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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Slough man Usman Hanif jailed after single-punch killing in pub
A father-of-two who killed a man with a single punch in a pub after a woman complained of a sex assault has been jailed for three years and six Hanif, 29, was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday after being convicted of the manslaughter of 54-year-old John Barry earlier this year following a of High Street, Langley, Slough, had hit Mr Barry in the face at the Red Lion in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, in July after hearing the allegation, prosecutors Jonathan Cooper described the circumstances of the case as "wholly exceptional". A woman had complained that she and another woman had been "touched" by Mr Barry as he made his way past them, jurors had Barry had then begun to walk back towards the who has involved in a car repair business, had initially pushed Mr Barry then punched him in the face. Mr Barry died from his injuries three days later."I sentence you on the basis that this blow was wholly unnecessary - and you knew it," Judge Cooper told Hanif."You were at the very least reckless."He added: "This was revenge and not defence." The judge said police had looked at CCTV evidence and it was "quite clear" that Mr Barry had touched the women said the women believed they had been the victim of a sex Cooper said the behaviour of both men had been out of said Hanif was a "good partner and father" and had a "great deal to offer" in the future. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
New Paper
7 days ago
- Sport
- New Paper
Mo lands first Group success with Pray For Mir in Lion Rock Trophy
HONG KONG - Cody Mo celebrated a breakthrough at Sha Tin on May 31, as lightweight chance Pray For Mir gave the Hong Kong trainer his first Group success in the HK$4.2 million (S$690,000) Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1,600m). Following the 47-year-old's record of 20 wins in his first campaign in 2023/24, Mo - who boasts a 68-horse stable of fresh talent and seasoned gallopers - has excelled in 2024/25 with 38 successes. "This is one of my targets for the season. Now, a dream has come true. I'm so happy - thanks to all my staff and the owners for their support," said Mo. Mo, who previously worked with legendary jockey-turned-trainer Tony Cruz, started his journey with the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 1994 as a work rider. He gained experience with David Ferraris and Benno Yung and, while with Cruz, he campaigned champion gallopers Silent Witness and Bullish Luck successfully abroad. One of three four-year-olds in the Lion Rock Trophy, Pray For Mir (Matthew Chadwick) quickly found the front from barrier 8 to make the running while Red Lion (Hugh Bowman) and Chancheng Glory (Luke Ferraris) settled behind the leader. Turning for home, Pray For Mir ($44) maintained his front spot as Chancheng Glory levelled up with him. Chadwick called on his mount at the 250m mark and Pray For Mir extended to win by ½ length over Chancheng Glory. Group 1 winner Beauty Eternal (James Orman) finished third. The winning time was 1min 33.83sec for the 1,600m on the turf. "He's (Pray For Mir) always been very honest, he just gets beat, unfortunately. The weight really helped today," said Chadwick. "He was left alone and he relaxed really well and when the other one (Chancheng Glory) put it to him, he just kept fighting and his quality just shone through." Consistent all season with one win and five placings, the son of Justify enhanced his earnings to HK$9.43 million from 15 starts in Hong Kong after arriving as a two-time winner from Sunshine Coast, Australia. "Today, Chadwick controlled the pace very well and the horse carried a light weight. At the end of the season, all the horses were maybe a bit tired and I kept him a bit fresh," said Mo. "He is a very honest horse. You can see he has so many seconds and only loses by a little bit. "We (Mo and Chadwick) have very good communication. This season, I have really been supporting local jockeys and I'm happy that we could win a Group 3 together." Mo and Chadwick have combined for 10 wins in 2024/25. The duo worked closely when Chadwick was apprenticed to Cruz, during which Mo worked as his work rider and assistant trainer. "We go way back when we were both training in Tony's stable and we've come through the ranks together, and it's great to be part of this with him," said Mo. Thriving in the absence of the world's best sprinter Ka Ying Rising, Helios Express was rewarded for a season of remarkable consistency with deserved victory in the other feature race, the HK$4.2 million Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1,200m). After finishing second five times and third twice to Ka Ying Rising in seven starts this campaign, Helios Express ($10) - ridden by Bowman - scrambled to a short-head victory over Invincible Sage, with Patch Of Theta 1¾ lengths away in third. Winning trainer John Size has also edged closer to a 13th Hong Kong trainers' championship at Sha Tin after wrapping up the day with a double. The Australian handler took his 2024/25 tally to 60, with a seven-win buffer over compatriot David Hayes (53) with 12 meetings left in the season. Besides Helios Express, Size also struck with Masterofmyuniverse ($7) as the talented gelding made it two successive wins with a slender victory in the HK$1.86 million Class 3 Tai Wai Handicap (1,200m). Ridden by Zac Purton, Masterofmyuniverse speared through a narrow gap before denying Infinite Resolve by a nose to claim his fourth win in nine starts. HKJC
