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Migrant Jailed for Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl
This type of story is becoming all too common. An illegal migrant from Algerian has been jailed for strangling and sexually assaulting a teenager.
This Day in History - 18th October
1016 The Battle of Assandun (Essex). The battle was the conclusion to the Danish reconquest of England. The Vikings, led by Canute the Great were victorious over the Anglo-Saxons led by King Edmund Ironside.
This Day in History - 17th October
1091 A tornado struck London. It was Britain's earliest reported tornado. The wooden London Bridge was demolished, and the church of St. Mary-le-Bow in the city of London was badly damaged. Other churches in the area were demolished, as were over 600, mostly wooden, houses.
PM announces Brexit deal has been SECURED
Boris Johnson has announced the United Kingdom and European Union have agreed on a Brexit deal.
This Day in History - 16th October
Police Clear Eco Extremists From Trafalgar Square
Eco Extremists in London plan to keep up their campaign despite being ousted by police order from their Trafalgar Square encampment.
This Day in History - 15th October
1666 Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary that Charles II had started wearing the first known waistcoat. The King was so overweight that he left the bottom button undone, a fashion custom followed to this day.
Mom sues Tavistock children’s clinic over experimental treatments
This Day in History - 14th October
1066 The Battle of Hastings was fought, on Senlac Hill, near Pevensey. An English army, commanded by King Harold, was defeated by the invasion force of William of Normandy. Harold was killed and Edgar the Ætheling was proclaimed king, but never crowned. William I 'The Conqueror' and the first Norman King of England, was subsequently crowned at Westminster Abbey on 25th December 1066.