The officers were taken to Frimley Park Hospital after being called to a domestic incident in Pegasus Avenue on Tuesday evening, the force said. Detective Inspector Sion Margrie said: “There would have been people in the area at the time of the incident and it is likely someone saw or heard what happened, or even filmed the incident on their mobile phones.
Day: February 8, 2017
Jat agitation to intensify; secret report sent to PMO
Sources in the Special Branch have said that the Jat agitation will intensify, creating a major law and order problem during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election As Jat protests hit parts of the national Capital and adjoining areas, the Delhi Police intelligence unit, Special Branch, has apparently prepared a secret report on demands put forward by Jat leaders and sent it to the Prime Minister’s Office . Sources in the Special Branch have said that the Jat agitation will intensify, creating a major law and order problem during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
US officials stop vetting Nauru refugees for resettlement
An Australian minister says U.S. officials have stopped screening refugees for potential resettlement in the United States, but added they were expected to return to the Pacific atoll of Nauru to continue working toward a deal that President Donald Trump has condemned as “dumb.” Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday would not say when U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials will return to Nauru to conduct what Trump describes as “extreme vetting.”
Family doctors looking to end perscriptions for minor illnesses to save money
PATIENTS are set to be told to pay for their own medication in a bid to save hundreds of thousands of pounds. Plans have been unveiled by Blackburn with Darwen CCG to recoup A 663,000 per year by refusing to prescribe everything from pain relief and indigestion medication to head lice treatments, anti-histamines and sun creams.
J&K Counsel in Supreme Court sacked over ‘sovereignty’ row7 min ago
New Delhi, Feb 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Government sacked its counsel in Supreme Court, Sunil Fernandez, when he refused to file a review petition to dispute the Apex Court’s view that Jammu and Kashmir “has no vestige of sovereignty outside the Constitution of India.” This statement by the Supreme Court also was followed with an uproar in the valley and reportedly Fernandez was instructed to resign ‘immediately’ on Monday evening.
Red Cross staff killed in Afghanistan
Six Afghan staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross were shot and killed and two others abducted in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said. The killings took place as the Red Cross convoy was distributing livestock in a remote district of Jowzjan province, in an area where Islamic State militants are known to operate.
Atlanta Braves Freddie Freeman, Julio Teheran and Eight Others Will…
In 2017, we’ll get another round of the World Baseball Classic! This year, the Atlanta Braves will send 10 of their players to the tournament. Five of which are on the active 40-man roster and five that are minor league players.
Radiohead announces concert in Israel this summer1 hour ago
Los Angeles, Feb 9 Iconic British alternative rock band, Radiohead will perform in Israel in the summer of 2017. The legendary music outfit took to Twitter to announce their gig, which will be the band’s fourth outing in the market.
PM Modi’s ‘raincoat’ barb: Congress says it has disturbed everybody1 hour ago
New Delhi [India], Feb. 9 : The Congress on Thursday strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘raincoat’ barb against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and remarked it has disturbed not only the political parties, but everybody. Congress leader Manoj Jha said this is the moment when everyone should urge PM Modi to address his opponents in a more civilised way now hence.
T&T polo men annihilated by CanadiansFeb. 8, 2017, 9:37 PM Ast
Trinidad and Tobago were walloped 35-1 by Canada when they opened their UANA Water Polo Cup campaign at the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva, on Tuesday night. T&T’s Gregorio Felician scored this country’s lone goal in the third quarter to avoid a complete shutout.
Jomsap gets her first day in court seeking retrial
A three-day court hearing began Wednesday for former teacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, who is seeking justice and reversal of her conviction in a fatal 2005 hit-and-run highway accident. The three-day hearing to determine whether to hold a retrial of the hit-and-run killing case involving a former Sakon Nakhon female teacher opened Wednesday.
FBI recovers artwork stolen by Nazis in WWII
Young Man as Bacchus was one of hundreds of works confiscated by the Nazis from a German art dealer before World War II. Max Stern was the son of a German Jewish art collector who set up the famous Gallery Stern in Dusseldorf before World War I. When his father died in 1934, Dr Stern took ownership of the gallery, but two years later the Nazis forced him and other Jewish people to hand over their art and other assets.
Tourist pleads guilty over serious crash ahead of petition to Parliament on foreign drivers
Two people were seriously injured in a Waitangi Day smash near Tirau when this rental van collided with a motorbike. The foreign driver of the van appeared in court today.
