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Liam Stimpson: Man jailed for raping ‘homeless’ woman while out celebrating birthday | UK News

A man has been jailed for 15 years for raping a “vulnerable, lone” woman in a city centre while celebrating his birthday on a night out.

Liam Stimpson, isolated the woman under the guise of buying her food, and attacked her underneath a secluded railway bridge in Cardiff in the early hours of 27 December, last year.

The woman was homeless, local media reported.

The assault continued even as she managed to run away while shouting for help.

Detective Inspector Katherine Barry, from South Wales Police, said Stimpson was a “sadistic predator” who carried out a “heinous attack”.

Stimpson inflicted “really serious facial injuries, he raped her, he threatened her, he bullied her, he humiliated her”, she said.

“The condition of the victim was such that she struggled to give us an account at the beginning of the investigation,” she said.

“We relied really heavily on members of the public who had intervened and who, in my view, probably saved her life, who were able to provide more information about his movement.”

Stimpson was sentenced on Monday at Cardiff Crown Court after he was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent on Thursday.

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Detective Inspector Barry said footage of the attack – on CCTV and filmed on a mobile phone – was “some of the most harrowing” she has witnessed in her 21-year career in policing.

“Stranger attacks such as these are extremely unusual in Cardiff but in Liam Stimpson, we had a dangerous individual,” she said.

“The level of violence he used, and degradation of the victim was horrendous. He is an absolute danger to women.

“We would like to thank the witnesses who came forward as a result of the press appeal for information and those who bravely gave evidence.

“We would also like to pay tribute to the victim’s support officer who has been an invaluable support to the victim and the investigation.”

Smiling photo of Princess Charlotte taken by Kate released to mark ninth birthday | UK News

A new picture of Princess Charlotte marking her ninth birthday has been released by Kensington Palace.

Posting the image on social media, the palace said: “Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte! Thank you for all of the kind messages today.”

The photo was taken by the Princess of Wales.

A new photo of her younger brother, Prince Louis, was also released through social media just over a week ago. The image, also taken by the Princess of Wales, was shared on 23 April to mark the young royal’s sixth birthday.

Prince George, William and Kate’s eldest child and the second in line to the throne after his father, will turn 11 on 22 July.

The past few months have been an eventful period for the family after Kate and King Charles were both diagnosed with cancer.

The future queen announced in an Instagram video message in March she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.

Princess Charlotte and the Princess of Wales at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Westminster Abbey, London. Picture date: Saturday May 6, 2023. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS
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Third in line to the throne Charlotte attends the co-educational private Lambrook School near Ascot in Berkshire and loves dancing, especially ballet and tap.

She has a reputation for being feisty compared with her older brother George and the Princess of Wales has described Charlotte as “the one in charge”.

Charlotte owes her middle names, Elizabeth and Diana, to the late Queen and Charlotte’s grandmother, Princess Diana.

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New photos released to mark Prince Edward’s 60th birthday | UK News

New images have been released of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, to mark his 60th birthday.

In the photos, the King’s youngest brother is wearing a red jumper underneath a dark buttoned waistcoat, and smiling with his three dogs, a labrador called Teal, a cocker spaniel named Mole and a labrador puppy, Teasel.

The King has also appointed his brother to the Order of the Thistle, alongside anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black, distinguished lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy and Scotland’s first black professor Sir Geoff Palmer.

Appointments to the order – the highest honour in Scotland – are entirely the decision of the King and do not require prime ministerial advice.

Edward was made Duke of Edinburgh for his 59th birthday and had his first solo engagement with the title at the Palace of Holyroodhouse a few days later, hosting participants in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

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For his 55th birthday, his mother Queen Elizabeth II gave him the title of Earl of Forfar, to add to his several Scottish charity patronages.

He was made Earl of Wessex before marrying Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999 – a title that is now held by his son James.

The duke’s latest title comes a day after he wiped away tears while listening to his wife describe him as “the best of fathers” and the “most loving of husbands”.

Speaking at the Community Sport and Recreation Awards in Leeds, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh said her husband “never seeks compliments for himself – which is why I am grateful for this chance to be able to publicly celebrate and compliment him”.

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In her tribute to him on Friday, she added: “Whatever he is doing, he gives 150% of himself and, if all else fails, he gives any energy he has left to our exhausted dogs or laying waste to the garden.”

