’ on survivors and victims’ families, inquiry hears Two crew members and 12 passengers survived Super Puma L2 crash in 2013 Helicopter ditched on its approach to Sumburgh Airport in Shetland at 6.17pm FAI heard the crash had a ‘dreadful effect on the survivors’ and victims’ families … Read more
A schoolgirl took her own life when she stepped in front of a train after being teased about a break-up, an inquest heard. Lucy Fagg, 16, had been subjected to name-calling after the breakdown of a relationship before she killed herself at a station in Sturry, near Canterbury in Kent, on March 6. On the … Read more
A widower who tried to meet new women by placing a lonely hearts advert in the local paper ‘was attacked and killed by drug addicts for his PIN number,’ a court heard. John Cornish, 75, died after suffering a cardiac arrest inside his home in Weymouth, Dorset following an ‘assault’ last September. The father was … Read more
Donald Trump ‘offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a win-win deal to avoid extradition to US if he revealed source of the hacking of Democratic party emails’, court hears Jennifer Robinson, one Assange’s lawyer’s, made statement at Old Bailey today She recalled a meeting with two Trump allies in Ecuadorian embassy in 2017 She claimed they … Read more
The death of a talented 18-year-old student, who had saved a boy’s life just weeks earlier, was ‘most likely’ related to taking laughing gas, an inquest has heard. Rory Wai, from Wivenhoe, Essex, was found unresponsive in his bedroom by his brother William, on the evening of August 6 last year. Just weeks before his … Read more
Uber boss blames ‘gang of sophisticated fraudsters’ after 14,000 trips were made by bogus drivers, court hears as taxi app appeals TfL’s refusal to renew its operating licence Uber boss Jamie Heywood said company was ‘transparent’ and ‘open’ with TfL He said Uber was trying to work out how unauthorised drivers exploited system Mr Heywood … Read more
Ex-vicar, 85, ‘pawed at married curate’ after leaping at her ‘like a rabbit out of rabbit hole’, court hears The 85-year-old told the trainee, ‘I really miss having cuddles’ while stroking her hair, a court heard Jurors at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard that Reverend Geraint Hughes, hugged and attempted to kiss the married woman The … Read more
One of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing was trying for a baby and had begun choosing baby names, the inquiry has been told. Kelly Brewster, 32, had started making a list of baby names on her phone and had an offer accepted on a new home on the morning of the attack in … Read more
Uber makes London a ‘safer place’, a court has heard as the taxi app battles against TfL for its licence to be renewed. The ride hailing app, which first operated in London in 2012, has admitted ‘mistakes were made’ in the identity fraud scandal that allowed 24 bogus drivers to take 14,000 rides in the UK capital. … Read more