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A lorry driver is due to appear in court charged over the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated trailer in Essex. The 25 year old, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, is due to appear via videolink at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Robinson is being charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to…
The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex. “We have arrested the lorry driver in connection with the incident, who remains in police custody as our inquiries continue,” Police said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “appalled by this tragic incident”. He said, “I know that the thoughts…
French media reports that a knife wielding man has killed four officers outside central police headquarters in Paris. The attacker was supposedly a member of staff at the building, and was later shot dead by police. The area in the île de la Cité, in the centre of Paris, has been sealed off. Reports state…
Oregon health officials are investigating the death of another person who suffered from a mysterious respiratory illness after vaping. This comes after the State of Illinois launched an investigation last week into the death of an individual who had used an e-cigarette product and was later hospitalised with a severe respiratory illness. Oregon Health Authority…
Prosecutors in El Paso, Texas, will seek the death penalty for the man suspected of killing 20 people and injuring more than 20 others. American attorney John Bash said they will pursue a criminal investigation, a civil rights hate crime investigation and “domestic terrorism” charges against the suspect, who was identified as 21 year old…
A US court has ordered Katy Perry to pay a Christian rapper $550,000, roughly £454,000, of her own earnings from her 2013 song Dark Horse. That amount is a part of the $2.7m (£2.2m) awarded to the Christian rapper, Flame, who has successfully sued the star for copying one of his songs. Capitol Records, which…
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