A nine-year-old, Lilia Valutyte, was fatally injured in Boston in July 2022; the defendant, Deividas Skebas, denies murder but admits manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and is being held at Rampton Hospital. Undetermined at this time.
At a Buckingham Palace reception marking the anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation, the King told a Holocaust survivor her father was described as 'alive in spirit' while he and the Queen lit candles and viewed portraits of seven survivors.
Three Oxford chefs will hold the Silver Star Supper Club on Wednesday, February 11 at St Anthony of Padua hall to raise funds for the John Radcliffe Hospital maternity services.
Foxton Court Care Home held a Burns Night celebration featuring a traditional Scottish menu and a ceremonial whisky tasting, with staff and residents sharing stories and a toast to Robert Burns.
Local residents in Fareham gave mixed responses after Suella Braverman announced she had left the Conservative Party to join Reform UK; some said they would still support her while others expressed disappointment and concern.
A coroner found a newborn's death after a home birth was avoidable, citing staffing and monitoring failures; the senior coroner said she will write to the Health Secretary and national bodies about the lack of home-birth guidance.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, citing rising risks from nuclear tensions, climate change, potential misuse of biotechnology and growing use of artificial intelligence without sufficient controls.
A Boxing Day golf tournament at the Isle of Skye raised £14,650, which was split equally between Portree and Kyle RNLI lifeboat stations; 40 golfers and local sponsors took part in the event.
At Lincoln Crown Court, prosecutors heard that Deividas Skebas admits killing nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte but denies murder, claiming diminished responsibility; three psychiatrists reported he had schizophrenia and showed psychosis on the day of the attack.
The Mayor's briefing announces a Health and Wellbeing Market on London Road this Friday from 9am to 5pm, and a UK Harvest Community Food Hub at the Youth and Community Centre on Wednesday 4 February from 10am to 11am.