Sophie said her husband had been “so happy and humbled” when the late Queen Elizabeth II made him a Knight of the Garter in 2006, and “equally delighted and moved” when King Charles made him Duke of Edinburgh last year.

On Saturday, he told the Daily Mail in a rare interview: “Our role – being part of the monarchy – in trying to bring people together is as important as ever, if not more so today.

“I think we all wonder how we can reach out to those communities who perhaps don’t always think that this, the monarchy, is something for them.”

Christmas babies: Twins born weeks early but won’t share same birthday | UK News

A couple have received the ultimate Christmas present after their twins arrived four weeks early – but they won’t share the same birthday.

Adeeqa Ali and her partner Faisal Imran from Livingston, Scotland, went to hospital on Christmas Eve, nearly a month ahead of the expected due date.

Baby boy Jami and twin sister Rumi were both born within an hour of each other, but not on the same day.

Jami was born at 11.44pm on Christmas Eve, while his sister was delivered at 12.27am on Christmas Day.

Staff said the pair will remain with their mother in hospital for a few days but should be out by Hogmanay – New Year celebrated in the Scottish way.

Rumi came within minutes of being the first Christmas baby in Scotland, but Aberdeen’s Eliza Shearer took that accolade.

Maja and Jason Shearer rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Christmas Eve as Eliza made an appearance a few days before she was due at 12.18 on Christmas Day.

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Mr Shearer said it was “touch and go” whether she would be born before or after midnight.

He described the quick change of plans with Mrs Shearer’s parents, who came over from Poland, having to host the traditional Christmas Eve celebration without the expectant parents at home.

He said: “Maja’s Polish, so we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve and British Christmas on Christmas Day.

“Maja’s folks are over just now so they had to host Christmas dinner without us last night because we’re here, and they’ll probably get a nice Christmas dinner again today.”

The new father also thanked the midwifery staff at the hospital, who he said had been “absolutely amazing”.

King Charles celebrates his 75th birthday a day early – with host of famous faces | UK News

The King has celebrated his 75th birthday a day early – with a host of famous faces.

The monarch was joined in the grounds of his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc, The Repair Shop host Jay Blades and singer Leee John from the 1980s group Imagination.

There were also community stalwarts who are turning 75 this year too, and representatives from organisations marking the same milestone, from the NHS to members of the Windrush generation.

A local choir sang Happy Birthday at the end of the cream tea party and the King was cheered and applauded after cutting a slice of his three-tiered Victoria sponge cake.

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King Charles III talking to Jay Blades during his 75th birthday party at Highgrove Gardens in Tetbury on the eve of his birthday, with community champions who are also celebrating turning 75 in 2023. Picture date: Monday November 13, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL King. Photo credit should read: Chris Jackson/PA Wire
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Blades, an ambassador for the King’s Foundation, paid tribute to the monarch – who featured on an episode of The Repair Shop – saying: “He’s the new King but he’s also about community, he’s always been about community, always been forward thinking about what we’re doing about the environment but also including community members.

“So to have this group of people here, that’s just unbelievable – that’s part of him, that’s what he does.”

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King Charles III meeting guests during his 75th birthday party at Highgrove Gardens in Tetbury on the eve of his birthday, with community champions who are also celebrating turning 75 in 2023. Picture date: Monday November 13, 2023.
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At the event, Singer Leee John joined his 96-year-old mother Jessie Stephens, a leading figure in Britain’s Caribbean community, at the Highgrove celebration.

She was one of the Windrush generation chosen to have their portrait painted and exhibited nationally to mark their contribution to British society.

The paintings were commissioned by the King when he was the Prince of Wales.

King Charles III's shakes hands with Jessie Stephens, sitter of the Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation as Charles attends his 75th birthday party at Highgrove Gardens in Tetbury on the eve of his birthday, with community champions who are also celebrating turning 75 in 2023. Picture date: Monday November 13, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL King. Photo credit should read: Chris Jackson/PA Wire
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The King, who was born on 14 November 1948, will be spend his birthday on Tuesday with the Queen launching the Coronation Food Project, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food need.

He will also host a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate nurses and midwives as part of the NHS 75 celebrations.

Gun salutes will also be fired across London and the nation to mark the King’s milestone.

Man found guilty of murdering gangster Salem Koudou in revenge for birthday party attack | UK News

A man has been found guilty of murdering a street gangster who was hacked to death in swift retribution for crashing a party on rival turf and attacking a man celebrating his birthday with a machete.

