Girl, nine, shot with airgun in ‘racially aggravated assault’ in Bristol | Bristol
A nine-year-old girl was shot with an airgun in what is being treated as a racially aggravated assault in Bristol, say police, who have increased patrols in the area. The victim, who has been left “traumatised”, was hit three times by a pellet and the white male suspect, thought to be 17 to 18 years […]
Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds freed after eight months in Afghan detention | Afghanistan
A British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan, the UK Foreign Office confirmed. The Taliban released Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband, Peter, 80, after eight months of detention. The couple were arrested in February as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan. They had been held since […]
Eritrean man is second to be deported to France under UK’s ‘one in, one out’ deal | Immigration and asylum
An Eritrean man has been deported to France under the UK government’s “one in, one out” deal with the neighbouring country. The man – the second to be deported under the agreement – was on a flight that left Heathrow for Paris at 6.15am on Friday, the Home Office confirmed after he lost a […]