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Day: July 5, 2017

Devon town becomes magnet for begging tourists earning up to £35k a year
5Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Devon town becomes magnet for begging tourists earning up to £35k a year

    A mayor has complained that her prosperous Devon town has become a magnet for begging tourists who police claim could be earning up to £35,000 a year. Rosie Adams, the mayor of Totnes, said that people are coming from other places to beg. I hate to say it but we have begging tourists, she said. They are coming in from other places and actually spoiling it for our local people. There is no need in Totnes for anyone to go hungry. They should not feel in any way scared. It's obviously an ideal place for beggars to come to. Police have confirmed that aggressive beggars have been harassing passersby in the town. They said that beggars in the town raise up to £100 a day - the equivalent of up to £35,000 a year. The local police said in a statement: Historically we have taken a f...
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MH-17 plane crash: Netherlands announces plans to prosecute suspects in Dutch court
5Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

MH-17 plane crash: Netherlands announces plans to prosecute suspects in Dutch court

    Suspects in the shooting down of the MH-17 passenger jet will be prosecuted in a Dutch court, the country's foreign ministry has announced. The ministry said international cooperation would continue during the prosecution. Nearly 300 people died when MH-17 was downed in 2014. Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said in a statement on Wednesday that the decision had been made by the countries jointly investigating the crash Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, Ukraine and the Netherlands. The decision follows attempts, blocked by Russia in 2015, to set up an international court over the incident, which killed all 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight. Victims came from 17 countries, and included 196 Dutch. The Dutch Safety Board, which investigated the incident, concluded in O...
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87 discoveries of human remains found in gutted block of Grenfell Tower
5Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

87 discoveries of human remains found in gutted block of Grenfell Tower

    A total of 87 discoveries of human remains have been made at Grenfell Tower, police have revealed. The force said on Wednesday its investigators had made 87 recoveries, but was quick to stress this did not mean they had found 87 people due to the catastrophic damage inside the block. Commander Stuart Cundy said: Until formal identification has been completed to the Coroner's satisfaction I cannot say how many people have now been recovered. Grenfell inquiry head backed by Government Some 250 specialists are combing through the wrecked tower by hand, he added. They will sort through more than 15 tonnes of debris per floor, Mr Cundy said. He added: This will take us many months, but we will search each and every flat. We will use all the information we have, especially what ...
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Sister of London Bridge terror attacker Khuram Butt sacked from her job at Heathrow Airport
5Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Sister of London Bridge terror attacker Khuram Butt sacked from her job at Heathrow Airport

    The sister of the London Bridge terror mastermind is believed to have been sacked from Heathrow amid questions about staff vetting at the airport. Britain’s biggest airport carried out an investigation with security services into the sister of Khuram Butt, who massacred revellers in the capital last month. Butt, 27, was known to M15 as a key figure in extremist group al-Muhajiroun and appeared in the Channel 4 documentary The Jihadis Next Door. His older sister, Haleema Butt, 28, got a job working security at Heathrow two months before the attack . A source told the Mirror the mother-of-two had her employment terminated as a result of the probe. She declined to comment when approached at home in Harrow, north- west London, but added: “You should take it up with Heathrow . ...
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New Charter promotes the rights of private renters in Tower Hamlets
5Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

New Charter promotes the rights of private renters in Tower Hamlets

    The rights of private renters in Tower Hamlets are being promoted with the launch of the Tower Hamlets Private Renters' Charter on Thursday June 29. The key message within the Charter is that every private renter has the right to live in a safe and secure home, and to be treated fairly by their landlord or agent. The Charter was officially launched by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, and Statutory Deputy Mayor Cllr Sirajul Islam, who is Tower Hamlets Cabinet Member for Housing. The Charter is backed by a broad range of organisations, who will also provide specialist assistance and guidance for renters. For the first time in generations the majority of homes in Tower Hamlets (40 per cent) are now rented from private landlords, compared with 36 per cent social rented ...
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