Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Juggernaut Books Sneh Bhargava was AIIMS Delhi’s first and only woman director Not much about Sneh Bhargava’s life seems ordinary. In 1984, she became the first woman to helm the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the capital Delhi – one of the country’s top medical institutions –...
West Midlands Police Reanne Coulson, 34, from Coventry, had been missing since 21 May Officers searching for missing Reanne Coulson have found a body and charged a man with her murder, West Midlands Police have said. She had been missing for a month and failed to contact family on her birthday. The body was discovered...
FlashBack Photography Trasi Coghlan brought forward plans for a wedding vows renewal by a year after getting a terminal cancer diagnosis A terminally ill woman was left “overwhelmed” after businesses donated a venue, wedding dress and flowers for her to renew her vows. Trasi Coghlan, 62, who has had cancer three times, was planning a...
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough may not be a household name, but the so-called referee of the Senate has found herself at the centre of a firestorm after she objected to several parts of US President Donald Trump’s mega-sized tax bill. The 1,000-page document, which he’s dubbed the...
It was that record performance in Monaco which made Kipyegon believe sub-four – once considered physiologically impossible for a woman – was within reach. But the three-time Olympic 1500m champion still had a chasm to bridge, being required to run two seconds per lap faster than she had before. Kipyegon was kitted out in an...
Getty Images Bezos and Sanchez have been in a relationship since 2019 It’s the wedding that everyone is talking about – US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos is set to marry TV presenter Lauren Sanchez, and the million-dollar party in Venice has caused quite a stir. Activists have been protesting against the event, with “No Space...
A man pulled a woman towards bushes during an assault on a walking trail, police have said. An investigation has been launched over the incident, which happened on the Tarka Trail near Bideford, Devon, at about 17:00 BST on Wednesday. Devon and Cornwall Police said the victim was walking over the Iron Bridge when a...
PA Media Jennifer Abbott Dauward was found with multiple stab wounds at her Camden flat A film director found dead with her Rolex watch missing had been stabbed in the neck eight times, the Old Bailey has heard. Jennifer Abbott Dauward – also known as Sarah Steinberg – was discovered on the floor of her...
A 61-year-old man appeared in court on Monday to deny murdering a 54-year-old woman in Plymouth last year. Mark Fitzgerald, of Rendle Street, Plymouth, pleaded not guilty to murdering Lisa Paris between 7 and 18 March 2024. Mr Fitzgerald appeared in front of Plymouth Crown Court via a prison video link. Police said he will...
A woman has been taken to hospital after a crash on the bridge between Devon and Cornwall. The single-vehicle crash happened near to the toll booths on the Plymouth side of the Tamar Bridge shortly before 10:00 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said. The force said a woman had been taken to hospital as a...
BBC A man has been charged with the murder of a woman stabbed after a gas explosion at her home in Stoke Newington, north-east London. Annabel Rook, 46 was found fatally injured just before 05:00 BST on 17 June. Clifton George, 44, of Dumont Road, was also charged with arson with intent to endanger life....
A British tourist is in hospital after catching a serious lung disease while on an all-inclusive holiday in Greece. Donna Jobling, from west Hull, contracted Legionnaires’ disease on the island of Crete, and is in intensive care. The 57-year-old was travelling with easyJet Holidays, which says it has moved other customers out of the hotel...
A Devon and Cornwall Police officer has been charged with rape. Sgt James Rawlinson, 36, was postal requisitioned over one charge of raping a woman aged 16 or over, said Devon and Cornwall Police. The force said it related to an alleged incident while he was off-duty in Exeter in August 2018. It said Sgt...
A 69-year-old-woman has been charged with murdering another woman who was found fatally stabbed in her home in Camden, north London, on 13 June. The Metropolitan Police has previously said 69-year-old Jennifer Abbott’s death may have been linked to a missing Rolex watch. Nancy Pexton, of Gloucester Place, Westminster is due to appear later at...
Olivia Demetriades BBC News, London Metropolitan Police Jennifer Abbott, known also as Sarah Steinberg, was well known in the community A 66-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 69-year-old was found fatally stabbed in her home in north London. Emergency services were called to a report of an unresponsive woman at...