Author: Darren Smith

Three people, including two boys aged 14 and 16, have been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a man in Newcastle upon Tyne earlier this week. Gino Robb, 25, was rushed to hospital with stab wounds after the attack on Shields Road, Byker, on Tuesday night, but was pronounced dead later that evening. A murder investigation was launched immediately, with police carrying out a series of arrests over the following days, according to ChronicleLive. Two men aged 22 and 24, along with a 16-year-old boy, were initially arrested on suspicion of murder but were subsequently released on bail…

A 15-year-old boy killed while watching the Donegal International Rally has been named as Tadhg Callaghan Carter, after the event was cancelled following a crash that also left two other spectators injured. The incident occurred on the Gartan stage of the rally at Trentagh, near Kilmacrennan, on Saturday. Irish police, the Gardaí, said they and other emergency services were alerted after a number of onlookers were injured “in an incident involving a participating car.” It is understood the crash happened when a competing car left the road at a left-hand bend. Carter was taken to hospital by ambulance, where he…

West Midlands Police seized a zombie-style knife, a machete and a Rambo knife after breaking up a group of around 20 people filming a music video in central Birmingham, with several arrests made following a series of foot chases. Officers from the force’s Project Guardian Team came across the large group recording footage in the Newtown and Aston area yesterday. Up to 20 people fled as patrols moved in, with one individual caught after attempting to zig zag down the street. A Rambo knife was recovered from him during the arrest. The same team later returned to the area to…

The future of 1,500 jobs at one of Britain’s largest steel producers has been thrown back into uncertainty after exclusive negotiations to rescue Speciality Steel UK collapsed, forcing the government to resume its search for a buyer. Talks between government officials and Norwegian company Blastr over the acquisition of the South Yorkshire steelmaker, which operates sites in Rotherham and Sheffield, ended after Blastr’s preferred bidder status expired without an agreement being reached. The firm had appeared to be edging closer to securing a deal earlier this year. An Insolvency Service spokesman confirmed the process would now continue without an exclusive…

New York Knicks guard Jose Alvarado has taken his NBA championship celebrations to a new extreme, filmed throwing stacks of cash at Starlets, a gentlemen’s club in Queens, as the team’s title celebrations continue to sweep across the city days after their historic victory. The late-night appearance comes as Alvarado continues to honour a promise he made before the postseason began. “If we win, I’m going to be drunk for eight days,” the Brooklyn native said during a podcast appearance before the Knicks’ run to the title. “I’m having a party in like every state.” Footage circulating on social media…

Six children have drowned in Spain within just 72 hours, prompting an urgent warning to holidaymakers after experts blamed a “tragic lack of supervision” for the deaths. The deaths occurred across multiple regions, including Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Andalusia and the Canary Islands. Among them was a four-year-old British girl who died yesterday after drowning in a hotel swimming pool at a resort in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. Emergency services made several unsuccessful attempts to revive her at the scene. A three-year-old Danish boy also died after nearly drowning in a swimming pool in Can Picafort, Santa Margalida, in Majorca, with…

A young Spanish bullfighter is in a “very serious” condition after being savagely gored by a bull during a contest in Madrid, suffering three deep horn wounds to his thigh including one that severed his femoral artery. The attack took place at the Moralzarzal bullring near Madrid on Saturday, where horrified onlookers screamed as they watched the bull toss the matador, named Tomás, into the air with its horns before charging into him as he lay bleeding on the ground. Footage shows his body thrown through the air before being attacked again by the animal, its horns smeared with blood.…

A “pollen bomb” warning has been issued to hay fever sufferers across Britain as pollen counts are forecast to surge nationwide just as temperatures climb to a sweltering 35C next week. The Met Office has predicted “very high” pollen levels across most of England and Wales from Sunday, continuing into the heatwave that follows. London, southern England, the West Midlands, East Midlands, the North West and Wales will all see the highest possible pollen rating from Sunday through to Thursday, while Yorkshire and the North East face a “high” warning for most of the week. The combination has already had…

Three 17-year-olds have died after a car driven by a suspected drink-driver carrying nine people crashed into a canal near Milan in the early hours of this morning. The 19-year-old driver, an Italian citizen, was driving the Audi at dawn when it crashed into the Villoresi canal in Senago, on the outskirts of Milan. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 5.30am, with police and firefighters attending alongside divers who searched the canal for the missing passengers. The driver, who has not been named, reportedly tested positive for alcohol and is being investigated for alleged aggravated vehicular homicide.…

The Met Office has issued a four-day “extreme heat” warning as temperatures across the UK are forecast to climb as high as 38C next week, with amber alerts now covering large parts of England and Wales as much of Europe also swelters under intense heat. The first amber warning, covering Monday and Tuesday, applies to central and southern England as well as parts of Wales. A second amber warning has since been issued for Wednesday and Thursday, extending across similar areas while also taking in parts of north-west England and North Wales. According to the Met Office, London is expected…