'Criminal events' following Salford funeral 'totally out of proportion', say police

mum who lost her teenage son has started her own funeral care business in an effort to give added comfort to anyone grieving the loss of a child. Samantha Merrilees, 41, had her world shattered when her son Scott Martin took his own life on New Years' Day this year.

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Nadine Coyle has made a defiant return to the stage following the death of her former Girls Aloud bandmate and close friend Sarah Harding. On Saturday night, the Irish beauty, 36, took to the stage as part of the Bongo's Bingo tour at Content in Liverpool.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterJesy Nelson has appeared on a new podcast to discuss her new music and her reasoning behind leaving the pop girl group Little Mix.The singer, 30, left the band in December 2020 and has since embarked on a solo singing career, with her new music set to drop any day now.Speaking about her future endeavours, Jesy chatted with Josh Smith on the Reign podcast, where she dropped a series of juicy bombs.Discussing her experience since leaving the group, she revealed: "I mean it's been a blood rollercoaster but I feel the happiest I've ever been and that's god's honest truth."Host Josh Smith then went on to quiz her on what urged her to write her new music, which will be

van driver who claims he had his throat grabbed by an officer has been awarded £7,000 in an out-of-court settlement from Nottinghamshire Police. Mark Tassi was stopped whilst driving on Crabtree Road, Bulwell by an unmarked police car, according to Nottingham Live.

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24 HOURS In Police Custody viewers were left horrified after a fake Amazon delivery driver battered three women in a horror home invasion. Monday night's instalment of the Channel 4 documentary explored the case of Sandel Hornea.

Sally Morgan has revealed her beloved husband John has died at the age of 74 following a battle with Covid-19.The 70 year old Celebrity Big Brother star and psychic made the heartbreaking announcement on her Instagram feed as she shared a black and white photo of them together for her 124,000 followers to see. In the caption, she shared a statement that read: "On behalf of Sally Morgan and Family, "It is with deepest sadness that we announce the passing of John Morgan, after a short battle with Coronavirus.

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missing amid police concern for his wellbeing. Frederick Salapei, 22, was last seen in the Berryden area of Aberdeen at around 3.30pm on Monday September 27.

iOS - Android A female passenger from the Fiesta was taken to hospital, where her injuries are described as serious but stable.The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 53-year-old man, has been charged in connection with careless driving.Two additional men, aged 26 and 34, have been charged in connection with other road traffic offences.Anyone with any information about the crash, or who may have dashcam footage, is asked to call police on 101.Information can be left via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.

BBC Breakfast turned slightly awkward on Tuesday when Dan Walker quizzed Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds while discussing the declining number of police officers across England.Shadow Home Secretary, Nick, vowed that the Labour Party would "bring back neighbourhood policing" and will implement further "eyes, ears and boots on the ground" during a major police recruitment mission.The Labour party vowed to recruit 5,000 special constables should they get into power.As Nick vowed to hire more police officers should Labour win the next general election, he appeared to dodge one of Dan's questions about his promise.Dan appeared to be slightly annoyed as he asked for a second time: "You talked about hubs and special constables, which I appreciate

ITV soap legend played a few final tricks on his street pals as he requested Roy Cropper read his final letter at the funeral, led by Billy Mayhew. One of those tricks was calling out ex-wife Mary Taylor, who he once told he'd love it if she dresses as Star Wars character Princess Leia at his funeral.

Jon Gregory, editor of such films as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and In Bruges has died, a representative confirmed to Deadline. He was 77.

Now that she's moving on from her relationship with Elon Musk, Grimes has joked that she has plans that are out of this world.The 33-year-old singer (real name Claire Elise Boucher) split with Musk on Friday, though Musk maintained they were 'semi-separated' but they're still on good terms.Grimes was asked about the split via email from Page Six, where she joked about starting a 'lesbian space commune,' likely in reference to Musk's SpaceX company.

The death of Gabby Petito has gripped the nation — and shined a light once again on how abusive relationships can hide in plain sight.

Nomadland actress and theater veteran Melissa Yandell Smith has died at the age of 64 from colon cancer.'She passed away quietly September 7, 2021 in her home in San Francisco surrounded by her husband, son, brother and friends,' according to her obituary inThe New York Times.Smith appeared in the Academy Award-winning 2020 movie with Frances McDormand, her longtime confidante and classmate at Yale. RIP:Nomadland actress and theater veteran Melissa Yandell Smith has died at the age of 64 from colon cancerShe played the role of Dolly, the sister of McDormand's character in the Chloé Zhao-directed motion picture.In an exchange in the film, Smith said, 'You could see me when I was hiding from everybody else.