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Man looted vape shop during Sunderland riot
A man who looted a vape shop during one of last summer's city centre riots has been jailed for two years and two Stoddart, 36, was one of a number of people who broke into the shop in Sunderland on 2 August 2024 and stole £42,000 worth of stock, Newcastle Crown Court heard. He also kicked a broken window during the widespread disorder, which was one of a number of anti-immigration protests around the country to turn violent after three girls were murdered at a Taylor Swift dance class in from Sunderland, admitted violent disorder and burglary. Violence erupted in Sunderland after a protest march descended into chaos, with dozens of police officers attacked along with buildings and cars, prosecutor Omar Ahmad whose extensive criminal history included dishonesty and violence, was seen on CCTV kicking at the broken windows of a building on Keel Square, the court and others then broke into a nearby vape shop with Stoddart captured by cameras entering the stockroom and talking vapes from shelves, Mr Ahmad said. 'Everything kicked off' More than £42,000 worth of stock was stolen with the total impact of the burglary, including repair work and loss of trade, reckoned to be more than £80,000, the court identified Stoddart, of Ridley Terrace in Hendon, from CCTV and arrested him at his home on 31 November, the court told officers he had "got dragged into it" when "everything kicked off" and he was ashamed of his mitigation, the court heard he had an alcohol problem and was drunk at the time. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
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Global Petroleum Ltd - Juno Project
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the UK Market Abuse Regulations ("MAR"). Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 19, 2025 / Global Petroleum Limited (LSE:GBP)(AIM:GBP) is pleased to announce it has applied for a new Exploration Licence ("Licence"), 08/3792, north of the current Exploration Licence 08/3497 in Western Australia, via its wholly owned subsidiary Juno Gold Pty Ltd. Callum Baxter, exploration geologist consulting to the Company, has identified potential exploration targets within the Licence which share geophysical similarities to the target within Exploration Licence 08/3497 (Figure 1). Global Petroleum is confident that this addition will not only significantly enhance its presence in the region but also strengthen its vision of uncovering a world-class deposit. The new Exploration Licence 08/3792 covers an area of 194 square kilometres, and upon grant of applications the total area of the Juno project will increase from 450 square kilometres to 644 square kilometres covering multiple magnetic features. The Company is using an Intrusion Related exploration model seeking to locate precious and base metal mineralisation, similar to that at the Havieron and Telfer deposits in northern Western Australia. The company continues to be active at its Juno project with recently announced aeromagentics, lidar and gravity. Modelling of datasets is underway and results will be presented in the coming weeks. Omar Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "The Juno Project continues to develop into an exciting exploration prospect for Global. We are advancing the work programme at pace alongside our highly experienced partner, Callum Baxter. This new application strengthens our strategic footprint in the area and further improves our prospects of achieving a major discovery." Callum Baxter, Global's joint venture partner, commented: "It is pleasing to see the rapid progress we are making at the Juno project with geophysical programmes having been recently completed and positive results being achieved and released to market. The Company's ongoing collaborative efforts see the addition of Exploration Licence 08/3792 which increases the available targets at Juno and enhances the opportunity to make a significant discovery at the project." For further information please visit: or contact: Global Petroleum Limited investors@ Choudhry, CFO and Executive Director SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser) +44 (0) 20 3368 3555 Andrew Emmott, Jade Bayat CMC Markets (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 3003 8632 Douglas Crippen SI Capital Limited +44 (0) 14 8341 3500 Nick Emerson Tavistock (Financial PR & IR) +44 (0) 20 7920 3150Simon Hudson / Nick Elwes This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@ or visit SOURCE: Global Petroleum Ltd View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Sign in to access your portfolio