Salem Koudou, 19, was stabbed 32 times after he was chased by up to 15 people intent on revenge in Brixton, south London, jurors heard.

Darius Kwakye, 29, was found guilty of his murder at the Old Bailey on Wednesday after a jury deliberated for nearly 19 hours.

During the trial, prosecutor Oliver Glasgow KC told jurors there could be no excuse for the “murderous attack”.

Kwakye’s co-defendants Donte McCalla, 21, and Tristan Bullock, 21, were cleared of wrongdoing.

On 20 August 2020, Mr Koudou and two others armed themselves with at least one knife and possibly a gun and set off in a stolen VW Golf to attack rivals, it was claimed.

Jurors were told Mr Koudou was a member of Stockwell-based gang All ‘Bout Money (ABM) which was in violent dispute with gangs known as 17 or Wandsworth Road, One Five O (150) or Get Back Gang (GBG), and Four Ten (410).

Mr Koudou and his companions first went to Wandsworth where a potential target was chased but managed to escape, the court heard.

They went on to Brixton where they allegedly came across an “ideal target”, a birthday party on Marcella Road for Tyreicke Williams, 28, who was affiliated with GBG.

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Response was ‘immediate and violent’

Just before 6pm the VW Golf was driven into Kwakye’s parked Mercedes and turned over onto its roof, jurors heard.

Two of the unidentified occupants pulled themselves from the wreckage and ran off.

Mr Koudou got out with an “enormous knife” and began to chase guests, including Mr Williams and Kwakye, it was alleged. The defenceless Mr Williams fell to the ground and was set upon by Mr Koudou but managed to get away despite being hurt.

The prosecutor said the response was “immediate and violent”, “swift and aggressive” as party guests armed themselves and gave chase.

He told jurors: “The roles were now reversed” and Mr Koudou “had 15 or more people to escape from.”

Some wounds ‘as deep as 14cm’

He ran and used his knife to ward off his pursuers. Realising he was “hopelessly outnumbered”, Mr Koudou fled but fell down and was set upon by members of the group, the prosecutor said.

Mr Glasgow told jurors Mr Koudou was stabbed “more than 30 times” sustaining “catastrophic injuries”.

“His lungs, liver and stomach were damaged by the knives that were used to stab him, and the blades were wielded with such ferocity that some of the wounds were as deep as 14cm.

“Others damaged the bones of his rib cage, and one went through his skull.”

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He said: “There was no hope of survival and yet seconds was all it took for this attack to take place, for his pursuers to have their revenge, and for the killers to disappear calmly as if nothing had happened.”

The prosecutor added: “Given the build-up to this shocking violence, there can be no doubt that Salem Koudou’s pursuers wanted to avenge the attack upon Tyreicke Williams.”

The defendants had denied they had anything to do with the murder. Following his conviction, Kwakye was remanded into custody to be sentenced at a later date.

‘Child’s birthday party’ protest outside prison to demonstrate against jailing pregnant women and new mothers | UK News

Protesters gathered outside a UK prison to call for an end to the imprisonment of pregnant women and new mothers.

Activists, former inmates and mothers with their children held a demonstration outside HMP Bronzefield in Surrey on Saturday afternoon – the third anniversary of a newborn baby’s death at the prison.

The demonstration on Saturday was set up like a child’s birthday party – with picnic rugs, a musician playing the guitar, children dancing and people singing nursery rhymes.

The group also erected banners and held signs saying “No births behind bars” and “Pregnant women don’t belong in prison”.

It comes as the latest in a sequence of public protests over mothers in prison, organised by campaign groups No Births Behind Bars and Level Up.

Janey Starling, co-director of Level Up, said the demonstration was “joyful” and “everything women in prison should be experiencing”.

Ms Starling said that despite the death of two babies in prison in the last three years, “very little has changed”.

“We are here today to demand the end of imprisonment of pregnant women,” she said.

“What we are calling for are alternatives in the community that support women.”

Handout photo dated 24/09/22 of No Babies Behind Bars campaign group staging a protest outside of HMP Bronzefield Prison in Ashford, Surrey. Issue date: Saturday September 24, 2022.

Among those protesting outside the prison was Anna Harley, 36, who gave birth while she was remanded in custody ahead of her sentencing.

She said she was granted bail for three months after the birth of her son.

But when she was ultimately sentenced to a prison term, it took six weeks of dealing with bureaucracy to secure a place on a mother and baby unit so she could be reunited with her child, she said.

