Former chief constable takes charge of Scottish drugs deaths taskforce after previous boss quit

Winter Olympics reporter was forcibly dragged off screen by a Chinese security official while broadcasting live from Beijing.Journalist Sjoerd den Daas was covering the games for Dutch broadcaster NOS outside the Bird’s Nest Stadium for the opening ceremony when he was manhandled by a man wearing a red armband.The individual entered the frame and grabbed the journalist, who pleaded by saying: “Please wait a while, I’m doing a live now.”Mr den Daas attempted to continue but was pulled away and told: “Go, this place does not allow you to stay,” before telling his fellow reporter in Dutch “We were also sent away from another spot just before.”The TV station took to Twitter on Friday to announce the reporter was “fine” following the incident, before slamming China’s treatment of journalists.They wrote on their official account: “Our correspondent @Sjoerddendaas was pulled away from the camera by security guards at 12:00 pm live in the NOS Journaal.“Unfortunately, this is increasingly becoming a daily reality for journalists in China.“He is fine and was able to finish his story a few minutes later.”Foreign media covering the games in China are understood to be heavily restricted, with mandatory use of a health-monitoring app and daily PCR tests being implemented.The security guard in question has since been identified as a ‘Public Security Volunteer’, a citizen-led neighbourhood watch helping the police keep order.That has led the IOC to come out and explain that it was an “unfortunate” isolated incident.Do you think there will be further instances of journalists facing trouble in China? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily

The Queen is set to stand down, possibly within a year – with Prince Charles becoming King, we can ­exclusively reveal. Military and security chiefs have been ordered to plan for the coronation of Charles after being given a top-secret briefing. A small team of senior officers are understood to have ­prepared a “working plan” for Charles to be crowned, which sources say is expected to take place in 2023.

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It’s early days at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, but NBC must already be praying for some Gold medal glory or the Super Bowl to give them a boost. Right now, coming off record low viewership in the first night of primetime coverage, the billions the Comcast-owned network fork out to broadcast the Games until 2032 isn’t looking like money well spent.

the Mirror reported.Alison and Steve were arrested on suspicion of murder, and Stuart on perverting the course of justice but all three were later cleared.And, despite a local labourer being later convicted of the murders, some locals in Clydach, Swansea, still believe they are responsible for wiping out three generations of the same family.Now for the first time in 22 years, Stuart Lewis has spoken about the ordeal that has ruined his life.Speaking on the biggest murder inquiry in South Wales' history, he said: “I was a serving police officer 22 years ago, who was wrongfully arrested for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.“I believe the police tampered, destroyed and created evidence to implicate me.“I was remanded in custody for four days, interviewed on 26 occasions and suspended for four years.”In a statement given exclusively to the Mirror, Lewis believes cops made a catalogue of blunders - fuelling speculation his family was responsible for the tragedy.He said: “The evidence identified at the outset to exonerate myself was lost, unobtainable, or destroyed.“It is tragic that all involved in this high profile investigation were let down by a litany of mistakes and unprofessionalism."These failures have resulted in constant speculation of the safety of the conviction.”Lewis studied for a law degree while suspended and returned to his duties with South Wales Police when all disciplinary matters against him were dropped.But the doubt surrounding the case means that Lewis and his wife can’t go out to a local restaurant without people pointing and sometimes verbally accusing him of involvement in the murders.Just a month ago Lewis was kicked out of his local gym after a member complained about him being

Queen Elizabeth used the occasion of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne to say the Duchess of Cornwall will be known as Queen Camilla when her son, Charles, becomes King.

Nat Phillips insists he has not abandoned his Liverpool dreams despite his loan move to Bournemouth.The Reds central defender, 24, joined the Championship promotion-chasers last week - and makes his debut tonight in the FA Cup fourth round tie against non-league Boreham Wood. Most assume the switch, even if only for the remainder of the campaign, signals the beginning of the end of his Anfield days - with chances so few and far between in Jurgen Klopp's ’s starting line-up since August..

A Place in the Sun star Scarlette Douglas has taken to social media to bemoan the filming conditions of the hit Channel 4 show as she works abroad.The property guru, 32, quipped that she felt like the lack of sun while filming the show was a "breach of contract" as she revealed that she was relying on the heat of a fire to get warm.In view of her 23,000 followers, the TV star told how she was experiencing anything but sunny weather as she films the show abroad.Scarlette wrote: "I love filming shows with 'In The Sun' in the title..."But when there's no sun, I kind of feel like it's a breach of contract?!!" (sic)The Channel 4 host shared a clip of a log burner as she added stickers to her story.One read, "Where's the sun?", as another quipped "very rude," while the third said: "It's too d**n cold."Scarlette has now started filming again after taking three weeks off work between Christmas and New Year.Last month, the TV presenter shared a series of snaps of herself and some of her house-hunters on social media as she celebrated their success in Cyprus.After saying that she hoped viewers enjoyed the show, Scarlette told how the two women had found their dream home in the sun.She wrote: "My god I loved Linda and Marie and as much as they’ve not got the keys yet, I’m praying they get them soon!"Wearing a pink and white co-ord set with a black floral print, the star stunned as she posed in front of the sea while filming abroad.It seems Scarlette had no issue with the weather that day as she soaked up the rays while working on the hit Channel 4 property programme.Scarlette's post comes days after her APITS co-star Danni Menzies confirmed that she is leaving the property show.She wrote: "After six years on the show and about a

A five-year-old boy who was trapped in a deep well for four days has died, the Moroccan royal palace has said.

