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Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a vandal scratched 'LEAD!' into a car in the Staffordshire Moorlands. The silver Peugeot was damaged on Saturday afternoon, at around 2.30pm, in Marshes Hill, Brown Edge , while the owner was out walking their dog. Moments before the incident the owner was involved in an altercation with another dog walker, a woman in her mid-thirties, who was with a poodle or old English sheepdog. It is thought the woman then met a male further down the road. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "The silver Peugeot has had the word 'lead!' scratched into the paintwork. "The owner had a verbal altercation with a women aged mid 30's, wearing jeans and a t-shirt walking a poodle/old English sheepdog dog while both individuals were walking dogs in the area. "After the altercation the owner of the vehicle has returned to his car to notice the damage. "Police are keen for any information in relation to this matter. The lady was also with a male who was … [Read more...] about Police appeal for witnesses after car vandalised

A 48-year-old man called police when he discovered a group of paedophile hunters outside his Chilwell home, a court. Mark Bate, of Gayrigg Court, had been sending sexually explicit messages to a girl he believed was 14 years old. But the person was a decoy created by a paedophile vigilante group who tracked him to his address to confront him. When officers arrived, they were handed downloads of his lewd conversations with the 'child'. Read More COURTS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE At Nottingham Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual conversations with a 'child' and attempting to incite a 'child' to engage in sexual activity. Judge Sarah Buckingham gave him 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, and rehabilitation activity days, including a specified course. He will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order and the sex offenders' register for five years. After hearing mitigation, she told Bate: "You should have appreciated what you were doing was wholly, … [Read more...] about 48-year-old caught by paedophile hunters posing as 14-year-old girl

A man accused of trying to shoot someone dead, following a report of a gun being fired in the city centre, has had his case adjourned for a trial. Ahmed Hussein, 23, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, in connection with an alleged incident in York Street, off Granby Street, in the early hours of Sunday July 8, when Leicestershire Police received a report of a firearm being discharged. Hussein also denied possessing a prohibited firearm, namely a handgun, and possessing ammunition without a firearms certificate. There was no application for bail during a pre-trial preparation hearing at Leicester Crown Court. Hussein, of Chesterfield Road, off East Park Road, Leicester, was remanded back into custody. Judge Philip Head adjourned the hearing for a pre-trial review in December. A trial date was fixed for early January. Read More More about crime in Leicester We've got an app for Android and Apple devices which can be tailored to deliver the news and sport that you're interested in. … [Read more...] about Man accused of attempted murder shooting appears in court

A Hamilton make-up artist is living her dream of travelling the world, painting the faces of a host of celebrities and beauty queens. Kirsty Martin, who was trained by the Kardashian sisters’ make-up artist Mario Dedavanovic, has spent the last year honing her trade with the industry’s top professionals. Having been asked to spend time working with celebrity photographer Stacey Clarke for a photoshoot in Wales last September, the 22-year-old was then invited to work with celebrity makeup-artist Adam Burrell in London. Adam has worked with top celebs including Little Mix, The Voice’s Jennifer Hudson, former X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger and Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson. He called on Kirsty earlier this year to help him at a number of photoshoots and then asked her to do the make-up for a Superdrug shoot on 2017 Love Island star Montana Brown. Following on from this, Kirsty, who spends a lot of her time doing make up on beauty queen contestants, was named best … [Read more...] about Award-winning Hamilton make-up artist to the stars is living her dream

After a glorious few weeks in June and July, the weather in recent days has been more in line with our expectations – but can we look forward to beach and barbecue weather for the August bank holiday or will it be a traditional washout? The answer, in the Grimsby and Cleethorpes area at least, is somewhere in the middle. A cocktail of sunshine and showers will be hovering around the country over the weekend meaning brollies may well be required at times but it's not currently expected to be a washout, nor a heatwave. The mixed outlook will mean most places basking in occasional sunny spells on holiday Monday, but bands of showers will also pile in from the Atlantic. There is still some uncertainty in the forecast, but latest computer models suggest it will remain unsettled during the early part of the Bank Holiday weekend, with changeable, showery conditions. A spokesperson for The Weather Channel said rain would move into the north and west but remaining drier in the southeast, … [Read more...] about Latest Bank Holiday forecast for Grimsby and Cleethorpes area