by Chat and Spin NEWS | Dec 15, 2019 | National News, World News
A person who was being treated in hospital after the eruption of New Zealand’s White Island volcano has died, bringing the official death toll to 16, police say. The victim, who has not been identified, died in Australia after being repatriated for treatment....
by Chat and Spin NEWS | Dec 15, 2019 | National News
An offshore helicopter diverted to Shetland after a suspected lightning strike. The CHC S92 helicopter was flying to an offshore platform from Aberdeen when the pilot requested a “precautionary priority landing”. The aircraft diverted and landed safely on...
by Chat and Spin NEWS | Dec 15, 2019 | National News
A 92-year-old man died when he was hit by a car in Ceredigion. The pedestrian was hit on the A487, near Penparc school, shortly before 07:30 GMT. Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man but he died at the scene. The road remained shut until 14:45 for investigations to...
by Chat and Spin NEWS | Dec 15, 2019 | National News
Police investigating the death of a 49-year-old man in Portadown earlier this week have arrested two men on suspicion of murder. The man was found dead in his home at Clounagh Park shortly before 10:00 GMT on Monday 9 December. Police said a post-mortem examination...
by Chat and Spin NEWS | Dec 14, 2019 | National News
An unlicensed driver who killed a 10-year-old girl in a hit-and-run has been jailed for seven years and four months. Connor Marsden failed to stop after striking Melissa Tate in Newcastle on 25 September. The city’s crown court had heard Marsden was estimated to...
by Chat and Spin NEWS | Dec 14, 2019 | National News
The young son of a fisherman who died at sea has raised thousands of pounds for a charity involved in efforts to save his father’s life. Craig Reid, 25, from Inverness, was lost overboard from the fishing boat Apollo in April 2016 off Orkney. His son Keiran, 10,...
