Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in March 2017. The grandfather of one of the three teen suspects killed during a break-in on Monday has spoken out for the first time. Leroy Schumacher, the grandfather of 17-year-old Jacob Redfearn, believes that the deaths of Jacob and his friends was not … Read more
Alexis Martinez was a Spanish animal trainer who worked with orcas at Loro Parque’s Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands. He was killed during a Christmas show rehearsal on December 24, 2009, two months before the death of Dawn Brancheau, perhaps the most famous victim of an orca attack in SeaWorld. Although the park initially … Read more
The three girls killed in the Southport stabbing attack have been named as Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar. Bebe, 6, Elsie, 7, and Alice, 9, were stabbed at a Taylor Swift dance club in the seaside town on Monday. Eight other children were hurt, five of whom are in a critical … Read more
Some 39 police officers were injured, with 11 taken to hospital, and a police van set on fire as riots erupted in Southport on Tuesday. Officers were standing guard outside the building near Hart Street at around 7:45pm when a group of men, believed to be connected to the far-right English Defence League, started launching … Read more
