Author: News Desk

Sara Sharif: Dad and stepmum release video in first public contact since her death The father and stepmother of the little girl found dead at her Surrey home have made contact, via a video, saying they are willing to cooperate with the UK authorities.  Sara Sharif, 10, was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey, on 10 August. Her father Urfan Sharif, his partner Beinash Batool and brother Faisal Malik all fled to Pakistan one day before her body was discovered.  UK and Pakistani authorities have been searching for the missing three – who are wanted in relation to…

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Commonwealth Games was a mistake for Birmingham, says advisor Max Caller, a former advisor to Birmingham City Council, has said the city hosting the Commonwealth Games was a mistake given the authority’s financial problems.  Caller said the event last summer had been a “challenge too far” for a council struggling. Birmingham City Council will stop all but essential spending amid an outstanding £760m bill to settle equal pay claims. On Tuesday, the council announced it was effectively bankrupt. It is the largest local authority in Europe and has an £87m hole in its budget this year and might have to…

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Ukraine war: Deadly new Russian attack reported on Izmail port area A Ukrainian port facility in the Izmail area on the River Danube has been hit by a new Russian drone strike, killing one person, the local governor said.  Port and agricultural infrastructure were damaged in the overnight attack, according to Oleh Kiper, governor of the surrounding Odesa region. Izmail came under Russian drone attacks earlier this week. They have yet to comment on the reported new attack. Ukraine say Russian drones hit Romanian territory in the latest attack but Romania has denied this. Russia has hit Ukraine’s port facilities…

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Aung San Suu Kyi ill but denied urgent care, says son Aung San Suu Kyi is being denied medical care despite her ill health, according to her son, Kim Aris. He said the junta ruling the country – after they ousted the Myanmar leader in a military coup in 2021 – is blocking requests for his mother’s “urgent care.”  Sources told BBC Burmese severe toothaches have left the Aung San Suu Kyi, 78, unable to eat.  However, a junta spokesman said the former leader is in good health and gets check-ups from military and civilian doctors. She was ousted in…

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