Police investigating sex attack on man in park conclude 'no offences committed'

Christmas is slowly creeping round the corner, which is just as well considering the year that we’ve all had. However, with all the uncertainty that comes with being in the midst of a global pandemic, and the prospect of a second lockdown, it is up to us try our best to raise moral and make an extra effort to harness that festive spirit.

A man in his 50s has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and push bike.Paramedics and police rushed to the scene on Salford Crescent just after 1.45pm this afternoon.A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a road traffic collision involving a car and push bike at 1.46pm."We have sent one ambulance to the scene."One patient was treated at the scene for injuries then taken to hospital.

Caroline Flack's mum has opened up about her helpless battle to get her daughter to see how wonderful her life was before she took her own life in February.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has some big decisions to make as his side get their Champions League campaign underway.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA man who was left in a coma-like state after choking on a piece of meat has woken up after eight years.The man, named only as Richard, was unable to walk or talk following the bizarre incident.According to the medical journal Cortex, Richard immediately remembered his father and asked for food when he woke up.Doctors were able to help him briefly cover from his catastrophic brain injury after they gave him a sleeping pill.Richard was just 20 when he suffered severe brain damage while choking, leaving him with akinetic mutism.This is a rare mental state where people cannot speak, eat or move, but can still open their eyes.Richard, now

Donald Trump. The Asian man, who has not been named, is attached to a rope from the 16th floor balcony of the 98-storey building.

A tiny pupped was burned alive after it was trapped inside a crate – leading to the arrest of its owner.Firefighters responding to reports of a small fire in a public park in Columbus Ohio just before Noon on October 11 realised the source of the blaze was a small plastic dog crate.Once they managed to put the fire out, the firefighters found that a puppy running around the park had apparently escaped from the burning crate.But she had suffered burns on her face and paws, and rescuers realised she also had black melted plastic on her back and on the top of her head.“We see a lot of bad things on a daily basis, but this really cut a lot of our people to the core,” said Mike DeFrancisco, from Columbus Fire Department, “this one hurts.”The

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe British Parliament is launching an inquiry into streaming services and whether artists are paid fairly by Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play and others, according to an announcement Friday.Julian Knight, committee chair of the department for Digital, Culture, Media and Spot said the growth of the streaming market “cannot come at the expense of talented and lesser-known artists,” according to the BBC.

Police fatally shot a suspect accused of shooting a Tennessee officer during a traffic stop, authorities said. East Ridge Police Corporal Terry Prescott was wounded Sunday afternoon after stopping a red Dodge Challenger in the parking lot of a CVS pharmacy, police told news outlets.

CAROLINE Flack's mum opened up about her heartbreaking struggle to remind her daughter she had a "fabulous career" before her tragic death by suicide. Christine Flack said she would try to remind her daughter of the good things in her life, but the words were "not being heard".

KATIE Price will finally be divorced from Kieran Hayler this week - leaving her free to marry new beau Carl Woods. The pair officially split in March 2018 after five years of marriage, and 33-year-old Kieran has also moved on with fiancée Michelle Penticost.

MAYA Jama raps about Zoom sex in lockdown in the first look at Don’t Hate The Playaz' third series. The telly presenter, 26, makes a series of cheeky references during a freestyle rap on the ITV hip-hop comedy quiz show, which is hosted by Jordan Stephens.

Talk about starting your day off on the wrong foot. A man in Nevada has been charged with burglary after his foot fell through the ceiling of a supermarket, which alerted police to a tiny living area he had set up in the rafters of the store.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Police are this week continuing their search for missing Stonehouse man Andrew Ballantyne.The 35-year-old man has now been missing for more than two weeks.Andrew was last seen around 9pm on Saturday, October 3, in Lockhart Street, Stonehouse.He is described as white, around 5 ft 8 inches in height, with short dark hair and a short dark beard.When he was last seen, he was wearing a black Puffa jacket with a Ferrari or Lamborghini logo, grey jogging trousers with a vertical strip down each leg and black trainers.He was reported missing to the police on October 6.Extensive enquiries have been carried out to find Andrew, however, attempts to locate him have

significant increase in car theft, according to the latest claims data from LV= General Insurance. In each of the last four years (2016-19) ‘theft of’ car claims has increased by 20 per cent, with keyless car theft accounting for a greater proportion of claims.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe winners of the 2020 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards were announced last night, with Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson pic Ordinary Love winning Best Film, presented by Martin Scoresese. Tom Vaughan-Lawlor won Best Actor in Film for Rialto, which also scooped the Scriptwriter prize for Mark O’Halloran.

He’s currently dating Lauren Goodger, but Charles Drury has appeared to take a swipe at ex Katie Price – insisting they were never seriously together. Sharing an article which referred to him as “Katie Price’s ex”, Charles, 23, blanked out her name and wrote on Instagram Stories: “I wish the press & other people would stop talking rubbish about Lauren being with someone’s ex, I was never seriously involved with this person.

Manchester United chief Ed Woodward before departing to join Paris St-Germain last year. The Spain midfielder left United at the end of the 2018/19 campaign after failing to earn a new contract, meaning PSG were able to sign him on a free transfer.

Glasgow’s Central Station. British Transport Police announced an investigation is underway after the body was discovered at the weekend on October 17 around 8.15pm.

lockdown, a home and waste removal platform has discovered that Brits are throwing away £428 worth of items at the tip every year. The findings come after a survey of more than 3,000 members of the British public delved into how people dispose of their unwanted goods.

straight to your inboxManchester City scored a wonderful team goal on Saturday as they beat Arsenal 1-0 in the Premier League.Raheem Sterling's finish at the end of a flowing move was ultimately the difference as Pep Guardiola's side took all three points to lift them into the top half of the table and lift them even further as they look to make their way towards a more familiar spot near the highest spots.It was a goal that deserves looking back on and enjoying because of the decisions involved in keeping Arsenal at bay and working the ball from the halfway line back to Ederson and then up to the other end of the pitch in about a minute.Here are five notable aspects of the move that won City the game.Bernardo roving roleBernardo Silva was