Almost 300 homes are to be built on an industrial site that was initially planned for redevelopment 10 years ago. Durham County Council is to build 282 homes on the site at Stephenson Road, between Peterlee and Horden, after its plans were approved on Friday. Planning permission was initially given...

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

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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 tribunal determines Dr Marc Whitehouse's fitness to practise to be impaired.

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

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

Balasankar Narayanan, 44, is potentially violent and should not be approached, the Met Police says.

Man who is 'risk to women' flees care facility

Hotspot areas included Barnstaple, Exeter, Newquay, Plymouth, Torquay and Truro.

New 'hotspot' police scheme results in 62 arrests

As they were driving along the A358, Mr Bennett said his wife's contractions became "worse and worse". "I thought I would have one [contraction] per junction," said Mrs Bennett, jokingly. "I thought four or five minutes per junction, I can do that," she added. As her contractions grew closer, Mr...

Mr Bennett said: "She pulled out a baby, just right there and then as I was driving along."

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Colleton County, SC

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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

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Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

Police are called after a fight with weapons breaks out in a village close to Bedford.

Two arrests after boy, 16, shot in fight

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

Seven people were taken to hospital after a crowd surge at a music festival, organisers have said. The incident happened on Friday at the Boardmasters music festival in Newquay, Cornwall. One woman, who described the incident as "terrifying", said she and her daughter were crushed against the barriers during the...

Seven treated after crowd surge - Boardmasters

A £70,000 treatment gone wrong left the 49-year-old with years of treatment and mobility issues.

I had surgery to lengthen my legs and then it went horribly wrong

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David Heitz

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

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A “small number” of people have been injured in a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival in Newquay, Devon and Cornwall Police said.The force said in a statement: “We have been notified following a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival in Newquay on Friday 9 August, which left a small number of attendees injured.“The injured parties are currently being treated on-site by medical staff or have been taken to hospital to be checked over. None of the injuries are considered serious.“This is an isolated incident and the festival continues.”LatestNews | pic.twitter.com/XuANWNdImy— Devon & Cornwall Police (@DC_Police) August 9, 2024In a...

‘Small number’ of people injured in crowd surge at music festival, police say

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Timothy A Gruver

The Office of Homeless Youth announced on Wednesday it is paying young people to spearhead a new program for homeless and housing insecure youth. Teens and young adults ages 16 to 25 who have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness can join the program as paid consultants, the Department of Commerce reports further.

Young consultants wanted for homelessness pilot program

Some of the £65k raised in total will be donated to other groups and workers affected by the riot.

Carer given £28k to replace car burnt out in riot

A woman who attended a music festival in Cornwall said she suffered a fractured knee in a crowd surge on Friday. Jade Brooks, 23, said the Boardmasters event, in Newquay, was a "disgrace" after "around 10 people" fell on her during a "crowd crush". She then "heard the crunch as...

Woman 'fractures knee' in Boardmasters crowd surge

An ambulance service is appealing for volunteers to become community first responders in Surrey and Sussex. Volunteers will be provided with training to respond to emergencies in the areas where they live or work. They will deliver care to patients in the minutes before the arrival of ambulance crews. A...

Ambulance service wants volunteer first responders

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Firefighter taster sessions open to public

Members of the public have been invited to experience being a firefighter at local fire stations in Cornwall. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it would...

Firefighter taster sessions open to public

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