Tag: Body
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Man’s body recovered from Ullswater after going swimming
Read Latest News The body of a man in his 20s has been recovered by police divers after he got into difficulty while open water swimming in the Lake District. The man had gone swimming at Falling Rocks in Ullswater on Friday morning and his friends called emergency services when he did not resurface. A…
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‘Not having my sister’s body prolongs grief’
Read Latest News Niall McCracken BBC News NI Mid Ulster Reporter Murray family Charlotte Murray went missing in 2012 and her body has never been found “Every morning you wake up wondering will today be the day that we find her body?” This is a thought that Sinead Corrigan has been living with for more…
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Man found guilty of murdering pensioner – whose dismembered body was scattered across Manchester | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner whose body parts were found scattered across Greater Manchester last year. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Stuart Everett’s torso was found wrapped in clear plastic by a passer-by in Kersal Dale Wetlands on 4 April last year. Image:…
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Former union official investigated by solicitors body
Read Latest News Joe Pike Political correspondent BBC Howard Beckett had argued claims against him were “baseless” A senior official who quit one of the UK’s largest trade unions amid a police probe is now being investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Howard Beckett, a qualified solicitor, was Unite the Union’s assistant general secretary…
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What nine months in space does to the human body
Read Latest News Getty Images Spending time in space and having an unrivalled view of planet Earth is an experience many of us dream of. However, the human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from. Astronauts Suni Williams and…
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Wanted man suspected of killing wife whose body was found in car boot is charged with murder | UK News
Read Latest News A wanted man suspected of killing his wife before her body was found in a car boot has been charged with her murder. Pankaj Lamba, who is the subject of an international manhunt following Harshita Brella’s death last year, has also been charged with two counts of rape, sexual assault and controlling…
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Harshita Brella: Parents of man suspected of killing wife and leaving body in boot of car in London arrested | World News
Read Latest News Police in India have arrested the parents of a man suspected of killing his wife and leaving her body in the boot of his car in London. Harshita Brella, 24, was found in her husband Pankaj Lamba’s Vauxhall Corsa parked in Ilford, east London, in the early hours of 14 November. A…
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Harshita Brella: Parents of man suspected of killing wife and leaving body in boot of car in London are arrested | World News
Read Latest News Police in India have arrested the parents of a man suspected of killing his wife and leaving her body in the boot of his car in London. Harshita Brella, 24, was found in her husband Pankaj Lamba’s Vauxhall Corsa parked in Ilford, east London, in the early hours of 14 November. A…
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Wife convicted of murdering husband and hiding body in garden | UK News
Read Latest News A woman from Canterbury has been convicted of murdering her husband and hiding his body in their garden. Jeremy Rickard, 65, was found dead behind the family property on St Martin’s Road in Canterbury on 11 July 2024. Crime scene investigation analysis suggests his body had been stored in a cupboard in…
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Wife who hid husband’s body in garden convicted
Read Latest News Joshua Askew, Charlie Rose & Sara Smith BBC News, South East Kent Police Maureen Rickards had been married to her husband Jeremy for nearly three decades A woman who killed her husband and hid his body in their garden after “terrorising” him for years has been found guilty of murder. Maureen Rickards,…
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Joseph Bellamy: Body found in search for 18-year-old missing for three months | UK News
Read Latest News A body has been found in the search for an 18 -year-old, three months after he was reported missing. Joseph Bellamy was reported missing from his home in Caldicot, South Wales, in December last year. Police confirmed a body was found near the village of Northington, Gloucestershire, on Sunday 9 March. The…
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Treasury’s Value for Money body targets asylum accommodation
Read Latest News Treasury advisers tasked with finding government waste have identified spending on accommodation for people such as asylum seekers as their top priority. The Office for Value for Money (OVfM), which has 15 members of staff and reports directly to the chancellor, was launched in October. But a Treasury response to a BBC…
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Knockholt Valentine’s Day murder suspect named as body found
