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Boy, 13, arrested over Brent school stabbing 'is former pupil' - as police rule out terror links | LBC
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (1754+ words) The 13-year-old suspect has now been confirmed as a former pupil, with the boy arrested after leaving the scene on Tuesday. A 13-year-old boy accused of stabbing two secondary school pupils at a North London was a former pupil, counter-terror…...
Mystery as tourist, 19, found dead on popular Australian island surrounded by dingoes | LBC
3+ week, 2+ day ago (667+ words) Australian Police have launched an investigation after the body of a Canadian tourist, aged only 19, was found on a popular tourist island surrounded by a pack of dingoes. Emergency services were called to a beach on K'gari, also known as…...
Children should be taught to treat stab wounds in schools, MP suggests | LBC
4+ week, 1+ day ago (800+ words) Children should be taught how to treat stab wounds and "catastrophic bleeding" in schools, a Conservative MP has said, as he warned many people do not know what to do in an emergency. Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, a former surgeon, said…...
British man dies off Melbourne coast after surfboard snaps in 'treacherous conditions' | LBC
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) Emergency services were called to Frankston Beach in Melbourne's southeast at around 5pm on Wednesday after the man got into trouble while "learning to surf" in rough seas A British surfer with 'minimal experience' has died off the Australian coast after…...
Police confirm name of suspect in terror attack on Manchester synagogue | LBC
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (317+ words) He is 35-year-old Jihad al Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent. Two people died and three more are fighting for their lives after a car was driven at a crowd and a man was stabbed outside Heaton Park Hebrew…...
Cricket legend Harold 'Dickie' Bird dies aged 92 | LBC
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (927+ words) Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird was one of the game"s most beloved figures who dedicated his whole life to the sport. He was a first-class cricketer for Yorkshire and Leicestershire but his career was cut short by injury - and he…...
Manhunt in Australia after two police officers 'killed in cold blood', with third seriously injured | LBC
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (647+ words) A manhunt is underway in a remote part of Australia after a gunman shot and killed two officers at a rural property. Victoria Police were called to the scene near Porepunkah, around 300km (190 miles) northeast of Melbourne, shortly after 10.30am on Tuesday....
'I was almost killed by a broccoli sandwich': Student breaks silence after eating deadly panini that left two dead | LBC
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (700+ words) A student has broken her silence after nearly being killed by a toxic broccoli and sausage sandwich, which has allegedly caused the deaths of two people and left at least 17 more in hospital. Gaia Vitiello, a 24-year-old student in Naples,…...
Pregnant woman killed and her partner 'decapitated with his head placed on a spike' - as man, 34, charged | LBC
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (683+ words) Police have charged a homeless man over a double murder in which a pregnant woman was killed and the father-to-be decapitated and his head put on a spike. Athena Georgopoulos, 39, was found dead at the Melbourne home alongside her partner…...
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson ‘tried to poison husband with pasta, chicken curry and wrap’
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (559+ words) Infamous triple-murderer Erin Patterson allegedly tried to poison her husband multiple times before she killed three relatives with a mushroom-laced beef Wellington. The Australian woman was found guilty of murdering three relatives last month by feeding them a beef Wellington…...