Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

A motorbike rider and passenger killed in a crash which also claimed the lives of two young girls alongside their parents have been named. Christopher and Janine Barton died when the bike was involved in a collision with a car on the A61 between Wakefield and Barnsley on Sunday, West Yorkshire Police said.

Bike couple in crash that killed six people named

The 53-year-old is in custody after police received a complaint about a post that incited hatred.

Woman arrested over hate-related Facebook post

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

An experienced motocross rider died after falling from his motorcycle, an inquest opening has heard. Duncan Powell, 35, from Knighton, Powys, was taking part in an event near Llandrindod Wells on Sunday, 28 July. Paramedics at the event attended quickly after the fall at Penybont motocross track and he was...

Motocross rider died from brain injury after fall

Police appeal for witnesses after an attack in Underhill Road, in Folkestone.

Man arrested after serious assault on woman

The Opt-Out scheme in Nottingham has already found a number of previously undiagnosed cases.

Hundreds tested for HIV and hepatitis in new scheme

Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”. The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman was found along a highway in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, local media report. Abuja Area Mama had a loyal fan base on...

Nigerian transgender TikToker found dead

A 13-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been sentenced for the murder of a man who was hit by a brick at a skate park. Jack Edwards, 24, suffered "catastrophic" brain injuries when he was struck on the head in Nottingham on 5 December, after being released from prison that morning.

Teenagers, 13 and 19, sentenced for skate park murder

A family has paid tribute to a man who died in a car accident near Totnes. Dylan Walker, 26, from Harbertonford, was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on a country road near Washbourne on 8 July, police said. Members of Mr Walker's family said his death...

Tributes paid to 'amazing' man killed in crash

The BBC's Ian Hamilton travelled on Orkney's ferries after people with disabilities raised concerns about their acessibilty.

The island ferries making life difficult for disabled people

A department store will shut its doors for good in Northampton town centre this weekend. Next will have its final day of trading on Saturday and will be replaced by an as yet unknown retailer. Mark Mullen, the operations manager for Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said the...

Major retailer to close permanently in town centre

A medical tribunal has found a doctor's fitness to practise to be impaired for writing false prescriptions. Dr Marc Whitehouse admitted to writing prescriptions while impersonating a chief medical examiner on five occasions between March 2016 and December 2018. At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing, it was also...

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

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A “devoted” mother died when a stolen BMW travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway ploughed into her vehicle in a crash which also killed three young men, an inquest jury has heard.Keen triathlete Alison Clark, 42, suffered catastrophic injuries in the head-on collision on the A63 near Hull on November 22 2021, as she was returning home from a swim training session, Hull Coroner’s Court was told.The mother-of-one had set up a bereavement walking club in the wake of her father’s death and had taken part in an walking event on the day she was killed, the hearing...

Four died in crash after stolen BMW drove on wrong side of road, inquest told

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

A café is offering feline therapy to its customers to help with issues such as dementia.

Cat café offers feline therapy for customers

A rioter who attacked a Black man during far-right disorder in Manchester cried in court as he admitted carrying out the attack..Liam Ryan, 28, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, wept as he entered a guilty plea following disturbances in Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre on Saturday.Prosecutors at Manchester Magistrates’ Court said Ryan had played an “active role” in the Piccadilly Gardens disorder and could be seen “aiming a punch towards the male involved”. He was remanded into custody and is expected to be sentenced next week.Three other men appeared in court in relation to the same incident. Shaun Holt, 42, David Green, 41, and Andrew Phillips, 27, were not required to enter a plea to the same charge after the Piccadilly Gardens disorder.District Judge Jane Hamilton remanded the three men into custody to appear at Manchester Crown Court on September 11.

Rioter cries in court as he admits attack on Black man in Manchester

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(MA) Get ready to open your heart to a wiry bundle of love named Chunk. This 2-year-old Chihuahua and Yorkshire Terrier mix pup recently came into rescue for heartbreaking reasons. Though he started his life as a cared for and well-loved pup, Chunk's owner sadly passed away, leaving Chunk all by his lonesome.

Meet Chunk: A Little Chihuahua Who Lost her Owner Now Looking For Love

A man has been jailed for 38 months after inciting racial hatred online. Tyler James Kay, 26, previously of Ellfield Court in Northampton, admitted to publishing the inflammatory posts on social media calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight. The offence happened during a period of disorder...

Man jailed after inciting racial hatred online

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Red Arrows flypast for primary school summer fair

The school has been included on the RAF display team's route to an air show near...

Red Arrows flypast for primary school summer fair

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