South China Morning Post
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Sunlight Power ready to parlay ‘storming run' into maiden Group success
Sunlight Power (left) runs third in last month's Group One Champions Mile. Photo: Kenneth Chan He's coming off the best run of his career but Ricky Yiu Poon-fai remains confident Sunlight Power has even more to give in Saturday's Group Three Lion Rock Trophy (1,600m) at Sha Tin. A half-length third behind Red Lion in last month's Group One Champions Mile, with superstar Voyage Bubble splitting the pair, Sunlight Power looks as well placed as anything in this Saturday's mile feature. There is obviously no Voyage Bubble to contend with this weekend after he put a full stop on his season with an emphatic victory in the Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) last Sunday, while the return to handicap conditions suits Sunlight Power down to the ground. He gets 11lbs from Red Lion compared to their Champions Mile meeting at level weights, while he is also better placed against the four other local gallopers he beat home in the Champions Mile and will meet again on Saturday – Happy Together, Beauty Joy, Chancheng Glory and Beauty Eternal. RED LION ROARS! 🦁 It's an 89/1 shocker in the FWD Champions Mile at Sha Tin for @HugeBowman and John Size as Red Lion lands his first Group 1 over Voyage Bubble... #FWDChampionsDay | #HKracing — HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) April 27, 2025 'That was a storming run,' Yiu said of Sunlight Power's third in his first Group One appearance. 'It was very encouraging last start to finish third in a Group One. He's only lightly raced so of course he should still be improving. He's not old but he's getting more experienced these days.' Five-year-old Sunlight Power has been up to Conghua since the Champions Mile, with his stay including a solid trial fourth behind Mugen over 1,200m on turf. 'This horse has done well, he loves Conghua very much and he's had a good break in between runs. This Group Three looks ideal for him,' said Yiu of Sunlight Power, who has won six of his 24 starts. HK Racing News Get updates direct to your inbox Sign up Best Bets Racing News By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy Error: Please enter a valid email. The email address is already in use. Please login to subscribe. Error, please try again later. THANK YOU You are one the list. Class act! Sunlight Power wears down Voyage Samurai in the Kowloon Tong Club Trophy as @HugeBowman makes it a hat-trick at Sha Tin... 🔥#LoveRacing | #HKracing — HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) March 15, 2025 Divano, Encountered, Johannes Brahms, Ka Ying Generation and Pray For Mir round out Sunlight Power's opponents in a contest in which he will carry 124lbs. While it was Christophe Soumillon doing the steering in the Champions Mile and Jerry Chau Chun-lok was aboard for the Group Two lead-up race in late March, it is Harry Bentley who will reunite with Sunlight Power this weekend. Bentley will look to improve his record of two wins and two seconds from five starts aboard Sunlight Power, with the British jockey tasked with negotiating barrier seven in the 11-horse field. Beauty Joy and Beauty Eternal are chasing their second successes in the Lion Rock Trophy, while Lucky Sweynesse is looking to back up his 2023 triumph in the afternoon's other feature, the Group Three Sha Tin Vase (1,200m). Winning machine! Lucky Sweynesse equals Beauty Generation's record eight wins in a single season, taking the G3 Sha Tin Vase with ease... @zpurton the man in the saddle for both! 👑 #HKracing — HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) June 4, 2023 Sixth in the Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize (1,200m) in his first run back from a lengthy injury-induced absence, Lucky Sweynesse must lump top weight of 135lbs and will be ridden by Derek Leung Ka-chun for the first time. 'Slowly, he has been getting better and better. He's not young any more. After one year off, he's had one run and after that run he's shown improvement,' said Leung, who replaces James McDonald in the saddle. 'When I galloped him, he's very smart – he knows what to do. After the winning post, he just switched off by himself. He's very consistent.'