23% detection rate for serious crimes in 2016Feb. 8, 2017, 9:10 PM Ast
‘need to work together’: Fr Dwight Black, second from right, chats with Acting Superintendent Mark and Acting Superintendent Dillon following yesterday’s Interfaith Service for the Police Service Northern Division at Santa Rosa RC Church, Arima. – Photo: CURTIS CHASE Senior Supt in charge of the Northern Division, McDonald Jacob, said yesterday there was a 23 per cent detection rate last year for serious crimes, and a minor crimes detection rate around 58 per cent.
Study finds new bacterial strain can contaminate shellfish
Scientists studying oysters along the Atlantic Coast have discovered a critical clue to understanding why more seafood lovers are getting sick from eating shellfish. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found a new strain of the bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the world’s leading culprit of contamination in shellfish that, when eaten, causes diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Council defers Green Line move
The Bangkok city council meeting yesterday asked City Hall to review the elevated rail section of the Green Line extension project after declining to say whether it will grant a budget to have the rail section transferred to City Hall’s supervision. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said that City Hall executives agreed to look into the section and figure out a source of funding for it.
PNG deports Manus asylum seekers
Papua New Guinea authorities have moved to force the deportation of at least one asylum seeker housed on Manus Island. Federal Attorney-General George Brandis told parliament on Thursday he had been advised the men were not refugees, but Greens senator Nick McKim said their appeal processes had not yet been exhausted.
Slam Dunk for Ben as Lynnsanity sidelined
BIG Bash leading run-scorer Ben Dunk has received a national call-up after big-hitting Chris Lynn was ruled out of next week’s Twenty20 Internationals against Sri Lanka. Lynn was forced to miss the final three one-day internationals against Pakistan after he aggravated a bulging disc in his neck.
10 Things to Know for Thursday
In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, protesters stage a candlelight vigil calling for impeached President Park Geun-hye to step down in Seoul, South Korea. The Pyeongchang Olympics have been drawn into the country’s biggest political scandal in decades.
Whatever happened to the Bangsamoro Transition Commission?
Only five months left to July when the 21-member Bangsamoro Transition Commission , according to the Duterte administration’s peace roadmap, is supposed to submit its draft Bangsamoro Basic Law to Congress. As of February 8, however, the BTC has yet to be set up.
Marseille 2-0 Guingamp: Dimitri Payet scores in vital win
Yes, Ndidi! Leicester’s new A 15m man earns Ranieri much-needed win before Gray scores screamer of his own in FA Cup replay Who’s in your team of the season so far? From Hazard to Sanchez, Zlatan to Costa, our reporters reveal Premier League XIs… ‘They are spineless and mentally weak at Arsenal… and that’s just the fans!’: Gunners supporters savagely criticised by Burley as he urges them to trigger change after he labels Wenger ‘stale’ The team that can’t stop scoring… even with Falcao! How Monaco surged to top of French league Tiger does nothing to ease injury fears as he admits ‘I feel good, not great’ Now we really know who the big cheese is at United! Ibrahimovic leads stars at bizarre launch of club watch* The dramatic decline of Mr Bayern Munich: Muller was the star that Van Gaal vowed was undroppable… but after just one goal in Bundesliga this season, does he need to move … (more)
White mulls skateboarding at 2020 Games
In this Feb. 11, 2014, file photo, Shaun White, of the United States, looks at the scoreboard after competing in the men’s snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The
6 Red Cross workers killed in Afghanistan
A team of three drivers and five field officers was on its way to deliver livestock materials to an area in Jawzjan province when “unknown armed men” attacked it, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The head of the ICRC delegation in Afghanistan, Monica Zanarelli, said in a statement: “This is a despicable act.
Canada says very worried by Israel’s move to legalise settlements
Canada is very concerned by Israel’s move to legalise thousands of settler homes on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which took power in late 2015, is more prepared to criticise Israel than the former Conservative administration, which adopted a resolutely pro-Israel policy.
Fake news, hacked mail, alternative facts – that’s old hat for climate scientists
Distortion? False information? Conspiracy theories? Hacked email? Climate scientists have known all this for decades. What can be learned from their rich experience with climate propaganda.
The B Bomb: new federal cash for Bombardier reignites political tensions
From the West came the calls of a double standard: why are the federal Liberals giving Bombardier Inc. a $372.5-million loan while thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industry remain consigned to the dustbin? From Quebec, cries that the loan for the aerospace company was nothing compared to what the federal government has giving the Ontario auto sector. From behind closed Liberal caucus doors, it was internal pressure from the Quebec caucus that partially forced the government to finally agree on some sort of financial assistance for the company, nearly a year and a half after it first began agitating for support.
