Probashbangla24 online Desk : Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber-plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents. The US justice department said targets included the global chemical weapons watchdog, anti-doping agencies and a US nuclear company. The allegations are part of an organised…
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More sexual offences reported on British railways
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Crime recorded on British railways has increased by almost a fifth, including a rise in the number of violent and sexual offences, police figures show. British Transport Police recorded 2,472 sexual offences last year, up 16%, and 11,711 violent crimes, up by 26%. The figures also showed big rises in cable thefts…
British man dies from sea snake bite in Australia
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A British man has died after being bitten by a sea snake on a fishing trawler in Australia, police have said. The man, 23, thought to be a backpacker, had just pulled up a net off the coast of the Northern Territory when he was bitten about 09:00 local time on Thursday…
Civil partnerships: ‘Why I want one with my sister’
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Catherine Utley has lived with her sister Ginda for more than 30 years. The pair raised Catherine’s daughter together and jointly own a house in south London. And they are among a number of siblings who want to be allowed to enter into a civil partnership. When the idea was aired on…
Arthur Collins loses appeal against Dalston acid attack sentence
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A man who threw acid across a packed London nightclub has lost an appeal against his 20-year jail sentence. Arthur Collins, the ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, injured 22 people when he threw a corrosive substance in Mangle E8 in April 2017. The 25-year-old admitted throwing the liquid at the…
Skripal poisoning: Putin denounces ex-spy as ‘scum’
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled poisoned ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal a “traitor” and “scum”. In a speech he complained that the media were treating Mr Skripal as “some kind of human rights defender”, whereas he had betrayed his country. Mr Skripal and his daughter survived the Salisbury attack, which the UK…
Westminster attack: The issues raised at the inquests
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The Westminster terror attack of 22 March 2017 resulted in the greatest loss of life in a UK terrorist incident since the 7/7 bombings 12 years earlier. Over the past month, inquests have been taking place for the five victims of attacker Khalid Masood, who drove into people on Westminster Bridge before…
Royal visit: What Harry and Meghan need to know about Sussex
Probashbangla24 online Desk : While Prince Harry has spent enough time in the south-east of England to know a bit about Sussex, his American-born wife Meghan can be forgiven for being more in the dark. As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex prepare for their first visit to the county since being given the titles when…
Family of man killed by London apartment window pay tribute
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The son of a man who was killed by a window that fell from a luxury block of flats in central London has paid tribute to him. Mick Ferris was fatally injured outside the Corniche apartments on Albert Embankment on Tuesday. The 53-year-old was pronounced dead by emergency crews called to the…
Pret a Manger to label products after allergy death
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Pret a Manger will list all ingredients, including allergens, on its freshly made products following the death of a teenager who had an allergic reaction after eating a Pret sandwich. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a sandwich at Heathrow Airport in 2016. Theresa May called…