A man who used Legacy Independent Funeral Directors when his grandmother died says he feels “helpless” as he awaits the results of formal identification. The man told Sky News that he received his grandmother’s ashes after cremation last November. But earlier this month his “whole world was turned upside down” …
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A suspect has been named following reports of several post boxes being damaged. Danny Whiskin, of Chaucer Way, Dartford, will appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on today (Monday) charged with criminal damage to 37 post boxes in the Temple Hill area. This post box in St Vincent’s Road has been …
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The month of February has come to a close, and another round of criminals have been taken off the streets in Essex. While this county is used to its far share of outlandish crimes, this month has seen some quite extraordinary criminal cases. We have seen a man murder another …
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February in Truro Crown Court was largely dominated by one trial, that of three people accused over the incident outside a Bodmin nightclub that left one man dead and several others injured. The case has been heard over several weeks, culminating in the jury going out to consider its verdict …
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Pervert Kieran Slater has been jailed after police found indecent images on his phone – just weeks after being handed a suspended prison sentence. The 26-year-old had walked out of Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on August 30 after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children. But he has breached his …
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Detectives from Essex Police are trying to trace a man in relation to incidents of criminal damage and assault last month. Police want to speak to Karl Kirby, 35. The force says Kirby is about 5ft 8inches tall and of medium build. He has short brown hair. Essex Police also …
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Postie Christopher McKechnie crashed his works van into a stationary car while over the drink-drive limit. The 34-year-old drove the Royal Mail van into a Range Rover in Bucknall New Road, Hanley, at 10.40pm on August 11. Police found McKechnie sat in the driver’s seat when they arrived and could …
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A hacker has revealed all the various types of passwords that are most likely going to get you hacked. It comes as October marks National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Launched by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, it’s an initiative to raise awareness of the dangers and risks people face every day online, …
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A Royal Navy sailor who shot his girlfriend with a BB gun and attacked two other women has escaped being sent to prison because a magistrate did not want him to lose his job. Harley Moore, 18, fired at his partner and hit her in the foot at their home …
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on India Friday to cooperate with Canada and ensure “accountability” over the killing of a Sikh separatist, after Ottawa accused New Delhi of involvement. Blinken said the United States has been in touch both with India, with which it has warming ties, and …
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