Northamptonshire Police have confirmed that a boy died in an incident at the River Nene in Wellingborough yesterday
Officers have this afternoon (Saturday, May 11) said that the 17-year-old local boy tragically died after he got into difficulty in the water close to the blue bridge over the Nene.
They have named him as Ronalds Abele. Police and the Northants Telegraph had delayed releasing the news of his death to allow all of his family members to be informed.
Police, paramedics and fire crews were called just after 1.45pm yesterday (Friday, May 10) following reports that a teenager had got into difficulty while swimming in open water at the Embankment.
Ronalds Abele, who drowned in The Nene in Wellingborough Embankment yesterday. Image: The Abele family
Firefighters from Rushden and Irthlingborough and a specialist unit from Mereway recovered the boy and he was airlifted to Northampton General Hospital where, sadly, he was pronounced deceased.
A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: “This was a tragic incident and Ronalds' family have requested privacy at this very distressing time.”
A man has been charged with murdering a 66-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in north London.
Jalal Debella, 22, is accused of killing the woman at around 11.50am on Thursday, in Edgware.
The woman died of stab injuries, police said.
Officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Burnt Oak Broadway and were joined by members of London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance, the Metropolitan Police said.
Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the woman died at the scene, near the junction of Limesdale Gardens.
Her family has been informed.
Debella was arrested on suspicion of murder in the nearby Colindale later the same day.
Image:Flowers left at a bus stop near the scene. Pic: PA
The suspect is due to appear at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Saturday charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
Police remain at the scene of the incident in Buckinghamshire
A police officer has been shot in the leg with a crossbow and a man was stabbed in what was described as a "serious assault and weapons incident".
Police attended School Close in Downley near High Wycombe on Friday after a man in his 60s suffered a stab wound.
The suspected attacker was shot by armed police and has potentially life-changing injuries.
The officer was released from hospital. The stab victim has serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said.
The suspect, a 54-year-old man from High Wycombe, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains under police guard in hospital.
Assistant Chief Constable Tim Metcalfe, from Thames Valley Police, said: "Police officers attended and one was shot in the leg with a crossbow. He was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.
"Our thoughts are with the injured officer and we are doing everything to support him and his colleagues, as well as all others affected by the incident within the force.
"The assault victim has also been taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Our thoughts are with him as well."
Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident
He added: "A 54-year-old man from High Wycombe has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
"He has also been taken to hospital under police supervision with potentially life-changing injuries, having been shot by an armed police officer during the incident.
"We are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident at this time."
'Pandemonium everywhere'
Neil, who lives in the area and did not wish to give his last name, said he had seen an armed police officer crouching in a nearby bush.
Neil, who lives close to where the incident happened, said he rushed to get his family inside when he saw the police
"I was playing in the park with my son and my partner and I knew something was about to go down. I grabbed my son and told my partner to get home, and within minutes it was kicking off and pandemonium everywhere, then gunshots.
"It happened so quickly. It was peaceful to mayhem."
"It escalated so quickly."
Thames Valley Police has made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the incident, which happened at about 18:00 BST.
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The lights shone all over the UK on Friday night, seen here in Loose, Kent
If you have woken up on Saturday morning well rested but filled with regret over missing the Northern Lights - don't worry. They're set to return tonight.
On Friday night, the lights dazzled the country, and the internet was awash with photos of bright pinks, purples and greens splashed across the night sky.
Here is everything you need to know about how to catch them on Saturday night.
Where can I see the lights?
Just as on Friday night, the Northern Lights are set to light up the skies all across the UK.
That means you have a chance to see it no matter where you are, as long as the skies are clear (which is looking likely).
On Friday, we saw pictures from Inverness to Kent, and Omagh to Angelsey to Norwich, so it truly is a nation-wide spectacle.
Ordinarily, somewhere away from light pollution with a clear view of the night sky has the best opportunity to see the lights, but based on Friday night, that didn't matter.
For Saturday night, the Met Office says there's a good chance of sightings across Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England and Wales in particular.
What time will they be brightest?
Aurora activity is expected again across the UK and while the geomagnetic storm is still expected to be in the 'strong' category, early indications are that it may not reach the 'extreme' of last night with activity declining.
Weather conditions are ideal with clear skies but it needs to be dark, so you'll need to wait until at least 10:30pm.
At this time of year, when nights are shorter, 11:30pm into the early hours of the morning is when the night is darkest.
The activity of the lights itself is more unpredictable, the Met Office says, so expect it to ebb and flow with different colours in different places at different times.
How do I get the best photo of them?
On Friday night, our BBC Weather Watchers captured the magic with more than 3,000 photographs sent into us between 21:00 and 1:00 on Saturday morning.
Given the lights are not expected to be as bright as they were on Friday, you may need to employ some camera tricks to get the most out of your photo if you are heading out on Saturday night.
If you have a newer iPhone model, you will want to switch on night mode, though it may do this by itself.
All phone users will want to play with the exposure to capture the best of the lights – most phones will bring up this option by tapping the screen when in the camera app.
Why are the lights shining for two nights in a row?
The last time we had an extreme geomagnetic storm hit Earth was in 2003, so Friday's event was rare. We are much more used to seeing the Northern Lights limited to northern parts of the UK.
There have been more occasions in the last year or so where we have seen a weak showing of the aurora in southern parts of the UK.
This is because in the Sun's 11 year solar cycle, we are approaching the 'solar maximum', where there are naturally more sunspots on the Sun's surface.
