24 m. ago 'Murdered' migrant hotel worker 'traumatised by asylum seeker who abused her over 'biscuits he didn't like'

Sudanese national Deng Chol Majek, who claims he is 19, is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court accused of the 'vicious' murder of Rhiannon Whyte, 27.

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42 m. ago Witness describes ‘terrified’ screams of hotel worker ‘stabbed by asylum seeker’

A close friend of Rhiannon Skye Whyte heard three screams and then silence at the time she was fatally stabbed, a jury has heard.

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3 h. ago Asylum seeker was ‘staring spookily’ at hotel worker on day of fatal stabbing

Witnesses said Deng Chol Majek intimidated three female staff members and appeared to be ‘planning something’ at Walsall’s Park Inn hotel.

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4 h. ago Chef at asylum seeker hotel breaks down in tears as she tells jury how migrant stared at staff 'planning something' before 'murdering' her colleague with a screwdriver

Louise Brittle worked in the kitchen of the Park Inn Hotel, Walsall, where Deng Chol Majek had been living in October last year, after it was turned into a migrant hotel.

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5 h. ago Shabana Mahmood accused of 'siding against local people' in Epping migrant row, as council launches new legal challenge to close down asylum hotel

Epping Forest District Council's High Court challenge claims accommodating asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel is a 'serious, flagrant and continuing' breach of planning laws.

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5 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu appears in court to face corruption charges

The prime minister kept a smiling face as he and his entourage of several ministers from his conservative Likud party were heckled by protesters en route to the tribunal.

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6 h. ago Essex asylum seeker hotel in ‘flagrant’ breach of planning laws, court told

Epping Forest District Council is taking legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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7 h. ago Stirling Council urged to halt 'tourist tax' plans until Scottish Government clarifies law

The Federation of Small Businesses has called for Stirling Council to either drop its plans for a 5-per cent overnight accommodation charge or wait until the Scottish Government clarifies the law.

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21 h. ago Mum, 34, and baby who died in home birth tragedy had 'most intense birth plan' midwife had seen, court told

Community mdiwife, Andrea Walmsley said she was 'concerned' by Jennifer's birth plan

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22 h. ago CCTV of asylum seeker 'following migrant hotel worker to deserted railway platform where he stabbed her to death with a screwdriver' is shown in court

Sudanese national Deng Chol Majek, who claims he is 19, went on trial on Tuesday accused of launching a 'frenzied attack' on Rhiannon Whyte as she commuted home from the Park Inn Hotel.

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25 h. ago Police suspected Tommy Robinson had information relevant to acts of terrorism on phone, court told

Activist refused to give police his phone pin when stopped at Channel tunnel in July 2024Police officers who stopped Tommy Robinson as he tried to leave the UK last year had reasonable suspicions that his phone contained information relevant to acts of terrorism, prosecutors have told his trial.The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel tunnel on 28 July 2024. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Asylum seeker ‘stalked woman from hotel then stabbed her 23 times’

Majek was ‘clearly excited about what he had done’, prosecutor’s alleged, as he was seen dancing and laughing after the incident

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26 h. ago Gardener left 'traumatised' after finding colleague crushed by quadbike in field, court hears

Nicholas James Miles told the court: 'I could see the quad bike turned over, and I was hoping he would be stood next to it... I was shouting for him'

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27 h. ago Tommy Robinson ‘discriminated against’ at Channel Tunnel by police, court told

The verdict will not be given until November because Robinson will be in Israel, the court heard.

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28 h. ago Troubles legacy law battle ‘constitutionally profound’, Supreme Court told

The Northern Ireland Office has taken a battle over the 2023 Legacy Act to the UK’s highest court.

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28 h. ago Asylum seeker followed hotel worker to railway station before stabbing her 23 times, murder trial hears

Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be aged 19, denies murdering Rhiannon Whyte

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28 h. ago ‘Nerdy’ science buff claimed he had caused explosion in garden shed, court told

Harry Whittaker is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of making and possessing explosive substances at his home in Caddington, Bedfordshire.

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29 h. ago Asylum seeker 'followed migrant hotel employee home and stabbed her to death with a screwdriver on deserted train platform as she screamed', court hears

Sudanese national Deng Chol Majek, who claims he is 19, allegedly launched a 'vicious and frenzied attack' on Rhiannon Whyte as she commuted home from the Park Inn Hotel in Walsall.

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29 h. ago Carmakers 'would rather cheat than follow the law' over emissions, High Court told as largest class action in English history kicks off

Over 1.6 million motorists are taking legal action against more than a dozen manufacturers over claims that several diesel vehicles produced from 2009 onwards contained 'defeat devices'.

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29 h. ago Hotel worker stabbed 23 times by asylum seeker at station, murder trial told

Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be aged 19, denies murdering Rhiannon Whyte.

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