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2022 - 6 - 6
D-Day landings: Salford soldier's fate revealed in film (BBC News)
A wartime letter inspires a documentary on the fate of a Salford soldier in World War Two.
"It brings him to life for us all. The letter to Mr Hewitt's mother and grandmother in Salford said he was "certain Joe was safe" and was a prisoner and not to think the worst, Mr Horvath told BBC North West Tonight. "He is not just one of the soldiers that died during D-Day or in the days after D-Day," he added. Mr Lee said the wartime letter was "very sad" as the family thought Mr Hewitt was alive and a prisoner of war. One of Mr Hewitt's relatives said the film "means he is not forgotten". A documentary revealing the fate of a soldier who went missing after the D-Day landings in France "brings his memory alive again", said his family.
Doctor 'traumatised' woman with request to remove veil (BBC News)
Dr Wolverson had denied his actions had impaired his fitness to practise. Sanctions may now be imposed on his registration by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal ...
The tribunal ruled he made the request despite her objections and knowing her English was not poor but in an email dishonestly claimed he struggled to understand her. Dr Wolverson admitted asking the woman to remove her veil, that he caused her to do so and apologised during the MPTS for any upset he caused her. A doctor who left a female patient "traumatised" when he told her to remove her veil has an "impaired" fitness to practise, a tribunal ruled.
William Collins: Council wait for family contact over future of memorial (BBC News)
The pearlescent tribute to William Collins, which has a solar-powered jukebox, was installed at Sheffield's Shiregreen Cemetery in March. Sheffield City Council ...
Since it was erected, the council said it had tried to contact the family to "discuss the matter". However, ten weeks after the monument was installed, the council said it had no update to share as it continued to reach out to the family. A huge marble memorial to a late father-of-nine remains unchanged months after the council wrote to the family to discuss the monument.
Birmingham school tribute to ex-pupil and soldier killed by elephant (BBC News)
Coldstream Guardsman Mathew Talbot, from Great Barr, suffered fatal injuries during an anti-poaching patrol in May 2019. His family has worked with staff at ...
She added: "We were all so moved by the story that we wanted to have him here with us all of the time." "The thought that the children here, where Matt was happy, are going to carry on with his memory is just wonderful," Mrs Talbot said. The 22-year-old, who "loved the Army", was part of a five-man mixed Malawian and British group and on his first operational tour when he was attacked.
Two found guilty of 'brutal and senseless' murder in Harlow (BBC News)
Essex Police discovered Cristian-Marin Patru, 24, with injuries to his neck, chin and back in Harlow on 8 November. Jayden Drake, 25, of Maclean Road, ...
Essex Police said officers believed Drake had been using the property, in The Hides, as part of his drug dealing activities, and that he had a history of carrying knives. Two men have been found guilty of murdering a man who was found with fatal stab wounds at a house police believe was a drugs den. Two found guilty of 'brutal and senseless' murder in Harlow
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