The Latest Breaking News from William Smith

7-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death on Chicago Sidewalk as Witness Knocks Alleged Attacker Unconscious

A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed on a Chicago sidewalk. Witnesses pursued the woman and one bystander knocked her unconscious

International Business Times UK · Oct 4

Police Hunt for Mysterious 'Bigfoot' Man in a Small Town Ends in Unexpected Twist

Residents of Damariscotta, Maine, were captivated by a supposed Bigfoot sighting, which turned out to be a man in costume, sparking community interest and highlighting America's Bigfoot fascination.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8

In 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant; 28 years later, his travels produced the first geological map of an entire country, only for him to land in debtors’ prison

In 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant. Twenty-eight years later, his endless travels produced the world’s first nationwide geological map. His pioneering work completely revolutionized how scientists understand earth strata and geological science. Yet despite this historic achievement, severe financial hardship soon crushed him. Just four…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Accidentally freed prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was let out of immigration centre this summer, court hears

Judge Rosa Dean ordered prosecutors to provide more information on Brahim Kaddour-Cherif

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Who are the prisoners mistakenly released from Wandsworth Prison?

Police are continuing the search for a migrant sex offender who was wrongly freed from jail

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Smiling wrongly released prisoner William Smith hands himself back in to Wandsworth prison

Convicted fraudster William ‘Billy’ Smith smiled and waved as he walked back into the south London jail

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Mistakenly released prisoner Billy Smith turns himself in

Police continue hunt for Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as fraudster returns to Wandsworth jail

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025

Prisoner hands himself in after three days, as manhunt continues for migrant

Billy Smith, 35, handed himself back in after he was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

UK police hunt for two more wrongly released prisoners days after new measures brought in

The inadvertent releases heap further embarrassment on the Prison Service, which has been starved of resources for many years.

Euronews · Nov 5, 2025

Judge accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to get FEMA money

A federal judge in Rhode Island has accused the Trump administration of trying to “bully” states into accepting conditions that require them to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get disaster funding after he ruled those actions were unconstitutional

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025