Read Latest News Patrick Barlow & Jacob Panons BBC News, South East Social Media A body linked to the Valentine’s Day shooting of Lisa Smith has been identified as that of Edward Smith A body linked to the Valentine’s Day shooting of Lisa Smith has been identified as that of her husband, police say. Edward…
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Body found in Valentine’s Day murder suspect hunt
Read Latest News PA Lisa Smith suffered serious injuries in a shooting in the car park of the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt A body has been found in the search for a suspect after a woman was killed in a shooting on Valentine’s Day. Edvard Stockings is suspected of shooting Lisa Smith in the…
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Police recover body in search for suspect in Valentine’s Day pub shooting | UK News
Read Latest News Police searching for the suspect in the Kent pub shooting on Valentine’s Day have recovered a body from the River Thames. Kent Police said: “A body has been recovered by police from the River Thames, which is being linked to a murder investigation in Knockholt. “On Friday 14 February 2025, Lisa Smith,…
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Luis Piovesana’s family ‘devastated’ after body found in river
Read Latest News Family photo Police searching for Luis Piovesana found a body in the River Frome on Monday evening The sister of a missing Bristol man has said her family is “devastated” after confirming his body was found by police divers on Monday. More than 100 officers had been involved in the search for…
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Body found in search for Luis Piovesana
Read Latest News A body has been found in the search for a missing 26-year-old man, police have said. A huge search effort had been launched in Bristol after Luis Piovesana disappeared in the early hours of Friday morning after leaving The Jam Jar in St Judes, Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said a body…
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Luis Piovesana: Family ‘devastated’ after body found in search for brother of judo Olympian | UK News
Read Latest News A judo Olympian has said her family is “devastated” after the discovery of body in the search for her missing brother. Lubjana Piovesana, 28, appealed for help to find her younger sibling, Luis, 26, on Saturday. He had not been seen since the early hours of Friday morning. A body was found…
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Murder investigation after woman’s body found
Read Latest News South Wales Police Leanne Williams, 47, was found in her home in Townhill, Swansea A murder investigation has been launched and two arrests made after a woman’s body was found at her home. South Wales Police officers were called to the property on Gomer Road in Townhill, Swansea, on 27 February at…
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GPs to face potential closure, says body
Read Latest News Getty Images The hike in national insurance contributions (NICs) set for April will see some Northern Ireland GP practices going under if the government does not provide a bail-out, according to a senior doctor. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland (RCGP) told Stormont’s Public Accounts Committee the move could be…
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Crew handled dead body on flight ‘appropriately’
Read Latest News Qatar Airways says an internal review has found that its crew “acted quickly, appropriately and professionally” when they placed the body of a woman who died mid-flight next to an Australian couple. The airline issued the statement to the BBC on Friday, after the couple told Australia’s Channel Nine that they were…
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Woking council apologises after body lay in flat for three years
Read Latest News Zac Sherratt BBC News, South East Hudgell Solicitors Laura Winham was found dead at her flat in Woking in May 2021 A council has apologised after one of its tenants lay dead in her Surrey flat for more than three years. Laura Winham, 41, was found dead in her flat in Woking…
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Rania Alayed: Human remains found in search for body of murder victim | UK News
Read Latest News Police searching for the body of a murder victim have found human remains in North Yorkshire. Rania Alayed was murdered in 2013 by her husband Ahmed al Khatib, of Gorton, Manchester, who was jailed for life the following year. Her body was never recovered and multiple searches have taken place in the…
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Couple ‘forced’ to sit next to dead body for hours on Qatar Airways flight | World News
Read Latest News A couple have said they were forced to sit next to a dead body for four hours on a Qatar Airways flight. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were travelling from Melbourne to Doha, en route to Italy, when a woman walked out the toilet and collapsed near their row about 10 hours…
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Dead body placed beside Australian couple on Qatar Airways flight
Read Latest News An Australian couple have spoken of the “traumatic” moment the body of a dead passenger was placed next to them on a Qatar Airways flight. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were travelling to Venice for a dream holiday, told Australia’s Channel 9 a woman died in the aisle beside them during…
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Campbell Scott: Body of missing British businessman ‘found in sack of pineapples’ in Kenya | World News
