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Daily Mirror
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- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Brit comic breaks silence on Turkey Zara shoplifting arrest hell
Cerys Nelmes, who works as a stand-up comic in Bristol, is facing a minimum of one-year in prison after she was caught leaving a Zara in Turkey with unpaid items A British comic has broken her silence after being arrested in Turkey for allegedly stealing three items from Zara. Mum-of-one Cerys Nelmes could be sent to a Turkish prison for three years after she was accused of thieving clothes from the Istanbul store on July 22. Police have prohibited Cerys from leaving the country while the claims are investigated. Footage has since emerged of the stand-up comedian first browsing the store with an armful of clothes on hangers and other items in her backpack. She is then seen leaving the store while clearly distracted by her phone. She claims that she completely forgot she was carrying items that she hadn't paid for. She has now taken to Instagram to share details of how she is being treated as a suspect in a criminal case abroad, claiming she's been "left to fend for myself" and hit with a huge £6,500 bill in legal costs. She said: "As much as I love the fact that most people in the UK are thinking that I'm being treated over here exactly like foreign citizens in the UK are treated, that is not the case! "I have been left to fend for myself. The only people helping me have been friends and family. I currently owe over £6500 for a lawyer, interpreters, change of power of attorney, a bed to sleep in and food for breakfast. My country are not helping me whatsoever. And let's remember, it was 3 items, one of which has since been paid for. "I'm currently being held here until the trial. No one knows when that is. The minimum I will get is one year in prison. The maximum is 3 years. For less than £100 in value. I will tell my story when I eventually get home. There's more to it than people think." Cerys previously said she returned to the store without argument over the forgotten 6,000 lira (£110)-worth of clothing still in her backpack. But she told her social media followers she was then detained and locked in a room for hours with no explanation. From there, she was taken to a police station and said she was pressured to sign documents in a language she could not read. She was released on probation by a judge after 24 hours in a holding cell, allegedly with no food, water or loo. She has since been released but has been forbidden from leaving the country and is being put up by a local family as she does not have the money for an extended stay. The police investigation is ongoing. "I was told they didn't understand me," said Nelmes. The next day, she was brought before a judge who released her but banned her from leaving the country. She now faces a potential three-year sentence as the case proceeds. Ms Nelmes says she is stranded in Turkey, unable to afford accommodation and missing out on work back home, putting her and her son at risk of losing their UK home. She said: "I'm ok and have been taken in by a Turkish family who gave me food and a bed. I don't deserve all the kind words from people but I am very grateful." On her website it states of her career: "Cerys has worked very hard to forge a strong career in the comedy industry. She is a leading mc on the comedy circuit, working for major UK clubs and UK charity events. Cerys has a fantastic stage presence and her audience interaction is flawless."
Daily Mirror
07-08-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
TK Maxx shoppers are in a frenzy after spotting Le Creuset products for wild price
Shoppers have been left delighted after finding Le Creuset kitchenware in TK Maxx recently - including heavily discounted dishes and mugs in a range of dreamy colours Shoppers are insisting that people "run don't walk" to TK Maxx after spotting heavily discounted Le Creuset products in store. Anyone who loves homeware likely has the iconic products on their dream wish list or saved on their Pinterest boards. The beautiful cookware pieces, which have become a viral sensation, come in pastel and vibrant colours and are made with good quality materials that help them last a long time. However, they are not cheap. A set of two Le Creuset mugs at John Lewis will set you back £34, while a shallow casserole dish is priced at £295 on Le Creuset's website. The prices may burn a hole in your pocket if you treat yourself. But thankfully, shoppers have found a way around the hefty price tags. TK Maxx are selling Le Creuset products for significantly less. One bargain-hunter posted a recent find on TikTok. They found a shelf full of Le Creuset mugs, priced at £7.99 each, instead of its RRP of £17. "Picked up two pink mugs, dreamy," @fraser_reno said on the video sharing app, where they have been sharing their home renovation journey. In response to the short clip, one viewer gushed: "Omg need". Another said: "Will literally pay you to post me these." And a third added: "I love." The products are so popular that some are struggling to find them in stock. One commenter complained: "There's never any when I go." Earlier this month, one shopper, named Jemima, managed to find a Le Creuset mug in TK Maxx for just £2.50 in the clearance sale - down from £14.50. The individual who shared her finds via her TikTok account @jemimaeve, also managed to find a cooking dish for £29.99, with an RRP of £58. Another bargain-hunter, Cerys, shared that they managed to find Le Creuset jugs in Home Sense earlier this year, as well as dishes and mugs. In other money saving news, a fashion fan is insisting shoppers get down to TK Maxx as soon as possible after she has found some incredible deals - including 70p homeware items and clothes for as little as 30p.
