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Victims of Iran’s ‘Butcher of Tehran’ speak of ‘relief’ after helicopter death | World News There is no bias in the title provided. Dozens of people gathered outside the Embassy of Iran in london to celebrate Ebrahim Raisi’s death (Picture: DannyRigg/Metro.co.uk)A former political prisoner in Iran who came face-to-face with the Butcher of Tehran Ebrahim Raisi before his death in a helicopter incident has opened up about the ‘relief’ he felt. Funeral processions for Iranian president Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian will begin on Tuesday next week in the northwestern city of Tabriz. While the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader,…

Woman mauled to death by her two XL Bully dogs in east london attack | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. The scene of the attack at Cornwall Close in Hornchurch, Havering(Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP)A woman has been mauled to death by her two XL Bullies in what is just the latest gruesome attack involving the banned breed. The assault happened in Havering, east London, at around 1.10pm this afternoon. When paramedics arrived at her home at Cornwall Close in Hornchurch, there was nothing they could do to save her and she was pronounced dead at the scene. She…

Five embassies with biggest TfL debt as congestion bill passes £143m | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. The figures relate to unpaid fees and fines accrued by diplomats between the launch of the congestion charge in 2003 and the end of last year (Picture: Shutterstock/Bikeworldtravel)Foreign embassies owe more than £143 million to Transport for london (TfL) in unpaid congestion charge fees, figures show. The US Embassy has racked up the largest bill at £14.6 million. The Japanese embassy has the second highest debt at £10.1 million, followed by the high commission of India at £8.6…

Granddaughters angry at getting £50 in will now face £200,000 legal bill | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. Frederick Ward Snr’s five granddaughters went to court over his will (Picture: Champion News)Five granddaughters who were each left £50 from their ‘disappointed’ grandad in his will are now facing a hefty legal bill. Frederick Ward Snr, who died in 2020, all but cut out his dead son Fred Jnr’s five adult children from his £500,000 will because he was ‘upset’ they didn’t visit him often during his later years. The five granddaughters – Carol Gowing, Angela…

Pictures released of woman mauled to death by her XL Bully dogs | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. Angeline Mahal was declared dead at the scene in Hornchurch (Picture: PA/Mahal family)The woman mauled to death in an XL bully attack at her home in east london has been named as mum-of-two Angeline Mahal. Horrified neighbours watched on as paramedics fought to save the 50-year-old after she was mauled in Cornwall Close, Hornchurch, just after 1pm on Monday. She was declared dead at the scene and the two registered dogs were seized after being contained in…

Front page summary The National – International arrest warrants sought over GazaThe National Scot newspaper leads on the ICC’s arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanayhu – as well as Hamas leaders. Netanyahu has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity including using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. Elsewhere, online the paper says KEIR Starmer has been called out for remaining silent after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The National – Brexit doing untold damage to Scotland’s economyBy WTX NewsMay 20, 2024 The main…

Gove’s plan to ‘make marchers pay’ as he vows to tackle antisemitism There is no original title provided. Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailMichael Gove has revealed plans to “make marchers pay” for the massive weekly pro-Palestinian protests dominating the centre of london at weekends.In a hard hitting speech this morning Mr Gove warned of a huge rise in antisemitism in the UK, pointing out that the number of incidents were up 147 percent last year.He pointed to evidence from the Community Security Trust (CST)…

Glasgow Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard gig venue change announced There is no bias in the original title provided. In October of last year, we reported that rock icons Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard were due to play at Hampden Park on Thursday, July 6 2023. While the original date remains the same, the show will now take place at Glasgow Green.   VENUE CHANGE » Please note that the @MotleyCrue & @DefLeppard World Tour originally due to take place at Hampden Park Stadium on 6th July has moved to Glasgow Green.Original tickets remain valid.TICKETS ⇾ https://t.co/orj3vMnofS pic.twitter.com/2yG1Xd4ys7 — Gigs in Scotland…

Glasgow family of four raise hundreds for refugee charity There is no bias in the original title provided. Gillian Armstrong, 45, Vikki Graham, 46, and their two daughters, Ines, 9, and Margot, 6, recently raised more than £600 for Refuweegee, a community-led charity which provides a space for forcibly displaced people arriving in Glasgow. The Shawlands family of four decided to raise funds for the charity after being inspired by stories of refugees in both films and books.  Gillian said: “What jolted us into doing this was actually a young adult fiction book called The Boy at the Back of the Class,…

Local authorities should be ‘more entrepreneurial’ There is no bias in the original title provided. Scotland’s councils are facing a £700 million funding gap ahead of setting their budgets for the coming year and some have even hinted that they could introduce or increase charges for some services to help boost funds. As the government comes under increasing pressure over squeezed local council budgets, Labour peer Lord Willie Haughey said: “I don’t mind paying my taxes and local council tax and I don’t mind if they go up – but the service I am getting isn’t good. If you were…