Read Latest News The body of a British businessman who went missing in Kenya more than a week ago was reportedly found in a sack of pineapples in a forest. Campbell Scott, believed to be from Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland, was last seen attending a conference at the JW Marriot Hotel in the capital Nairobi…
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Murdered businessman’s body was found in sack
Read Latest News The body of a murdered Scottish businessman was found in a sack by a Kenyan cattle herder days after he went missing from his hotel. Campbell Scott, 58, arrived in Nairobi’s affluent Westlands district for a business trip on 15 February. He was last seen the following night with an unidentified man,…
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Body found in search for missing jogger Jenny Hall | UK News
Read Latest News A body has been found in the search for 23-year-old runner Jenny Hall. She was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, County Durham, in her car just after 3pm on Tuesday. On Sunday, Durham police said: “We’re sorry to report that officers searching for missing woman Jenny Hall, have sadly…
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Body found in forest search for missing runner Jenny Hall
Read Latest News A body has been found in a forest search for a runner who went missing five days ago, police said. Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home at Barracks Farm, Tow Law, County Durham, on Tuesday, just after 15:00 GMT. Her red Ford Focus was found parked on the B6278…
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Mystery of body in a wetsuit puzzles police
Read Latest News Clare Hutchinson & Kayley Thomas BBC News Reporting fromClearwen Reservoir, Powys BBC When a walker called 999 to say he had seen a body in a wetsuit floating in a remote reservoir, detectives got to work. Search teams combed the barren marshland on foot near to where he was found while a…
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M4 and M48 closed after body found in carriageway
Read Latest News The M4 is closed in both directions near Bristol after a body was found on the carriageway. Police were called to reports of something in the road between junction 20 (Almondsbury interchange) and junction 22 (Awkley) on Saturday at 18:40 GMT. Avon and Somerset Police said human remains had been found and…
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Israel checking reports of hostage Shiri Bibas’s body being handed over | World News
Read Latest News Hamas says the body of hostage Shiri Bibas has now been handed over, according to the group’s Al-Aqsa TV channel – as the Israeli military says it is checking the reports. It comes a day after Israel said Ms Bibas was not among the four bodies handed over on Thursday and that…
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Hamas says body of hostage Shiri Bibas handed over – day after Israel receives ‘anonymous’ remains | World News
Read Latest News Hamas says the body of hostage Shiri Bibas has now been handed over, according to the group’s Al-Aqsa TV channel – as the Israeli military says it is checking the reports. It comes a day after Israel said Ms Bibas was not among the four bodies handed over on Thursday and that…
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Israel checking claims new body handed to Red Cross is Shiri Bibas
Read Latest News The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said they are looking into reports that Hamas has handed the body of hostage Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross on Friday evening. The reports are “currently under review”, IDF international spokesperson Lt Col Nadav Shoshani wrote in a post on X. It comes after Israel…
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Shock over body mix-up is latest hurdle in fragile ceasefire
Read Latest News Israel’s announcement that a body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, as Hamas had said, throws up another stumbling block in this ceasefire deal. It was thought the remains of Shiri, a mother of two, had been handed over along with those of her children. But the…
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Hostage’s body not returned as remains ‘mixed’ in rubble, Hamas says – with Netanyahu warning group ‘will pay’ | World News
Read Latest News Hamas says the remains of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas appear to have been mixed with other human remains in what it claims was an “Israeli airstrike”. Israel said the body handed over by Hamas was not Shiri’s, saying it had instead received the remains of an “anonymous body without identification”. Israel today…
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Body returned from Gaza is not Bibas mother, Israeli military says
Read Latest News One of four bodies returned from Gaza to Israel on Thursday is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, the Israeli military said. The news that Shiri Bibas, 33, and her two sons, Ariel and Kfie, who would now be aged five and two, were dead triggered an outpouring of grief…
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Israel says it has not received hostage’s remains and Hamas handed over unidentified body | World News
Read Latest News Israel says Hamas has not handed over the body of hostage Shiri Bibas – saying they had instead received the remains of an “anonymous body without identification”. In a statement, the IDF said: “During the identification process, it was found that the additional body received was not that of Shiri Bibas, and…
