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WW1 grenade brought to auctioneers in Devon
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (606+ words) The suspected bomb was handed in with some garden tools to an auctioneer in Okehampton A World War One bomb has been handed in to an auctioneers alongside some garden tools. Dartmoor Auctions in Sticklepath, near Okehampton, said someone had…...
Hartlepool man guilty of friend's manslaughter in axe attack
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (997+ words) Victim Mohammed Shaan Ali Rasul was struck in the face at least 10 times with an axe or hatchet A man who repeatedly hit his friend in the face with an axe in what he claimed was self-defence has been found…...
Hartlepool murder-accused killed friend in 'drug-induced rage"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1054+ words) Mohammed Shaan Ali Rasul was declared dead at the accused's flat on 23 November A man killed his friend by repeatedly hitting him with an axe in an "explosion of violence and drug-fuelled rage", prosecutors have said. Mohammed Shaan Ali Rasul,…...
Puss in Boots
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (73+ words) gets his own animated adventure film in this Shrek spin-off. Puss teams up with a fellow thieving feline and his old friend Humpty Dumpty to go on an exciting quest. Puss in Boots gets his own animated adventure film in…...
Crimdon Dene beach footpath reopens after WW2 grenades found
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (507+ words) The ordnance, believed to be from World War Two, was discovered in early April A beach where 150 suspected phosphorus-based grenades from World War Two were found has opened after a two-week closure. Cleveland Police was called to Crimdon Dene beach,…...
New PSPO gives Reading more power to tackle anti-social behaviour
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (538+ words) A fine of "100 can be given to an individual who continues to breach the PSPO A new order put in place across Reading will give the council and police more power to tackle anti-social behaviour. The Public Spaces Protection Order…...
Bournemouth nurse struck off for 'wide-ranging failures"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (470+ words) A panel found Dorothy Onwuteaka had shown no improvement since her initial suspension A nurse has been struck off for repeated and "wide-ranging failures" in patient care. Dorothy Onwuteaka, from Bournemouth in Dorset, was suspended in 2023 after a series of…...
Cumbrian Heavy Horses riding centre under threat of closure 'not ready to give up"
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (758+ words) Cumbrian Heavy Horses owner Annie Rose says rising costs have been "difficult to stomach" A rare breed horse riding centre which has been hit by a hike in costs warns it could face a battle for survival "if things don't…...
Rising drug use and deterioration at HMP Birmingham - inspection
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (799+ words) The report said overcrowding had increased since the last inspection, with 43% of cells designed for one person being shared An unannounced inspection to a prison found it was being targeted by organised crime gangs. A report into HMP Birmingham, published…...
Durham NHS trust unfairly dismissed Newcastle doctor
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (573+ words) The County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust was told it must compensate one of its former doctors A doctor who was unfairly dismissed by an NHS trust has been awarded "85, 000 in compensation at an employment tribunal. In January 2021 Dr…...