Man half strangled girlfriend when she did not wish him happy birthday

A woman was half strangled in a hotel room by her boyfriend because she did not wish him a happy birthday when they woke up, a court heard. Joshua Buck, 33, travelled to London from Nottingham with partner Natasha Base as a birthday treat, Southwark crown court heard. They had a meal at Scott’s, which was Buck’s favourite restaurant, before they stayed the night at the Corinthia hotel in Westminster. But Buck started behaving oddly as they ate, it was…