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A Black Lives Matters protest in London regarding Chris Kaba.
Looks like the white, middle class organisers forget to invite any black people.
In the wake of death of UK political prisoner, Peter Lynch, who was fast tracked into prison for essentially shouting in the street.
The grandfather was ultimately sentenced to death.
Pakistani family who attacked police at Manchester Airport, STILL haven't even been charged.
Tiny ‘Black Lives Matter’ crowd gathers outside the Old Bailey courtrooms to protest the not guilty verdict of the police officer who shot violent criminal Chris Kaba.
Kaba rammed his car repeatedly into armed police officers’ cars.
BLM is finished in the UK.
UK public borrowing exceeds official forecast in September
Government borrowing overshot official projections in September, which is a sign of the difficult fiscal position that the Chancellor faces as she puts the finishing touches on her first tax and spending budget.
July 22, 2026
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Get you up to speed: Mystery of mummified remains found in river finally solved six years on | News UK
A coroner confirmed that the mummified remains of an unidentified man, known as The Croft Man, found in the River Stour, Suffolk, in 2020, died from a “violent assault.” The investigation indicates the individual experienced significant head injuries, and efforts were made to conceal his identity.
Police have estimated that the bags containing the remains were likely deposited in the River Stour approximately two weeks before they were discovered, between August 13 and 19, 2020. The investigation remains ongoing, with authorities noting that no matches have been found in national or international databases for the identity of the Croft Man.
Suffolk’s senior coroner, Nigel Parsley, has ruled the Croft Man died from a “violent assault,” emphasising the tragedy of his unidentified status. In response, Suffolk Police Superintendent Mike Brown indicated a criminal element may be involved, noting the likelihood that the remains were disposed of by someone familiar with butchery techniques.
What remains unclear — The identity of The Croft Man continues to be unknown despite investigations into his death.
Coroner confirms identity of mummified remains found in River Stour six years ago
A coroner has confirmed the cause of death for a mystery man who was mummified and discovered in Suffolk in 2020.
The man’s mummified legs, feet, and arms were found by a dog walker in the River Stour on August 27, 2020.
Police divers then discovered skull fragments, bones, and teeth in a plastic bag around 150 metres along the river.
Known as The Croft Man, Suffolk’s senior coroner Nigel Parsley has now ruled that he died from a ‘violent assault’.
There have been no matches in any national or international database for missing people or criminal activity so his identity remains unknown.
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However, radiocarbon dating suggests he was born before the early 1950s and died between 2008 and 2012, so was likely in his 60s or 70s.
The coroner noted that the removal of his hands and other injuries to his head ‘appear to have been an attempt to hamper his identification’.
He concluded it was ‘more likely than not the Croft Man was unlawfully killed.
‘We must remember that the Croft Man was somebody’s son,’ Parsley added. ‘He lived for 60 to 70 years. He may well have had family, he almost certainly had friends.
‘It’s a tragedy we cannot identify him as there must be some loved ones somewhere wondering where their loved one is.’
The pathologist, Dr Ginni Fitzpatrick-Swallow, could not give a cause of death but said there had been ‘multiple blows to the head’.
She added: ‘To completely destroy a skull like that seems from a dismemberment point of view unnecessary.’
The dog walker who found him, Julie Dunn-Beechin, said she spotted two black bin bags in the water and her dogs began to sniff around.
She said it ‘didn’t seem right’ so called the park ranger, joking she may have been watching ‘too many Midsomer Murders’ but was concerned.
Samuel Morgan, the ranger, told the court he looked through a small hole in the bag to see ‘what I thought looked like mummified skin and bone’.
Inside the bag were also rocks, bricks, and what looked like ‘a partially dissolved Toilet Duck soap’, as well as what appeared to be an arm ball joint.
The police were called, and a fingertip search of the riverbed was carried out two days later, where they discovered the third bag.
Superintendent Mike Brown, of Suffolk Police, told the inquest they had estimated the bags were dropped around two weeks before, between August 13 and 19.
‘The most likely and preferred hypothesis is that there’s a criminal element,’ he said, suggesting the person could have ‘skill in butchery’.
DNA testing indicated a white northern European male with blonde or light hair and blue or green eyes.
‘Our victim has likely met a violent and unnatural death,’ he continued. ‘Because of the length of storage, the individual could have been found in a state by somebody who doesn’t want to come to the attention of police and has tried to dispose of them by throwing them away.’
