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Marshall Leese, 32, hijacked an ambulance containing an elderly patient in Stoke-on-Trent on 25 March, driving through red lights while under the influence of monkey dust. He was sentenced to 21 months after pleading guilty to false imprisonment and aggravated vehicle taking at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Imtiaz Ali, 46, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to multiple drug charges, including possession with intent to supply nitrous oxide. He was arrested at a McDonald’s drive-through in Newport, where police discovered seven boxes of nitrous oxide canisters and an offensive weapon.
A ‘code red’ air pollution alert has been issued across parts of the UK following Bonfire Night celebrations. The North West, London, and the South East scored a ‘very high’ 10/10 on the pollution scale, attributed to fireworks and bonfires contributing to significant air quality degradation.
Heartbreak rocks the village.
The Met Office has put nine rain warnings and one ice warning in place at various times on Thursday, covering large swathes of the UK.
Expat Albert Douglas was strangled while attempting to call his family.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended his handling of COVID-19 on Wednesday at a public inquiry into the pandemic, saying the government “got some things wrong” but did its best.
Emergency services have rushed to the scene where a police cordon is now in place.
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