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Salis Hanrahan’s funeral in Hayes on Monday attracted hundreds of mourners, causing significant traffic disruption. The 20-year-old was shot in Philadelphia on July 8, leading to the arrest of 75-year-old George Barr on charges later downgraded to third-degree murder.
Jamie Broadmore received a six-month suspended sentence for illegally dumping and burning waste on green belt land in Kent, prompting Gravesham Council to incur £150,000 in cleanup costs. Council officials described his actions as one of the most severe cases of fly-tipping. Broadmore has 16 previous convictions.
The BT Tower in London is set for a significant transformation into a luxury hotel after MCR acquired the landmark for £275 million. New plans include a rooftop pool, a 360-degree revolving observation deck, and the redevelopment of the Podium Building for events and dining. Completion is anticipated by 2033.
The Manchester bomber plotter has viciously attacked three prison officers. Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, Salman Abedi, attacked the prison officers with hot cooking oil and homemade weapons at HMP Frankland, leaving them with life-threatening injuries.
The officers were hospitalised, with one female officer since discharged.
Abedi is already serving a 55-year sentence for his involvement in the 2017 bombing. He had previously assaulted a prison officer at Belmarsh prison.
The attack has led to calls from unions representing prison officers for change to protect prison workers further – calls including banning prisoners from working in kitchens amid fears of copycat attacks.
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Janet Brown, a 51-year-old mother of three, was brutally murdered in her Radnage home on 10 April 1995, and her case remains unsolved after 30 years.
Barry Dawson, a 60-year-old man, was shot dead in his home in Stanley, County Durham, leading to tributes from his family describing him as a “much-loved father, granddad and partner.”
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