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Londoner Christopher Simmonds, 28, was convicted of manslaughter following a six-week trial at Bristol Crown Court, while Zacharious Clayton, 19, Kendel Joseph, 19, and 18-year-old Eurico Tavares were each acquitted of a charge of murder.

Natasha Pollard's dogs Max, an 18-month-old West Highland terrier/King Charles spaniel crossbreed, and Molly, a five-year-old jack russell terrier, died earlier this month after falling ill following a walk at Stratton Meadows.

Strapping his baby into a car seat, Abu Khaled said it was unfortunate that a British soldier was hacked to death in an apparent Islamist attack a day earlier in London, but it was not the only misfortune on his mind.

Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been investigated previously by security services, a British official said today, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London.

Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal.

The British Ministry of Defense paid tribute Thursday to the soldier slashed to death in the middle of a London street by two Muslim terrorists, describing him as "popular and witty" and a "loving father." Authorities identified Drummer Lee Rigby, 25,of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as the victim of the savage attack.

A man weeps outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich as he looks at floral tributes following the attack on Lee Rigby Around a dozen sat in silence in St Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Woolwich, offering their prayers for Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, of Middleton, Greater Manchester.

The two men who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death were known to intelligence services before the Wednesday incident, a British security official admitted Thursday.

Anyone looking for a sign of British bravery in the face of terror should look no further than Ingrid Loyau-Kennett. A British soldier had been hacked to death on the streets of southeast London Wednesday afternoon.

What does a murderous jihadist terrorist have to do to get some recognition for his cause? You hack a British soldier to death in broad daylight on a London street while shouting "Allahu akbar" and then "swear by the almighty Allah" that you'll never stop fighting, and the U.S. broadcast networks still can't bring themselves to utter a word about ... (more)

A NEW restaurant is coming to Basildon town centre as part of long-term plans to boost the town's late-night economy.

Dr Davinder Jeet Bains used his position as a GP to assault more than two dozen women A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients has been jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex charges.

POLICE at Eastleigh are appealing to two missing 14-year-old girls to contact them or their families as a matter of urgency.

THREE men have been cleared of raping a 16-year-old girl after picking her up in a car on a Burnley street.

The man accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones in a sexually motivated attack has told a jury he put her body "somewhere where it has not been found". On his second day of cross examination Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, mid-Wales, answered questions about the search for April's body.

A JUDGE ordering the return of cash to motorists who fell victim to an illegal clamping firm revealed that he had been a victim of the scam - but ruled out claiming his money back.

Local food and drink will the order of the day for the third Great Malvern Food Festival on Saturday, when the town centre will be filled with tempting smells and flavours from 10am to 5pm.

A MAN has pleaded guilty to killing Andrew Heath by starting a fire at his Worcester home in December 2011.

NURSERIES in Droitwich, Bromsgrove and Redditch have been closed by police this morning and five people arrested after a child reported being sexually assaulted.

Assistant Commissioner Simon Byrne has defended the response times of police, saying officers were dispatched within five minutes and the situation was dealt with in 14 minutes.