By Ruth Comerford, Paul Gribben, BBC News Today
This article contains details some readers may find distressing.
A triple murder suspect has been captured following the killing of a BBC racing commentator’s wife and two daughters on Tuesday.
Kyle Clifford, 26, was found in the Enfield area by police officers on Wednesday afternoon following a full-scale manhunt in Hertfordshire and north London,
Police believe Tuesday evening’s attack was targeted and carried out with a crossbow, as well as possibly with other weapons.
How did the attack unfold?
Three women were were found seriously injured just before 19:00 BST on Tuesday evening in an attack which police believe involved a crossbow.
All three victims died at the scene in Ashlyn Close in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
A full-scale manhunt has taken place today to find suspect Kyle Clifford, 26, who is from Enfield, north London, and used to work as a security guard.
Armed police officers and specialist search teams responded “at pace”, and were deployed to various locations in north London and the Bushey area of Hertfordshire.
On Wednesday afternoon, armed officers and ambulance staff were seen at a cemetery close to where a house was searched in Enfield.
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The 2023-24 NBA season is entering its final stretch and News Today the 2024 NBA Playoffs are on the horizon. As close as the postseason may be, there is still plenty to be sorted out in the standings.
In the Eastern Conference, the Celtics appear to be running away with the No. 1 seed but that is the only certainty with less than six weeks remaining in the season. After Boston, everyone else is jockeying for position, with a few interesting races forming in the middle of the pack.
The Western Conference’s battle for the top seed is headlined by a trio of teams as the Timberwolves, Thunder and defending champion Nuggets each have an equal shot to finish first.The Clippers aren’t far behind and have also established a healthy lead over teams in the West’s Play-In Tournament picture, which sees six teams looking to fight for the last two guaranteed playoff spots.
Here’s an updated look at the standings and everything you need to know about the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
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NBA standings 2024
(Current as of March 11)
Eastern Conference
Seed | Team | Record | Games Back |
1. | Celtics | 50-14 | – |
2. | Bucks | 42-23 | 8.5 |
3. | Cavaliers | 41-24 | 9.5 |
4. | Knicks | 37-27 | 13 |
5. | Magic | 37-28 | 13.5 |
6. | 76ers | 36-28 | 14 |
7. | Pacers | 36-29 | 14.5 |
8. | Heat | 35-29 | 15 |
9. | Bulls | 31-34 | 19.5 |
10. | Hawks | 29-35 | 21 |
11. | Nets | 26-39 | 24.5 |
12. | Raptors | 23-42 | 27.5 |
13. | Hornets | 16-49 | 34.5 |
15. | Pistons | 11-53 | 39 |
Eliminated from NBA Playoff contention: Wizards
Western Conference
Seed | Team | Record | Games Back |
1. | Thunder | 45-19 | – |
2. | Nuggets | 45-20 | 0.5 |
3. | Timberwolves | 44-21 | 1.5 |
4. | Clippers | 41-22 | 3.5 |
5. | Pelicans | 39-25 | 6 |
6. | Suns | 38-27 | 7.5 |
7. | Kings | 36-27 | 8.
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