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Israeli family mourns ‘man of peace’ as body returned from Gaza
Read Latest News From her house in East London, British-Israeli Sharone Lifschitz never gave up hope that her 84-year-old father Oded would return from the horror of Hamas captivity, after more than 500 days. He was a man of peace, a campaigner for, and a friend of, Palestinians. He was dragged from his home by…
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Cambridgeshire: Man charged with ‘no body’ murder of missing Julie Buckley | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been charged with the murder of a missing woman whose body has not been found. Julie Buckley, 54, from the village of Christchurch in Cambridgeshire, has not been seen since late January and is feared dead. Karl Hutchings, 47, of Christchurch, has been charged after Cambridgeshire Police declared the…
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Woman named in ‘no body’ murder investigation in Cambridgeshire | UK News
Read Latest News Police have named a missing woman at the centre of a “no-body” murder investigation as 54-year-old Julie Buckley. Ms Buckley, from the Fenlands village of Christchurch, Cambridgeshire, hasn’t been seen since late January. A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. Police have been continuing to search for Ms…
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Body found in woodland in search for missing Marc Drostle | UK News
Read Latest News A body has been found in the search for a man who went missing in the Highlands before Christmas. Mark Drostle is believed to have travelled from London to Aviemore on 12 December and was reported missing on 21 December. There were several potential sightings between 19 and 24 December, but police…
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Church of England to increase oversight of abuse complaints – but stops short of creating independent body | UK News
Read Latest News The Church of England has voted to increase oversight of safeguarding measures – but stopped short of creating an independent body. Members of the General Synod, the Church’s parliament, voted for the new measures for handling abuse allegations as it tries to restore trust among survivors after multiple scandals. The five-day meeting…
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Travis Kelce says Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was ‘excruciating’ on her body and mind | Ents & Arts News
Read Latest News American football star Travis Kelce has praised girlfriend Taylor Swift’s work ethic, saying her record-breaking Eras Tour was “excruciating” on the singer’s body and mind. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, Kelce, who is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, was asked by reporters what he has learnt about Swift‘s…
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Second body found in search for missing sisters, Police Scotland say | UK News
Read Latest News A second body has been found in the search for two missing sisters in Aberdeen. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last spotted on CCTV in the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday 7 January. Around 9.05pm last night, the body of a woman was…
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Second body found in river in Aberdeen in search for missing sisters
Read Latest News The body of a second woman has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti – both 32 and from a set of triplets – were last seen near the River Dee on 7 January. Officers found the second body in an area of…
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Body found near to where two sisters vanished in Scotland | UK News
Read Latest News A body has been found near to where two missing sisters disappeared in Aberdeen. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last spotted on CCTV in the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday 7 January. The women were seen crossing the bridge and turning right on…
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Body found by police searching for missing sisters in Aberdeen | UK News
Read Latest News A body has been recovered from the River Dee, near where two missing sisters were last seen, Police Scotland said. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last spotted on CCTV in the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday 7 January. Police searches in the River Dee…
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Body found in Aberdeen search for missing women
Read Latest News A body has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti – both 32 and from a set of triplets – were last seen near the River Dee on 7 January. Police Scotland said: “The body has been recovered from the water and inquiries…
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Israel forces recover body of soldier held in Gaza since 2014
Read Latest News AFP Oron Shaul was one of four Israelis being held by Hamas before the group’s 7 October 2023 attack The Israeli military says special forces have recovered the body of a soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza war, which had been held hostage by Hamas since then. Staff Sgt Oron Shaul’s remains…
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Afghan women demand cricket’s governing body takes stand against Taliban | World News