North Wales Live
03-08-2025
- North Wales Live
'Fantastically quirky' campsite where people can stay in a yurt or horsebox
This quirky campsite is among the best in Wales, according to a camping website. There are spacious plots for campers but you can also stay in a yurt and a former horsebox. Set in seven acres of woodland, Nyth Robin campsite, five minute's drive from Aberdyfi, offers plenty of privacy but also a communal area for a chat if you fancy meeting like-minded holidaymakers, and coastal paths for walkers and cyclists nearby. There are nine, good sized touring pitches with electricity hookups. The four on the lower terrace are on a separate gravel area, which is great for all weather conditions. The four upper terrace pitches are on grassier terrain and offer a bit more space, and there is also a smaller pitch on its own, suitable for campervans and small motorhomes only. Join the North Wales Live Whatsapp community now The handcrafted yurt - nicknamed Bert - has bespoke touches like an oak doorframe - and can sleep up to six people. It has comfy beds and sofa beds, a private camp kitchen, a wood burner and a lovely fire pit for you to snuggle around. There's that converted former horse lorry, dubbed Betty, which sleeps up to four. Or you can also stay at one of the fabulous five-metre bell tents, which sleep up to four people, a cosy woodland cabin for romantic couples, or a vintage caravan known as Cerys, which has space for three guests. Enjoy the surroundings or stroll around the site's woodlands or relax by its ponds and listen out for the abundance of wild birds. Nyth Robin is family and dog friendly. Campfires are allowed too. Nyth Robin was the overall winner of the Greener Site Award in 2024 Camping and Glamping Awards. It also featured in its 2025 Outstanding Sites list of reliably excellent camping, glamping, and touring sites. Nyth Robin is owned and run by Sadie and Grant. They said: "We fell in love with the site (which was then just a small caravan site) and the area during a holiday to Aberdyfi in 2015. A year and a bit later, we opened as Nyth Robin with a brand new toilet block and our first glamping bell tents. Since then, we continue to enjoy improving and "upgrading" Nyth Robin. "The site is a haven for bird life, and we enjoy the constant background chatter of the birds, especially in the spring when you'll most likely be woken up by the dawn chorus! "We are passionate about looking after our environment, and you'll see many reused and upcycled touches around the site. Grant is the master craftsman, enjoying creating spaces and structures, sustainably with wood from our woodlands." Reviews The most recent reviews on Tripadvisor are favourable. People praise the friendliness and setting. Fran S wrote in July: "This was our first visit to Nyth Robin and we will certainly be returning. It's a beautiful peaceful site amongst woodland and so well kept by our friendly hosts. "We pitched our caravan on lower terrace which was close to all the excellent facilities. Our dog enjoyed exploring the woods and around the ponds. A great place close to Aberdyfi and Machynlleth." And William wrote in June last year: "Fantastically quirky site! Great facilities with friendly staff, a hidden gem in a great woodland setting. "My only very, very slightly critical observation is the elsan point (a designated area for emptying chemical toilet waste) is up quite a few steps for an old geezer like me to carry a large full cassette! So I saved it for our next site. A great stay overall and we will definitely be back numerous times I'm sure."
