Boy, 13, killed in £1.2m Ferrari when driver 'misjudged' supercar's power, court hears

The Ferrari F50 crashed in North Warnborough, Hampshire, moments after Matthew Cobden took Alexander Worth for a drive Credit: Crown Prosecution Service/PA A teenage boy was killed while being taken for a spin in a £1.2m Ferrari supercar when the driver "misjudged its formidable power", a court heard. Alexander Worth, 13, died at the scene after businessman Matthew Cobden, 39, over-accelerated in the high-performance Ferrari F50 and lost control,...

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Woman, 26, charged with public order offence after note was left on ambulance windscreen mid-emergency

The note left on the ambulance in Stoke-on-Trent Credit: WMAS A 26-year-old woman has been charged with a public order offence in connection with an incident where a foul-mouthed note was left on an ambulance windscreen. Kirsty Sharman, from Tunstall, Staffs, was arrested on Monday following a plea by West Midlands Ambulance Service staff. They had reported over the weekend that colleagues found a hand-written note from a resident who had...

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Child sex crime accusations reach record high, says charity

  The NSPCC says child sex crimes reported to police are at a record high Press Association 20 February 2018 • 5:28am The number of alleged child sexual crimes reported to police has reached a record high, a leading charity has warned. Forces in the UK recorded 64,667 sexual offences allegedly perpetrated against victims aged under 18 in 2016/17, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC. This was a rise of 15% compared with the previous...

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British IS recruiter Sally-Anne Jones 'killed by drone'

British IS recruiter Sally-Anne Jones was reportedly killed in a US drone strike in Syria in June. Jones, from Chatham in Kent, joined so-called Islamic State after converting to Islam and travelling to Syria in 2013. Her death was first reported by The Sun. The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner said Jones had been a useful propaganda agent for IS on social media and her death would be "significant". Whitehall officials have declined...

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California wildfires: Winds fan 'catastrophic' blazes

Renewed high winds are fanning "catastrophic" wildfires that have killed at least 23 people in northern California, the state fire chief says. Thousands of people have been left homeless by the 22 huge blazes, which are spreading fast and unpredictably. Nearly 300 people are missing, but police say that may be due to the chaotic nature of evacuations. Entire towns in the state's wine-producing region have been abandoned. The fires are among...

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Deadlock over UK's Brexit bill, says EU's Michel Barnier

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier says there has not been enough progress to move to the next stage of Brexit talks as the UK wants. He said there was "new momentum" in the process but there was still "deadlock" over the so-called divorce bill, which he said was "disturbing". "Decisive progress is in our grasp within the next two months", he added. This week's fifth round of talks are the final discussions before a crucial EU summit...

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Gordon Strachan: 'Scotland have a problem - genetically, we are behind'

Strachan has been Scotland head coach since January 2013 Scotland boss Gordon Strachan said his team were "genetically behind", after they missed out on a World Cup play-off place with a 2-2 draw in Slovenia. Victory in Ljubljana would have made the Scots one of the eight best second-placed finishers, but Slovakia edged them out on goal difference. "We had to pick a team to combat their height and strength," said Strachan, who would not be...

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Zak Hardaker: Castleford Tigers full-back banned after positive drugs test

Castleford, who were without Zak Hardaker, were beaten 24-6 by Leeds in Saturday's Grand Final England and Castleford Tigers full-back Zak Hardaker has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine and will miss the World Cup. The 25-year-old was omitted from the Tigers' squad for Saturday's Grand Final loss to Leeds Rhinos and was not named in England's squad on Monday. Hardaker's failed test came after a Super 8s game...

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People have always whinged about young adults. Here's proof

Older people love to gripe about the entitled, lazy millennial generation. But it's nothing new – by delving...

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