A fuming tennis player says she has been forced to give up on her 40-year hobby – because sports centres do not take cash. Juliet Casciano, 80, wanted to get back on court after taking seven months of bed rest following a second hip replacement operation. But when she turned up at council-run Marke Wood […]
Tributes have poured out following the confirmation today that police recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in a Cumbria river. Cumbria Police announced today that a body recovered from the River Eden belonged to Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick from Carlisle. Friends have paid tribute to the grieving family following their devastating loss. Writing […]
An easyJet flight was forced to return to its runway moments after takeoff this afternoon, Gatwick Airport has confirmed, disrupting passengers’ holiday plans as they were forced to wait overnight for the next plane. A spokeswoman for the airport said: “We can confirm that flight EZY8569 from London Gatwick to Dalaman returned to Gatwick shortly after […]
A woman who made life hell for a neighbour before setting off fires on their property has been given a prison term. Mum Ann Campbell, 54, from Hamilton in Lanarkshire was found guilty of “wilful fire-raising” after targeting the home of neighbour Michelle McDade as part of a bitter campaign of harassment. From her upstairs window, Ms […]
Two teenage girls got more than they bargained for when they went on a night out this weekend. The 16- and 17-year-old phoned 999 at around 2.30am on Saturday morning because they had run out of money and needed a lift home. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) responded because they were concerned for the welfare of […]
Two men in their 20s who were pulled from the water off the coast of Torbay have died. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to assist the Coastguard at around 9am on Saturday after reports of concern for two people in the water at Oddicombe. One man was declared dead at the scene, while the […]
A 15-year-old boy who was found dead after getting into difficulty in a river in Carlisle has been named. Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick was one of four friends who were seen struggling in the River Eden on Friday evening. He had gone missing following the incident near Rosehill at around 6.40pm but his body was sadly […]
A teenage girl missing for three days has sparked an urgent appeal from Surrey Police out of concern for her welfare. Izabelle, from Guildford, was last seen on Thursday, May 25. The 15-year-old is believed by police to be in either the Aldershot or Guildford areas. Izabelle is described as white with a slim build, 5’8” […]
Queen Elizabeth II’s former dresser has told friends the late monarch granted her approval to publish three books. Angela Kelly says Elizabeth II put her permission in a letter which could be considered a trump card over King Charles, who reportedly felt the author’s last book strayed too far into intimate details. Ms Kelly has […]
Kate and William share a pint in the Dog and Duck pub In the early days of Prince William’s relationship with Kate, Princess of Wales, the pair reportedly enjoyed spending quality time together away from the limelight in a secret hideaway. The lovebirds, who met while they were students at St Andrews in the early […]