The Latest Breaking News from William Lawrence

Judge accuses RAF pair of ‘wanton vandalism’ for destroying Paddington Bear statue

Destruction of statue by RAF engineers described as ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

UK Royal Air Force engineers chastised by judge over theft of Paddington Bear statue

Daniel Heath and William Lawrence admitted to vandalism after they drunkenly broke and stole half of a statue of Paddington Bear on a night out.

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

CCTV shows moment men break and steal Paddington Bear statue

This is the moment two RAF engineers pull a Paddington Bear statue off a bench in Newbury.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Morocco's earthquake and Libya's floods highlight obstacles to relief efforts, from botched disaster diplomacy to destroyed infrastructure

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, causing widespread damage in mountain villages. Three days later, an unusually severe Mediterranean storm caused two poorly maintained Libyan dams to collapse, resulting in massive floods in and around the port city of Derna.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Officials move inmate stuck on US death row for years

Prison officials have moved a former drug dealer convicted of killing a 16-year-old Texas girl off federal death row to serve a life sentence in another prison amid criticism he should have been moved years ago after a judge deemed him intellectually disabled and vacated his death sentence

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Inmate stuck on US death row despite vacated death sentence

A federal inmate has remained stuck on death row in solitary confinement for four years despite a judge's ruling that the inmate is intellectually disabled and can never be put to death

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023

Wave of raids, arrests target government critics in Tunisia

The crackdown on opponents of President Saied has sparked international criticism and fears of a return to autocracy.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2023

Drink driver in head on crash while driving wrong way along M4

William Lawrence had been drinking spirits at a wedding before the crash which left victim with broken vertebrae

Bristol Post · May 7, 2022

Drink-driver going wrong way on M4 collides head-on with another vehicle

William Lawrence, 25, had been drinking spirits at a wedding before the collision near Newport which left victim Rhianne Tucker with a fractured vertebrae

Wales Online · May 7, 2022