Read Latest News Cricket’s governing body is under fire from Afghan women after being banned from playing by the Taliban, while men have continued competing. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been accused of making “unfair decisions” following the deterioration of women’s rights under Afghanistan’s hardline rulers. Now political pressure has been growing, including from…
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Andy Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after chair of miscarriages review body quits
Read Latest News PA Andy Malkinson says Helen Pitcher had been “made accountable” A man who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit has said he feels “vindicated” by the resignation of the chair of the miscarriages of justice review body. Helen Pitcher had been heavily criticised for the failings…
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Chair of miscarriages of justice review body quits
Read Latest News PA Helen Pitcher told the Times she had been made a scapegoat The embattled and heavily criticised chair of the miscarriages of justice review body the Criminal Cases Review Commission has resigned. Helen Pitcher had been criticised for the agency’s failings in relation to the Andy Malkinson affair, which saw Mr Malkinson…
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M1 shut near Watford after body found in undergrowth
Read Latest News The body of a man has been found in undergrowth next to the M1, police said. The road was closed in both directions near Watford, between junctions five and six, at about 15:00 GMT. Police said the death was being treated as “unexplained”. Drivers faced severe delays throughout the evening rush hour.…
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Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after man’s body found in Greater Manchester | UK News
Read Latest News A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in Greater Manchester. The man, in his 50s, was found dead at an address on Hope Hey Lane, Little Hulton, on Sunday morning following reports of concern for his welfare. Following a…
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Friend praises hiker Samuel Harris after body found
Read Latest News PA Media Samuel Harris (right) and Aziz Ziriat were last heard from on New Year’s Day The best friend of a British mountaineer who died in the Dolomites has paid tribute to him, and added that he had “no words to fully describe” how he was feeling. Samuel Harris, 35, was reported…
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Body of missing man found after police search landfill site for 45 days | UK News
Read Latest News The body of a missing man has been found by police at a landfill site in Essex. Officers spent 45 days searching the site for Cumali Turhan. The 46-year-old was feared murdered and was last seen in The Globe pub in Chelmsford, in the early hours of 19 November. His family has…
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Cumali Turhan’s body found at Essex landfill site
Read Latest News Essex Police Essex Police said Cumali Turhan was reported missing in November after he failed to arrive at work The body of a missing man has been found at a landfill site. Essex Police said the body had been identified as 46-year-old Cumali Turhan, who went missing from Chelmsford on 19 November.…
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Give your body grace, says rugby star
Read Latest News Reuters Ilona Maher signed a three-month deal with the Bristol Bears in December Rugby player Ilona Maher has won fans and admirers with her sporting talent. But it’s her message of body positivity that’s attracted millions of followers on social media. The US-born athlete, 28, regularly jumps on TikTok and Instagram to…
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Food prices will rise due to budget tax hikes, retail body warns | Money News
Read Latest News Grocery shoppers are being warned of more hikes to food costs in the months ahead due to retailers passing on the cost of budget tax rises. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned that food prices will increase by an average of 4.2% in the latter half of the year – piling more…
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Food prices ‘not going anywhere but up’, warns retail body
Read Latest News Getty Images There is “little hope” of food prices “going anywhere but up” in the second half of 2025 due to changes announced in the Budget, a retail lobby group has warned. The costs of higher wages and National Insurance tax changes coming in April will be passed on to consumers, the…
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Israeli military says body of Bedouin hostage recovered from Gaza
Read Latest News Zyadna family Yousef Zyadna was abducted by Hamas gunmen along with three of his children, two of whom have been released The Israeli military says its troops have found the body of a Bedouin Arab hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as evidence that suggests another may also be dead.…
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Body found in search for missing British hikers in northern Italy believed to be Samuel Harris | World News
Read Latest News The charity that one of the British hikers missing in northern Italy worked for has said it is “aware of reports the body of Sam Harris has been recovered”. The Crystal Palace Football Club charity, Palace for Life, said it was “devastated to receive this news” and its “thoughts and deepest sympathies…