The 36-year-old said the experience is “still affecting me”, adding: “I have been home five years but still to this day, it was the worst time of my life.”

‘A treasure forever and ever’: 100-year-old is one of last to get birthday telegram from Queen | UK News

Celebrating her 100th birthday surrounded by her family today, Eileen Shearburn held the telegram from the Queen she received last week.

She opened it last Thursday but within hours her joy at receiving the card turned to sadness as news of the Queen‘s death was announced.

The loss of a monarch of her own generation is difficult for her to comprehend.

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“I can’t believe it, even now I can’t believe it,” she said.

“But still, she’s in a better place. When the time comes, you’re in a better place, aren’t you?”

Her family believe Mrs Shearburn’s telegram was among the last sent by the Queen.

The card, bearing a photograph of the smiling monarch, now holds special significance.

The message, signed by the Queen, reads: “I am so pleased to know that you are celebrating your one-hundredth birthday on 13 September, 2022. I send my congratulations and best wishes to you on such a special occasion.”

With Mrs Shearburn’s eyesight failing, her daughter Su read the telegram aloud as the family gathered to mark her birthday.

“That’ll be a treasure forever and ever and ever,” Mrs Shearburn said.

“You’ve only got to look at that picture, wonderful isn’t she?”

Mrs Shearburn’s house in Colchester, Essex, is full of pictures dating from the Second World War, when she worked as a nurse.

She met her husband – Rex, an Army officer – while working in India. As a military couple, they met the Queen at garden parties.

“She was natural, there was no side to her, she was one of us,” Mrs Shearburn recalled.

At times she felt her life was lived in tandem with the Queen’s. Her son was born the same year as King Charles, and her daughter was born months before Princess Anne.

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When her husband retired from the Army they lived in Windsor for several years, close to the castle.

It makes the loss of the monarch feel personal to her and she knows the telegram will be treasured by her family for generations to come.

“She will go on forever in our thoughts,” Mrs Shearburn said.

Jamal Edwards’ mum Brenda marks late son’s birthday with fundraiser on ‘bittersweet day’ to celebrate his life | Ents & Arts News

Music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards’ mum Brenda has paid tribute to her son on what would have been his 32nd birthday.

The YouTube star, who helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J, died suddenly at home in Acton, west London, in February.

Ahead of a fundraising celebration to mark his birthday, TV presenter and stage star Brenda Edwards told Sky News it was a “bittersweet day”.

“It has only been six months and it’s been a hard six months for myself, his sister and the family and his close friends,” she said. “But we feel that we have to do something to celebrate.”

Born in Luton, Jamal grew up on a council estate and went on to be appointed an MBE for services to music as well as an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, which helps young people set up their own businesses.

His online urban music platform SBTV helped dozens of UK artists rise to prominence over the years.

Acts including Big Narstie, Mist and Fleur East are due to perform at the SBTV “mega cook-up” to mark what would have been his birthday on Wednesday, with surprise guest performances also promised.

Following Jamal’s death, many music stars including Sheeran paid tribute. In July, the Shape Of You star released the video for Are You Entertained, a collaboration with US rapper Russ, which had been planned by his late friend.

“I wish Jam was here to see it, I wish we’d done it together, but he would be buzzing how all his people came together and brought his vision to life,” Sheeran said at the time.

“Ed and Jamal’s relationship has gone for many, many, many years and I’m just really grateful,” Brenda said. “Ed’s been so supportive. There has been so much support from all around, so I’m really grateful for everything.”

She said the birthday event was about celebrating her son’s life “in the best way that we know how [as] music was one of the ways that he tried to bring everybody together”.

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She added: “It’s going to be a bittersweet day but I’m smiling thinking about him as well as the sad emotion that I’ve obviously got…

“I know he’s going to be looking down watching us.”

Earlier in August, a coroner concluded that Edwards died after taking cocaine and suffering cardiac arrhythmia.

Following his death, his mother warned others of the dangers of taking recreational drugs, saying in a statement: “It’s so important that we drive more conversation about the unpredictability of recreational drugs.

“Jamal is proof that this can happen to anyone. His passing has shown that one bad decision on any one occasion can lead to devastating consequences.”

Proceeds from the birthday fundraiser will go to the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust, which was set up in his memory to help combat homelessness, support people with mental health issues, and provide life skills to young people in need.