Author Archives: OP King

Image captionThe horses had been living at the back of the barn Two horses were killed and four vehicles destroyed when a barn was engulfed by fire. The blaze started at about 21:30 GMT on Saturday at the site off Hinckley Road in Sapcote, Leicestershire. The owner of the horses, who did not want toContinue reading “Two horses killed in Sapcote barn fire”

Image copyrightDAWN ST CLAREImage captionColin Spencer has been working as a lollipop man for 14 years A ban stopping an 83-year-old lollipop man from high-fiving schoolchildren has been lifted in a council U-turn. Colin Spencer has worked as a lollipop man for St George’s Primary School in Heaviley, Stockport, for 14 years. Stockport Council angered parentsContinue reading “Lollipop man’s high-five ban lifted in U-turn”

Image captionA street light in Essex was installed seven years ago but never turned on – until now Seven years of councils wrangling over who should pay to power a street light have ended thanks to a solar solution. The light, which was installed on Foundry Lane, Burnham-on-Crouch, was never turned on as the costContinue reading “Burnham-on-Crouch street light turned on after seven-year wait”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMr Ramaphosa’s speech marked 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela The leader of South Africa’s ruling party has acknowledged growing impatience over the failure to resolve President Jacob Zuma’s future. Cyril Ramaphosa said the matter had to be handled with “care and purpose”. “We know you want this matter to beContinue reading “Cyril Ramaphosa: ANC impatient over Jacob Zuma future”

A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with an attempted robbery in Clackmannanshire. It follows the incident at the Peking Inn takeaway on Main Street, Sauchie, on Friday evening. The man, who is from the local area, is expected to appear at Alloa Sheriff Court on Monday.

Image copyrightGOOGLEImage captionThe crash was just south of the bridge A 29-year-old man has been seriously injured in a road crash near the Queensferry Crossing. His red BMW 3 series car was on the M90 southbound at junction 1A, just south of the bridge, at about 20:10 on Saturday when the accident took place. NoContinue reading “Serious crash near Queensferry Crossing”

Image copyrightGOOGLE Police in Edinburgh are treating the death of a man in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh as murder. Officers were called to a flat in Port Hamilton at about 16:45 on Thursday afternoon and found the body of the 47-year-old man. He was later named as Alan Glancy. Following a post-mortem examination, policeContinue reading “Police treating man’s death as murder”

Image captionAnas Sarwar said the new plan was an important first step An MSP who was allegedly subject to racist comments from a colleague has described a plan by Labour to promote equality as “an important first step”. Anas Sarwar was responding to Scottish party leader Richard Leonard’s plans to create an anti-discrimination and harassmentContinue reading “Scottish Labour plan to tackle discrimination”

Image copyrightEMPICSImage captionNorthern Ireland Water warns against further cuts to its budget NI Water’s boss has called for the firm to be funded by central government, rather than the Department of Infrastructure. Chief Executive Sara Venning says the utility is finding it increasingly difficult to sustain cuts without an impact on customers. Set up inContinue reading “NI Water says more cuts could hit supply”

Image captionThe discovery was made when contractors were insulating the attic of a family home The strangest things can turn up in the hidden places of our houses. Very rarely, it’ll be something to take to the Antiques Roadshow. Or to the police. Most of the time, the find is meaningless – a box of clothes outgrownContinue reading “Subbuteo ‘childhood treasure trove’ found in Dundonald attic”