Two dead in north London house fire in Barnet
A man and woman, both aged 90, have died in a house fire on Albemarle Road, Barnet. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. Read the latest updates.
A man and woman, both aged 90, have died in a house fire on Albemarle Road, Barnet. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. Read the latest updates.
A man and woman, both aged 90, have died after a fire tore through their semi-detached home in Barnet, north London. Emergency services are investigating the cause.
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An elderly woman has died following a serious assault in a Devizes flat on Christmas Day. A 63-year-old woman known to the victim has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
An urgent murder investigation is underway in Devizes after a woman in her 80s was fatally assaulted in her flat on Christmas morning. A 63-year-old acquaintance has been arrested.
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