One by one, the paintings were snatched from the walls at gunpoint. Only the most valuable were taken. A Vermeer. A Goya. A Velázquez and others. When the gang of Irish Republican Army raiders sped off into the night in April 1974 from an estate south of Dublin, 19 masterpieces were crammed into the car. … Read more
LONDON — Nearly three dozen bodies were removed from a funeral home in northern England, and a man and woman were arrested Sunday on suspicion of fraud and preventing a lawful burial, police said. Humberside Police announced the developments after five days of investigation at three branches of Legacy Funeral Directors in Hull and East … Read more
See at Sling TV Sling TV Watch the Premier League on USA Network from $40 per month See at Now Now Watch the Premier League in the UK from £12 Tottenham travel to fourth-placed Aston Villa on Sunday, knowing that a win will pull them to within 2 points of their opponents in the English … Read more
PARIS — French maritime authorities say a body has been found and searches are underway for two people feared missing on the treacherous English Channel crossing route used by migrants hoping to reach Britain from France. In a statement, the maritime authorities overseeing French waters in the channel said about 180 people were assisted Wednesday … Read more
See at Now Now Watch the Premier League in the UK from £12 Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will be looking for a response from his players after an underwhelming midweek showing, as they host Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners slipped to a last-gasp defeat in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday against a … Read more
See at Now Now Watch the Premier League in the UK from £12 Two sides desperate for three points lock horns at the City Ground on Saturday as Nottingham Forest take on Newcastle. Forest find themselves dangerously close to the relegation zone in 16th place in the Premier League standings, but will have been boosted … Read more
See at Now Now Watch the Premier League in the UK from £12 After a dramatic 4-3 win away at Wolves in midweek, Manchester United are looking upwards in the English Premier League as they take on fellow European hopefuls West Ham on Sunday at Old Trafford. Kobbie Mainoo’s injury-time winner at Molineux spared Red … Read more
See at TNT Sport TNT Sports Watch over 50 Premier League games live in the UK with TNT Sports With just one win from their last five games, Aston Villa will be hoping to get their top-four challenge back on track on Tuesday as they host Newcastle at Villa Park. The reverse fixture between these … Read more
LONDON — A 32-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia who fatally stabbed two college students and a man in the central English city of Nottingham was told Thursday that he would “most probably” spend the rest of his life in a high-security medical facility. The sentencing of Valdo Calocane followed three days of hearings at which … Read more
LONDON — The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2023 fell by more than a third from the previous year, marking the first decline since current record-keeping began, the British government said. The 30,000 crossings recorded in preliminary figures made up 36% fewer than the more than 45,000 in 2022. But the number … Read more