Author: Henry

A man in his 60s who uses a wheelchair has been stabbed in a daytime attack outside shops in the Wirral, with a 40-year-old man arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Merseyside Police said officers were called to Hoole Road, in the Woodchurch estate, just after 3.40pm on Thursday, following reports that a man had been attacked in the street. Witnesses said the victim was in his wheelchair when he was set upon on a busy road close to a parade of shops. Paramedics treated him at the scene for knife wounds to his…

A young boy has been hospitalised and two other children injured in a horror crash at a chicken shop. A BMW station wagon smashed into the front of Wicked Chicken in Allambie Heights, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, about 3pm on Sunday. The boy, who NSW Police said was ‘aged around seven’, was treated at the scene for leg and arm injuries. He was later rushed to Sydney Children’s Hospital. It’s understood he was sitting at a table in the restaurant at the time of the crash. Two other children were treated at the scene for ‘minor injuries’. The driver of the BMW was breath tested…

Britain is currently experiencing the hottest June on record with temperatures soaring above 34C. So Amanda Holden thought of the best way to stay cool and stripped down to a tiny two-piece on Saturday. The presenter, 55, looked incredible in a red Melissa Odabash bikini as she posed on a garden swing, showing off her toned abs and long legs. Sharing the post on Instagram, Amanda revealed she had spent the day with the swimwear designer and their mutual friend Alesha Dixon. She captioned the snap: ‘The best day in this beautiful weather! Wearing @melissaodabash of course. ‘Swipe to see the…

A California man remains at large after being charged with secretly recording dozens of women inside the tanning booths of a gym — a case that has prompted the local prosecutor to publicly call for a change in state law, after concluding that the alleged filming of so many victims can be treated only as a series of minor offences. Kyle L. Combs, 40, of Grover Beach, is the subject of an arrest warrant after the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office charged him with 12 misdemeanour counts of invasion of privacy. According to KSBY, a Superior Court judge,…

A new ​earthquake struck ‌off the northern ​coast of ​Venezuela on Friday ⁠afternoon, ​days after ​twin quakes flattened buildings ​and ​killed nearly 1,000 ‌people. Reuters ⁠witnesses in Caracas and Maracay ​felt ​the ⁠quake, which ​earthquake ​monitor ⁠EMSC said had ⁠a ​4.9 ​magnitude.

LONDON – A 34-year-old British man of Somali origin has reportedly been arrested after a vehicle struck five pedestrians in central London on Friday evening. According to reports circulating on social media, emergency services quickly responded to the scene, where several people were injured after the car mounted the pavement and hit pedestrians. The exact condition of those injured has not yet been officially confirmed. Police have detained the driver, and an investigation is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident. Authorities have not yet released further details regarding a possible motive. More information is expected as the investigation…

The search for a missing 19-year-old has entered its fourth day at a remote lake in eastern Kentucky, after the captain of the boat she had been travelling on — and who raised the alarm that she was missing — was arrested for operating the vessel while nearly twice over the alcohol limit. Marly Kinney, from Ashland, was last seen at Grayson Lake, in Carter County around 180 miles east of Louisville, at about 4pm on Wednesday 24 June. According to WOWK, she had been aboard a pontoon boat with several other people when its operator, 23-year-old Cameron Conley, told…

A 21-year-old door-to-door salesman has been arrested in western Colorado after allegedly exposing himself to several young girls who were inside a family home he had asked to enter to use the bathroom. According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a house in a residential area along State Highway 340, between Grand Junction and Fruita, at around 6:45pm on Thursday. The man, named by the sheriff’s office as Koleman Barns, had earlier approached the homeowner about a product he was selling before leaving. He later returned to the property and asked to use the bathroom, and…

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for Cook County, including the city of Chicago, warning that a dangerous spell of heat and humidity is set to build from Monday and could rank among the most severe the area has seen in years. The watch is due to take effect on Monday afternoon and run through Wednesday evening. According to NBC Chicago, forecasters expect the heat index — a measure of how hot it actually feels once humidity is taken into account — to climb above 105°F (41°C) and potentially reach as high as 110°F (43°C). Conditions…

Four people were shot in the early hours of Saturday after celebrations marking Cape Verde’s historic World Cup qualification descended into violence in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts. The shooting happened just before midnight on Friday, after hundreds of fans had gathered to watch the small island nation hold Saudi Arabia to a draw — a result that secured Cape Verde’s place in the tournament’s knockout stage. According to NBC Boston, the team’s progress made it the smallest country ever to reach the World Cup’s last 32, a milestone for a nation of around half a million people off the…