Jonathan Mitchell
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Catalonia referendum: 'Hundreds injured' as violence erupts during independence vote
Hundreds of people have reportedly been injured after riot police clashed with voters as the Catalonia independence referendum descended in violence. Riot police have fired rubber bullets at Catalans attempting to vote in Sunday’s banned referendum in Barcelona, with officers bursting into polling stations across the region. Catalonia's health department said 337 people had been treated for… → Read More
Edmonton 'terror attack': Policeman stabbed and pedestrians mowed down in rampage
A terror probe has been launched after a policeman was stabbed and pedestrians mowed down in an apparent attack in Canada. A police officer controlling traffic outside a Canadian Football League game was stabbed and then attacked with a knife in the Canadian city of Edmonton on Saturday night, officers in Canada said. The attacker then drove at pedestrians, injuring four people, before he was… → Read More
M3 closure: 17-year-old boy charged after 'potentially hazardous material' discovered by motorway
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with arson and causing danger to road users after a “potentially hazardous material” sparked a full closure of the M3 motorway. Thousands of motorists were left stranded when the mysterious package was discovered near Winchester in the early hours of Saturday, September 23. The main road connecting London and Southampton came to a standstill as police sealed… → Read More
Theresa May refuses to deny Boris Johnson has become 'unsackable' amid Brexit row
Theresa May refused to deny Boris Johnson was “unsackable” amid a growing mutiny within her own Cabinet over Brexit. The Prime Minister swept aside claims senior Conservatives were divided over Brexit, despite Foreign Secretary Mr Johnson’s incendiary interventions on the eve of the Conservative Party conference. → Read More
Air France passenger plane engine falls apart mid-flight over Atlantic Ocean
A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine disintegrated mid-flight in front of hundreds of terrified travellers. The Air France jet, which was travelling from Paris to Los Angeles, was carrying about 500 passengers when one of its four engines suddenly began to fall apart over the Atlantic Ocean. It was forced to land in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and… → Read More
Queen's estate rejects Star Wars producers' filming request
Star Wars producers scouting locations for their latest blockbuster film were turned down a request to film on the Queen’s land, it has emerged. The Crown Estate turned down a request to shoot scenes for the multi-million pound franchise in Windsor Great Park in Berkshire. A spokesman for the estate confirmed the request was made, but the planned scenes were “not suitable for the estate”. → Read More
Catalonia independence referendum: Riot police clash with voters as thousands take to polls
Riot police have clashed with voters in Catalonia as thousands of people took to ballot stations to cast their votes in the banned independence referendum. Spanish national police began seizing ballot boxes and voting papers from Catalan polling stations, with dozens of officers using riot shields to hold back residents desperate to cast votes. Witnesses have reported seeing rubber bullets fired… → Read More
Theresa May's pledge to freeze tuition fees 'desperate' attempt to win young voters, says Labour
Theresa May has been branded “out of touch” and “desperate” after pledging to freeze university tuition fees. The Prime Minister has announced tuition fees will be frozen at £9,250 until 2019, rather than increase with inflation by £250. The announcement, which came on the eve of the Conservative Party conference, has been seen as an attempt to win young voters and refocus on domestic policy… → Read More
Man dies after being stabbed in neck during brawl outside Manchester nightclub
A man has been stabbed to death in a "shockingly violent" mass brawl in Manchester city centre. The 21-year-old, who has not yet been named, was knifed in the neck during a large fight near Deansgate early on Saturday morning, police said. Several other people were injured in the brawl, including two police officers, Greater Manchester Police said. A man was hit with a glass and two women, aged… → Read More
Donald Trump attacks Puerto Rican mayor for 'poor leadership' following Hurricane Maria
Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the leadership of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The US President lashed out at Puerto Rican officials for “wanting everything to be done for them” as the country looks to recover from the devastation of the storm two weeks ago. → Read More
World War Two veteran celebrates 100th birthday with vintage car ride
A World War Two veteran who survived one of Britain's worst maritime disasters celebrated his 100th birthday in with a trip in vintage car and dancing the waltz. Ernest Beesley, who lives in a care home in west London, marked the milestone with a trip in an extravagant vintage car, dancing the Tennessee Waltz and being serenaded. He received the customary card from the Queen alongside a note by… → Read More
Catalonia referendum: Protests as tensions mount ahead of 'banned' independence vote
Millions of people in Catalonia are preparing to take to the polls for a “banned” independence referendum amid mass protests and rising tensions across Spain. Politicians in the north-eastern region are holding a referendum on independence on Sunday, despite warnings from the courts and the Spanish government the poll is illegal. Supporters of independence have reportedly begun occupying polling… → Read More
Conservative Party conference: Ruth Davidson takes aim at 'over-optimistic' politicians over Brexit
Ruth Davidson has attacked senior politicians for being “overly optimistic” about the future of Britain and called for “serious people” to take charge of Brexit. The Scottish Tory leader claimed politicians were “selling people short”, appearing to take aim at Boris Johnson, who recently laid out his own path for a "glorious" future outside the bloc. → Read More
Three-year-old girl dropped 30ft from bridge in 'murder-suicide bid'
A three-year-old girl was rescued from a river after a man allegedly dropped her 30ft from a bridge in a “murder-suicide bid”. A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the three year-old girl was dropped from a bridge in Bolton at about 8.30pm on Friday, police said. Officers were forced to pull the toddler and the man to safety, having been called to reports… → Read More
Pictured: Policewoman Leanne Mckie believed to have been found 'murdered' in lake
This is the first picture of a woman police officer believed to have been “murdered” after detectives discovered a body in a lake in Cheshire. Police believe the body discovered is mum-of-three Leanne McKie, a 39-year-old police officer serving for Greater Manchester Police. The body was discovered in Poynton Park, near Macclesfield, at about 3.45am on Friday, police said. → Read More
Animal cruelty sentences set to increase to five years in Government crackdown
Animal abusers could now face up to five years in prison as part of a new crackdown Government crackdown. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has backed increasing the sentences after a series of cases in British courts when judges wanted to hand out tougher sentences. He said the ten-fold increase in the present six-month sentence was needed to combat cruelty. → Read More
Conservative Party conference: Ministers descend on Manchester as pressure mounts on Theresa May
Conservative Party members have begun arriving in Manchester ahead of its party conference as pressure on Theresa May continues to mount over Brexit. Tory ministers will gather for the start of the annual conference on Sunday, though the event is already threatening to be overshadowed by speculation over the party’s leadership. → Read More
UK aviation chief accuses Ryanair of breaking the law after airline 'cancels Christmas' for thousands of passengers
The head of the UK's aviation regulator today said Ryanair has broken the law with its handling of flight cancellations which are set to disrupt the Christmas holiday plans of thousands of passengers. Andrew Haines, chief executive of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), said he was "furious" with the Dublin-based carrier because it is not telling passengers they are entitled to be re-routed by… → Read More
'Disgraceful' scale of London's hidden homelessness revealed in damning report
Thousands of ‘hidden homeless’ people sleep in dangerous conditions in London every night, a damning report has found. As many as 12,500 people are forced to stay with strangers and sleep on public transport every night in the capital, leaving them at serious risk of assault, according to a study compiled by the London Assembly. → Read More
M5 motorway shooting: Man dies after police 'fire ten times' through car window at junction near Bristol
A man has died amid reports police officers fired at a motorist up to "ten times" through a car window near a junction on the M5 motorway. The shooting took place on the Portbury Hundred near junction 19 on the M5 near Bristol on Wednesday morning, according to reports. The road has been closed off by officers and an air ambulance spotted at the scene. Witnesses have told BBC Radio Bristol they… → Read More