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A person was fatally struck by the Southern Locomotives Ltd steam locomotive 34028 Eddystone at Hanwell Station, West London, during a scheduled Armistice Day journey. This incident marks the first such fatality in the UK involving a steam train in nearly 60 years, prompting the cancellation of the tour.
A unique office situated on Blackfriars Bridge has become a popular site for tourists and rail staff alike. With views of the River Thames, the glass office is described as a ‘hot ticket’ for meetings, attracting attention for its unusual location and amenities.
Detectives investigating the shooting of 25-year-old Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa in Clapham on 10 August have released CCTV footage of a moped leaving the scene. No arrests have been made, and police do not believe Bile-aka was the intended target. A £20,000 reward is offered for information.
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A man’s body was discovered in the back of a van engulfed in flames in Staffordshire.
Police were called to the blaze in Paget Street, Burton-upon-Trent, at 7.55pm on Sunday by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The remains were discovered only after the fire had been extinguished.
His death is currently being treated as unexplained, Staffordshire Police said, with a post-mortem examination to be carried out to establish the cause of the man’s death.
Police have asked anyone with footage from the area or information about the incident to contact the force, quoting incident 637 of August 13.
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