Aria Thorpe fundraiser hits £31k, leaving her family ‘moved’

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Adam Crowther,BristolandSarah Turnnidge,BristolFamily photographAria died on Monday after suffering a single stab wound The creator of a fundraiser set up to support the family of a nine-year-old girl who died after being stabbed has described the response as "overwhelming". More than £31,000 has been raised in a matter of days in memory of Aria Thorpe, who was found dead at a house in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, on Monday evening. A 15-year-old boy has been charged with her murder…

South Devon residents urged to lock doors after house thefts

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People are being urged by police to lock their doors overnight after incidents where car keys and personal items have been taken from homes. Devon and Cornwall Police said homes across south Devon including Torquay, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Paignton had been targeted.The force said officers had made several arrests in relation to burglary and vehicle theft, with some offenders already convicted and facing sentencing next year.Det Sgt Jason Parsons, from south Devon criminal investigation department (CID) team,…

US pushes for ceasefire in Sudan’s civil war as Kordofan violence escalates | Sudan war News

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The United States is pressing for an immediate humanitarian truce in Sudan as fighting intensifies across the vast strategic Kordofan region, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that the relentless violence is “horrifying” and all those involved will face lasting condemnation.Speaking at a year-end news conference on Friday, Rubio said the fighting in Sudan needed to stop, adding that the new year was a “great opportunity for both sides to agree to that” and allow desperately needed…

US sanctions more relatives, associates of Venezuelan President Maduro | Donald Trump News

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Published On 20 Dec 202520 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions on several family members and associates of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as the Trump administration increases pressure on Caracas and continues to build up US forces on Venezuela’s borders.The sanctions announced on Friday come as the US military continues attacks on boats off the country’s coast, which have killed more than 100 people. The US…

Trump government suspends visa lottery linked to Brown University suspect | Donald Trump News

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The administration of President Donald Trump has announced it will halt the visa lottery programme that allowed the suspect in the Brown University shooting to enter the United States.The lottery awards approximately 50,000 immigrant visas each year, according to the US government.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut Trump has long opposed the Diversity Immigrant Visa Programme, sometimes known as the DV Programme. On Friday, his Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revealed that he had directed…

Cash seized from Tate brothers will tackle violence against women

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Robert Ghement/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Andrew Tate looks on as his brother Tristan speaks to mediaMore than £1m seized from controversial social influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan from bank accounts in Devon will be used to combat violence against women and girls, police have said.It follows a December 2024 court ruling which found the brothers had not paid tax on £21m of revenue from their online business and had laundered money through bank accounts based in Devon.Westminster Magistrates' Court…

Exeter City Council adds 813 more student and “co-living” beds to city “housing” supply with Heavitree Road approval

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An Exeter City Council decision to approve plans for an 813-bed student and “co-living” complex in Heavitree Road is to increase the number of beds in purpose-built temporary accommodation to nearly 3,250 in Newtown and more than 16,000 across the whole city.The plans for 399 student and 414 “co-living” bedspaces in seven blocks up to six storeys tall on the site of the former police station and magistrates court were submitted in May, following the eventual rejection of…

Exeter City Council Adds 813 More Student And Co-Living Beds To City Housing Supply With Heavitree Road Approval – Exeter Observer

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Exeter City Council Adds 813 More Student And Co-Living Beds To City Housing Supply With Heavitree Road Approval – Exeter Observer

An Exeter City Council decision to approve plans for an 813-bed student and “co-living” complex in Heavitree Road is to increase the number of beds in purpose-built temporary accommodation to nearly 3,250 in Newtown and more than 16,000 across the whole city. The plans for 399 student and 414 “co-living” bedspaces in seven blocks up

Three killed in Taipei stabbing, smoke bomb attack | Crime News

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Officials say suspect, who died after falling from a building during police chase, carried out ‘indiscriminate attacks’.Published On 19 Dec 202519 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least three people have been killed and five injured after a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in central Taipei, before dying during a police chase, local authorities say.Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai said in a statement on Friday that the suspect had let off smoke bombs at Taipei’s main…

Bath man who smothered wife of 62 years is spared jail

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GooglePolice found Delia Haxworth's body at the couple's house in BathAn 88-year-old man who killed his wife of 62 years by smothering her has been spared jail.William Haxworth was charged with murdering his wife Delia, 85, at their home in Bath before climbing scaffolding and threatening to jump off.At Bristol Crown Court on Friday, Judge William Hart imposed a two-year supervision order and required Haxworth to submit to medical treatment.The defendant, who was 87 at the time, was…

How ICE deports refugees and migrants despite years of good conduct | Refugees

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Jose Trejo Lopez thought the immigration agent had separated him from his brother Josue so the officer could ask more questions during a March check-in in New York City.Jose and Josue, 20 and 19 years old at the time, had been to dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-ins in the nearly 10 years since they fled El Salvador as children with their mother. The appointments often took all day and sometimes required missing school and final exams.…

Somerset drug ringleader William Free gets more jail time

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The ringleader of a gang has been given extra jail time for supplying drugs while he was being investigated by police for other crimes.William Free, formerly of Bossington Drive in Taunton, who is already serving an 11-year sentence for conspiracy to supply cocaine, has been sentenced again for committing the same offence while he was released under investigation.The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) said Free, 30, had worked with gangs in the Midlands and Essex to…