he asked the congregation on father s day to think of the two families who had both lost a child and to hold them in their hearts. he also asked the congregation to think of the three sons of ian coates, who had lost a beloved father. and the bishop of nottingham, paul williams described nottingham as a tear filled city since tuesday. nowjust a stone s throw from here is the old market square in nottingham, where a huge vigil was held on thursday. thousands of people came to that and on the council house steps there are hundreds of floral tributes. people are still coming today to leave tributes and to read messages of support and sympathy. meanwhile, a 31 year old man has appeared before magistrates in nottingham yesterday. he is charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder after a van was used to drive through pedestrians.
paul williams described nottingham as a tear filled city since tuesday. nowjust a stone s throw from here is the old market square in nottingham, where a huge vigil was held on thursday. thousands of people came to that and on the council house steps there are hundreds of floral tributes. people are still coming today to leave tributes and to read messages of support and sympathy. meanwhile, a 31 year old man has appeared before magistrates in nottingham yesterday. he is charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder after a van was used to drive through pedestrians. he s now been remanded into custody and will appear at nottingham crown court on tuesday. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is said to have held candid, substantive and constructive talks with china s foreign minister in beijing. it s the highest profile visit to china by a us official since president biden took office.