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The Sun
2 days ago
- General
- The Sun
Woman, 21, found ‘crushed to death by wardrobe' in hotel room after night out with pal
THE death of a woman found crushed in her hotel room after a night out remains a mystery three years on. Chloe Haynes, 21, was discovered by her work friend trapped under a wardrobe at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. Despite initially arresting three men on suspicion of murder, police released them without charges. Officers ruled Chloe's death in September 2022 was as the result of a tragic accident. A probe was launched by Liverpool Council's Environmental Health department but this is still continuing three years on, Liverpool Echo reports. Now any potential clarity surrounding Chloe's death has been delayed even further after a pre-inquest review due to be held tomorrow was pushed back. Chloe had travelled to Liverpool for an engagement party from the holiday park in North Wales where she worked. She was sharing a room with her colleague, who later discovered her body. Her mum Nicola Williams, from Wrexham, said at the time: "By midnight, she had been drinking shots and so on and she was a bit drunk, so her friend has taken her back to the hotel to sleep it off and then he's gone back out. "It seems she has got up out of the bed confused, not knowing where she is, and she's opened the door of the wardrobe maybe thinking it is the toilet or the door to go back out of the room. "It was a big, old, heavy wardrobe and it's fallen on her and crushed her windpipe." Nicola said Chloe's colleague raised the alarm, with three men rushing in to help lift the wardrobe. Tragically, she could not be saved and was declared dead shortly after. Liverpool Council carried out spot checks on the premises and issued prohibition notices to Britannia Hotels regarding the safety of the wardrobes found in Chloe's room. The checks also raised concerns over the condition of the hotel's windows. Britannia Hotels challenged the notices and the council agreed to drop them after seeing evidence work had been carried out to make them safe. Paying tribute to her daughter, Nicola said: "My little nickname for her was birdy. She was so petite and little and when she ate she was like a little bird. "She was quiet, she was somebody who didn't speak unless it needed saying. "But in the last 12 months she was coming out of her shell. She was gaining her confidence and she had a wide circle of friends." 4
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Day of action in crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour in Piccadilly Gardens
The crackdown on crime in Piccadilly Gardens is continuing with police having secured dozens of arrests and working to reduce anti-social behaviour and drug use. In their latest day of action in the city centre area, eight people were arrested as officers tackled issues that have been raised to them. This included five arrests and charges for begging, in addition to those for public order offences, and being concerned in the supply of drugs. Eight people were arrested as officers tackled issues that have been raised to them during the latest day of action. (Image: Greater Manchester Police) More widely, the city centre neighbourhood team is working to Manchester City Centre safer with 93 people have been arrested for a variety of offences in the area since the beginning of March. In that same period, 384 people have been stop-searched. READ MORE: The jobs" target="_blank">work follows on from Operation Vulcan's stint in the area. Police say their work includes engagement, support, and enforcement for those who commit crime. This approach sees vulnerable people signposted to the charities and services that can help them in their situation. A total of 93 people have been arrested for a variety of offences in the area since the beginning of March. (Image: Greater Manchester Police) During their day of action, police worked with representatives from the local council, immigration officials, charities, and a mobile paramedic. Work will continue in the Piccadilly Gardens area, with a dedicated team overseeing its policing, backed up by response and specialist units where necessary. Superintendent Nicola Williams, from the city centre team, said: 'We are aware of the challenges that Piccadilly Gardens can present and through a comprehensive strategy of work with partners, we will continue tackling these issues as we build on strong foundations laid by the Operation Vulcan team. 'We have already seen so many arrests, charges, drugs seized, and more as we continue to take action in the area, ensuring criminals know that they simply cannot operate here. 'While we will continue with our enforcement work, liaising with partners where appropriate is a key part of our approach to Piccadilly Gardens – a joint-approach, measured, and with the right resources at the right time. 'If you are a resident, work in or near to the area, or pass through please do get in touch with the local team with any issues you may have. This could be via our local Coffee with a Cop meetings, the Piccadilly Ward PACT meeting or just chatting to an officer on the beat. All your information assists in our work.'