July 22, 2026
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Get you up to speed: Ryanair passenger sucked out of window only remembers ‘the explosion’ | News World
Ljubiša Karović was partially sucked out of a Ryanair plane after a window shattered mid-flight, shortly after departing from Thessaloniki, Greece. His wife, Svetlana Grković, helped pull him back inside as the aircraft experienced rapid decompression and managed to land safely back in Thessaloniki.
Greek aviation officials are investigating the incident involving the Boeing 737, which has been in operation since 2008. The aircraft previously reported a tyre burst in 2023 during takeoff from Milan, raising concerns about its safety record.
Ryanair stated that their cabin crew “did a phenomenal job” managing the situation and provided assistance to Mr Karović after the aircraft returned to Thessaloniki. Greek aviation authorities are conducting an investigation into the incident, while Ryanair confirmed that medical personnel would be available upon landing.
What remains unclear — It is not specified what caused the cabin window to dislodge mid-flight.
Ryanair passenger recalls feeling ‘explosion’ after being partly sucked out of window
Ljubiša Karović, a Ryanair passenger who was partly sucked out of a plane window mid-flight, says all he remembers is the ‘explosion’.
Ljubiša, 61, was sound asleep when the cabin window next to his seat shattered, jolting him awake and sending his head out the plane.
He only survived because his wife, Svetlana Grković, clung onto his legs while his head dangled outside the Boeing 737 for five minutes.
The Serbian aluminium factory owner told The Guardian that all that he remembers from the incident was the noise of the window breaking.
‘It’s the noise before the chaos, the noise that is always there when I close my eyes to sleep,’ Ljubiša said.
While friction burns now cover his right arm to his chest, Ljubiša added that he was ‘lucky’ to be alive.
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Ljubiša Karović was saved from being sucked out of the Ryanair plane thanks to his wife (Picture: Facebook)
‘I don’t remember much and my head and neck still hurt but I am still alive. It could have been the seatbelt, the fact that I was still strapped in,’ he said.
‘But maybe it is fate. I believe in God and I thank him every day.’
Flight FR1879 had only been in the air for 10 minutes after leaving Thessaloniki, Greece, when the second engine failed, according to aviation tracker ADS-B Exchange.
A part of the engine crashed into the window by seat 11F while the plane was 20,000ft above North Macedonia.
The difference in air pressure between the skies and the cabin, called decompression, forced Ljubiša’s body out the window.
Svetlana, who was seated three rows behind her husband in 14C, described oxygen masks dangling from above and bottles flying around.
‘None of the cabin crew helped. It was the passengers,’ she said.
‘One man, I think he was an Albanian, was incredible. He did all he could to bring him in and then tried to block the window, first with a bag that was immediately sucked out and then with a suitcase, which worked. We are eternally grateful to him.’
When Svetlana and the passengers finally tugged an unconscious Ljubiša inside, his face was swollen and deformed because of the pressure.
‘My wife reminds me about that,’ said Ljubiša, who fainted two more times inside as the plane rapidly flew back to the airport.
‘There was a noise like a tyre bursting. There was panic with screaming, yelling and shouting because we immediately lost altitude from the decompression,’ they said.
The plane, which was headed to Memmingen, Germany, was operated by Malta Air, a subsidiary of Ryanair.
The 61-year-old man is believed to have pulled into the slipstream after the window broke when the engine behind it failed on Friday (Picture: Rthema)
What has Ryanair said?
The low-cost Irish carrier said the aircraft turned back as a passenger window ‘dislodged inflight’ and said cabin crew did a ‘phenomenal job’.
Ryanair said: ‘As soon as the aircraft descended to a safe altitude, our cabin crew attended to and assisted Mr Karović, moving him to alternate seats (beside his wife) and arranged for a doctor onboard to sit with them until the aircraft landed safely back in Thessaloniki.
‘They also arranged to have medical assistance standing by on landing in Thessaloniki.’
Greek aviation officials are still investigating the case of the incident, which involved a Boeing 737 that has been flying since 2008.
Footage shared by aviation safety experts shows the fan blades of the craft were damaged.
The aircraft suffered another incident in 2023, when a tyre burst during takeoff from Milan, according to the Aviation Safety Network.
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