Ben Mitchell
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Portsmouth anti-migrant protester jailed for violent disorder (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. A father-of-two has become the first protester jailed after throwing a plastic bottle at police and swearing at officers during an anti-migrant demonstration in Portsmouth. Del Somerville, 42, of Paulsgrove, received a two-year sentence at Portsmouth Crown Court having admitted violent disorder. He was the first arrested and sentenced over violence triggered by a small boat's
Mystery surrounds Asos co-founderâs death in fall from Thai flat (opens the original)
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Quentin Griffiths, the co-founder of the Asos fashion website, was alone when he died after a fall from an 18-floor apartment complex in Thailand, an inquest has heard. The 58-year-old was living in Pattaya at the time of his death on 9 February this year. Dorset Coroner Rachael Griffin told a pre-inquest review that so far she had only received a translated police report, which provided âvery brief circumstancesâ of Mr Griffithsâ death, and a translated post-mortem report. She told the he
Inspection launched into police force after Henry Nowak murder (opens the original)
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An inspection has been launched into a police’s ability to respond to incidents of serious violence following the murder of student Henry Nowak. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years at Southampton Crown Court in June for the murder of the 18-year-old finance student on December 3 2025. The case sparked protests and violence after a three-minute police body-worn video was released showing Nowak, from Chafford Hundred, Essex, being placed in handcuffs moments befo
âObsessedâ Billie Piper fan jailed for stalking former Doctor Who star (opens the original)
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An individual described as an "obsessive" fan with a "sexual interest" in Billie Piper has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for breaching a stalking prevention order protecting the former Doctor Who actor. Philip Jerome appeared at Basingstoke Magistratesâ Court on his 49th birthday to face sentencing after pleading guilty to four counts of breaching the order. Prosecutor Anisa Alrubaie told the court that Jerome, who lives in Winchester, Hampshire, was made subject to the stalking preven
Ancient trees destroyed in devastating New Forest fire (opens the original)
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Wildlife across the New Forest will require decades to recover following a severe wildfire that destroyed ancient beech and oak trees that had stood at the site for hundreds of years, Forestry England has warned. The blaze originally broke out after a van caught fire along the A31 near Ringwood on 9 August, subsequently spreading across an area in excess of 100 hectares – the equivalent of 140 football pitches. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, supported by neighbouring crews, initially dispatc
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