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Day: August 31, 2018

Princes touching tribute on anniversary of death
Featured, United Kingdom

Princes touching tribute on anniversary of death

    Princess Diana is being remembered in a touching way by William and Harry on the 21st anniversary of their mother's death. While the princes have had a packed summer of public and private events, including a monumental royal wedding for Harry and Meghan Markle, Kensington Palace scheduled no engagements for them today. It's believed the princes, 15 and 12 when they lost their mother, will be spending the day with their wives and wider families. Last year, the princes also stayed out of the public eye on the same day, spending it in private with family. But, on the eve of the 20 year anniversary, Harry, 33, and William, 37, visited the White Garden, a memorial dedicated to Diana in the grounds of Kensington Palace. Despite the huge impact she made on the world, ba...
Kenyan president rebukes May
Africa world, Featured

Kenyan president rebukes May

    Kenya’s president has complained that no British prime minister has visited the east African country for 30 years, delivering a diplomatic rebuke to Theresa May in a press conference on the final day of her visit to the continent. Uhuru Kenyatta told May he was pleased she had found time to visit and went on to struggle to remember Boris Johnson’s surname at the culmination of a three-day trip aimed at boosting Britain’s trade and diplomatic presence in the country. The president began proceedings by saying he was glad May had honoured our invitation to come and see for yourself our country and continent that has changed in the last nearly four decades since a UK prime minister visited. The last British prime minister to visit Kenya was Margaret Thatcher in 1988. S...
Double murder suspect arrested
Featured, United Kingdom

Double murder suspect arrested

    A 21 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a daughter and mother. West Midlands Police said the man was arrested in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham on suspicion of murdering Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem, 49. The women were fatally stabbed in Northdown Road, Solihull in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday. Detectives revealed the mother and daughter were on the phone to police as they were attacked. Ms Oudeh had made multiple calls to emergency services that night but police struggled to locate the pair until a later call where the situation escalated and officers were dispatched, arriving within minutes. They were treated by paramedics for their wounds, but were pronounced dead at the scene. Detective Inspector Caroline Co...