Anahita Hossein-Pour
Politics31 May 2024
Iain Dale quits race to become Conservative candidate days after announcement
He has withdrawn his candidacy after comments emerged that he said he ‘never liked’ Tunbridge Wells.
UK
Flying Spitfire for charity ‘delightful’, says former RAF pilot, 102
Jack Hemmings is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly the Second World War aircraft in a bid to raise money for charity.
5 Feb 2024
Crime
Abuse victim says ‘I have no shame now’ as attacker from 1980s jailed
Stephen Lewsey first reported his attacker in 2011 and said on sentencing ‘I can now start to re-build my life’.
2 Feb 2024
Crime
Man denies stabbing lifeguard to death in jealous rage
Kaydon Prior said he went to his ex-girlfriend’s home at around 5am because he ‘didn’t like sleeping on arguments’.
1 Feb 2024
UK
Tributes paid to ‘hero’ grandfather found dead in street in seaside town
A 16-year-old boy from Littlehampton was arrested on suspicion of murder, but has since been released on bail with strict conditions until March 14.
31 Jan 2024
Crime
Without pilot ‘we would have all died’ in English Channel, migrant tells court
An asylum seeker from Afghanistan described how the pilot accused of the manslaughter of fellow passengers was ‘trying his best’.
31 Jan 2024
Crime30 Jan 2024
DIY dinghy in deadly Channel crossing navigated by man using phone
Ibrahima Bah is accused of killing four other migrants who drowned trying to cross the English Channel
Crime
Teenager who stabbed stranger on way home from supermarket jailed for 13 years
The judge said the ‘sole reason’ for the ‘utterly senseless’ attack was the youth’s bad mood at the time.
26 Jan 2024
UK
Man jailed for 13 years for directing and paying for sexual abuse of children
One of the victims, a 15-year-old from the US, reported the abuse in 2017 which prompted Bower’s arrest.
25 Jan 2024
UK
Reward offered to help solve Eastbourne woman’s murder 19 years ago
Jennifer Kiely was discovered dead in a seafront shelter in 2005, after she suffered stab wounds and her body had been set on fire.
23 Jan 2024
Crime17 Jan 2024
Jealous man 'stabbed ex-girlfriend’s new lover as he slept in bed'
Kaydon Prior and Jason Curtis are on trial for the murder of Harrison Tomkins after a ‘brutal and frenzied attack’
Crime
People smuggler who crammed woman behind car dashboard is jailed
Border Force officers found his car had been altered to create the tiny hideaway where the woman was hidden.
16 Jan 2024
UK
Man campaigns for water safety after dad drowned in the sea
A new film shows Mr Jones relive the ‘worst moment of his life’ and hopes to educate people about the dangers of open water in bad weather.
16 Jan 2024
Politics
Deaths of four migrants in Channel ‘heartbreaking’, says Foreign Secretary
At least 72 people got into difficulty as a boat launched from a French beach on Sunday morning.
14 Jan 2024
UK
Hundreds attend funeral of ‘unique’ seven-year-old boy after Folkestone crash
Hundreds of people also watched the live-streamed service from outside the church because of the packed-out attendance.
13 Jan 2024
Politics
Migrants cross English Channel to UK for first time in 2024
Previously there were 26 days of no crossings to the UK recorded up until January 11.
13 Jan 2024
UK
‘Beautiful send-off’ to be held for boy, seven, killed in Folkestone crash
William Brown’s family secured special permission from the King to bury their son in a historic graveyard which was ‘dear to his heart’.
13 Jan 2024
Crime
Mother and ex-boyfriend jailed for ‘cruel and brutal’ murder of 18-month-old son
On sentencing the judge described the pain and fear Alfie Phillips must have suffered as ‘almost unimaginable’.
12 Jan 2024
Crime
Mother and ex-boyfriend jailed over 18-month-old boy’s murder in caravan
Alfie Phillips suffered 70 injuries to his body in an overnight attack by Hedges and Benham in November 2020.
12 Jan 2024
Crime12 Jan 2024
Mother and ex-boyfriend to be sentenced for 18-month-old boy’s murder
Alfie Phillips died with a “myriad of bruises”, broken ribs, arms and leg, and traces of cocaine in his body.
Environment
Vote on housing development like Hunger Games, says parish council chairman
Villagers rejecting the plans in an online poll has given Eynsford Parish Council ‘a mandate to fight’, their chairman said.
11 Jan 2024