Sunderland City Council wants to open four rooms as part of its planned homeless hub.

Overnight pods for homeless people planned

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

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

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

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A SCHOOLGIRL was found dead in her bed just hours after telling her mum she felt "really sick", an inquest heard. Bethany Tricia Brown, 13, had missed school after complaining she felt unwell and had been vomiting. She went into her mum Phillipa's room at around 2am, saying: "Mum, I...

‘Bubbly’ girl, 13, went to bed then never woke up after telling mum she felt ‘really sick’, inquest told

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

A disabled man who had to be carried down the side of his flat block after the lift broke has said he is now "stuck" in his new council flat too, because it is not accessible. Nathan Rollinson, 33, was rescued by emergency services and then treated in hospital when he fell out of his wheelchair after the lift broke in June.

Disabled man 'stuck' again in new inaccessible flat

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As an actor, Merritt Butrick was cast in one of the most coveted roles in the history of science fiction media. He played David Marcus, the son of the iconic Captain James T. Kirk, portrayed by William Shatner in the 1982 theatrical movie, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn. Sadly, Butrick died of AIDS in 1989. He was only 29 years old. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Star Trek' Actor Merrit Butrick: 35 Years After His Tragic Death

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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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Jay Slater’s heartbroken mother was in tears as hundreds of mourners turned up to her 19-year-old son’s funeral in the pouring rain.Debbie Duncan, 55, was seen alongside a horse-drawn carriage pulling the coffin of Mr Slater at Accrington Cemetery Chapel, Lancashire, on Saturday morning.Mr Slater died while on holiday in Tenerife after falling from a height in the remote Rural de Teno National Park. He had travelled to the Spanish island in June with friends to attend a music festival.His body was brought to the chapel in a blue coffin with “JAY” embossed on the side, and was carried to the sounds of Lana...

Jay Slater’s mother in tears as hundreds turn up to teenager’s funeral

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

Mental healthcare failings have been identified at two prisons following the death of an inmate who took his own life. Staff at HMP Gartree, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, found Shaine Tester unresponsive in his cell on 1 November 2022. A report by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman said the...

Failings at two prisons found after inmate's death

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According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

A drug dealer who used his ill-gotten gains to pay for four holidays in four months returned from a trip to Turkey to be greeted by police at the airport.Detectives had built a case against Shazad Miah who had been sunning himself on a privately chartered boat and sending boastful photos to one of his runners in the UK, Essex Police said.The 30-year-old, of Ashingdon Road, Rochford, was arrested when he returned from Turkey to Luton Airport on June 4 last year, the force said.He had a drug line phone with him at the time and had been involved in...

Drug dealer who jetted off on four holidays is jailed after arrest at airport

Community company reopens premises after the former owner applied to turn the building into a house.

Pub saved from closure is village's 'beating heart'

A teenager who was missing in Tenerife for over four weeks is due to be laid to rest on Saturday, with his family promising that his funeral service will be a “celebration” of his life. Jay Slater, 19, died while on holiday after falling from a height in the remote Rural de Teno national park after travelling to the Spanish island with friends to attend a music festival. After leaving the tourist area of Playa de Las Americas during the early hours of 17 June, he travelled to a remote AirBnb in the Masca valley, before attempting to trek the...

Jay Slater: Funeral of missing teenager found dead in Tenerife to be a ‘celebration of life’

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An elderly driver who killed a three-year boy after crashing into a shop may have been suffering from undiagnosed dementia, an inquiry has heard.Xander Irvine died after he was hit by a red Kia car while walking with his mother, Victoria, on Morningside Road, Edinburgh, on June 30 2020, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) at the city’s sheriff court heard.The car was driven by Edith Duncan, 91, who accelerated as she performed a U-turn close to a crossing, the inquiry heard in a statement of agreed evidence.Miss Duncan had cancelled her car insurance in March 2020 as she “only drove...

Driver, 91, who killed toddler may have had ‘undiagnosed dementia’, FAI told

A multimillion-pound water park attraction in North Yorkshire has been granted a licence to serve alcohol from 08:00 every day, despite some objections from local residents. The application for the Alpamare site in Scarborough was approved at a meeting of North Yorkshire Council’s licensing sub-committee on Tuesday. One objector...

Water park allowed to serve alcohol from 08:00

Police say the incident took place in the New Walk area of York in the early hours of this morning.

Man arrested on suspicion of rape

Councillors approve plans for Quy Mill Hotel and Spa after hearing it is "severely compromised" by its size.

'Struggling' hotel to almost double number of rooms

Christopher Taggart and Rhys McDonald were tracked down by police after the posts were spotted.

Pair who posted race hate messages on Facebook jailed

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Theatre boss 'heartbroken' by planning decision

The artistic director of a theatre that has been told it has to close down because it does not have the correct planning permission has said...

Theatre boss 'heartbroken' by planning decision

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