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A former Labour councillor has pleaded guilty to a series of sexual offences targeting a 13-year-old girl.Liron Woodcock-Velleman, 30, sent naked photographs of himself to his teenage victim.He also sent her inappropriate messages asking whether she was “at home alone”.The ex-councillor, elected in 2022, demanded: “Show me your bra,” and asked “whether she was a virgin”, the court heard.Woodcock-Velleman, a father-of-one, entered his guilty plea at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Friday.He admitted one count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.The 30-year-old also pleaded guilty to attempting to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to…

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With most of the UK now fully in the grip of Arctic winds, a number of areas awoke to a covering of snow on Friday morning, all the way from Shetland to the south coast of England.The sleet and snow showers that moved southwards across the country on Thursday night created a visual treat for our WeatherWatchers, but also meant slippery roads and pavements for those venturing out.The Met Office issued several weather warnings for snow and ice, with amber warnings for snow in effect from lunchtime on Friday for parts of northern Scotland.The frigid conditions are set to persist…

To feel the heat is a given for any Old Firm manager, and Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy is experiencing a cauldron of emotions as derby day arrives.Just over four weeks since Nancy was announced as the permanent successor to Brendan Rodgers, he has lost five of his seven matches in charge.Consequently, Nancy is under enormous pressure before Saturday’s match against Rangers, not least from his own club’s supporters.After defeats by Hearts and Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership, Roma in the Europa League and St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup final, back-to-back league wins against Aberdeen and Livingston appeared…

Reform UK has pledged to introduce mandatory life sentences for convicted grooming gang rapists if it wins power.The party’s policy chief Zia Yusuf has said offenders found guilty of raping anyone under 16 should receive whole life orders – without the chance of parole.”For too long, Conservative and Labour Governments have failed to protect our children,” Mr Yusuf said.”A Reform Government will introduce mandatory minimum life sentences for those who rape children. It is shameful that this is not already the law.”Mr Yusuf went on to describe the situation as “a profound betrayal of victims and of the public’s trust”.England…

Ian YoungsCulture reporterITVA series of unfortunate road traffic events brings characters together somewhere between Coronation Street and EmmerdaleThe worlds of TV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale will collide – literally – in an explosive crossover episode on Monday, kicking off a revamped but reduced schedule for the shows.Characters from both soaps will come face-to-face for the first time in the one-off Corriedale, which executive producer Iain Macleod jokes is “like the Marvel multiverse assembling”.When Macleod took over both long-running shows two years ago, he started thinking about mixing the ITV soap universes, perhaps by sending a character or two on…

Newcastle: Grayson; Wade, Hearle, Arnold, Obatoyinbo; Connon, Benitez Cruz; McCallum, McGuigan (capt), Palframan, Usher, Hodgson, Gordon, Christie, Leatherbarrow.Replacements: Fletcher, Hancock, De Bruin, Baker, Mafi, Elliott, Chamberlain, Spencer.Sin-bin: Hodgson (15)Gloucester: C Atkinson; Cotgreave, Knight, S Atkinson (capt), Thorley; Byrne, Austin; Ruskin, Crane, Fasogbon, Thomas, Clark, Gwynne, Ludlow, Clement.Replacements: Knowles, Knight, Ford-Robinson, Jordan, Venter, Price, Barton, Hathaway.Sin-bin: Clark (15).Red card: Thorley (47).Referee: Christophe Ridley.

Families’ search for loved ones in the aftermath of the Swiss ski resort fire dominates Saturday’s papers. The Times leads with a photo of a former pupil from a UK private school who has been reported among the missing. Charlotte Niddam, thought to be 15, has not been heard from and was working as a babysitter in the resort of Crans-Montana, according to the paper.The Daily Mail follows with more details on the missing teenager, who attended Immanuel College in Hertfordshire and Free School in north London. The paper says she moved to France two years ago and babysat in…

Tyrone manager Malachy O’Rourke says that Peter Harte is ‘probably not going to commit’ to the Tyrone cause ahead of the 2026 season, while Rian O’Neill looks set to sit out the 2026 campaign for Armagh.O’Rourke was speaking after the Red Hands opened their campaign in the Dr McKenna Cup with a 2-13 to 0-17 win away at Armagh. Mattie Donnelly who was also a part of the 2008 All-Ireland minor winning side with Harte, contributed 1-2 on the night. “I think Peter, at this stage, is probably not going to be able to commit, unfortunately. Peter has given so…

Mark Poynting,Climate researcher,Becky Dale,Senior data journalist, VerifyandJess Carr,Data designerGetty ImagesRenewable energy – considered crucial to limiting climate change – produced a record amount of electricity in Great Britain in 2025, analysis shows.Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity, according to the provisional figures from the National Energy System Operator (Neso).But solar-powered electricity rose by nearly a third on 2024 levels, helped by the UK’s sunniest year on record and the expansion of solar panels around the country.While behind renewables, electricity from fossil gas also rose slightly, highlighting the challenge of reaching the government’s “clean power” target by 2030.”It…