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Evening Standard · Jul 17

At least 20 children and one adult killed in school bus crash in Uganda

At least 20 children and one adult have been killed after a bus carrying pupils home from a school trip crashed in eastern Uganda, police said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 17

Court grants 39-hour police custody of two accused in Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case

Ram Shankar Yadav and Manish Yadav received thirty-nine hours of police custody. Investigators will question the accused regarding alleged donation embezzlement for the Ram Mandir. The two men are expected to be taken from jail on Saturday for interrogation. Police aim to examine the diversion of funds and gather more…

The Economic Times · Jul 17

Postman kicked dog to death ‘like a football’, owner says

Police and Royal Mail investigating incident after death of 11-year-old Shih Tzu

The Independent UK · Jul 17

French teen sentenced to 18 years for fatal stabbing of school supervisor

A French court on Thursday sentenced a 15-year-old boy to 18 years in prison for murdering a school supervisor outside his secondary school in the east of the country, citing his lack of "empathy, remorse or regret".

Radio France Internationale · Jul 17

Bengaluru man dies after head gets stuck outside hotel lift: He had been helping out his friend who owned the place; hotel owner among three booked

A 22-year-old man died after his head got trapped between the iron grills of a cage lift and the building wall at a hotel in Bengaluru's Jayanagar on Thursday morning. Police have registered a negligence case against the hotel owner, building owner, and lift maintenance staff.

The Economic Times · Jul 17

Mother’s tribute to son with ‘kindest heart’ who was killed in lorry crash

An 11-year-old boy, George Dennis, tragically died after being involved in a collision with a lorry on Epping Road, Ongar , at approximately 4.20pm on July 10. George was rushed to hospital following the incident but sadly succumbed to his injuries . The driver of the lorry, a 48-year-old man…

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Heartbroken mother pays tribute to ‘kindest’ 11-year-old who died in lorry collision

George Dennis ‘had his whole life ahead of him’

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Man charged with spying for Iran, Met Police say

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The Independent UK · Jul 17

Brickbat: Unlicensed Search

In Albany, Georgia, five police officers were fired after an internal audit found they had used the department's Flock license… The post Brickbat: Unlicensed Search appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 17