Charges over lawyer's murder
Yesterday charged with the murder of the City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce, who was stabbed to death outside his home in Willesden, northwest London, two teenagers were in court.
Donnel Marcus Carty, 19 and a 17-year-old are facing charges of robbing the lawyer, 31 and another man Kurshid Ali, 46 on 12 January.
The two men have been remanded in custody by London Magistrate’s Court in order to appear at the Old Bailey next month.
In a post-mortem examination it was discovered that Mr ap Rhys had died from shock and haemorrhage from stab wounds.
Former doctor held over bungled ops
After a two year investigation into his work a gynaecologist whose bodged operations left dozens of women in agony has been arrested.
Richard Neale has now been released on bail following questions into his ten-year employment at a North Yorkshire hospital. He has also worked in London, Leicester and the Isle of Wight. Mr Neale, 59 had been struck of the medical register in 2000.
Aids trial standstill
After researchers discovered that an Aids drug was doubling patients’ risk of death, the largest trial of Aids drugs is at a standstill. The study by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, that had roughly 5,000 patients from Britain and 32 other countries taking part, has showed that the patients that used the antiretroviral drugs intermittently are more likely to die than those on constant medication.
Big Brother departure
The third person to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother was Rula Lenska. The actress is to be remembered for letting George Galloway, pretend to be a cat, to lap make-believe milk from her hands. The ex-wife of actor Dennis Waterman, Lenska, 57 had chosen Children in Crisis and Wildlifeline as her charities.
Iraq blast death
Stephen Enright, 29, from Devon who had been working for the US Army Engineering and Support Centre in Iraq, died as an explosive device hit the vehicle that he was travelling in. Mr Enright was a paratrooper until the end of last year. He left his regiment, however, he carried on to work in Iraq as a civilian.
Doherty guilty
On four charged for drugs, rock star Pete Doherty has pleaded guilty. The singer on the band called Babyshambles, confessed to the possession of heroin, crack, morphine and cannabis as he appeared before Thames magistrates in East London. Sentencing has now been adjourned until 8 February.
Truant attack
After being attacked by truants at a school in Colchester, Essex, a teacher has suffered facial injuries and a suspected broken arm. Dave Deeny was administering a mock examination at the time of the attack. On suspicion of causing violent disorder and aggravated bodily harm, nine boys aged 15 and 16 were arrested.
Youth murderer
At Liverpool Crown Court, an “aimless” teenager has been jailed for near enough 15 years for the murder of Lauren Pilkington-Smith, 10. Kieron Smith, 18 had beaten her to death in undergrowth behind her terraced home in Leigh, Greater Manchester, last July. It happened after playing a game of street cricket with her and a friend.
Three charged over fire deaths
Charged with the murder of Maureen Cochrane, 45 and her husband Alex, 54, who died following a fire at their home in Brooklands, Manchester, last week, three people have appeared in court. Their daughter Lucy, 16, is still in hospital in a critical condition. Michael, 39 from Stockport, his wife, Jane Connor, 39 of Wythenshawe, and a 17-year-old girl has been remanded in custody by Manchester magistrates.
Kind boss
A chance of a fortune to pay for retirement has been given up by Peter Tracey, 68, who has handed over his electronics company, Herga, to a trust for his employees. He said that if he had sold the firm, or agreed to a management buyout, the future for staff in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk would have been uncertain.
Fuel costs increase
This month the price of petrol has now risen by 10p when matched up to the prices of a year ago. Now the average price of fuel is 89.35p per litre of petrol, and 93.54p for diesel, compared to 79.64p and 84.78p last year, said the AA. The increase on average now means that motorist have to spend £340 extra on car fuel this year.
New chapter is turned
The family-owned bookseller, Blackwell’s has now employed a non-family member to head the company, for the first time in 127 years. Philip Blackwell, the grandson of the founder basil Blackwell, is to be replaced as executive chairman by Gerry Connolly, a chartered accountant. The family still owns Blackwell Publishing.
July 21 suspect
In connection to the attempted bombings in London on 21 July, a student has appeared at the Old Bailey. Adel Yahya, 23, of Tottenham, North London had been charged with conspiring with five men accused of participation in the unsuccessful attacks. He has been taken back into custody to appear at a further hearing on 28 April
Eye of the North
At the National Railway Museum in York, a new giant observation wheel is to be erected, like that of the London Eye. Subject to details that are in the process of being finalised with the museum’s partners, World Tourist Attractions, the wheel is to have 43 capsules that holds eight people and is 60 metres (200ft) high. The attraction is to open by the summer.
GPs struck off
Husband and wife GPs that had put patients at risk at the nursing home that they ran in Birmingham have now been struck off the medical register. The General Medical Council has described Jamalapuram Hari Gopal and his wife Pratury Samraiya Lakshmi, which ran the home as “inappropriate, irresponsible and inadequate”.
Weighty matter
In Suffolk the St John Ambulance is to bring into service a vehicle that can transport particularly large patients. It was said by the charity that the objective of using the ambulance adapted for size and weight-bearing was to make sure that all patients were treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their special needs.
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