Sunspots are like huge volcanos erupting charged particles in Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). With more of them at the moment, there is a greater chance of more frequent and strong auroral activity.
It is also worth pointing out that because we can forecast these events better and with most of us having a smart phone able to capture the bright lights of the aurora, there has been an increase in sightings over the last decade or two.
Prosecutors said that although Khan was not one of the three smartly dressed men who carried out the raid, he had played a "pivotal" role and was guilty of murder "as surely as if he pulled the trigger on that pistol himself".
PC Beshenivsky, 38 - who had only been a police officer for nine months - and colleague PC Teresa Milburn, then 37, were both unarmed when they responded to an alarm call and were shot in the chest on 18 November 2005.
Image:PC Sharon Beshenivsky. Pic: CPS
PC Beshenivsky collapsed to the floor with an immediately fatal injury, while PC Milburn survived after radioing for help while she was on the pavement coughing up blood.
He pleaded guilty to robbery and was found guilty of murder, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon, after a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
The judge, Mr Justice Hilliard, handed him a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years today, telling Khan he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
He told Khan he was sure he had the idea of robbing the travel agency, and "intended that the weapons should be used to kill if necessary to do so", adding that he was part of a "planned enterprise" and shared "murderous intent".
He praised PC Beshenivsky for responding to the call "when she and her colleague had no way of knowing what they would be confronted with when they got there".
"PC Sharon Beshenivsky's courage and commitment to duty that day cost her life," he said.
Khan, wearing a blue tracksuit and listening to his interpreter, had his head down as he was sentenced.
He is the last of the seven men involved in the raid to be tried - Mustaf Jama, Yusuf Jama and Muzzaker Shah are serving life sentences with minimum 35-year terms after being found guilty of murder, robbery and firearms offences in 2006 and 2007.
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'A hero who paid the ultimate sacrifice'
PC Beshenivsky had three children and was stepmother to her husband Paul Beshenivsky's two children from a previous relationship. Her widow and children watched as Khan was sentenced.
The court heard she was nearing the end of her shift and talked about how she was looking forward to her youngest daughter Lydia's fourth birthday party moments before volunteering for the fatal call.
In a victim personal statement read at court, Lydia praised her mother as "a hero who paid the ultimate sacrifice".
Lydia said she was "too young and innocent" to understand what happened and was told she "screamed her head off" after being told that her mother had died, although she has no memory of it.
Image:PC Teresa Milburn and Paul Beshenivsky. Pic: PA
She said she was proud of her mother for "doing the job she loved", adding: "There will always be a void in my life - a void that should have been filled with my mum's presence but as a result of violent, callous actions by you, Piran Ditta Khan, and your associates that day, you robbed me of a future and precious time with my mum.
"Every birthday is a reminder of what happened that day. It has recently been Mother's Day, and while my friends are celebrating with their mums, I sadly can never do that."
Paul Beshenivsky, who had been married to PC Beshenivsky for four years when she died, said telling the children what had happened was "the hardest thing I have ever had to do".
"The way we lost Sharon was in the most brutal, callous and futile way," he said in a statement.
"If Piran Ditta Khan had never organised the robbery, Sharon would never have been shot dead and she would have come home that day."
Botched robbery
Khan was the only member of the group who was familiar with the travel agency and had previously used them to send money to family in Pakistan, the court heard.
At his trial, Khan told the jury the owner owed him £12,000 and thought the men sent to recover the money would only "intimidate" the staff.
Image:The Mercedes SLK connected to the robbery. Pic: PA
Image:A Mac 10 used in the robbery. Pic: PA
Three men went into the travel agency, posing as customers before jumping over the counter and demanding money.
They struck several staff members with their weapons, tied their hands and threatened to "shoot the youngest" if they were not given cash.
The men initially demanded £100,000 before stating they wouldn't leave without £50,000 and the business owner's son managed to press an alarm which alerted police.
When PC Beshenivsky and PC Milburn arrived on the scene, the robbers shouted "the feds are here" and fled with around £5,400 after one of them gunned down the officers.
Image:Khan being taken into custody at Elland Road Police Station in April 2023. Pic: PA
The court heard Khan, who had told his accomplices they would make between £50,000 to £100,000, did not leave the safety of the Mercedes SLK used as the lookout car.
PC Milburn said in a statement she and her colleague "didn't have a chance" and described PC Beshenivsky "stopping in terror" as she approached the door of Universal Express and saw the gunman.
She was the seventh serving female officer ever to be killed in the line of duty in Britain and left behind her husband Paul, three children and two stepchildren.
Image:PC Sharon Beshenivsky. Pic: Reuters
'A journey seeking truth and justice'
In a statement, her family said 18 November 2005 "is a date that will remain etched in our memories forever" and was the start of an almost 19-year journey".
"A journey seeking the truth and justice for Sharon, who was not just a police officer, but a loving mum, wife, daughter, sister, and a friend to many," they said.
"Our journey seeking justice and closure of the judicial process is now at an end. This journey has and continues to be difficult for us all."
The statement added: "No prison sentence could ever compensate us for Sharon's life and our loss, but we will move forward knowing that justice has been served.
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West Yorkshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Patrick Twiggs added: "For 18 years we have never given up on getting justice for Sharon and Teresa, and today their families have received that justice.
"Sharon was murdered in the line of duty, in what was a totally unnecessary act. Sharon was doing her job and protecting the public."