Daily Mirror
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Moment Brit comedian 'accidentally shoplifts' seen on CCTV before she's arrested
Cerys Nelmes, a stand-up comic from Bristol, claims that she accidentally walked out of a Zara shop in Turkey without paying for her items - but quickly returned after realising her error This is the moment a British comedian leaves a Zara shop without paying - before she's arrested. Cerys Nelmes is facing three years behind bars after being accused of stealing clothes from a branch of Zara in Istanbul, Turkey on July 22. Mum-of-one Cerys, from Bristol, has been banned from leaving the country while police investigate the store's claims. Footage shows Cerys wearing a blue dress as she browses around the shop with an armful of clothes on hangers and other items in her backpack. Later footage shows her leaving the store clearly distracted by her phone and, according to her, forgetting that there were items in her white backpack she hadn't paid for. She is then seen standing just outside the shop, still on her phone, as a Zara staff member walks over and asks her and another woman to go back inside before the police were called, NewsX report. Cerys says she returned to the store without argument over the forgotten 6,000 lira (£110)-worth of clothing still in her backpack. But she told her social media followers she was then detained and locked in a room for hours with no explanation. From there, she was taken to a police station and said she was pressured to sign documents in a language she could not read. She was released on probation by a judge after 24 hours in a holding cell, allegedly with no food, water or loo. She has since been released but has been forbidden from leaving the country and is being put up by a local family as she does not have the money for an extended stay. The police investigation is ongoing. "I was told they didn't understand me," said Nelmes. The next day, she was brought before a judge who released her but banned her from leaving the country. She now faces a potential three-year sentence as the case proceeds. Ms Nelmes says she is stranded in Turkey, unable to afford accommodation and missing out on work back home, putting her and her son at risk of losing their UK home. She said: "I'm ok and have been taken in by a Turkish family who gave me food and a bed. I don't deserve all the kind words from people but I am very grateful." On her website it states of her career: "Cerys has worked very hard to forge a strong career in the comedy industry. She is a leading mc on the comedy circuit, working for major UK clubs and UK charity events. Cerys has a fantastic stage presence and her audience interaction is flawless." Recounting what happened, she said that she had left the store with several items of clothing before realising her error. Despite returning to the store, claiming she had returned the items and wanted to pay, Nelmes was seized for shoplifting. The stand-up, explained the incident in a social media post saying: "On Tuesday I left a Zara store in Istanbul without paying for items. "I returned straight away and handed the items to staff. I was asked to pay and I said I would and the manager accepted this. To cut a long story short I was then taken to a locked room where hours later after no communication from anyone I was taken away by police and held in a police station and was asked to sign things I couldn't read. "I was put in a prison cell for 24 hours with no food or toilet facilities. When I asked for water, I was told they didn't understand me. I was handcuffed and taken for fingerprints and mugshots at 3am. I was handcuffed and taken to court the following day and put in a cell. "I appeared before the judge and was told by a translator that I was released, but unable to leave Turkey for an undetermined amount of time. He said I was lucky to not be put in prison but I currently face up to three years. I have to report to a local police station every Monday. "I am lucky I have good friends in Turkey who are currently looking after me, and trying to translate the paperwork. I have no money, no earnings coming in from home, and I am running out of important medication. I will lose my home which I share with my son, and livelihood. "I am not looking for sympathy. I made a mistake which I tried to immediately rectify. I am embarrassed for my friends, my family, and I have made my 78-year-old mum unwell. I will never forgive myself for what I have done."
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Teens unsuccessful in bid to run Sark dairy
A teenage brother and sister from Sark who had hoped to restart the island's dairy have not been successful in their 16, and Harry, 15, wanted to take over the tenancy of the island's only dairy, which closed in April, and had raised more than £5,000 to buy cattle for the Cerys said she found out on Thursday they would not be able to proceed with their plans. Maj Christopher Beaumont, chairman of trust which runs the dairy, applauded the siblings' "huge dose of enthusiasm" but it was "not enough on its own" as cattle farming needed "significant experience". Maj Beaumont, who is also Sark's Seigneur, added: "We always said they have a place in our plans for the future, but not now."He said the trustees had a responsibility to make sure the island's only dairy was in the hands of experienced people and insurance was also a factor to decline the bid."Either we wouldn't get insurance or the premiums would be through the roof," he said. Cerys said she had wanted to run the dairy to give herself and her brother a future in Sark as "a lot of people move away as they get older".Cerys and Harry set out to crowdfund £1,500 to buy one dairy cow, but ended up exceeding that target - raising more than £5, said they were led to believe they "had a better chance of becoming the new tenants than we realistically did"."I'm angry and upset," she said. She said the pair had given up on the idea of running the dairy, but not their dream of staying on the island as they said anyone who had donated and wanted a refund should contact them so they could process said: "We're going to figure it out one way or another a way to carry on farming."Cerys said they had no previous experience of farming involving cows, but they had had plenty with sheep."I have done sheep farming most of [my life]," she said."But any farming really, me and my brother will happily get stuck into and do it." 'Grass to table' Maj Beaumont said the dairy's trustees were keen for the next tenants, who were likely to be from off the island, to find a place for the said this would allow them to learn the ropes of dairy farming with one eye on taking over the tenancy in the Beaumont said: "If anything, dairy farming is harder in Sark because it is a grass to table operation."It's not just about looking after the animals or even the milking, you have to process the milk too - most farmers in the UK or even Guernsey do not have experience of that, they send it off."He said the trustees would "love it if, in years to come, a local family took over dairy farming on the the island" and would be delighted if it were Cerys and Harry.
