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Sisters of Boston bombing suspects 'were nearly evicted from their home

The sisters of the two Boston bombing suspects were nearly evicted for not paying their rent and argued constantly, a former landlord has revealed. Speaking exclusively to the MailOnline on Friday, Alex Malyava, 39, revealed that Elena and Bella were a headache - as his other tenants pleaded with him to evict the pair. In addition to the late-night fighting, Malyava said that the girls fell behind with rent and that he filed eviction proceedings against them - only for them to move out last January. The pair are believed to be sisters of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, who are suspected of making and planting the bombs that killed three people and injured 170 at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, is the older brother who was killed in running gun battles with police last night. His brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is still on the run A third sister was questioned by federal agents at her home in New Jersey on Friday. Tamerlan was killed by polic

Generation rent: Decade-long slump in home ownership

The era of Britain as a property-owning democracy is over, according to new figures which reveal record numbers of people now forced to rent. Levels of home ownership have slumped to just 64 per cent, its lowest levels since the mid-1980s when Margaret Thatcher declared her ambition to see more people able to buy a house. The last decade has instead seen the first rise in the percentage of households renting since 1918, the Office for National Statistics said. Experts put it down to first-time buyers struggling to get on the ladder as soaring prices have far outpaced incomes. Generation rent: The Office for National Statistics revealed how the proportion of home owners has fallen in the last decade for the first time in a century A new study into the way Britain lives reveals the impact of rising house prices and the limited availability of mortgages on those struggling to get on the property ladder. In 2011, just 64 per cent of the 23.4million households owned their home while th

Kate will live with mum after baby is born: Future monarch

The Duchess of Cambridge is to move back in with her mother when her baby is born. In a break with royal tradition, Kate, 31, will not employ a maternity nurse after the July birth. Instead, she has told friends, she will live with her parents for at least the first six weeks after leaving hospital. Support: The Duchess of Cambridge is set to move in with her mother Carole Middleton following the birth of her first child, and future heir to the throne of Britain First home: The royal baby will spend at least the first six weeks of his or her life at the Middleton's £4.85million manor in Berkshire The decision means a future monarch will be starting life in a commoner’s home in Berkshire rather than in the splendour of a royal residence. More... Pippa Middleton dresses down in skinny jeans and wedges for a night out on the town with new stockbroker boyfriend Duchess of Cambridge follows family tradition and agrees to become patron of three charities Kim Jong Un joins Obama,

The married priest, his model wife and the one night stand

Dressed in his priest’s clerical collar, Father John Taylor was a familiar and respected presence in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, where he was born and grew up. A jovial, outgoing character, he considered it his mission to bring cheer to the community with relentless good humour, while actively helping the unfortunate, aged and needy. Fr Taylor, 48, was chaplain at Margate Magistrates’ Court — offering support to crime victims — and also supported a number of charities. He’d be the first to volunteer at fetes to go into the stocks to be pelted with wet sponges if it meant raising money for a good cause. Ordained in 2009 into the Old Roman Catholic Church — which broke from Rome in 1908 and does not require celibacy — the former carpenter, a married father of two young children, responded to his vocation with energy and enthusiasm. In recognition of his charity work, Fr Taylor’s name was expected to be put forward for consideration in the Queen’s Honours list. He says he might ha

For sale, the house hit by six cars in three years

To have one car crash into your garden wall may be regarded as misfortune. To have six begins to look like, well …  it’s probably time to move out. Except Tom Wardle, 67, and his 73-year-old wife Shirley can’t sell their house because it’s so accident-prone. Mr Wardle says the sixth car to hit his wall, above, was driven by a young man travelling over the speed limit Mr Wardle, above, has had to repair the destruction and make £15,000 worth of insurance claims They have had to rebuild their garden wall six times in less than three years, costing their insurers £15,000. The couple’s home in Bretforton, near Evesham in Worcestershire, is in a 30mph zone, but sits 75 yards from a sharp bend which is a notorious black spot. The first crash was in September 2010, just months after they put their four-bedroom home on the market for £350,000. The next crash happened in April 2011, followed by two in August the same year and a fifth last July. The most recent accident happened a w

'Eight-year-old boy drowned in a pool because the lifeguard

An eight-year-old boy drowned after a lifeguard stopped watching swimmers to chat to a customer, a court heard. Kelly Woods, 31, had been talking for up to 15 minutes when Suraj Mall got into difficulty. When she turned back to watch the swimming pool, the youngster was found floating face down. Suraj Mall was found in the pool after his mother had taken him and his siblings swimming Woods, who is charged with failing to properly supervise pool users, dived in to try to save him, but the schoolboy had already been submerged for almost two minutes. Despite attempts to revive him, Suraj was pronounced dead in hospital. Lifeguard Kelly Woods is accused of failing to properly supervise pool users ‘She was at work and got talking to a customer while she was on duty,’ James Puzey, prosecuting, told the court. ‘A few minutes later a boy – Suraj Mall – was found floating face down in the water.’ The youngster’s mother, who had taken Suraj and his three siblings to the pool, broke down

I'm sorry, says embattled police tsar in expenses row

The Police and Crime Commissioner who reported his staff for exposing his expenses claim for a chauffeur-driven Mercedes apologised yesterday – but says he has no regrets about calling in the police. Cumbria PCC Richard Rhodes reported the whistleblowers for telling a newspaper he had charged the taxpayer £700 for two chauffeur-driven trips. He admitted yesterday he should have checked the cost of the trips before charging them to the taxpayer, but refused to apologise to the three people who face possible prison sentences if they are convicted of leaking details of his expenses claim. He went on to say that he would use his new £23,000 Hyundai crossover – another taxpayer-funded perk – in the future. Cumbria police chief Bernard Lawson said his officers will send a file to the Crown Prosecution Service so it can consider charges against the staff members who blew the whistle. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and another on suspicion of perve