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Discover Kalispell halts promotions in Canada as tourism outlook remains rocky
May 23—Discover Kalispell has ceased advertising in Canada amid trepidation from visitors north of the border to travel to the U.S. Businesses are beginning to feel the pinch of decreased visitation and bookings ahead of the busy summer season as a result of strained relationships between the two countries, Discover Kalispell Executive Director Diane Medler said during the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday at the Red Lion. "We need signals from both governments that cross border friendships and our economic partners matter, and without that no amount of marketing is going to help that right now," she said. As the tourism bureau of the chamber, Discover Kalispell received negative feedback from its promotions in Canada and so decided it was not appropriate timing to be advertising. Hotels have reported cancelations from Canadian sports teams and, Medler said, one tour group nixed its reservation for 70 rooms and a 200-person dinner, which translates to a $38,000 loss in revenue. "We are receiving messages from our longtime followers that they are staying home for now and we respect that," she said. "But we want them to know that we want to maintain that person to person connection and hope they decide to come back again soon." President Donald Trump earlier this year implemented a 25% tariff on some imports from Canada after previously saying Canada should become the 51st state. Canada has strongly pushed back against the idea that it should join its southern neighbor and in response to U.S. tariffs imposed its own 25% tariff on goods from the United States There was a 22% decrease in crossings at the Roosville Border Crossing near Eureka, a 46% decrease in credit card spending in Kalispell by Canadians and a 73% decrease in hotel bookings from Canada to Montana this winter and spring, Medler reported. "I think that the numbers are showing that we're going to see such a decline this summer from Canada that we're hoping domestic travel fills in those decreases, but also with economic concerns it's kind of a wait and see," Medler said. In Flathead County, 2.8 million visitors in 2023 spent more than $1 billion. Most visitors come here from other areas of Montana, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Alberta, Texas, Canada and Arizona. Canada is the top source of international visitors to the Unites States generating $20.5 billion in spending last year, according to the U.S. Travel Association. But it's not just Canadian visitors who are altering plans. Travelers are being more cautious in planning upcoming trips with 70% expected to change their travel behavior to deal with economic concerns, according to Medler. Visitors are choosing to drive to their destination rather than fly, cutting back on the number of trips and shortening the length of trips. "The economic uncertainty is having its impacts on travelers," Medler said. "The data is showing that travelers are being very careful with their money due to recession fears." Nonresident tourists coming to Montana spent $5.82 billion in the state during 2022 and 2023, according to the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. The total regional economic impact of nonresident spending in Flathead County is $942.2 million, according to the institute. Visitors from Canada made up 8% of all visitors to Montana in 2023. Tourism brings about 14,000 jobs to the Flathead, Medler noted, making it imperative that Discover Kalispell continue its balance of stewardship while aiming to increase non-summer season visitation. "It's important for all our businesses to create a more stable year-round tourism economy so we promote highlighting visitation outside of the summer months and also to drive visitors coming here for group events and sports," she said. "If we didn't have such a robust economy through tourism, we wouldn't have many of the resources that we enjoy such as expanded retail or places like the Wachholz College Center to host larger events." In Flathead County in 2023, the largest percentage of visitor dollars was spent on restaurants and bars at 23.5% which translates to $201 million. Visitor spending at outfitters and guides was 17.8%, while 15% was spent on hotels and 12.5% was spent on fuel. Looking out over the next