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Urfan Sharif said to have been treated for injuries to his neck and face after attack in his cell in Belmarsh prisonPolice are investigating reports that the father of the schoolgirl Sara Sharif had his throat cut in an assault by fellow inmates while in prison for her murder.Urfan Sharif, 43, is said to have been attacked in Belmarsh prison, south London, by two men who rushed into his cell with a weapon made from a tuna tin lid, according to the Sun. The assault is said to have happened on New Year’s Day and caused injuries to his neck

No evidence of physical trauma on Greta Marie Otteson and Arno Els Quinton, who were found in separate rooms The bodies of a British woman and her fiance have been discovered in separate rooms at a tourist villa in Vietnam, police said.The victims were named locally as Greta Marie Otteson, a 33-year-old Briton, and Arno Els Quinton, a 36-year-old South African, who were staying at the complex in Hội An in the central Quang Nam province. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/bodies-of-british-woman-and-her-fiance-discovered-in-vietnam-tourist-villa Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-01-03 07:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Business department raised issue of patent box benefit after meeting that took place last June, documents showKemi Badenoch instructed her department to write to the Treasury about a potential tax break after an intervention from Dyson, documents have revealed.In the minutes of a meeting during her time as business secretary last June, seen by the Guardian, it said Ian Robertson, a board member at the vacuum cleaner and air-filter maker, lobbied Badenoch on the patent box tax benefit that had “worked very successfully but now that corporation tax has risen but the patent box has not losing its effectiveness”. Continue

Police continue investigation into child’s body found after firefighters put out blaze in BoortGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA regional community is mourning an “unimaginable tragedy” after a three-year-old boy was found dead following a caravan fire.Emergency services were called to Lake View Street in Boort, north-central Victoria, at about 5.50pm on Thursday after reports a caravan had caught fire.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/child-found-dead-after-a-caravan-fire-in-central-victoria Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-01-03 06:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.