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Image copyright Essex Police Image caption Police released aerial footage of the disorder Judge Samantha Cohen said Jackson did it to prevent them from making arrests. She said: “Initially some (of the officers) thought they were splashed with a disfiguring acid or bleach, but when they smelled it was petrol they feared they would be set alight.” Meanwhile, Jackson’s mother Janine Justin, 47, of Ward Close, was given a suspended nine-month prison sentence after being found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. The court heard she had threatened police officers with a hammer during the disorder. After the sentencing, Supt Baldwin said that “to say that it does not have an effect on us is incorrect”. …

However, jurors heard the fractures were inflicted during at least three separate assaults in the weeks before her death. Eves was jailed for nine years in 2006 – when known as Forbes – for causing grievous bodily harm with intent and wilfully assaulting a toddler in his care when living in Bournemouth. He was released in 2010. The boy suffered life-threatening head injuries and fractures to his elbow. Prosecutor Sally Howes QC said the assault was “so similar” to the one that killed Harper. ‘Uncontrolled rage’ The prosecution said Harper’s mother, Cherinea Denton, who was acquitted of her daughter’s murder, was aware Eves had a previous conviction but believed his account that it was connected to a fight at a …

Image Copyright @mrjoemcfadden @mrjoemcfadden One viewer said: “We need more of this.” Image Copyright @ShaunySays_ @ShaunySays_ Some viewers found it an emotional moment. Image Copyright @pauline_4 @pauline_4 Johannes, who was eliminated from the competition last weekend along with his celebrity partner Catherine Tyldesley, told Hello! magazine: “I’ve never felt so liberated. For the first time in my life, I feel accepted for who I am. That says so much about the people of this country. “To be able to dance with a friend I respect and adore is joyous. There’s bromance galore between us, but there were no male and female roles, just free movement. It was beautiful, classy and elegant.” Johannes posted his delight at the performance on Instagram, …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDonald Trump criticises Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal Downing Street has defended the UK’s Brexit deal with the EU, following criticism from the US president. Donald Trump said the US “can’t make a trade deal with the UK” under Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal agreement. But a No 10 spokesperson said the deal meant “we can strike our own free trade deals around the world, from which every part of the UK will benefit”. Other comments made by Mr Trump led Labour to accuse him of trying to “interfere” in the election. Speaking to LBC, the president said Mr Corbyn would be “so bad” as prime minister and that Mr Johnson was “the exact …

Image copyright Beds Fire and Rescue Image caption Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue said 80% of the building was engulfed “There was smoke – black, thick – and then we could hear a few explosions, as someone said there are gas canisters in the building.” Bedfordshire Fire said: “All people have been accounted for” and confirmed the fire had reached the fourth floor and 80% of the building was “engulfed”. Image Copyright @BedsFire @BedsFire Related Topics Bedford Thurleigh Yarl's Wood Bletsoe Milton Ernest Original Article : HERE ; The Ultimate Survival Food: The Lost Ways

Image copyright Mark Mcneill Image caption Friends of the Lake District said Cumbria has some of the darkest skies in the country Dark Skies officer Johanna Korndorfer said: “Volunteers are needed to take five dark sky meter readings in five different places around the county. International Dark Sky Reserves Aoraki Mackenzie (New Zealand) Brecon Beacons National Park (Wales) Central Idaho (US) Cévennes National Park (France) Cranborne Chase AONB (England) National Park Exmoor (England) Kerry (Ireland) Mont-Megantic (Canada) Moore’s Reserve (South Downs, England) Nature Reserve NamibRand (Namibia) Pic du Midi (France) Rhon (Germany) Snowdonia National Park (Wales) Westhavelland (Germany) Source: International Dark Sky Association Related Topics Astronomy Light pollution Original Article : HERE ; The Ultimate Survival Food: The Lost Ways

According to the UN, while the country has enjoyed significant reductions in poverty at a national level, it is unequal across population groups and regions. The Vietnamese risking it all to get to the UK More Vietnamese families fear relatives among 39 dead “Most of the migrants who go to Europe and the UK from Vietnam actually only come from a handful of provinces in Vietnam,” says Mimi Vu, an expert on anti-trafficking in Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh City. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many of those who travel from Vietnam to the UK work in nail bars Interviews with Vietnamese returnees from the UK suggest the majority worked in manual occupations such as agriculture and fishing, but …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThirty nine bodies were found in the trailer container Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on some of the 39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex. Eleven of the victims were taken by ambulance from the Port of Tilbury to Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford on Thursday evening. Police believe the eight women and 31 men in the refrigerated unit were Chinese. Meanwhile, detectives have been granted extra time to hold lorry driver Mo Robinson, 25, on suspicion of murder. The private ambulance carrying the bodies left the port at 19:41 BST under police escort. Image copyright Facebook Image caption The lorry driver has been named locally as Mo Robinson, …