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Body found in search for British hikers who went missing in the Dolomites | World News
Read Latest News A body has been found in the search for two missing British hikers who went missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were hiking but had not been heard from since 1 January and did not check in for their flight…
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Missing London hikers: Body found in search
Read Latest News A body believed to be one of two British men has been found after they went missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue service has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were last heard from on 1 January after sending messages home from the Trentino region in northern…
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Body found in Spain believed to be missing Belfast man John George – reports | UK News
Read Latest News A body has been found in Spain, believed to be missing Belfast man John George, PA news agency reports. The 37-year-old father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, disappeared while holidaying in Alicante. He was last in touch with his loved ones on 14 December, and was reported missing four days later after…
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North Yorkshire: Man’s body recovered from area of flooding in Beal | UK News
Read Latest News A man’s body has been recovered from an area of flooding in North Yorkshire, police have said. The body was found near Intake Lane in Beal, close to Eggborough and Knottingley. Police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours. North Yorkshire Police said: “Despite…
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John George: Brother of missing Belfast man believed dead says family not leaving Spain ‘without his body’ | UK News
Read Latest News The brother of a Belfast man believed dead after going missing in Spain has said “someone knows” where his sibling is and the family will not be leaving the country “without his body”. John George, also known as John Hardy, disappeared while holidaying in Alicante. The 37-year-old was last in touch with…
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Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank
Read Latest News The body of an Indian journalist who had reported on alleged corruption in the country has been found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh state. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, went missing on New Year’s Day and his family registered a complaint with the police. His body was found on Friday in the compound…
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Lake District mountain rescue teams recover man’s body
Read Latest News Mountain rescue teams recovered the body of a man on Boxing Day. Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team were called to help a man who was reported to be unconscious at Grisedale Hause, near Grisedale Tarn in the Lake District. They attempted to resuscitate the man, but he was declared dead. His…
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Woman’s body found in Norwich home after fire on Boxing Day, police say | UK News
Read Latest News A woman’s body has been found after a house fire in Norwich, police have said. Norfolk Constabulary officers were called to assist the fire service at a property on Carterford Drive at 4.22am on Boxing Day. While attending the scene, the body of a woman was found inside the house. Her age…
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Bolton murder charge after missing woman’s body found
Read Latest News A man has been charged with murdering a woman whose body was found 10 days after she was reported missing. Mariann Borocz had not been seen since 14 December and police had carried out searches along with community appeals to find her. Greater Manchester Police said her body was found at a…
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Man charged with murder after missing woman’s body found in Bolton | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been charged with murdering a woman whose body was found nine days after she went missing. Police said extensive searches and appeals were launched to find Mariann Borocz after she vanished on 14 December. Her body was discovered at a property in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on Christmas Eve. Christopher…
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Top European clubs body dismisses ‘disruptive’ Super League revival bid | Money News
Read Latest News The group which represents hundreds of European football teams including Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich has dismissed the latest bid to revive a European Super League project as a “disruptive” campaign led by “separatist self-interested clubs”. Sky News has obtained a memo circulated to the board of the European Club Association…
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Two women arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in car in Cornwall | UK News
Read Latest News A woman in her 80s has been arrested on suspicion of murder alongside another woman in her 50s. Police found the body of a man in his 60s in a vehicle in Helston Business Park in Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were making welfare inquiries in the area in the…
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Two women arrested for murder after body found in car in Helston
