Matthew Cooper
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Artist creates âcommunityâ Union flag from discarded lamppost protest banners (opens the original)
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An artist has overseen the creation of a massive Union flag to celebrate the West Midlandsâ heritage as a âmagical melting potâ â by re-purposing flags discarded after unauthorised lamppost displays. Birmingham-based textile sculptor Clare Elisabeth says Re-Union Jack, incorporating dozens of worn-out flags, is a response to a flag-raising movement which âhas caused division in communities across the countryâ. The names of hundreds of notable figures from across Birmingham and the We
Latvian national admits killing 12-year-old boy in 2024 hit-and-run (opens the original)
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A hit-and-run driver who fled to Latvia after killing a 12-year-old schoolboy has admitted causing death by dangerous driving. Dolars Aleksanders, 23, pleaded guilty on Thursday at Warwick Crown Court to causing the death of Keaton Slater, who was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a BMW on Radford Road in Coventry on June 14 2024. Aleksanders, originally from the Dobele area of Latvia, was extradited to the UK on August 5 this year after a long-running inquiry involving West Midlan
Husband jailed for life after stabbing his wife 77 times in brutal murder (opens the original)
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A man who murdered his wife by stabbing her 77 times, strangling her, and striking her with a dog food can has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years. Robert Alexander, 66, carried out the fatal attack on 60-year-old nurse Christina Alexander at their home in Dosthill, Tamworth, in June last year, Stafford Crown Court heard during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday. A jury unanimously convicted Alexander of murder in June following a 14-day trial, during which evidence
Asylum seeker who posed as teen on Snapchat to groom and rape 13-year-old girl jailed (opens the original)
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An asylum seeker who pretended to be a teenager on social media to groom and rape a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. Nottingham Crown Court heard that Abdul Khan, believed to be 28, arrived in the UK hidden in a lorry in 2015, and will be subject to automatic deportation to Afghanistan after serving two thirds of his term. Khan, currently of HMP Nottingham, was already serving a 23-month sentence for engaging in sexual communication with another child in th
Argentina fan swarmed by England supporters rescued by police (opens the original)
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Police were forced to step in to rescue a lone Argentina fan as supporters left pubs and bars following England’s World Cup semi-final defeat. Footage posted on social media showed dozens of officers surrounding the fan, wearing an Argentina shirt, as they escorted him into a van near hundreds of people hurling abuse. Many members of the crowd filmed the incident on their mobile phones in central London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “As crowds were dispersing after the match, officer
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