A woman has been rescued from a river after a car went “at speed” into the water. The incident happened on the River Clyde at about 13:00, at the crossing for the Renfrew Ferry, which links the town with Yoker in Glasgow. A social media account for the Renfrew Ferry said the vessel’s skipper “dragged …
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A man died when the ride-on lawnmower he was using fell 10ft off a bank into a river, an inquest has heard. Simon Theaker, 44, had been cutting grass at his family’s farm in Cusop, near Hay-on-Wye, in Powys, on 19 May when he crashed the lawnmower. Mr Theaker’s fiancee found him lying face down …
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A County Down singer who appeared on BBC talent show The Voice has pleaded guilty to a number of sex offences. Last week, 29-year-old Jeffrey Anderson admitted secretly recording women for his own sexual gratification. He also pleaded guilty to sexual assault and assault. Reporting restrictions, which were first imposed on the case in 2016, …
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Boris Johnson will be questioned by senior MPs later amid continued calls for his top adviser to resign. It marks the first time he has appeared before the Commons Liaison Committee – the only committee that gets to question the PM – since taking office. Committee members are expected to ask Mr Johnson about the …
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A man has been airlifted to hospital after his pick-up hit a wall in Dumfries and Galloway. The crash happened on the B729 Dumfries to Carsphairn road near Dunscore at about 10:20 on Monday. The 42-year-old’s white Nissan Navara left the road and struck a wall leaving him seriously injured. He was taken to the …
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A Grade II* listed railway viaduct will undergo a £25m renovation dubbed “the biggest upgrade in its history”. Barmouth Viaduct in Gwynedd will have a large number of the timber and metal elements replaced and a new track installed. The viaduct provides a link between Machynlleth and Pwllheli on the Cambrian Coast Line. Network Rail …
A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder after the body of a man was discovered in a house in Oakley Street in north Belfast. The body was found shortly before 23:00 BST on Saturday and police said they were treating it as a murder after the results of a post-mortem examination. He is due …
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The government is to try to shift focus away from a row about a senior aide’s travels during the coronavirus lockdown – and on to plans to further ease restrictions in England. Dominic Cummings said he believed he had acted “reasonably” and legally when he drove 260 miles from home in March. His statement on …
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Drone technology is to be used to deliver protective equipment to a hospital on a Scottish island. Over the next two weeks, masks and a dummy cargo will be flown between Oban in mainland Argyll and the Isle of Mull. The 10-mile journey, normally involving a road trip and a 45-minute ferry sailing, should take …
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A man has been seriously injured after the car he was driving crashed into a tree. Dyfed-Powys Police was called to the A4139 at Penally, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, just before 23:00 BST on Saturday. The force said the driver was the only occupant of the white Kia Rio. Anyone who witnessed the incident has been …
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