Quebec legislature votes to condemn Washington Post article that bashed province
The Quebec government is denouncing a recent Washington Post opinion piece that claimed the province is more racist than the rest of Canada. Legislature members voted unanimously today to condemn the article, which ran three days after six men were killed at a Quebec City mosque.
Brazilian governor wants more troops to help quell violence
A Brazilian governor said Wednesday that he needs more soldiers to help cope with a police crisis that has led to a wave of violence and at least 80 deaths in his southeastern state. Cesar Colnago, acting governor of Espirito Santo, told reporters that he would ask the federal government for more troops, saying the 1,000 soldiers already sent were not enough to stem the tide of violence.
Short Takes
Sabadell : Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba ran the fastest ever women’s 2,000 metres at the indoor Miting Internacional de Catalunya meeting in Sabadell, Spain on Tuesday. Her time of five minutes 23.75 seconds sliced almost seven seconds off the previous indoor world record of 5:30.53 set by Romania’s Gabriela Szabo in 1998.
Sao Paulo once turned down the chance to sign Ronaldo for $15,000
Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima may have had his name co-opted by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, but he was once the most famous man on the planet to bear that moniker. Even before he made his name, though, he was just a kid, hoping to make it big in Brazil.
NY Attorney General Pushes Automatic Voter Enrollment and Same-Day Registration
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expressed confidence that the legislation he introduced today to overhaul the state’s voting systems and procedures will pass both houses of the State Legislature-arguing that the purge of more than 100,000 Democratic voters in Brooklyn ahead of last year’s April primary sparked a “year of change.” The New York Votes Act includes automatic registration of eligible voters, same-day registration for new voters and online personal voter registration and absentee ballot applications.
Buoyant India have the edge
Calcutta: Had this match been pushed three-four years back, one could have easily said that India were the outright favourites. India are still the favourites, but one isn’t sure what their degree of dominance over Bangladesh will be, when the one-off Test begins in Hyderabad on Thursday.
My last season: Lahm
Captain Philipp Lahm celebrates with teammates after winning the 2014 World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro. Berlin: Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm, who captained Germany to their 2014 World Cup victory, will retire at the end of the season a year before his contract with the German champions expires, the 33-year-old defender said on Tuesday.
We’ll improve in Tests if we play more: Rahim
Hyderabad: Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim termed the criticism of Bangladesh’s average performance in the longer format a tad unfair, considering most of the top nations do not invite them for bilateral series on regular basis. Bangladesh will, however, be playing 10 Test matches in the coming year, mostly abroad, something that augurs well for the team.
Elves, puppets and a supervillain who steals smiles: Whoa! Studios is out of control
Whoa! Studios boss David Sutherland with puppet Custard. The new Henderson complex houses a puppet theatre show, eatery The Grounds and a playground for children.
Deadly airstrikes continue in Syria as date for UN-sponsored talks set
The airstrikes in Homs and Idlib marks two major violations of the month-old ceasefire between the government and rebels. A series of airstrikes on an opposition-held district in the Syrian city of Homs, presumably carried out by Russia or Syria, killed at least nine civilians on Wednesday, local activists said.
Governor may bide time on Sasikala’s ascension
MUMBAI: The man who holds the key to the leadership struggle in Tamil Nadu is expected to arrive in Chennai on Thursday. Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao , who holds joint charge for Maharashtra and TN, is not yet scheduled to meet with the Sasikala camp though an appointment was sought through his office after she was elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party.
‘Overjoyed’ Madonna shares heartwarming snap of herself…
The star recently officially became the mother of Malawian twins Esther and Stella Mwale following months of secretly going through the adoption process. Taking to social media, the Hung Up singer finally confirmed that she was their new mother, and thanked her family for being supportive.
Soldier Welcomes Afghan Translator to US With Bear Hug
A soldier welcomed his Afghan interpreter to the United States on Wednesday after buying him a plane ticket to ensure his quick arrival amid concerns the Trump administration might try to expand its travel ban to Afghanistan . Army Capt.
Against – David Harrison and Chris Stanley at Dollymans Farm
Basildon Council, Rayleigh Town Council and Rawreth Parish Council have each hit out at plans for a giant plant at Dollymans Farm, off Doublegate Lane, Rawreth. It is expected to specialise in construction waste, as Essex County Council and Southend Council were asked to prepare a new plan for waste disposal up to 2032.