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Designing buildings helped Arthur Conan Doyle to cope with his wife’s ill health

Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his creation of the eccentric detective, Sherlock Holmes. But he was also interested in architecture and worked on several projects throughout his life, from his home in Surrey to a golf course in Canada. Now, a building designed by Conan Doyle, the Lyndhurst…

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Stepmother and uncle decline to give evidence in Sara Sharif murder trial

Lawyers for Beinash Batool and Faisal Malik indicated that neither would give evidence in their defence.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s father denies her body was jetwashed in garden as family prepared to flee

Urfan Sharif and two others are accused of being party to years-long abuse that culminated in the 10-year-old’s death last August

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‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29, are accused of being party to years of abuse.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s father ‘can’t explain’ similar burns and bites on two children

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is accused of murdering his 10-year-old daughter in August last year.

Evening Standard

How a survivor became CEO of a domestic abuse charity

Emma Armstrong experienced physical, sexual, and financial abuse, as well as coercive control at the hands of her ex partner. She now leads the charity I Choose Freedom, which provides safe havens and support for survivors across refuges in Surrey.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s father 'takes full responsibility' for her death in dramatic Old Bailey evidence

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, made the admission under cross-examination as his wife Beinash Batool, 30, sobbed in the dock of the Old Bailey

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Sara Sharif’s stepmother was victim of ‘honour-based abuse’, court told

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial for Sara’s murder, along with his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29.

Evening Standard

CPS considering ‘complex’ evidence over alleged misconduct at Deepcut barracks

Four soldiers died from gunshot wounds at the Surrey barracks between 1995 and 2002.

Evening Standard

CPS has spent 18 months considering charges over Deepcut barracks deaths

Police last year recommended charging ex-officer with misconduct over deaths of soldiers at barracks

The Guardian - UK

Child dies after being hit by falling tree branch

A child has died after being struck by a falling tree in Surrey on Saturday, police have said.

Evening Standard

Child dies after being struck by falling tree branch in Surrey

Emergency services were called to Grove Place near the junction with Carshalton Road, Banstead, shortly after 4pm on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Pictures show military dogs wearing new equipment after £3.1m MoD contract

The MoD has awarded the contract to the Surrey-based Von Wolf K9 Sport & Service Dog Equipment Limited.

Evening Standard

‘Psycho’ stepmother tied ‘terrified’ Sara Sharif up with tape, court told

Beinash Batool is on trial, together with Sara’s father Urfan Sharif and uncle Faisal Malik, accused of the 10-year-old’s murder.

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Sara Sharif’s father denies abuse, claiming wife was the ‘evil and psycho’ one

Urfan Sharif and Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool are on trial accused of the youngster’s murder.

Evening Standard

'Political football' as local authorities refuse to fund bus service for village on London border

Sadiq Khan has said that extending an existing London bus route to reach the village would not be ‘viable’

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif at the centre of acrimonious custody battles

The girl’s father, stepmother and uncle are accused of her murder.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif father claims he ‘never beat daughter, only slapped her’

Urfan Sharif has denied hurting the schoolgirl and claims he begged to call an ambulance

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Dog reunited with owners eight years after being stolen

Surrey Police said there was ‘not a dry eye in the house’ when Daisy the cocker spaniel was taken back to her home in Dorking.

The Independent UK

CCTV shows Sara Sharif’s family at Heathrow Airport hours before schoolgirl found dead at home

Father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik deny carrying out campaign of abuse culminating in 10-year-old’s murder

The Guardian - UK

Sara Sharif’s father ‘hit her like crazy’ and made her do sit-ups all night, court hears

Stepmother’s WhatsApp messages read out at Old Bailey in trial over death of 10-year-old in Surrey last year

Evening Standard

Developers stop oil drilling in Surrey amid legal row after Supreme Court ruling

Lawyers for Friends of the Earth urged Surrey County Council to take immediate enforcement action against the developer of the Horse Hill site.

The Independent UK

Scream ‘in pain’ alarmed neighbour two days before Sara Sharif died, court heard

Father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik are accused of carrying out a campaign of abuse against the 10-year-old.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif ‘never smiled once’ in months before death, says neighbour

The witness also said she saw Sara’s father ‘belittle’ her stepmother while they were living in Woking

Evening Standard

Stepmother claimed Sara Sharif wore hijab to ‘follow her religion’

Beinash Batool, 30, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering Sara alongside father Urfan Sharif, 42, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29.

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