A court hears Paul and Dean Mathews made £136,000 through their illegal refunds scheme.

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

A clip from BBC Newsline, BBC Northern Ireland's TV news program, on Monday, August 13 is going viral - and has prompted a formal response from politician in Northern Ireland. The clip shows BBC reporter Aoife Moore on Dublin's Portland Row for the homecoming celebrations for Kellie Harrington after her historic Gold medal win at the Olympics.

WATCH: Live BBC report from Dublin interrupted by kids singing “ooh, ah, up the RA”

About 400 school leavers have received their A-level results on the Isle of Man.

Isle of Man sees slight rise A-level results

The US Sun

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to a “wonderful” Brit holidaymaker who died after allegedly being assaulted by a nightclub bouncer in Gran Canaria. Scott Lacey’s devastated “partner and friends” were said to have been partying with him when the doorman put him in a chokehold known as the ‘Lion Killer’ during a night out in […]

Tributes to ‘wonderful’ Brit tourist who died after ‘bouncer put him in horror Lion Killer chokehold’ in Gran Canaria

The Independent

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

Christian Matthews drove off after accelerating into two women while changing tracks on his CD player.

Pickup truck driver jailed for running over women

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian writer and activist, was one of 24 prisoners released on 1 August.

Freed prisoner details time in 'harshest' Russian jail

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Surrey Police says it is aware of videos circulating on social media relating to the incident.

Woman charged with outraging public decency

Train delays caused by signal failures have cost passengers almost one million minutes since the 2018-19 financial year.Passengers have lost 988,419 minutes, according to Freedom of Information data provided by Network Rail.The Lib Dems, who revealed the stats, are now calling for a freeze on rail fares in response to poor service.So far this financial year, there have been more than a thousand signal failures on journeys and commuters have wasted nearly 40,000 minutes waiting, the data shows.Passengers were delayed by almost 190,000 minutes because of faulty signals in the last financial year.Lib Dem transport spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:...

Calls to freeze rail fares as passengers lose almost one million minutes to signal failure

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

A man in his 40s is arrested on suspicion of murder after a body is found in woodland in Wythenshawe.

Murder arrest after body found in woods

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A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

The Standard

 The number of violent attacks against women and girls on Britain’s railways has increased by more than 50 per cent over the past two years, new figures revealed.The number of crimes against them rose from 7,561 in 2021 to 11,357 in 2023.Sexual offences jumped 10 per cent from 2,235 to 2,475 over the same period, while sexual harassment reports doubled to 1,908, The Times reported.A survey commissioned by British Transport Police (BTP) found that more than a third of women had been subjected to sexual harassment or sexual offences while commuting by train or Tube.BTP data indicates that most...

Violent crimes against women on Britain’s trains soar by more than 50%

Two men are arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug following the discovery.

Drugs arrests after woman found dead

A senior police officer says a "number of lines of inquiry" are being followed.

Murder investigation as man is fatally stabbed

David Surridge's victim came forward 40 years after he assaulted her several times, police said.

Ex-PC admits abusing teenage girl

Warren Gilchrest was "goading the crowd and encouraging violence" in Manchester, a court heard.

Man encouraged violence that 'shames us all' - judge

A 13-year-old girl has been convicted of violent disorder following unrest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers during the riots. She pleaded guilty to the charge after she was seen punching and kicking the entrance of the Potters International Hotel during a protest in Aldershot, Hampshire, on 31 July. The...

Girl, 13, admits violent disorder at asylum hotel

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a bus driver who was on his way home from work in east London have named a man they urgently want to speak to.Derek Thomas, 53, was killed in Northwold Road on the junction with Stoke Newington Common.Distressing footage posted to social media shows police officers and medics applying CPR to him on the pavement behind a cordon at 11pm on Tuesday.Scotland Yard took the unusual decision to release details of Kamar Williams, 33, who lives in the Isle of Dogs, and warned members of the public not to approach him.Sightings of Williams, known...

Police hunt suspect over murder of ‘true gentleman’ bus driver in Stoke Newington

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Belfast Vital concertgoers face rail disruption

As thousands of music fans descend on Boucher Road Playing Fields, Translink warn them to plan...

Belfast Vital concertgoers face rail disruption

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