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BBC News
3 hours ago
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Kirkby house crossbow attack: Man, 43, due to appear in court
A man has been charged after a crossbow was fired at a house in Knowsley, police have front door and a window of the property on Madryn Avenue in Kirkby were hit in the attack, which happened shortly after 09:00 BST on Sunday, said Merseyside Spencer, from Eastfield Walk in Westvale, has been charged with threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place and criminal who said no-one was injured in the incident, confirmed that 43-year-old Mr Spencer was due to appear in court later. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
20 hours ago
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Essex Police bodycam footage shows PC call vandal 'embarrassing'
A teenage boy was told he was "embarrassing, mate" after being "caught by a 45-year-old" police 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after PC Ryan McNamara discovered a suspect spray painting at a car park in Elm Grove in Saffron Walden, Essex."I hope this young man continues to engage with the help that is on offer and recognises the seriousness of his actions," PC McNamara said. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BreakingNews.ie
21 hours ago
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Former Donegal councillor to be sentenced for assault and attack on van during family dispute
A former Donegal County Councillor is to be sentenced after admitting assaulting a man and damaging his van. Gareth Reid appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court, where he pleaded guilty to the charges which arose out of a family dispute over land. Advertisement The former Fine Gael councillor admitted the charges which occurred following an incident at Knockfair, Stranorlar, in May 2021. The 42-year-old was charged with assaulting Paul McCool and causing him harm, the charge being contrary to section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997. Reid, of Lawnsdale, Stranorlar, was also charged with an act of criminal damage. He was charged that he did, without lawful exact, damage property, namely the driver's side of a Peugeot Partner van belonging to Paul McCool, a charge contrary to section 2 (1) of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991. Advertisement He spoke only to plead guilty to the charges when he appeared before Judge John Aylmer. His barrister, Mr Peter Nolan BL, told the court that Reid has previous convictions 'going back some time'. Mr Nolan said that there is a 'very involved family history in this matter'. He told Judge Aylmer that the matter is also before the High Court over 'lands, wills et cetera' and the court should be informed about these matters. Judge Aylmer requested a probation report and asked that it include an assessment on Reid's suitability for community service. In September 2008, Reid was co-opted onto Donegal County Council, taking the seat of his grandfather, JJ Reid, following his retirement from politics but failed to be re-elected to the Council the following year.
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Man arrested after forklift hits multiple vehicles in Newton Abbot
A man has been arrested after multiple vehicles were damaged by a forklift truck in a Devon town, police have and Cornwall Police said it had received numerous calls at about 21:40 BST on Thursday about a forklift truck damaging up to five vehicles as it was driven along Queen Street and Quay Road in Newton Abbot. The force said officers had arrested a man in his 50s on suspicion of dangerous driving, drink-driving and criminal man was currently in custody, officers said.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
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Cleveland PCC riot compensation: 4.3% of claims paid so far
Of the £425,000 claimed in one region under the Riot Compensation Act following last summer's disorder, just over £18,000 - or 4.3% - has been paid out so Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) said of the 39 claims it had received, 16 had been paid in full and six had been found to be partially valid, leading to some said it was still processing some high value claims which would explain the "discrepancy" between the amount of money requested and the amount paid out.A spokesperson said the PCC's office is paying this cash from its own budgets due to a lack of government funding. The Home Office has been approached for comment. The Riot Compensation Act says victims of criminal damage during civil unrest in England and Wales are entitled to claim for losses, even if they are not insured or their insurance will not pay response to Freedom of Information requests, the offices of both the Cleveland and Northumbria PCCs revealed how many compensation claims had been made to them under the claims were made from Hartlepool, whereas 11 were made from Sunderland and 35 from PCC also said how much had been claimed as well as the amount it had paid out so said decisions for 13 claims were still to be made after two others were withdrawn and two rejected. But Northumbria PCC declined to provide similar statistics because it said it would publish this data online in "due course". Cleveland PCC said some affected by the riots may have received money from their insurance and so would not have needed the compensation said it had faced delays in processing claims for several reasons including needing more information from claimants.A spokesperson also said the Home Office had not provided it with any extra staff to help process compensation requests. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