South Wales Argus
14-05-2025
- South Wales Argus
In court from Newport, Abertillery, Ebbw Vale and Caerphilly
Matthew Jones, 35, of Roman Way, Caerleon, Newport has been banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to using a handheld mobile phone while driving a motor vehicle and driving whilst not wearing a seat belt on Henllys Way, Cwmbran on September 13 last year. He must pay £596 in fines, costs and a surcharge. Nicola Williams, 51, of Mount Pleasant Court, Brynithel, Abertillery was sentenced to a 12-month community order after she pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm on July 4 last year. She must complete a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement and pay £319 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. Daniel Gittings, 34, of Llangynidr Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale was banned from driving for 18 months after he pleaded guilty to drink driving with 73 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on The Circle, Tredegar on April 11. He must pay £253 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. Daniel White, 32, of Bowcott Avenue, Llantilio Pertholey, Monmouthshire must pay £818 in a fine, costs and a surcharge after he was found guilty following a trial of allowing a fighting dog – an XL Bully named Tanner – to be in a public place without a muzzle in Abergavenny on June 18 last year. Jacob Johns, 30, of Central Street, Pwllypant, Caerphilly was banned from driving for three years after he pleaded guilty to drink driving with 60 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on St Christopher's Drive on April 10. He must pay £205 in a fine and costs. Nikki Griffiths, 42, of no fixed abode, Caerphilly was ordered to pay £185 in a fine and costs after pleading guilty to stealing a bottle of wine from Asda on May 8. William Harris, 38, of Claude Road, Caerphilly was conditionally discharged for nine months after he pleaded guilty to a public order offence and possession of amphetamine on April 11. He must pay £111 in costs and a surcharge. Ian Williams, 47, of McDonnell Road, Bargoed, Caerphilly was conditionally discharged for nine months after he admitted being drunk and disorderly on Bryn Road, Markham, near Blackwood on April 12. He must pay £111 in costs and a surcharge. Christopher Cook, 31, of Church Road, Gelligaer, Caerphilly was banned from driving for six months after he admitted driving while disqualified on Merthyr Road, Abergavenny on March 3. He must pay £253 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. Lewis Hackney, 34, of Y Cilgant, Penyrheol, Caerphilly must pay £197 in a fine, costs and a surcharge after pleading guilty to obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty on Heol Aneurin on February 28.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Victory for campaigners as trans women are banned from football, cricket and netball
Trans women are to be banned from female football, netball and cricket as a result of last month's landmark Supreme Court ruling that sex is based on biology. Women's rights campaigners celebrated a hat-trick of victories for fairness and safety last night after the leading sports governing bodies abandoned their 'inclusive' policies. In a major shift that means those born male will no longer be allowed to play in the women's game, the Football Association said it was changing its policy next month. Just last month, the FA said transgender women, of whom about 30 are registered as players in England – could play the women's game subject to a limit on their testosterone levels. Shortly afterwards, England Netball – which had let trans women play in friendlies against female opponents – said it would introduce three distinct categories, with women's teams reserved 'for players born female'. From September, a mixed category will allow players 'to compete under the gender with which they identify'. Today, the England and Wales Cricket Board, which lets trans women compete in grassroots female teams but not at elite level, is expected to follow suit after taking legal advice. Campaigners welcomed the changes but said it should not have taken the case heard in Britain's highest court to make sporting bodies see sense. Rugby, swimming, athletics, cycling and hockey banned trans women from female teams and events long before the Supreme Court ruling. The pressure group Fair Play For Women said: 'They think it's all over. It is now! Today the trans stranglehold on women's sport ended.' Its director Nicola Williams said: 'We scored a hat-trick today, but it's pretty clear we have two kinds of sport – brave sports like rugby and swimming choosing fairness for women early on... or sports forced to change. Today ends a shameful period in sport.' But Natalie Washington, of the pro-trans group Football Vs Transphobia, said trans women were likely to give up football. Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies said: 'This is great news for the safety and fairness of all our girls and women in football. Every sport must follow suit.' Fiona McAnena, of the charity Sex Matters said the FA's decision was 'long overdue', adding: 'The FA has had ample evidence of the harms to women and girls caused by its nonsensical policy of letting men who identify as women play in women's teams.' No 10 said: 'It's up to each sport to set policies... in line with the law. The Supreme Court judgment brought welcome clarity.' Last week, Ultimate Pool Group, which governs 8-ball pool, banned trans women from its female category after two male-born players got to a final. Parkrun still lets those in its weekly runs self-ID, with one trans woman said to have come first in 56 events in the female category in 18 months. The City of London Corporation, which runs women-only Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond in north London, said it would not reverse its inclusive policy and ban trans women from swimming and changing rooms until it had guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
