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The UK’s trailblazing first black female headteacher has died. Tributes have been paid to pioneering Yvonne Conolly, 81, who had a long battle with myeloma. She made history when she took the helm at the Ring Cross Primary School, Islington, north London, leading it from from 1969 to 1978. Ms Conolly’s appointment sparked a wave […]

Police “marched” into a golf pro’s home after he had returned there having played in a tournament in Dubai. Oliver Pantoja followed government rules when he dashed back to the UK after less than 24 hours in the Middle Eastern country, where he had teed off at the Trump International resort. Despite abiding by the […]

Two teenage girls who murdered a vulnerable alcoholic in her own home will remain anonymous for life. The pair were aged 13 and 14 when they put 39-year-old Hartlepool woman Angela Wrightson through a five-hour ordeal while posing for Snapchat selfies. The horrific crime saw the victim hit with a shovel, a TV, a coffee […]

An ex-rugby player has been jailed for life for killing a pensioner in a brutal attack after he exchanged “sexual favours for drink.” Tom Carney, 29, went to the home of David Phillips, 76, to perform sex acts in return for alcohol. But he returned to launch a brutal attack on the pensioner – and […]

Two brothers have been jailed following a hit and run car crash on seafront in Brighton that killed a promising young footballer and injured his two friends. Iftekhar Khondaker, 34, and 27-year-old Irfan Khondaker, both from Mitcham, south west London, were sentenced today after being convicted at Hove Crown Court last month. Iftekhar was found […]

An abusive man ripped his girlfriend’s clothes off and left her naked in a town centre during a sickening campaign of abuse. Eden Sylvester humiliated the victim when she was unable to get £2,000 from loved ones to give to him. He assaulted the woman, threatened to kill her, took money off her, took her […]

A homeowner wants to knock down their two-bed house and rebuild an exact replica – but raised two feet higher to avoid repeated flooding. The unnamed person in Northwich, Cheshire, is seeking planning permission for the extraordinary measure to protect against the annual threat. Deluxe Architecture has made the submission on behalf of the frustrated […]