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Man tried to buy almost 40 guns and 1,000 bullets, court told
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (285+ words) A man who allegedly tried to buy almost 40 hand guns and more than 1,000 bullets has appeared in court charged with firearms offences. Luke Fortune, 22, from Longwell Green, was arrested after police found a Glock-style pistol and a revolver hidden in…...
Man jailed for attempted murder in Chapel St Leonards
1+ day, 34+ min ago (152+ words) A man convicted of attempted murder following a serious assault in a Lincolnshire seaside resort has been jailed. Scott Marriott, 31, was charged following an attack on another man at a property on South Road, Chapel St Leonards, in June last…...
Man jailed for smuggling cocaine into Jersey
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (347+ words) A man has been jailed for trying to smuggle "17,500 worth of cocaine into Jersey. Findlay Mackay, 27, from Dumfries, Scotland, was arrested on suspicion of importing controlled drugs after arriving at the island's airport with his girlfriend on a flight from…...
Werder Bremen cancel US trip over ICE shooting concerns
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (353+ words) Werder Bremen are in a Bundesliga relegation fight this season German club Werder Bremen have cancelled a trip to the USA, citing concerns over "unrest" following a government immigration crackdown that left two people dead. The Bundesliga side had been…...
Telford drug dealer jailed for causing 'significant harm'
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (132+ words) A heroin-dealer who "brought significant harm to vulnerable people" has been jailed for seven years. Izar Ahmed, 32, of Leegomery in Telford, Shropshire, was arrested in January 2023 after a police investigation linked him to a drugs operation in the town. West…...
Attempted murder charges after Kingswinford shots fired
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (121+ words) Four men have been charged with attempted murder after shots were fired during fighting on grassland in the West Midlands. Police were called to a disorder in Ketley Fields, Kingswinford, on Wednesday, just after 01:00 GMT, where a 23 year-old man was…...
Prisoner escapes London hospitals twice in one week
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (351+ words) A prisoner has absconded from a hospital in London for the second time in less than a week. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that it was searching for Daniel Boakye, who escaped from Lewisham Hospital in south-east London on Sunday. He…...
Guatemalan Attorney-General's accused of role in illegal adoptions
4+ day, 51+ min ago (550+ words) United Nations experts have called for an investigation into Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras for her alleged involvement in illegal adoptions of a number of indigenous children, which she denies. The group of experts says that scores of indigenous children…...
Police identify suspect in Rhode Island ice rink shooting
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (508+ words) Police have identified the suspect in a shooting at a high school ice hockey game in Rhode Island that killed two people and injured three others. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta…...
Review ordered of Barnsley worker's Christian beliefs job ruling
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (713+ words) A judge has told an employment tribunal to rexamine the case of a Christian social worker who claims he had a job offer withdrawn because of his views on homosexuality. Felix Ngole, from Barnsley, was offered a role at Touchstone…...