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11:44 EDT, 3 February 2021 193 shares Police have raided an absolutely ridiculous house party as 30 revellers breached coronavirus restrictions for a birthday bash. Officers were called to Ormskirk in Lancashire at 2.45am on Sunday to break up the rave allegedly hosted by bored Edge Hill University students. Some escaped by climbing out a window but the organiser - a 20-year-old woman - was given a £10,000 fixed penalty notice and nine others were fined £800. One man - Sam Taiwo, 23, fr...

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Smith, 56, was detained at the weekly soup kitchen he set up at his local skate park in Forest Row, East Sussex, because social distancing was reportedly not being observed.

As he is being placed in handcuffs, one onlooker can be heard saying: "Is he that dangerous that you have to handcuff him? You dont have to handcuff him, hes compliant." Another says: "He makes beautiful soup. Hes made soup and people gathered and drank a cup of soup." Sussex Police have confirmed a man was arrested, and he has now been issued with a summons to court. A force spokesman said: "Police were called to Station Road in Forest Row at 2.53pm on Monday (25 January) following rep...

Police were called to St Leonards seafront after Deborah Cutting tried to host an illegal dance gathering. The 54-year-old admitted breaching the Coronavirus Act when she appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court. She “refused to cease and leave the area” the court was told, and then “refused to give personal details in order for the matter to be dealt with by other means”. Cutting, of Bexhill Road, St Leonards, had organised an event called “Boogie on the Beach”. It i...

BAR staff and visitors at a restaurant ducked for cover after police caught them flouting coronavirus lockdown rules.

Kent weather: Yellow wind warning for coastal towns and Canterbury while Storm Christoph ravages UK  |  Gale-force winds of up to 70mph will batter the county overnight. While a 27-hour yellow warning for rain was initially in place across Kent it has now been replaced by an eight-hour alert for wind in coastal areas. The river was high outside the Fordwich Arms in Fordwich at the weekend The Met Office has said wind strengths will be increasing late this evening, peaking overnight, with gust...

In the final part of our exclusive Sherlock Holmes adventure, the celebrated detective deduces the link between the delivery of seven macabre Christmas cards, a burglary and a violent murder — but in doing so puts his own life in danger...  The next morning found Holmes staring moodily out of the window. Although the first and second post had already been delivered, no further cards had arrived and it seemed that there was little we could do but wait. Now there is a sad story, Holmes remarke...

A British Police officer operating a hand held speed gun. MOTORISTS have appeared in court for a variety of offences committed on our roads. Here are some of the drivers who have been named in magistrates’ courts in Sussex in November and December. SAMEH MIKHAEL Aged 39, of The Gardens, Southwick, admitted speeding in a Mercedes faster than the 50mph limit on the A27 at Lewes. Fined £120, with a £32 surcharge and £85 costs. Three points added to his licence. AMY IDEN Aged 33, o...

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president to thelma in "thelma and louise." i loved "commander in chief," which was the great series you took part in. it was like my "west wing" fix and suddenly i woke up and it was gone. what happened? >> thats what happened to me, too. i woke up and my show wasnt on anymore. >> were you disappointed as i was? >> devastated. if it was ever brought back, i have the whole publicity angle worked out that it was have maybe a profile shot of me at the desk and say, look who just got re-e...