Girl shot dead for ‘no reason at all’

was the “highest quality and technically most secure” option for producing the post-Brexit travel document, warning it was in the national interest to ditch the Home Office’s preferred cheaper bid. FORMER health secretary Andrew Lansley has called on the Government to improve bowel cancer screening, after revealing he is being treated for the disease.

The peer said cuts “wrongly” imposed by the Treasury had frustrated the delivery of a screening programme he introduced in 2010, which could have ensured he was diagnosed earlier.

Lord Lansley has been told by doctors his cancer can be effectively treated. THE Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for planned surgery on his hip which will take place today, Buckingham Palace has said.

Philip, who is 96, is said to have complained of a problem with his hip which caused him to miss a Windsor Castle event with the Queen last week.

At the time the Queen’s A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was shot dead for “no reason at all” in a fatal drive-by attack during a night of violence in London.

The teenager, named locally as Tanesha Melbourne, was with friends in Tottenham, north London, when she was murdered shortly before 9.30pm on Monday.

A woman who knew the murdered girl said the victim was “just chilling with her friends” when she was shot from a car for “no reason at all”.

“The car just pulled up and just started shooting,” said the 21-year-old, who did not want to be named. She said she heard the gunshots “like fireworks” from her house.

Tottenham-raised rapper Wretch32, whose real name is Jermaine Scott Sinclair, tweeted: “Wish I knew what to say about what’s happening in my ends. North London we’re better then this man. R.I.P to the young angel who lost her life last night. love & prayers to the family. I’m honestly lost for words.”

The witness in Tottenham said: “Her friend came banging on my door so I came out quickly. I even tried to save her – had to, had to.”

She said the gunshot wound, below the consort was said to be experiencing some trouble with the joint.

Buckingham Palace said in a short statement: “His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London this afternoon, for planned surgery on his hip which will take place today.” victim’s breast, was not immediately visible and it looked like she was “having a fit”.

“I put her on her side and I was just rubbing her back, saying ‘everything’s going to be OK.’ I just can’t believe it – so young. It’s ridiculous now.”

The woman said the victim was not responding, but added: “I could see she was looking at me.”

She told how the girl’s mother arrived before paramedics, adding: “She was screaming. She didn’t know what to do.”

It only became clear the 17-year-old had been shot when the paramedics took her bra off. “She didn’t deserve that. Her mum didn’t deserve to watch her die,” she said.

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The duke stepped down from his public duties last summer but on occasion does attend events with the Queen.

When it was announced last year that he would be retiring from official engagements, Buckingham Palace stressed that the decision was not health-related and he had the full support of the Queen. Monday night, a 16-year-old boy was left in a critical condition after he was shot in Walthamstow. Another boy, aged 15, was taken to hospital with stab injuries.

So far this year the Metropolitan Police have launched 47 murder inquiries.

In the whole of last year, there were 130 murders in London.

The number of killings reached a peak around June before dropping again in the second half of the year.

So far this year, 31 people have been stabbed to death in the capital. The latest incidents will bring fresh scrutiny on the Government’s efforts to halt rising levels of violent crime around the country.

Figures published in January showed police recorded 37,443 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in the year ending September 2017 – a 21% increase compared with the previous year and the highest tally since comparable records started in the 12 months to March 2011.

Gun-related crime also went up by a fifth year on year, to 6,694 recorded offences.

Ministers point to findings from the separate crime survey which show overall offending is going down over the long term.