{"id":5965,"date":"2026-07-14T15:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5965"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:37:32","slug":"uk-police-say-former-politician-and-tv-personality-ann-widdecombe-was-killed-in-targeted-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5965","title":{"rendered":"UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in \u2018targeted attack\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 Counterterror police investigating the killing of the former British politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe said Tuesday that she was the victim of a \u201ctargeted attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5964\">US-Russian crew blast off for 8-month stint on the International Space Station<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that this was a targeted attack,\u201d Laurence Taylor, head of National Counter Terrorism Policing told reporters. \u201cWe are still working to understand the extent of any planning or preparation, and the motivation that sits behind that attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The death of Widdecombe, 78, a former member of Parliament, shocked the British political world, where Widdecombe was a prominent voice for decades. She was a blunt-speaking character known for socially conservative views opposing abortion and the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5962\">Warren Buffett omits annual donation to Bill Gates\u2019 foundation after his Epstein ties were disclosed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police said they believe Widdecombe was attacked Wednesday afternoon. She failed to appear that afternoon for a scheduled TV interview and was found dead the next day in her isolated rural home in a southwest England village.<\/p>\n<p>Police did not disclose a cause of death, saying only that she had sustained \u201cserious injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5960\">All aboard the bridge: NC \u2018train man\u2019 watches them roll by with fellow railfans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 Counterterror police investigating the killing of the former British politician and reality&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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