A woman brought her rapist to justice by secretly recording him admitting his horrific crime.

Boris Johnson announced the disastrous Christmas 2020 lockdown, his wife had been diagnosed with terminal cancer - and she died just eight months later, leaving devoted Richard struggling to contain his grief.Richard, who besides being an accomplished actor is also the creator of Jack Perfume at Liberty London, posted an emotional video to his 284,300 followers early this morning to share his grief.A clearly crushed Richard couldn't bring himself to start speaking until seven seconds into the video and kept his head firmly bowed down throughout."One of those mornings when uninvited melancholics come up and squat on your brain," he said simply.He ended the short clip by revealing he would be going for a walk.Richard had been married to his beloved wife Joan Washington for 35 years when lung cancer took her from him, after first meeting her when he was sent for voice coaching lessons at The Actor's Centre in London back in the 1980s."She was wearing a boiler suit and had fairly short, cropped hair and Kicker shoes, and was chain-smoking, which I thought was insane," he recalled to the Independent of the first time he laid eyes on her."She was teaching an accent session with a bunch of actors, and I thought she had the most wonderful voice and huge, sort of monkey eyes."I thought that she was really cute and all that.

The GoFundMe website has reversed course and decided to automatically refund donations to the truckers organization leading a protest against Canadian pandemic restrictions. That’s after politicians vowed to investigate the website’s original plans for dealing with donations to the truckers.

DAME Joan Collins took a hilarious swipe at TV presenter Bradley Walsh during tonight’s episode of The Masked Singer as she suggested he could be Traffic Cone. The showbiz icon, 88, was in the studio as a guest judge on the wackiest singing competition in the history of television.

EX-EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook has hit out at the BBC for not telling her they had recast her Albert Square character with a different actress. The Sun on Sunday revealed last week that Kim Medcalf, 48, will play Sam Mitchell — the fiery daughter of Queen Vic legend Peggy Mitchell, with filming beginning this month.

FRIENDS star Courteney Cox continued her tour of Britain TV shows tonight as she appeared on The John Bishop Show. It comes after she was accused of looking bored while appearing on The Graham Norton Show the previous night.

Pierce Brosnan, 68, was dressed to impress this weekend when he had dinner with his gorgeous wife Keely Smith, 58. The husband and wife stopped at Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica, CA and were photographed walking outside the dining establishment while greeting onlookers and photographers. Pierce flashed a big smile at one point while he walked by a camera and looked as happy as could be.

Kanye West appears to be on a roll with his accusations against his estranged wife Kim Kardashian in the midst of their bitter divorce proceedings. After claiming Kim “kidnapped” their daughter to keep him from seeing Chicago on her birthday, Kanye also said she accused him of stealing and doing drugs. Now the “Famous” rapper is asserting the makeup mogul won’t let him and their four children jet off to his hometown to attend a basketball game.

Rihanna is reportedly set to tie the knot with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky in a sun-soaked Barbados ceremony after she gives birth to their first baby together.The gorgeous singer, 33, revealed she is pregnant with the musician's baby in a sweet announcement earlier this week. She debuted her blossoming baby bump in a series of snaps taken in New York before posting images on her Instagram page.

Queen Elizabeth II has used her Platinum Jubilee speech to back Camilla one day becoming Queen. Camilla, 74, and Prince Charles, 73, have been married for 17 years, and are thought to have begun the romantic relationship while Charles was still married to the late Princess Diana. Despite their controversial start, the Queen has said that Camilla becoming ‘Queen Consort’ is her “sincere wish”.

All Of Us Are Dead has helped South Korea set a new record on Netflix in the US.Based on the webtoon Now At Our School by Joo Dong-geun, the series follows a group of high school students who find themselves trapped on campus as a zombie apocalypse spreads like wildfire.After previously topping the charts on Netflix in over 25 countries by January 31, All Of Us Are Dead has now reached the summit of the daily Top 10 list on US Netflix (February 4). As the second non-English-language series to reach that position, the K-drama has helped set a new record for South Korea.Thanks to the success of Squid Game and All Of Us Are Dead, Korea is now the first country to place multiple series not in the English language at the top of the streaming service’s charts, according to Deadline.

The former boss of the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce has slammed the Scottish Government for cutting its deadline by six months.