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Fox News
5 days ago
- General
- Fox News
Prep school teen missing for days believed to be endangered: police
Virginia police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a "missing and endangered" teenager named Emma Anderson. Prince William County police say Anderson, 14, left her home in Haymarket in the early morning hours of June 1. Detectives received information during their ongoing investigation that has led them to believe the 14-year-old girl is "endangered." Emma is described as a white female, standing 5 ft. 5 in., weighing 102 lbs., with long blonde hair, brown eyes and pierced ears. She is a student at Wakefield School, a college preparatory school in The Plains, Virginia. No additional information was available as of Thursday afternoon. Prince William County police are asking anyone with information about Emma to contact 703-792-6500 or a local police department.
The Herald Scotland
6 days ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Are Oasis' Edinburgh gigs a boon or a curse? The figures don't add up
Ker-ching. Perhaps we should take that sum with a pinch of salt, though. Here's why: in its Economic Impact Of The Edinburgh Festivals report of June 2023, creative industries consultants BOP Consulting estimated that the Edinburgh Festivals contributed £492 million to the capital's economy. So does that mean that over the course of three days and three concerts, a mere 200,000 Oasis fans will deliver around a quarter of the total sum it would ordinarily takes three weeks, thousands of shows, tens of thousands of performances and four million potential punters to accrue? It seems hard to credit. Then again, maybe it's in the food and drink spend that the answers lie. If previous experience is anything to go by, that sum could indeed be considerable. Here's a flavour of the, er, atmosphere in the city in 2009, the last time Oasis visited Murrayfield. 'There were folk spewing up in the street by the afternoon,' reported Haymarket shop manager Ian Barclay. 'You could just tell there was going to be at least some trouble. I saw one guy passed out on a wall near Morrison Street at about 4pm with a sky blue Oasis T-shirt on.' A local primary school had to close the last time Oasis played Murrayfield (Image: STEWART ATTWOOD) And trouble there was. At least one large fight broke out in the stadium itself – a man was carried out on a stretcher – and overall the event was 'marred by violence', according to one newspaper headline. Meanwhile householders nearby with a square of garden large enough to defecate or urinate in found more than a few surprises of that variety the next morning. It's fair to say Edinburgh wasn't delighted by the 2009 visit of Oasis and there was a very definite gritting of teeth when the three August dates were announced. And that's before you factor in the mooted travel chaos and the general infrastructure deficits which abound across the Central Belt. 'Can Scotland cope with hosting Oasis and the Fringe at the same time?' this paper asked last year. Good question. Pull back a bit and you learn it isn't just in Edinburgh that doubts are raised about revenue-boosting big stadium events. A slew of concerts scheduled for Madrid's iconic Bernabéu stadium, for instance, have been cancelled over constant complaints from locals about noise which exceeds legal levels, fans camping in nearby parks, streets being shut off and – does this one sound familiar? – drunks urinating in doorways. Pull back even further and we can place these issues in a broader movement which is starting to see tourists and tourism – whether cultural or otherwise – as a curse rather than a blessing. With Oasis fans now older and (hopefully) less prone to falling into drunken stupors miles from the stadium, perhaps the upcoming gigs will be less gory. Perhaps the event will fold happily into the hurly-burly of the festival city and be swallowed up by the tumult. Either way lessons will be learned as the capital continues to assess the opportunities, dangers and reputational demands of its place as a pre-eminent cultural destination. Read more Theme park Still with Edinburgh and its festival, the Fringe programme has just launched and, as usual, there's a host of home-grown talent to enjoy besides the blow-ins from virtually every other country on the planet. This year's programme features work from 3,352 shows across 265 venues and the good people at Fringe HQ have helpfully provided a list of the key themes for those who haven't yet had a chance to read the programme. Among these you'll find Rebellious Women, Queer Joy, Rave And Club Culture, The Apocalypse and Nostalgia, which I am going to crunch together into this handy phrase: 'The end of the world is nigh, let's party like it's 1988'. Feel free to come up with your own version. Glibness aside, those themes and others nod to one of the Fringe's great strengths: how, in aggregate, the subjects people choose to make art about offer a snapshot of the world we live in and the issues which assail it. Sure, when the Fringe rolls around you can stick to easy stand-ups and cheap laughs – but if you want serious commentary on the forces shaping our country, it's there for you in spades and you're doing yourself a dis-service if you don't dig in. As Grace Slick sang on White Rabbit: 'Feed your head.' And finally The Herald's music critic Keith Bruce continues his tour of the best the Perth Festival of the Arts has to offer with a review from St Ninian's Cathedral of Puccini's Suor Angelica, performed by Opera Bohemia and the Amicus Orchestra. He was also at the acoustically fine Caird Hall in Dundee for a performance by the RSNO's Artist in Residence Randall Goosby. Elsewhere theatre critic Neil Cooper was at Saria Callas, the latest in Òran Mór's A Play, A Pie And A Pint series. Written by Iran-born singer, artist and theatre director Sara Amini it tells the story of an Iranian girl who just wants to sing – but faces censure if she tries.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Shopfront damaged after van crash in city centre