Read Latest News A woman in her 80s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a vehicle on a business park in Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police said the body of man in his 60s from the Avon and Somerset area was found in Helston Business Park on Wednesday.…
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Luke Ford: Actor who claimed he was ‘Brad Pitt body double’ jailed for rapes – including secretly not using condom | UK News
Read Latest News An actor – who claimed he stood in as a body double for Brad Pitt – has been jailed for 16 years for a string of sex attacks, including rape for secretly not using a condom during sex. The prosecution is the first in Scotland for “stealthing” – where a condom is…
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Skulls and body bags: Searching for Syria’s disappeared
Read Latest News BBC Khaled al Hamad dug up human remains in search of his two brothers, who vanished under the Assad regime Adra is a strange kind of neighbourhood cemetery – two lone graves sit in an empty expanse of bumpy earth, sparsely covered with grass. For years, this was an area tightly controlled…
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Body found in search for missing Cairngorms skier
Read Latest News Police Scotland Sam Burns was in contact with friends when he was out skiing alone A body has been found in the search for a missing skier in the Cairngorms. Sam Burns, 40, had been in touch with friends when he went skiing alone on Friday, but failed to return to his…
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Body found in river confirmed as missing rugby star
Read Latest News A body found in an area flooded during Storm Darragh has been confirmed as that of missing rugby star Tom Voyce. The former England international was reported missing on Sunday and police believe he tried to cross Abberwick Ford, near Bolton, Northumberland, in a vehicle which was then pulled along by the…
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FIA: Changes voted through by Formula 1’s governing body are criticised
Read Latest News Controversial changes to the statutes of Formula 1’s governing body approved on Friday constitute a “worrisome concentration of power”, according to the head of one of its member clubs. Changes to the statutes concerning the ethics and audit committees each passed with about 75% approval at the FIA general assembly in Rwanda…
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Man who murdered partner’s two-year-old daughter and took her body to pub and shops jailed | UK News
Read Latest News A man who killed his partner’s two-year-old daughter and took her body in a buggy to the pub and shops has been jailed for life. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Scott Jeff, 24, was found guilty last month of Isabella Wheildon’s murder as well as two counts of…
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Body found in search for missing diver | UK News
Read Latest News The family of a diver who went missing off the North Wales coast have paid tribute to him after a body was found. Imrich Magyar, 53, from the Warrington area of Cheshire, was discovered in the Llangwnnadl area of Pwllheli on 7 December, police have now confirmed. North Wales Police appealed for…
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Parents who forced ‘extreme’ vegan diet on toddler and buried his body in garden jailed | UK News
Read Latest News A couple have been jailed for causing or allowing the death of their three-year-old son after forcing him to endure an “extreme” vegan diet. Abiyah Yasharahyalah died after a respiratory illness while suffering from fractures, severe malnutrition, rickets, anaemia, stunted growth and severe dental decay. Jurors heard Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 42…
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Missing rugby star’s body found after Storm Darragh
Read Latest News BBC A body has been found in the search for former England rugby international Tom Voyce, who went missing in an area of Northumberland flooded during Storm Darragh. Police feared the 43-year-old had died after trying to cross Abberwick Ford, near Bolton, Northumberland, in a vehicle which was then pulled along by…
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Body found in search for ex-England rugby player Tom Voyce | UK News
Read Latest News A body has been found in the search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce. He went missing on Saturday while attempting to drive across a flood-swollen river in Northumberland. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.…
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Bank exodus sparks row with UK lending standards body | Money News
Read Latest News Two of Britain’s biggest high street banks have quit a body dedicated to enhancing industry lending practices, sparking a furious row and casting doubt over its future. Sky News has learnt that HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group have terminated their membership of the Lending Standards Board (LSB). Their resignations – alongside that…
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Desperate families look through body bags in search for loved ones in Syrian morgues | World News
Read Latest News For years now, we’ve been told of the mass detentions, disappearances and murders of anyone even remotely opposed to the regime of Bashar al Assad. But what we are seeing now is the daily proof, if it was needed, of a campaign of suppression and murder that was conducted on an industrial…
