A Norwegian teenager celebrating her country's World Cup victory was killed in a hit-and-run on Spain's Costa del Sol, as police search for the lorry driver who fled the scene. Nikoline, 17, had been missing since vanishing from the Funky Buddha nightclub in Puerto Banus at around 4am on Monday, having gone out with friends to mark Norway's 2-1 win over Brazil. Her mother contacted police after launching a social media appeal, but it emerged the teenager died just before 5:30am the same day after being struck on the A7 motorway near Cala de Mijas, about 30 minutes from Marbella. A witness called emergency services to report a woman hit by a lorry whose driver fled. Nikoline was not carrying identification, but police confirmed her identity after her family reported her disappearance. Her mobile phone showed her on Julio Iglesias Avenue, behind the Puerto Banus marina, at around 3:30am, then stopped transmitting. Her mother told Spanish media: 'Every time she stays out late, she tends to maintain contact with us.' Nikoline had been staying with family in the Fuengirola area since June 19 and was due to return home the day she disappeared for a close friend's birthday party. Detectives are now looking for the driver, with no arrests reported.
In a separate case at London's High Court, a former City financier is suing his 80-year-old millionaire father for a share of the family fortune after being locked out of the family home while out for a run. Harry Lambert, 42, had given up his career as a private equity specialist and returned home in 2023 at his father's request to help care for his elderly mother. He claims his father promised him long-term secure accommodation, but after his mother Maureen, who had dementia, was admitted to a care home in June 2025, his father changed the locks on the Buckingham Road house in Redbridge in August while Harry was out jogging. Maureen died the following month, leaving her entire estate to her husband, Christopher Lambert, a retired teacher. Harry says he ended up living 'on the street' before moving into a council-run HMO flat where he cannot work due to his living conditions. He is now suing his father for a portion of the assets, which he values at around £2m, and to force his way back into the house. Christopher, through his barrister Mina Heung, denies making any promises that Harry would be financially 'looked after' and disputes the value of the estate. Harry claims the rift began after his father sold a family property in Woodford Green without handing over any profits as allegedly promised. Judge Richard Farnhill is hearing the case.
“Norwegian teenager killed in hit-and-run after World Cup win; financier sues father over inheritance dispute.”
