Surrey Police Sara Sharif’s body was found at her home in Woking on 10 August last year A stepmother accused of killing 10-year-old Sara Sharif was “possessed” like “someone has done black magic on her”, a court has been told. Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking, Surrey,…
Up to 135 more redundancies could be made at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen in a bid to save millions of pounds, it has been announced. A total of 130 staff left through a voluntary redundancy scheme earlier this year. Now RGU has informed all staff of proposals, subject to consultation, that contain the…
Watch as a crowd is hit by rockets at a fireworks display A fireworks display descended into chaos when rockets flew into the crowd and hit spectators. Rhian said her children were traumatised after they were hit by fireworks from the display at Mynyddygarreg Hall near Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, on Tuesday night. Another mum said the…
Reuters Montana Republican Tim Sheehy defeated 18-year incumbent Jon Tester Republicans have retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. The results guarantee the Republicans at least 52 out of 100 seats in the new chamber, with a handful of races still undecided. Jim Justice, West Virginia’s current…
Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing is on his first visit to China since he ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The significant losses his regime has suffered in the civil war at the hands of poorly-armed insurgents has raised questions over how long he will remain at…
South Africa has closed one of its busiest border crossings with Mozambique following violent post-electoral protests in the neighbouring country. The protests have led to deadly clashes in several cities following last month’s disputed presidential election, won by Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party. Authorities say there are reports of vehicles being torched on the Mozambican side…
North Korean soldiers have clashed with Ukrainian troops for the first time, Ukraine’s top officials have revealed. In an interview with South Korean broadcaster KBS, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said a “small group” of North Korean soldiers were attacked. Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who had earlier condemned the West’s lack of response to the…
Reuters Protests have erupted in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired the country’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu said a “crisis of trust” between the two leaders led to his decision, adding that his trust in Gallant had “eroded” in recent months and Foreign Minister Israel Katz would step in to replace him. Gallant…
Outside a polling station on election day in the US swing state of Wisconsin a grandmother is reluctant to tell the Express who she plans to vote for. Looking around she drops her voice to a whisper. Leaning her head a little closer she stated: “I’m voting for Donald Trump.” “I have a son with…
Around 200 people have attended a protest in Sandy Row in Belfast at the decision to dismantle a bridge in the area. Work to remove the Boyne Bridge began last month as part of Translink’s redevelopment of the area around the new Grand Central Station. This evening’s rally is part of a campaign to highlight…
