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Sara Sharif’s father denies her body was jetwashed in garden as family prepared to flee

Urfan Sharif and two others are accused of being party to years-long abuse that culminated in the 10-year-old’s death last August

Evening Standard

TT Electronics rejects takeover approach worth £250m by Lord Rothschild’s Volex

Shares in Woking-based TT Electronics soared by more than a third following the announcement.

Evening Standard

‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29, are accused of being party to years of abuse.

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Sara Sharif’s stepmother was victim of ‘honour-based abuse’, court told

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial for Sara’s murder, along with his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29.

Evening Standard

‘Psycho’ stepmother tied ‘terrified’ Sara Sharif up with tape, court told

Beinash Batool is on trial, together with Sara’s father Urfan Sharif and uncle Faisal Malik, accused of the 10-year-old’s murder.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif at the centre of acrimonious custody battles

The girl’s father, stepmother and uncle are accused of her murder.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif father claims he ‘never beat daughter, only slapped her’

Urfan Sharif has denied hurting the schoolgirl and claims he begged to call an ambulance

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Scream ‘in pain’ alarmed neighbour two days before Sara Sharif died, court heard

Father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik are accused of carrying out a campaign of abuse against the 10-year-old.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif ‘never smiled once’ in months before death, says neighbour

The witness also said she saw Sara’s father ‘belittle’ her stepmother while they were living in Woking

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s neighbour had door slammed in face on confronting family over ‘constant screaming’, jury told

Neighbours have told a jury at the Old Bailey of the noises they heard at the family home of Sara Sharif in Woking before her death

The Independent UK

Stepmother claimed Sara Sharif wore hijab to ‘follow her religion’

Beinash Batool, 30, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering Sara alongside father Urfan Sharif, 42, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29.

Evening Standard

Former neighbour describes how screaming from Sharif home reached ‘fever pitch’

Sara Sharif was found dead in a bunkbed at her home in Woking, Surrey, on August 10 last year.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif murder trial latest: Stepmother regularly ‘screamed’ and ‘lost her temper’, neighbour tells jury

Jurors have heard that neighbours had heard screaming and shouting from the 10-year-old’s home

The Independent UK

How did this happen to Sara Sharif? What we know about the events leading to schoolgirl’s death

Father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik deny 10-year-old’s murder

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Pictured: Note allegedly found by Sara Sharif’s body saying ‘It’s me Urfan Sharif who killed my daughter’

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of his 10-year-old daughter’s murder alongside Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29

Evening Standard

Father of Sara Sharif left chilling note saying he 'lost it' and beat 10-year-old to death, court told

Her father is alleged to have made a tearful confession during a phone call to Police

The Guardian - UK

Sara Sharif homeschooled and made to wear hijab to conceal injuries, court told

The 10-year-old was found beaten to death in her home in Woking in August last year

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif 'hooded, tied up, and beaten in two years of abuse', Old Bailey trial hears

Sara Sharif suffered a catalogue of horrific injuries before she was found dead at home in Surrey

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The Independent UK

Sara Sharif murder trial latest: Radiologist had never seen 10-year-old’s ‘very rare’ injury on child before

Jury presented with evidence by radiologist as trial of father, stepmother and uncle continues

Autosport

When can Verstappen or Norris clinch the 2024 F1 world title?

Max Verstappen started 2024 with seven victories in 10 grands prix, so it looked as though the Red Bull driver would cruise towards another championship.

The Guardian - UK

Woman who lay dead in flat for three years wrote she was ‘starving’ in diary

Inquest hears how 38-year-old Laura Winham, who was deaf and had schizophrenia, wrote of struggling to buy food

The Guardian - UK

A Very Royal Scandal to Agatha All Along: the seven best shows to stream this week

Ruth Wilson and Michael Sheen take us on another outing to Pizza Express in Woking, and brace yourself for a witchy road trip with the brilliant Kathryn Hahn

Autosport

Late-season comebacks for the drivers’ championship in Formula 1

The Woking-based team hinted after the Italian Grand Prix that they were fully ready to back Lando Norris in his bid to win the drivers’ championship. McLaren have come under fire after recent performances which have seen them rapidly catch Red Bull in the constructors’ title fight but not as…

Motorsport

McLaren reveals six key changes in Dutch GP F1 upgrade

McLaren has revealed six key changes to its Formula 1 car at Zandvoort as it brings the first major upgrade to its car since Miami. The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger recently, and has its sights set on launching a bid to beat its Milton…

The Independent UK

Man dies after being shot by Surrey Police near Woking

Police watchdog launches investigation after shooting when gun suspect appeared to point weapon at officers

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