Police find NINE imitation guns, crossbow and axe after reports of 'man armed with knife'

direct to your inboxA 'thoroughly dishonest' insurance worker defrauded clients of her firm out of £7,000.Sofia Hussain, 28, has escaped an immediate prison sentence - in part because she is pregnant.A judge was told she diverted payments into her own bank account.And on one occasion, she dragged an innocent relative into the fraud by using their bank account before transferring more than £1,000 back into her own, a court heard.

straight to your inboxJamie Redknapp has warned Manchester City that they have to start planning for life after Sergio Aguero. The legendary City forward has been plagued by injuries so far this season, making just seven appearances in all competitions.

After spending a lot of time at home this year, many of us have dreamed of improving our surroundings.

Joel Dommett has left fans hot under the collar as he appeared topless on his interview on Lorraine on Wednesday 23 December. Comedian Joel, 35, was due to chat to Ranvir Singh, who is stepping in for Lorraine, via video link to discuss the upcoming series of The Masked Singer.

What, in today's political culture, is a "centrist"? Old-fashioned political nerds define the term by support for legislation and policy proposals. If you love really big tax cuts and favor abolishing several Cabinet departments, you're not a centrist.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Cambusnethan man caught with nearly 50,000 child abuse images has been jailed for nine months. Cameron Logan claimed he’d been viewing the vile material since the age of 12.Police said the pictures recovered were among the worst they’d ever seen.

A Boohoo supplier is accused of paying sweatshop workers making clothes for the brand just 29p an hour.

Perth police officers have launched a public appeal for information following reports that a woman was spotted in the River Tay.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSpeed cameras are to be installed on a section of the A77 where a mum was killed at the hands of boy racers – after a three-year-long campaign.Joan Price, 59, from Troon, died following a head-on collision near the Holmston Roundabout, Ayr, in January 2017 caused by drag-racers who clocked speeds of up to 140mph.Joan’s husband Colin launched the campaign Joan’s Legacy alongside West FM to call for a gap in speed cameras along the stretch to be filled.And now three years on, they have successfully won their case, with Transport Scotland confirming average speed cameras will be installed.Colin told Natasha Richardson from West FM: “I learned the

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe FA have contacted Nuno Espirito Santo over comments he made about referee Lee Mason after Wolves' loss to Burnley.Nuno hit out at Mason after his side's 2-1 defeat, claiming the referee was not good enough to take charge of top-level games.The FA have seemed observations from Nuno about his comments and will decide whether to act once the Wolves boss has responded.Under current FA rules and regulations, a manager can criticise the performance and competence of a match official provided they do not imply bias, attack the official's integrity, are personally offensive, prolonged or are deemed unreasonable.

direct to your inboxA driver who falsely registered a car under the name 'Freddie Flintoff' led police on a high-speed chase through north Manchester.When police seized the car they found more than ten empty fuel drums and a syphoning kit.Officers joked that the famous cricketer would be unlikely to get himself into such a 'sticky wicket'.Police from the transport unit first tried to stop the driver of the Citroen Picasso on Tuesday.It led to a 'short pursuit' around Monsall and Collyhurst, before the car was abandoned, officers said on Facebook.In the post on the GMP Manchester North Facebook page, PC Marc said: "Turned out it was on false plates with a fictitious keeper named Freddie Flintoff!!"Don't think Freddie would be getting himself

direct to your inboxA new coronavirus vaccine could be approved just after Christmas, scientist claims.Regulators could approve the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine "shortly after" Christmas by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said Professor Sir John Bell. Approval of the Oxford vaccine would be a major boost to efforts to control Covid-19 due to it being easier to distribute than the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.

Brexit, began almost four-and-a-half years ago when the UK voted by the smallest of margins to Leave the economic bloc. Talks are still ongoing over the finer points of the UK's exit.This year was the final transition before the UK leaves the economic bloc in just over a week's time.So far (as of December 23 2020) a deal has yet to be reached.

Gemma Atkinson, 36, explained there had been a photographer lurking at the end of their road in a bid to get snaps of her and boyfriend Gorka Marquez, 30, following his recently ended stint on Strictly Come Dancing 2020.

TOWIE beauty Chloe Brockett took part in the ‘show me a photo of…’ Instagram challenge on Tuesday and fans were gratified when the star posted a picture of herself without any filler. She captioned the picture: “No filler here at all… I think I was 14/15.” The brunette beauty, who joined TOWIE last year aged 19, has been open on social media about her cosmetic enhancements, filler included.

Fatboy Slim has said having a sex toy named after him is the “greatest triumph” of his career.The DJ (real name Norman Cook) was the inspiration for the Fatboy Thin toy.Speaking about the moments that made him realise he’d made it as a DJ and performer, Cook remembered hearing his music on Eastenders. “I think the first time I knew I had arrived was when we heard a tune of ours on the jukebox at the Queen Vic,” Cook told the Celebs & The Average Joe podcast.“That’s always a big moment in a musician’s life – it’s like: ‘Oh we’re part of the furniture now.'”He then added that his “greatest triumph and my greatest honour of doing this, is to have a dildo named after me.

direct to your inboxA determined drugs boss carried on operating even after being arrested twice.Dorian Bell's involvement in selling heroin, cocaine and ecstasy only stopped when he was remanded in custody.He and a number of other dealers face lengthy sentences for their role in an Oldham and Manchester based drugs gang, in which 23-year-old Bell played a 'leading' role.Police recovered significant quantities of drugs and also found a safe house the gang used in the Green Quarter of Manchester city centre.Officers discovered more than 2,000 ecstasy tables being stored there, as well as £10,000 in cash.On other occasions, Bell was stopped by police in possession of thousands of pounds worth of drugs.He was twice arrested and released under