UK bolsters support for Ukraine and low-income countries
Chancellor confirms UK stands ready to provide additional $500 million in UK guaranteed loans for Ukraine, plus $670 million in new loan funding for developing nations. Today, Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has confirmed the UK stands ready to provide an additional $500m in UK guaranteed loans for Ukraine, taking this year’s total to […]
Three people are to appear in court charged with the murder of a man in Canterbury
An investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate was launched after Kent Police was called to a car park in Castle Street at 1.44pm on Monday 10 April 2023 following concern for a man. The victim, since named as Guy Malbec, aged 51, had sustained serious injuries and was confirmed deceased at the […]
Two men have been charged with carrying out a burglary in Minster, near Ramsgate
Kent Police was called at 2.20am on Wednesday 12 April 2023 after an alarm activated at a premises in the village’s High Street. Officers from Thanet’s Local Policing Team attended and, with the help of a Kent Police dog handler and Police Dog Ciara, two men were arrested within half an hour of the call. […]
Ex iman given suspended sentence for 3-year campaign of sexual assault against a child in Brighton
A man from Surrey has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a young girl in Brighton over a period of three years. Abdus Sukur, 32, travelled to Brighton between 2015 and 2018 while working as an imam and sexually assaulted his victim in her family home. The victim, who is now in her late teens, reported […]
Parcel shipped from the USA addressed to a premises in County Armagh
Details of seizure notice served after parcel addressed to premises in County Armagh was stopped at a Belfast depot. The following veterinary medicine was identified by a courier company based at a Belfast depot. The product was then detained and subsequently seized by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). This parcel was destined […]
A technique for measuring the cardiac risk associated with cobalt-containing hip replacements has been highlighted for the first time in …
Some hip replacements can contain the metal and could potentially affect heart function in some patients. The study has also identified, for the first time, a link between cobalt-induced changes in calcium levels in heart muscle cells and reduced contraction of the heart. The Strathclyde study, funded by Heart Research UK, aimed to investigate the damaging […]
A technique for measuring the cardiac risk associated with cobalt-containing hip replacements has been highlighted for the first time in research at the University of Strathclyde.
Some hip replacements can contain the metal and could potentially affect heart function in some patients. The study has also identified, for the first time, a link between cobalt-induced changes in calcium levels in heart muscle cells and reduced contraction of the heart. The Strathclyde study, funded by Heart Research UK, aimed to investigate the damaging […]
Police searching for a missing man from Walthamstow have confirmed that a body has been found
Sydney Piper, aged 69, was last seen on Chingford Road, E17 at 12.10hrs on Thursday, 23 February. On Friday, 24 March a body was found in a wooded area near’ The Waterworks Roundabout, The Woodford New Road, E4 A post-mortem took place on Thursday, 30 March – DNA comparison has now been completed and it […]
High-Value electric bike stolen in Hove, police appeal for witnesses
Police in Brighton and Hove are urging any witnesses to come forward following the theft of a high-value electric bike. The incident took place between January 9 and 2pm on January 11, when the bike was taken from Fourth Avenue. The stolen bike is described as a Tern GSD long-tail electric cargo bike, with small […]
Coastguard rescues two stranded by tide in Fairlight
HM Coastguard teams from Hastings, Rye Bay, and Bexhill conducted a successful rescue operation last night after two individuals were reported stranded by the tide in Fairlight. Responding to a call, a search team was deployed on foot to locate and stabilize the casualties, while a rope rescue system was set up on top of […]
Convicted Drug Dealer Gets Nine-Year Sentence for Crawley Alleyway Rape;
A 46-year-old convicted drug dealer, Florin Cotoi, has been sentenced to a total of nine years in prison after being found guilty of raping a 27-year-old woman in an alleyway in Crawley. Cotoi, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on 29 March 2023. The incident occurred in the early hours of […]
