All news for 2024-07-13

13 Jul 2024 497

Body found in sea confirmed as missing boy, 14, last seen playing in waves with brother

Police have identified the body found in the River Mersey as 14-year-old Daniel Halliday, who went missing after jumping waves and swimming near a radar tower on Crosby Beach

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13 Jul 2024 553

48-year-old British man missing in Spain after marital row, drones and helicopters deployed in search

Drones, helicopters and rescue dogs are being used to search for the missing Brit

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13 Jul 2024 694

Pilot in his 60s killed in plane crash at former RAF airfield near Corby

The force have urged anyone with information to come forward

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13 Jul 2024 424

Child killed and five people rushed to hospital after massive house fire in London

Several fire engines rushed to the blaze in East Ham, London, in the early hours of Saturday morning, with five people taken to hospital and one child sadly killed

World

13 Jul 2024 416

The health ministry controlled by Hamas reported that 71 individuals were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 71 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a designated humanitarian area, in an attack which Israel says targeted senior Hamas leaders.

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13 Jul 2024 543

£1.2 billion sewage-to-drinking water plan criticized as wasteful

Southern Water says it wants to protect rare chalk streams, but campaigners say it could pollute the Solent

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13 Jul 2024 689

Concerns mount over UK prisons nearing capacity before early release initiative starts

With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’

Crime

13 Jul 2024 663

Knife-wielding passenger apprehended after telling police ’I intend to harm someone’

Jordan Felton was jailed after British Transport Police officers stopped him by coincidence at Hull railway station, only to discover he was carrying two combat knives before he claimed he planned ’to kill someone’

World

13 Jul 2024 545

Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter case reveals hidden evidence and courtroom drama

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer decided that the accusations against Baldwin should be dropped just a few days after the legal process started

13 Jul 2024 660

UK waters could soon see terrifying great white sharks, experts warn

Scientists claim some UK waters create the ’perfect’ environment for great white sharks to thrive in during the summer months - with two areas considered hotspots

Sport

13 Jul 2024 452

Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon men’s singles final in second public appearance since cancer diagnosis

The Princess of Wales will make her second public appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced earlier this year, after she attended Trooping the Colour last month.

World

13 Jul 2024 712

Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani weds at lavish, star-studded ceremony

After seven months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations, Anant Ambani, the son of India’s richest man, completed his long-awaited marriage to pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant before thousands of guests on Friday.

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13 Jul 2024 516

Ryanair pilots, 28 and 24, killed in crash with lorries on M62 to Liverpool Airport

Cops have urged anyone with information to come forward immediately

13 Jul 2024 630

Prince Harry criticizes William’s ’alarming’ hair loss, saying it has diminished his resemblance to Diana

In his controversial memoir, Spare, Prince Harry took aim at his brother, Prince William - highlighting his hair loss and saying his resemblance to their mother was fading

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