A shopfront has been cordoned off after a van crashed into a city centre building. Pictures showed a large, badly damaged window at Optical Express in Haymarket, Norwich. Norfolk Police said officers were called to reports of a single-vehicle collision at about 04:50 BST but no-one was injured. A spokesperson for Optical Express said: "Patient appointments at our Norwich clinic have been postponed this morning due to an incident involving a heavy goods vehicle that caused damage to the building." "We are actively addressing the situation and aim to resume patient care as soon as it is safe to do so. We are grateful everyone is safe," it added. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Norfolk Police
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Shopfront damaged by van crash in Norwich city centre
A shopfront has been cordoned off after a van crashed into a city centre showed a large, badly damaged window at Optical Express in Haymarket, Norwich. Norfolk Police said officers were called to reports of a single-vehicle collision at about 04:50 BST but no-one was injured.A spokesperson for Optical Express said: "Patient appointments at our Norwich clinic have been postponed this morning due to an incident involving a heavy goods vehicle that caused damage to the building." "We are actively addressing the situation and aim to resume patient care as soon as it is safe to do so. We are grateful everyone is safe," it added. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
May Day Detroit: Hundreds march calling for workers to unite against Trump administration
Demonstrators line Michigan Avenue during the Detroit May Day protest. May 1, 2025 | Photo by Erick Diaz Veliz After a rainy Thursday afternoon, hundreds of people, including workers, students, and retired community members, marched through the streets of downtown Detroit, rejecting and criticizing the Trump administration's actions during its first 100 days in office, which has featured an assault on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and a rollback of federal agencies and departments. The march took place as part of a demonstration organized by May Day Detroit, 50501 Michigan, and other local social movements. It began with a rally that brought together hundreds of people outside Michigan Central Station at Roosevelt Park in the Corktown neighborhood, commemorating International Workers' Day. This demonstration took place alongside others organized simultaneously in various cities across the country and throughout the state of Michigan. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, commemorates the historic fight for an eight-hour workday and the broader pursuit of fair labor conditions, stemming from events like the Haymarket affair in Chicago in 1886. As the sky began to clear and the rain subsided, dozens of people approached Roosevelt Park carrying signs and banners criticizing Elon Musk, Trump, and the current administration. Various groups gathered on the sidewalk along Michigan Avenue holding their signs to begin their demonstration, receiving both support and, in some cases, rejection from passing drivers. At the same time, other groups were gathering in the park as the speakers were about to begin 'Long live international workers' solidarity,' said Frank Hammer, 82, labor activist and former president of the United Auto Workers Local 909. 'We are embracing May Day and putting the ruling class on notice that we are here to fight as one united working class,' Hammer added. Several speakers addressed the crowd during the rally, touching on topics such as the deportation of immigrant workers, police violence, worker layoffs, funding cuts, and the rising death toll of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. 'While our essential services are being cut, law enforcement remains well-funded and well-protected.' said Victoria Camille, a member of the Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability. 'Instead, our basic needs are being stripped, while law enforcement stands by to uphold so-called 'law and order.' What's happening in our country is neither lawful nor orderly in any way.' Amid federal funding cuts that have affected Michigan communities in food, education, health, and research, a bipartisan plan supported by Michigan House Republicans proposes creating a $115 million annual Public Safety and Violence Prevention Trust Fund to support local law enforcement. Although there was a great sense of optimism regarding the social actions against the Trump administration during the demonstration, some community members expressed concern about the effectiveness of these actions since the beginning of the current government. 'We (workers) are gonna get hit hard, we're gonna have tariffs by the middle of the summer, and when that happens, there will be a lot of layoffs. We're gonna have people very desperate,' said George Lutz, 29, a Detroit resident. 'People are happy to go and make funny signs about Elon Musk and Trump, but when the police start shutting down factories, or when people really have to face the authorities of this country, when they are desperate, they will be forced to take it more seriously than now,' Lutz highlighted. A few minutes past 5 p.m., the protesters began to march along Michigan Avenue toward downtown Detroit, carrying their signs and chanting slogans in support of workers, such as 'May Day every day across the USA' and 'Sí se puede,' which means 'Yes, we can' in Spanish. The protesters made a stop at the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, where more speakers took the microphone to express their concerns to the audience. 'Our postal office is under attack; they (the government) want to privatize it, just turn it into a profit-making corporation, and we don't work for profit. Sending letters will become more expensive,' said Gina Favors, 75, a retired member of the postal workers' union. 'Help us keep the postal office public; it was made for the people, let's keep it that way.' Trump, who referred to the constitutionally-mandated institution as a money-losing entity, has floated the idea of transferring the postal service to the Department of Commerce. The protesters marched through some streets in downtown Detroit, escorted by police cars at the front and rear of the march, until they returned to Michigan Avenue, where more protesters joined them while others observed from their windows. They arrived back at Roosevelt Park, where the protest ended around 7:30 p.m. without any incidents.
