A TEENAGE crimewave, who was once dubbed Basildon ‘s ‘most wanted burglar’, has admitted 19 charges of burglary and vehicle thefts. The 16-year-old, from Laindon, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court charged with a string of offences relating to burglaries in Vange, Basildon, Billericay and Leigh .
Day: January 18, 2017
Tourists being evacuated from Gambia as crisis deepens
Special flights were being organized Wednesday to evacuate British and other tourists from Gambia, where the threat of a regional military intervention loomed as the longtime leader refused to give up power. President Yahya Jammeh’s mandate expires on Thursday after he lost elections in December.
A gentle winter day with flurries
A few flurries are forecast to move off the Island by around 9 a.m. today, giving way to a peak of sun between mainly cloudy skies. Environment Canada is predicting the temperature might rise from about -7C early this morning to reach -5 for most of the day by the noon hour.
Unwanted keeper proves Cameroon’s unlikely star at Africa Cup of Nations
Cameroon has always had a tradition of producing great goalkeepers. Italian star Gianluigi Buffon says Thomas N’Kono inspired him to become a goalkeeper after he watched N’Kono lead Cameroon to the quarterfinals at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Kei Nishikori and Tomas Berdych win
MARTIN SAMUEL: Conte can win the title without Costa, it’s NOT typical to do a Payet and Merson’s right – Brit bosses get a raw deal ‘Who can say that he has been a champion in England? I can.
Stanislas Wawrinka into Australian Open third round
MARTIN SAMUEL: Conte can win the title without Costa, it’s NOT typical to do a Payet and Merson’s right – Brit bosses get a raw deal ‘Who can say that he has been a champion in England? I can.
I-League 2016/17 EXCLUSIVE – Mumbai FC welcome Densill Theobald
Mumbai FC have made their first foreign signing of the current I-League campaign, with the capture of Densill Theobald. Goal can reveal that the former Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder is expected to turn out in the Yellow and Blue of the club from the commercial capita of India, after coach Santosh Kashyap identified him as a key ingredient to his set-up.
Snowden permitted to stay in Russia for longer
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been given leave to remain in Russia for another couple of years, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said. “Snowden’s residency in Russia has just been extended by another couple of years,” the spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said in a post on Facebook.
In Africa, Obamaa s presidency couldna t help but be personal
Africa was electrified by the rise of Barack Obama, the first U.S. president of African descent. It was in Africa that he signaled a historic opening toward Cuba, took aim at the twin scourges of corruption and dictatorship and sent thousands of troops to fight one of the most terrifying disease outbreaks in decades.
First known case of zebra shark switching to asexual reproduction [Life Lines]
The story begins in 1999 when Leonie, a zebra shark , was captured from the wild. In 2006 she was transferred to Reef HQ Aquarium in Queensland, Australia where she met her mate.
Warrants issued for 243 more members of Turkey’s military
Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 243 members of the military in 54 provinces across the country, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday, in a probe following July’s failed coup. Anadolu said the suspects were being sought on suspicion they were using Bylock, an encrypted smartphone messaging app that the government says was used by the network of Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the attempted coup.
Kunal Kapoor partners with WATConsult for ‘That’sMyGirl’ campaign
New Delhi , Jan. 18 : Social Entrepreneur and actor Kunal Kapoor recently partnered with digital social media agency ‘WATConsult’ for a CSR activity called ‘That’sMyGirl’. The initiative will donate around 10 lakh rupees to the NGO Nanhi Kali through crowdfunding platform Ketto, which the 39-year-old actor co-founded.
Britain will quit the EU single market when it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, in a decisive speech that set a course for a clean break with the world’s largest trading bloc. Setting out a vision that could determine Britain’s future for generations and the shape of the EU itself, May answered criticism that she has been coy about her strategy with a 12-point plan towards what has been dubbed a “hard Brexit”.
Global warming could steal postcard-perfect weather days
Newlywed couples took advantage of the unusual warm weather for the month … . In this image provided by Karin van der Wiel/ NOAA/ Princeton University, shows climate change effects on patterns of mild weather.
Video of skeletal sun bears begging for food at Indonesian zoo sparks Internet storm
A VIDEO showing overly skinny sun bears begging for food from visitors at Indonesia’s Bandung Zoo has triggered a firestorm of protests online, with netizens demanding better treatment for the poorly kept animals. The footage, which has received thousands of angry comments, was posted online by Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group , an animal rights group which has since launched several petitions calling on the government to improve the living conditions of the sun bears.
Philippines: Condoms in schools necessary to prevent HIV, group says as protests mount
A Filipino health worker shows condoms that are given for free to the public by the Health Department in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday, Dec 8, 2016. Source: AP/Aaron Favila ANY attempt to block the distribution of condoms in schools would inadvertently lead to higher chances of HIV infections among the Philippine youth, a global rights watchdog said.
Ministry: Some roads in Armenia covered with thick layer of fog
Roads in Baghramyan, Ashtarak, Yeghvard, Abovyan, Ararat and Yeghegnadzor were covered with thick layer of fog as of 9.30, this according to the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies.
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 243 military members in post-coup probe – Anadolu
ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 243 members of the military in 54 provinces across the country, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday, in a probe following July’s failed coup.
NSW bushfires: Properties under threat as fires burn in Hunter Valley
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4 killed in shooting in Mexico’s Caribbean resort region
Gunmen attacked the state prosecutors’ office in this Caribbean resort city Tuesday, and authorities said four people were killed, ratcheting up tensions just a day after a shooting at a music festival in a nearby town left three foreigners and two Mexicans dead. It was too early to say if the attacks were linked, but they were a marked intrusion of bloodshed into Mexico’s main tourism zone, a region that had previously been spared much of the violence plaguing other parts of the country.