Helen Burchell & Alex Dunlop BBC News, Norfolk BBC Tony Martin was convicted of murdering a teenage intruder in 2000 Convicted killer Tony Martin, who shot dead a teenage intruder in his home in 1999, has died at the age of 80, a family friend has said. The killing of 16-year-old Fred Barras at Martin’s…
Cats With Arthritis Are Wearing Caps in Groundbreaking Research to Understand and Relieve Their Pain
Cat’s brain is scanned using electrodes under specially-knitted wool caps –Credit: Alienor Delsart of UdeM / SWNS Cats are wearing hats for science—as researchers use brain scans to understand pain in arthritic felines, and find a way to soothe it. It’s a world first for veterinary scientists at the University of Montreal (UdeM): they found…
Four people who died when a vehicle crashed into a building were students at the University of Essex, police said. Emergency services were called to a “serious crash” on Magdalen Street in Colchester on Saturday at about 04:40 GMT. Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24 and Daljang Wol, 22 all died at…
Bunting won opening set against Dutchman Noppert but then had a catalogue of missed doubles to blame as he quickly fell 3-1 behind in sets. The Liverpublian missed 11 attempts at double in a row as Noppert hoovered up six consecutive legs to move to the brink over victory. Bunting is a fighter though, and…
Justin Baldoni has published a website amid a battle over allegations of what happened on the set of his and Blake Lively’s film, It Ends With Us. The website contains Baldoni’s amended complaint and a timeline of events related to the case. The two stars played a couple in the hit film, which came out…
Reuters Torrential rain has caused flooding in parts of northern Queensland A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall caused flooding in northern Queensland. Authorities say waters will continue to rise and have warned of a “dangerous and life-threatening” situation. More than 1,000mm (39in) of…
Police Scotland is taking court action over the way the Scottish government is handling calls to extend the terms of reference of the inquiry into the death of a man in police custody. Sheku Bayoh, died after he was restrained by around six police officers who were called to Hayfield Road in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on…
Aston Villa are set to sign Spain midfielder Marco Asensio on loan from Paris St-Germain until the end of the season. Meanwhile, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is scheduled to have a medical at Villa before completing a loan move to the Midlands club. It is not clear when the deals for both players will…
Connor reaffirmed her belief in the group of players – but accepted they are still playing catch-up with Australia’s superior domestic set-up. This is despite major investment in the women’s game in recent years, such as spending £19m a year on the domestic game and raising international match fees to equal their male counterparts. In…
Manchester United have signed Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu from Lecce on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The deal for the 20-year-old is worth £25m (30m euros), with a potential £4.1m (5m euros) in add-ons. Dorgu has made 57 appearances for Lecce since his senior debut at the start of last season, having joined the club at youth…
