Theme park operator Flamingo Land has submitted an appeal to the Scottish Government after plans for a £40m holiday resort next to Loch Lomond were twice rejected. It comes after Scottish Enterprise was criticized for extending an exclusivity agreement with the firm for a section of land in the loch – raising the possibility of…
getty images PC Sevda Gonen, 33, of Leytonstone, east London, claimed she slapped the boy because she feared for his life A Metropolitan Police officer who slapped a 16-year-old boy suffering from mental health problems “several times in the face” while taking him to hospital has been found guilty of assault. PC Sevda Gonen, 33,…
Google The officers involved were based at Pudsey Police Station in Leeds Five serving police officers have been sacked and three former colleagues say they may have been sacked over a WhatsApp group containing “routine misogyny” and “casual racism”. The West Yorkshire-based officers were fired after being found guilty of gross misconduct over “abusive, offensive…
Kyle Whiting ran to the officer’s aid with the barber’s robe still draped over his shoulders. A man getting his hair cut jumped from the barber’s chair and ran to the aid of a police officer who was being pinned to the ground in a headlock. Kyle Whiting was trimming at Aaron’s Barbers in Warrington,…
Doorbell camera footage shows how quickly the house went up in flames A “catastrophic” e-bike battery explosion has destroyed a family’s home just days before Christmas, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. The fire service has warned that e-bikes can be “incredibly dangerous” after a fire broke out in Renshaw Close, Catford, south-east London,…
Channel 4/PA Fiona Wood of Kinross won after correctly identifying “lazy” as the final puzzle. A forensic accountant from Scotland has become the first woman to be crowned countdown champion in 26 years. The long-running numbers and words game show has had five other female champions since its launch on Channel 4 in 1982, but…
A footballer has appeared in court accused of murdering another non-league player in a brawl at York Station. James Hitchcock, from Cottingham, East Yorkshire, played for Barton Town FC and was seriously injured after a night out in York on 14 December. He died in the hospital on Wednesday. Mackenzie DiCicco, 22, of Belgravia Gardens,…
Former bandmates Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr embrace on stage during a concert at London’s O2 Arena. The Beatles’ drummer Sir Ringo stepped out to thunderous applause before launching into the pair’s classic Helter Skelter and Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Thursday’s performance was the last on the Sir Paul Got Back…
Zoe Ball breaks down in tears after a surprise message from her son on her final Radio 2 breakfast show. The 54-year-old announced her departure in November, saying it was “time to step away from the early morning hours and focus on family” after “six incredible years”. In her closing remarks, Ball thanked everyone who…
BBC Det Superintendent Gary Haskins led the investigation into the murders of Max Dixon and Mason Rist Five people – four teenagers and a 45-year-old man – have now been sentenced for the murders of two best friends, Max Dixon and Mason Rist. The stabbing, caused by mistaken identity, occurred a few yards from Mason’s…
