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Alex Smith

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Digital Journalist at BBC

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  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Alex Smith

    Alex SmithBBC News, East MidlandsA man who died in a stabbing in Leicester has been named by police as Louis Howard. Emergency services attended a house in Oakdale Close, Braunstone Frith, just after 22:40 BST on Wednesday. Mr Howard, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene, with a subsequent post-mortem examination confirming that he died from a stab wound.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Alex Smith

    Police appeal over death of driver in M1 crashAlex SmithBBCThe man was pronounced dead following the crash on the southbound carriageway near to junction 22Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses and information over the death of a driver on the M1 motorway in Leicestershire. Police said officers received a call at 04:40 GMT on Sunday about the crash - on the southbound carriageway near to junction 22 - which involved a white VW Golf and a Leyland DAF HGV.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.com | Alex Smith

    Officers face misconduct meeting over attacks probeAlex SmithSuppliedIan Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar were stabbed to death on 13 June 2023Three officers will face a misconduct meeting over a police force's response to alleged assaults by a man who went on to kill three people weeks later. Valdo Calocane started working in a warehouse in Leicestershire about five weeks before he stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in Nottingham on 13 June 2023.

  • 2 months ago | the-sun.com | Alex Smith

    EVERTON star Iliman Ndiaye left the field in tears after picking up an injury against Liverpool. The 24-year-old appeared to hurt his knee after accidentally booting the ground before making contact with the ball. Ndiaye immediately fell to the ground and medics rushed onto the pitch to attend to him. There was a four minute delay to the game as the attacking midfielder received treatment. A devastated Ndiaye trudged off the field, bursting into tears and hiding his face in his shirt.

  • 2 months ago | the-sun.com | Alex Smith

    AN ICONIC World Cup stadium is set to be demolished and replaced by a smaller ground. The plans to improve the venue, which can hold 50,000 fans, has been hit by financial challenges. Reports from German outlet Bild claim there is an £83million black hole in funding. Nuremberg's Max-Morlock-Stadion is now set to be knocked down and a new ground built. Plans to increase the capacity of the arena have been ditched and features like an underground car park are off the table.

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alex smith @thisisASmith
18 Sep 23

Danish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasses https://t.co/9jmvem8rKN

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alex smith @thisisASmith
5 Aug 23

RT @JDNalton: Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman with some unique penalty shootout distraction antics vs Vancouver Whitecaps in the Leagues Cu…

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alex smith @thisisASmith
10 Jun 23

RT @IanCaseyArts: When the news broke that #BorisJohnson had resigned as an MP, this what the excellent @thisisASmith and I put together👇🏻