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Jul 2022
Jerry Harris: Star of Netflix’s Cheer sentenced for 12 years

Jeremiah Harris (aka Jerry) was one of the stars in the Netflix documentary series Cheer. He was convicted of child sex abuse and has been sentenced for 12 years. In February, he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and traveling across state lines...

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06
Jul 2022
Gwynedd: Sheep saved after being trapped in mine shaft for 10 days

After being trapped for over a week in a mine shaft, a rescue team roped a sheep to safety. At midday on Tuesday, two members of the Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team - AMRT lowered themselves into the shaft in Gwynedd near Nantlle. After a farmer alerted...

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06
Jul 2022
Long Covid: Anger of a Midwife over the new no-pay NHS rule

A long-serving midwife said that she feels abandoned and angry after being abused by Covid for so many years. New NHS sickness absence rules have meant Sarah Sutton (44), from Swansea will no longer be paid after 1/11. While working as a midwife in a Neath...

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06
Jul 2022
County Tyrone man, 33 was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl

A man who abused a teenager girl in her County Londonderry home was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment. Emmet James Potter (33), of Camlough Road, Pomeroy County Tyrone, has admitted to one count sexual assault. This occurred on 27/12/2018 According to the...

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06
Jul 2022
Three controversial Michael Jackson songs were removed from streaming services

After persistent claims that they contain fake vocals, three Michael Jackson songs were removed from streaming services. Michael, the posthumous compilation album featuring Monster, Keep Your head Up and Breaking News, was released in 2010. A fan brought...

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06
Jul 2022
Dewis Hanan Issa i fod yn Fardd Cenedlaethol Cymru

Mae Llenyddiaeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi mai Hanan Issa fydd yn olynu Ifor ap Glyn fel Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru. Mae Ms Issa yn dod o gefndir Cymreig ac Iracaidd, ac yn ogystal a barddoniaeth mae hi'n artist ac yn gwneud ffilmiau. Ms Issa fydd y pumed bardd...

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06
Jul 2022
Selkirk: Standoff between Gypsy travellers and council

Scottish Borders Council refuses to relocate Gypsy travelers from Selkirk park. After the closure of Victoria Park by the council last Thursday, eight caravans are still at the Victoria Park. After unsuccessful attempts to persuade families to leave, the...

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06
Jul 2022
Four people were found guilty of the murder of Anthony Sargeant in Birmingham

Four men were convicted in 2018 of the murder of a father, in a Birmingham drive by shooting. Anthony Sargeant, father-of-eight, was talking to a friend on the street when gunshots were heard from BMW and Mercedes cars in Rickman Drive. It happened at 21:40...

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06
Jul 2022
Colonel Gaddafi's aide can not challenge the ruling of PC Yvonne Fletcher

An ex-aide to Colonel Gaddafi, the former leader of Libyan exiles, has lost a challenge to a judge's conclusion that he was jointly responsible in 1984 for the murder of Yvonne Fletcher, a police officer. The 25-year old was responding to a protest outside...

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06
Jul 2022
Boris Johnson met Russian oligarch Lebedev sans any assistance

Boris Johnson told MPs that he met Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev, an ex-KGB officer, without official permission. He said, "I have definitely met him without officials." "I have only met him on very few occasions." When asked if he had met the Russian...

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06
Jul 2022
Glasgow attempted murder: Man in serious condition

Three hooded men from Glasgow attempted to murder a man and left him with serious injuries. Police Scotland stated that the victim, 39 years old, was attacked by men in a targeted attack on a Riddrie property at Gartcraig Road. It happened on Tuesday at around...

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06
Jul 2022
Brownhills baby-crash death: James Davis gets a longer jail sentence

Court of Appeal judges have increased the sentence of a man who drove on the pavement with his uninsured vehicle and killed an infant in his stroller. Baby Ciaran Morris was being carried in his pram by his parents when James Davis spotted him in Brownhills...

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06
Jul 2022
Social worker not told about assessment of teen by teen

Gaia Pope disappeared without telling her social worker that she had been through a mental health evaluation weeks prior to her disappearance, according to an inquest. Sarah Lock stated to Dorset Coroner's Court that she last saw the 19-year old on 17...

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06
Jul 2022
Friends creator claims show used incorrect pronouns in Chandler's transparent story

Friends' co-creator in 1990s US sitcom Friends admitted that it was a mistake not to use the correct pronoun for Chandler's transgender parent. Marta Kauffman stated that she regrets being portrayed as the character by Kathleen Turner. She said,...

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06
Jul 2022
Chris Mason: Boris Johnson’s authority is draining away

Sometimes, politics can be subtle. There are also days like today. As you sat in the House of Commons Press Gallery, and watched Prime Minister's Questions, Boris Johnson's authority was dripping away. During the session, I observed the faces and...

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06
Jul 2022
Barry lifeguard service for doubt about unsafe buildings

Volunteer lifeguards fear they will be disbanded because of the unsafe storage location for their equipment. In April, the Rhondda Cold Knap Lifeguards Club in Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) declared a storage facility dangerous. Paul Edwards, a volunteer, told...

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06
Jul 2022
Strike action by Prestwick Airport workers over pay

Prestwick airport workers are being asked to vote for strike action in dispute over pay. According to Unite, the proposed pay increase of 4% to 6.5% was a "significant real-term pay cut" for staff. The ballot includes security personnel, firefighters, ground...

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06
Jul 2022
Accept apologies for hospital cash machine charges

After a PS1 charge on all hospital cash machine transactions on Monday, the Belfast Trust has apologized to staff and patients. The trust claimed it had no control over the decision because the machines were provided by a private company. Unison, a trade...

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06
Jul 2022
NI farming: "Fabricated documents" used in poultry applications

After concerns about fake documentation being used in certain poultry farm applications, the Department of Agriculture introduced an "enhanced verification process". A thorough investigation revealed that more than 20 letters supporting applications had been...

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06
Jul 2022
Met Police refuse to apologize for Richard Okorogheye's death

Richard Okorogheye's family has refused to accept an apology from the Met Police for failings in handling initial reports that he had disappeared. Two weeks after he disappeared from west London's home, the body of the 19 year-old was found in Epping...

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06
Jul 2022
Kemarni Watson Darby - Sentences in Murder of Boy, 3, not Unduly Loyal

The Court of Appeal will not review the sentence of a man who killed his partner's son. Nathaniel Pope was sentenced to at least 24 years in prison for the murder of three-year-old Kemarni Watson Daby. Alicia Watson, his mother, received 11 years for...

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06
Jul 2022
Unite announces a 17.5% pay increase for Cadbury workers

Cadbury, the chocolate giant, has secured a pay increase of more than 17% for its employees over the next two-years. Unite announced that more than 1,000 employees will be given the pay raise, as well as a 25% increase in holiday pay. The deal was supported...

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06
Jul 2022
US fugitive is held in detention for aggression to Glasgow NHS staff

Police in Glasgow have taken a US fugitive into custody for allegedly acting aggressively towards hospital staff. Arthur Knight was alleged to have behaved in an abusive or threatening manner at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in the city on Tuesday....

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06
Jul 2022
Bikers fulfill late father's desire to transport son to prom

A number of motorcyclists assisted a father in fulfilling his wish to send his son to prom with a biker. Jane Matkin, a friend of The Leicestershire family and The Crown Inn landlady in Heather organized the convoy. The bikers left the pub to accompany Miky...

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