decade, the U.S. Travel Association has identified the potential for a surge of visitation coinciding with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2025 Ryder Cup and America's 250th anniversary. Some 40 million international travelers are expected because of the events and with some of the host cities having direct flights to Kalispell there is likely going to be a spill-over effect, Medler points out. "We will definitely see some residual pre and post residual travel from those events," she said. "People are going to definitely want to come to Montana when they are so close to our state." Deputy Editor Heidi Desch may be reached at 758-4421 or hdesch@
Daily Record
22-05-2025
- Daily Record
Scots share their 'favourite Scottish towns' and what makes them special
People in Scotland have revealed their top places to live in the country. Scottish people have shared their "favourite Scottish towns". Settlements across the country were praised by locals for their scenery, their food and drink venues, and more. Everywhere in Scotland has its fans and defenders. From the smallest villages to the most bustling cities, every place in the country has something to offer and its locals are more than happy to promote them. One Scot has taken to social media to ask others what their top spot in the country is. Posting on Reddit, they questioned: "What's your favourite Scottish town and why?" Since being shared on Wednesday, May 21, the post has received more than 220 comments. Many Scots were keen to share their ideas for the best towns and villages in the country. One of the top comments reads: "For absolute charm, you can't go wrong with Culross or the East Neuk of Fife." Culross is a historic village and former royal burgh situated in the southwest of Fife. It is considered to be Scotland's most complete example of a 17th and 18th-century burgh. The village is known for the popular Red Lion Inn that serves up a range of real ales and a classic pub-style menu. It also features a pool table and a large TV that shows sports. Another Reddit user replied: "I love Culross, I miss the food at the Red Lion pub." Meanwhile, one Scot suggested: "Aberfeldy was a pretty wee place." A second replied: "It is, that is an awesome village." Aberfeldy is a small market town situated in Highland Perthshire that features popular attractions such as Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery and the Aberfeldy Watermill bookshop and café. It is also home to the picturesque Birks of Aberfeldy woodland walk, which was named after the Robert Burns poem of the same name. Elsewhere, another Reddit user stated that Peebles was their favourite destination in Scotland. They praised the Scottish Borders town for its "good size" and for being within commutable distance of Edinburgh. In response, someone else shared: "Lived in Peebles for two years. "Ace little town. Community was great, and access to mountain biking was good too. Just a bit too far south." Another echoed: "F****** love Peebles. Glad to see it made the list. Got married at Neidpath Castle. And fell in love with the town." Over in the Cairngorms National Park, Aviemore was another town that was named as a favourite. Aviemore is popular for its close proximity to the peaceful lochs, lush forest, dramatic mountains, and even ski runs. The Reddit user posted: "Aviemore. My husband took me there for the first time about 10 years ago and I fell in love with the place. "We've hiked the Bens (Macdui and Braeriach), we've kayaked in Loch Morlich, we've tackled the Chalamain Gap, and we've read our wedding vows to each other, out in the hills. So many great memories of that place." Also within the Cairngorms National Park, another Scot chose Tomintoul as their top settlement in Scotland. Known for being the highest village in the Highlands, located at 354 metres above sea level, Tomintoul is a top destination for outdoor pursuits such as biking and horse riding. One Scot shared: "Tomintoul, lovely wee village, with a shop, a wonderful summer games, and a view." A second agreed: "I was there once and assumed it would be like a ghost town. My friends and I wandered around on our first day and stumbled upon a big biker gathering!" A third posted: "It can vary greatly by season for sure, but I saw a load of bikers go through today. Bonnie start to summer so I'm not surprised they were out enjoying the weather."