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Desperate families comb through body bags in search for loved ones in Syrian morgues | World News
Read Latest News For years now, we’ve been told of the mass detentions, disappearances and murders of anyone even remotely opposed to the regime of Bashar al Assad. But what we are seeing now is the daily proof, if it was needed, of a campaign of suppression and murder that was conducted on an industrial…
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Body found of Pennsylvania grandmother Elizabeth Pollard who ‘fell into sinkhole’ | US News
Read Latest News Officials in the US say they believe they have found the remains of a grandmother who went missing after apparently falling into a sinkhole while looking for her cat. Elizabeth Pollard, 64, was last seen searching for her pet, Pepper, on Monday evening near a restaurant half a mile from her home…
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Parents guilty of causing or allowing death of their son, 3, whose body was buried in Birmingham back garden | UK News
Read Latest News A couple have been found guilty of causing or allowing the death of their three-year-old son, whose body was found buried in a back garden in Birmingham. Jurors at Coventry Crown Court also convicted Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, aged 42 and 43, of child cruelty by failing to provide adequate nutrition or…
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Israel says body of hostage Itay Svirsky recovered from Gaza
Read Latest News Hostage Families Forum The Israeli military said Itay Svirsky, 38, was “murdered by his captors” The Israeli military says the body of an Israeli hostage held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip has been recovered in a joint operation with the Shin Bet security service. A statement said Itay Svirsky, 38, who…
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Wales brings in new rules for tattoo artists and body piercers with UK-first licensing scheme | UK News
Read Latest News Tattoo artists in Wales will have to pay hundreds in licence fees and pass a course in infection prevention as part of new mandatory requirements. Wales is the first country in the UK to introduce such rules, which aim to improve hygiene and lower the risk of bloodborne infections. Practitioners of acupuncture,…
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Body exhumed from Monaghan cemetery
Read Latest News The body set up to find the remains of Northern Ireland’s Disappeared has carried out an exhumation at a cemetery in County Monaghan. The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans in The Troubles in the 1970s and 1980s. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’…
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Body of missing rabbi Zvi Kogan found in UAE – as Israeli PM says he was murdered in ‘antisemitic terror incident’ | World News
Read Latest News The body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in Abu Dhabi has been found, Israel has said. Zvi Kogan, the Chabad representative in the United Arab Emirates, went missing on Thursday. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday said Mr Kogan was murdered, calling it a “heinous antisemitic…
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What is methanol and how does it affect the body?
Read Latest News Getty Images The UK Foreign Office advises travellers: “Take care if offered, particularly for free, or when buying spirit-based drinks. If labels, smell or taste seem wrong then do not drink.” Travellers are being warned of the dangers of methanol poisoning after six tourists to Laos have died. Methanol is an industrial…
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Human Cell Atlas project transforms understanding of human body
Read Latest News Getty Images An ambitious plan to map all 37 trillion cells in the human body is transforming understanding of how our bodies work, scientists report. The received wisdom said we were built from around 200 types of cell – such as heart muscle or nerve cells. Instead the Human Cell Atlas project…
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Cold weather: What does an unheated room do to your body?
Read Latest News The measurements are done. The scientists know how my body performs in a pleasant 21C. So the fans kick in and a cool breeze gradually lowers the temperature in the chamber. “Your brain is tasting your blood as we speak and it’s tasting the temperature and the brain is now sending signals…
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Harshita Brella: International manhunt under way for husband after woman’s body found in car boot | UK News
Read Latest News An international manhunt is under way for the husband of a murdered woman, whose body was found in the boot of a car. The body of Harshita Brella was found in east London on Thursday, tens of miles away from her home in Corby. On Sunday, Northamptonshire Police said they were looking…
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Harshita Brella: International manhunt launched for husband after woman’s body found in car boot | UK News
Read Latest News An international manhunt for the husband of a murdered woman whose body was found in the boot of a car has been launched by police. On Sunday, Northamptonshire Police said they were looking for Pankaj Lamba, who they believe has left the country. “Fast track” enquires were made after the force was…