Columbus, OH

Daily Mail

Nicknamed 'drastic Dave' for his willingness to employ the kind of cost-cutting measures that others fear to, Sir David Lewis has been described as a 'genius' appointment

Kate and Prince William beef up their team of advisors by appointing 'drastic Dave' - the man credited with turning Tesco around

The US Sun

THE WORRIED mum of missing Brit teen Jay Slater was told by cops who knocked on her door at 2am to board the next flight to Tenerife. Jay, 19, was on the island for a music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met after a rave before disappearing on his […]

Missing Jay Slater’s mum was told by cops at 2am to rush to Tenerife where ‘every mother on island’ is looking for teen

A woman has been arrested after a dog bit three people in a social club, leaving them needing care from paramedics. Police were called to the club on Weddington Road, Nuneaton, at 18:00 BST on Monday to reports a large dog was out of control. Officers arrested the 23-year-old woman...

Woman arrested after dog bites three people

BBC News, Mexico, Central America and Cuba Correspondent. Having survived the night as Hurricane Beryl tore across her idyllic home of Union Island with ferocious force, Katrina Coy was taken aback by the extent of the devastation which lay before her. Virtually every building on the island, which lies off...

'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake

Birmingham Hospice is looking to cut staff and inpatient beds due to rising costs.

Hospice cuts will be 'agonising for families'

The Standard

A woman who took a vulnerable man’s mobility scooter and left him to die in freezing conditions has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, of no fixed address, admitted killing Neil Shadwick after taking his mobility scooter outside a Tesco superstore in Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, on January 22 last year.Mr Shadwick, 63, who used his mobility scooter as his mode of transport, was left behind in sub-zero temperatures and found unresponsive in the car park at 6am. He later died in hospital.Gloucestershire Police said Hawkins rode away on the scooter, later dumping it on Bisley Old Road in...

Woman who took man’s mobility scooter and left him to die admits manslaughter

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

A transgender woman and darts player from Hull who has faced a wave of abuse and exclusion from competitions says she has been questioning her future within the game. Samantha Lewis's passion for darts runs deep, and the sport has spanned generations in her family. "Darts has been in my...

Transgender darts player shaken by abuse and bans

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

A shop caught selling illegal cigarettes four times has been closed. UK Mini Market, in South Moor, County Durham, was served with a three-month closure order at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court. Durham County Council said officers had been sold illicit cigarettes at four test purchases between September 2023 and...

Shop shut after illegal cigarettes seized

The 17-year-old boy died in hospital after the incident at West Wittering beach, police say.

Boy, 17, dies during school trip to the beach

A man has received a suspended prison sentence following an incident of road rage on the A55. Paul Woodward, of Melyd Avenue, Prestatyn recently appeared before Caernarfon Crown Court following the incident on the eastbound carriageway of Rhuallt Hill in September last year. CCTV footage shows Woodward, 55, who was...

Road rage ramming incident caught on CCTV

At present families must apply for free school meals, meaning some eligible pupils miss out.

Free school meals auto-enrolment trial announced

Birmingham, AL

NATIONAL Express has axed a Pride bus from one of its routes — over threats to its drivers. The rainbow-liveried double-decker was launched in 2019 to help celebrate “diverse communities and culture”. But the vehicle has now been removed from one of its scheduled circuits in Birmingham...

Fury as National Express axes ‘rainbow’ Pride bus from route after ‘haters’ threaten drivers

A security guard checked out an abandoned stud farm to keep Holly Willoughby as part of a plan to kidnap her, a court heard. Gavin Plumb, 37, has denied plotting to kidnap, rape and murder the television celebrity. He allegedly told another man online Ms Willoughby would be put in...

Man 'checked farm in Holly Willoughby kidnap plan'

Norfolk, VA

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Cheryl E Preston

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Police say the overdoses could be linked to a contaminated batch of zopiclone taken for insomnia.

Overdose warning after suspected sleeping pill death

A man who murdered two girlfriends a year apart has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years. Carl Cooper, 66, was in relationships with Naomi Hunte, 41, who was stabbed to death in 2022 and Fiona Holm, 48, who disappeared in June 2023. Ms Hunte was...

Man who murdered two girlfriends jailed for 35 years

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Over 20,000 Tesco staff to split £30m from share schemes

The supermarket says most staff in line to receive a share of the windfall work on the shop...

Over 20,000 Tesco staff to split £30m from share schemes

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