14 h. ago Schoolboy, 12, relives moment he witnessed man 'murder his Covent Garden elderly neighbour in row over shutting gate'

The boy was celebrating his 12th birthday and had come out of a Zara store when he froze on the spot as he saw blood dripping out of 74-year-old James O'Neill's mouth and head.

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35 h. ago Father, 57, 'kicked and punched elderly neighbour, 74, before leaving him for dead in row over shutting gate' at their Covent Garden flats, court hears

Trevor Gocan, 57, is accused of punching and kicking pensioner James O'Neill, 74, and leaving him for dead following a dispute over a gate at Odhams Walk estate in central London.

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42 h. ago Pensioner 'beaten to death by Covent Garden neighbour in row over shutting a gate'

Jim O’Neill died after being punched by a neighbour in a row over shutting the front gate to their estate, a court heard

Events

9 d. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s industrial policy: inward turn by ultimatum | Editorial

The US is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control Globalisation is out; reshoring is the new realism. Intel’s half-built Ohio campus and Nvidia’s US supercomputer plan demonstrate the very different routes taken by Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the search for homegrown tech dominance. Mr Biden relied on institutions: grants, land and investment incentives. That approach has stalled after last year’s election, rendering Intel’s plant idle. Mr Trump prefers court politics: flattery, pressure and tariff threats. Nvidia’s move seems driven less by design than executive ultimatum. Industrial strategy lives on – but, and this is a concern, increasingly through presidential menace, not policy.There’s another important message in the Nvidia announcement. In an era where ideas spread freely, power lies not in invention but in chokepoints, such as artificial intelligence supercomputer fabrication, that deter...

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2 w. ago Accountant who sued because her £1.5m flat in 'Versace Tower' had a bathroom with no bath LOSES £700,000 court battle

Mi Suk Park said she was promised the 'the ultimate in luxury' when she paid a £381,000 deposit on a two-bed apartment and parking space in the 50-storey Thames-side Aykon London One tower.

Economics

3 w. ago Shocking moment angry father, 43, yells 'you want some' before he slaps, bites and kicks teenager outside school after youngster 'brushed against' his wing mirror

Mohammed Liaquat, 43, jumped out of his Audi and confronted a group of schoolboys after one of them brushed past his wing mirror, a court has heard.

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3 w. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father denies kicking him and whipping daughter

The athletics coach denied all allegations of violence towards his children as the trial entered its second week

Politics

3 w. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father denies kicking Olympic champion and whipping daughter

Gjert Ingebrigtsen denies all allegations of violenceFormer coach could face six years in jail if found guiltyThe father of the Norwegian track and field superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen has denied kicking the double Olympic gold medallist and whipping his daughter in the face with a sweaty towel.At the start of the second week of the explosive trial that has gripped Norway, Gjert Ingebrigtsen repeatedly broke down in tears as he insisted that he had never hit anyone in his life – and had been so against violence that he had been discharged from the military. Continue reading...

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