10/08/2015
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Ballet Dancer Jonathan Ollivier Dies Aged 38
Ballet dancer Jonathan Ollivier has died in a motorcycle accident, the BBC has reported.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the 38-year-old dancer, from Northampton, died when his motorcycle was involved in a collision in central London.
It is understood that Mr Ollivier died hours before he was due to perform in the final show of The Car Man at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.
Birmingham Man Arrested On Terrorism Charges
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit arrested the man on Sunday following the discovery of suspicious items at his home on Naseby Road in Alum Rock.
Houses in the street were temporarily evacuated as a precautionary measure while experts from West Midlands Police, the fire service and army conducted safety checks on the items.
Detectives from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit now have until Tuesday morning to question the man.
Anyone with information which may help should call police on 101 or the national Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321.
(MH/LM)
Ballet dancer Jonathan Ollivier has died in a motorcycle accident, the BBC has reported.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the 38-year-old dancer, from Northampton, died when his motorcycle was involved in a collision in central London.
It is understood that Mr Ollivier died hours before he was due to perform in the final show of The Car Man at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.
Birmingham Man Arrested On Terrorism Charges
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit arrested the man on Sunday following the discovery of suspicious items at his home on Naseby Road in Alum Rock.
Houses in the street were temporarily evacuated as a precautionary measure while experts from West Midlands Police, the fire service and army conducted safety checks on the items.
Detectives from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit now have until Tuesday morning to question the man.
Anyone with information which may help should call police on 101 or the national Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321.
(MH/LM)
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