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Jonathon Proctor, a doorman injured while breaking up a fight in Folkestone, has expressed frustration over the lenient sentence given to his attacker, Craig Rimmer, who received a £2,000 compensation order and avoided jail. Proctor has been unable to work due to ongoing knee injuries from the incident.

Thirteen-year-old Maitham Ali saved his newborn brother, Mohammad-Jawad, from choking at their West London home. Drawing on first aid training as a St John Ambulance Cadet, Maitham advised his mother on back blows, successfully restoring the baby’s breathing before paramedics arrived.

Sainsbury’s has halted the use of live facial recognition technology at its East Dulwich store following a customer, Matt Arnold, being wrongly accused of theft. The supermarket confirmed the error stemmed from human judgement, not the technology, which maintains a high accuracy rate. An investigation is underway.

The Red Arrows have withdrawn from the Eastbourne International Airshow due to adverse weather conditions in Canada, which disrupted their travel plans. The team will attempt to resume displays with upcoming events, including the Cromer Festival on August 19 and the Clacton Air Show on August 27-28.

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