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Ex-gamekeeper hunted alleged victim down ‘like he was quarry’, murder trial told
2+ week, 6+ day ago (844+ words) An ex-gamekeeper accused of shooting a man with a shotgun near Aberfeldy in 2024 hunted his victim down "like he was quarry, a court has been told. David Campbell, 77, is accused of murdering Brian Low, 65, on February 16 2024, having allegedly previously disabled…...
Financial ombudsman sees steadier complaint levels after ‘extraordinary demand’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) Complaints to the financial ombudsman have reduced in recent months, following a period of "extraordinary demand, according to the service. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) said it received 47,300 complaints between October and December 2025. In the previous quarter, it received 46,300 complaints....
ICE agent shoots man in leg in Minneapolis days after woman killed
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (537+ words) A man has been shot in the leg by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the US, the country's Department of Homeland Security has said. He was injured in Minneapolis, Minnesota - the same city where 37-year-old Renee Good was…...
Mike Nesbitt to step down as UUP leader
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (499+ words) Mike Nesbitt is to step down as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). Mr Nesbitt said he was stepping down to allow the UUP to select a new politician to lead it into the next elections in 2027, and signalled…...
Fire crews faced nearly 27,000 wildfires during warmest spring and summer
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1376+ words) Fire services in England tackled nearly 27,000 grassland, woodland and crop fires during the UK's warmest spring and summer on record, new research shows. Some services dealt with their highest number of incidents for the spring period since comparable data began,…...
Swan saved after stopping motorway traffic
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (346+ words) A confused swan was rescued after bringing motorway traffic to a standstill. National Highways said the bird wandered around the four-lane carriageway of the M1 near Northampton in the East Midlands. Robber who fatally kicked and punched pensioner jailed for 23 years…...
Canadians charged after young man stabbed near Tower of London
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (297+ words) Two Canadian nationals have been charged with attempted murder after a young man was stabbed near the Tower of London. Jermaine Blackstock, 40, and Kamara Lewis, 26, are accused of wounding Cyrus Morgan-Flynn, in his 20s, on Pepys Street. They were also charged…...
Police treat death of man whose body was found by road as ‘unexplained’
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) The death of a man whose body was found off the A90 is being treated as unexplained by police. The body was discovered between Brechin in Angus and Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire at around 12.20pm on Wednesday. Police said that formal identification has…...
Pensioner charged with offences linked to shooting of detective John Caldwell
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (550+ words) A pensioner has appeared in court on charges linked to a failed dissident republican attempt to murder detective John Caldwell. John Charles Coleman, 73, of Lake View Cottages, Ardboe, Dungannon, is charged with preparation of terrorist acts and perverting the course…...
Police launch murder investigation after man’s body found in field
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (292+ words) Police Scotland have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man in Inverclyde. The body of Robert Best, 50, was found in a field near High Mathernock Farm, Kilmacolm, at about 9.20am on Tuesday morning, officers said. Mr Best had…...