Tag: named
Two women who spied for Russia tracked down and named by BBC
Bulgarian nationals Cvetelina Gencheva and Tsvetanka Doncheva took part in elaborate surveillance operations against people spied on by the cell. Neither woman answered questions when contacted by the BBC. Ms Gencheva, an airport worker, hung up when contacted by phone, and said she did not want to comment on the case in response to a…
Woman shot dead on Valentine’s Day named
A woman who was shot dead outside a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day has been named by police as Lisa Smith. Tributes to Ms Smith, 43, from Slough, have been left at the scene of the fatal shooting outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt shortly after 19:00 GMT on Friday. Flowers and balloons –…
British couple held in Iran named as family urge safe return
The family of a British couple in custody in Iran say they are united in their determination to secure their safe return. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested in January, but news of their detention emerged on Thursday when state-run Iranian media reported they were being held on unspecified security charges. The couple, in their…
Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owls
Program is meant to help the endangered northern spotted owl – and it’s only C$5! – but rat lovers are not amused Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. And for an endangered owl breeding program in Canada, it’s also a dish best served dead. For the price of a coffee, spurned and…
Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal
Three judges who oversaw Family Court hearings involving Sara Sharif in the years before she was murdered can be named for the first time following a legal appeal. Sara’s father Urfan Sharif, 43, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, have been jailed for life for her murder in Woking, Surrey in 2023. Following their convictions, the…
Syria’s Ahmed al-Shara Named as President During Transitional Period
Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of…
Boy fatally stabbed on London bus named as Kelyan Bokassa
Fourteen-year-old died after he was stabbed on 472 bus to Abbey Wood in south-east of capital on Tuesday afternoon A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a London bus has been named by his mother as Kelyan Bokassa. Kelyan was travelling on a 472 bus to Abbey Wood when he was attacked at…
Chase Chrisley Named as Suspect in Alleged Bar Assault
Growing Up Chrisley’s Chase Chrisley has been named as a suspect for simple assault following an alleged altercation at an Atlanta, Georgia, bar. Chase Chrisley is in some hot water. The Growing up Chrisley star has been identified as a suspect in an altercation that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, as seen in a police report…
Brazilian Nun Named World’s Oldest Living Person at 116
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil, Inah Canabarro Lucas, has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest living person at the age of 116. This nun is in the habit of living well. Following the recent death of a woman from Japan, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas—a soccer-loving nun from Brazil—has become the oldest…
Jimmy Carter had an early ally in the Senate: a young Democrat named Joe Biden
Scott Detrow Feb. 20, 1978: President Jimmy Carter listens to Sen. Joe Biden as they wait to speak at a fundraiser in Wilmington, Del. On Presidents Day 1978, Jimmy Carter boarded Marine One at the White House and flew to Wilmington, Del. He was there to raise money for one of his first national political…