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Bath Festival Orchestra/Manning review – watery theme fails to float relaunched ensemble
- Bath Festival Orchestra/Manning review – watery theme fails to float relaunched ensemble. Roman Baths, BathWorks by Takemitsu, Daniel Temkin, Joey Roukens and Grace Williams featured in a disappointing maritime-themed programme
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British newspaper editor who killed wife with hammer has jail term halved in Dubai
A British journalist who killed his wife in Dubai has had his prison sentence cut by almost half.Francis Matthew has been given a reduced seven-year sentence for manslaughter by Dubai's Court of Appeal for killing his wife Jane Matthew with a hammer at their home in 2017.
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Sentence reduced for UK newspaper editor convicted of killing wife in Dubai
Francis Matthew must now serve a seven-year term for manslaughter.
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British editor convicted of killing wife asks Dubai court to cut jail term
Francis Matthew could be freed before the end of the year if the request is granted.
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Extinction Rebellion Co-Founder Arrested After Attempting To Fly Drone Near Heathrow Airport Hours After Being Released From Police Custody
A spokesperson from activist group Heathrow Pause said Hallam would fly a drone near the airport at midday.
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Brother of British woman killed by expat husband pleads with UAE judge for murder sentence
The family of a murdered British woman has said Dubai will set a "dangerous" precedent if it releases her husband from prison this week, two years after he bludgeoned her to death with a hammer.
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British former newspaper editor who killed wife with hammer in Dubai given extended sentence
A British former newspaper editor who was convicted of killing his wife with a hammer at their Dubai home has had his sentence extended to 15 years. Francis Matthew was found guilty of bludgeoning his 62-year-old wife Jane Matthew to death and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March. The former editor of English-language publication Gulf News had previously faced the possibility of the death penalty over the incident.
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Ex-newspaper editor sentenced to 15 years for killing wife in Dubai
A former newspaper editor who was convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death with a hammer has had his sentence extended to 15 years. Francis Matthew, who is in his early sixties, killed his wife Jane at their home in Dubai on 4 July last year. The ex-editor of the English-language paper Gulf News was found guilty of the killing in March and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Dubai sentences British editor to 10 years for killing wife
A Dubai court on Sunday sentenced a 61-year-old British journalist to 10 years in jail followed by deportation for bludgeoning to death his wife with a hammer last summer, local media reported. The Dubai Court of First Instance modified the main charge against Francis Matthew from premeditated murder to "beating which led to death" of fellow Briton Jane Matthew, also in her 60s, Gulf News said, citing a judgment sheet. Matthew - who was editor-at-large at prominent regional English-language da
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Top policeman who lost secret files should be sacked, says disciplinary hearing
Top policeman who lost secret files should be sacked, says disciplinary hearing
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