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SWLSgreen – by Eleanor Storey Police are investigating an incident in which a transgender Green councillor is accused of shouting “Nazis” at a women’s rights group. Officers are looking into complaints about the behaviour of Charlie Caine at a silent vigil held by the Norwich Women’s Rights Group and Women’s Rights Network (WRN). The organisers of the vigil claim the councillor yelled at them, calling them “Nazis” and “transphobes”. The group believe they were targeted by Caine because they have previously raised concerns about the impact of trans ideology on women and girls. Caine is a transman – the term…

SWNAwhisky Two bottles of whisky that are over 50 years old are set to be auctioned – and could fetch up to £3,600. A rare Glenury Royal bottle from 1953 distilled and bottled by Scottish Malt has an estimated worth of £3,400 to £3,600, It will be auctioned by Bonhams in their Distilled Rarity: A Curated Auction of the Finest Spirits. Also up for auction is a 1968 Inverleven, from the long closed Inverleven Distillery. Bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society in January 1994, it is estimated to fetch between £350-450.

SWTProll – by Ottilie Von Henning This is the moment a car crashed into a house after a delivery driver forgot to put on his handrake. Matthew Murphy, 41, was at work yesterday (Feb 11) when he checked his home Ring camera and saw a car rolling into the front of his house. Matthew’s wife had ordered a takeaway and as the driver pulled up, he forgot to put his handbrake on. Funny video shows the grey vehicle rolling down the driveway while the driver frantically runs up and tries to stop it from hitting the house. The car caused…

SWLShorses – by Jason Hughes One of the last set of brewery Shire horses in the UK are to be retired – with bosses blaming the Government’s last budget. Wadworth has been using the animals to deliver beers to pubs in Devizes in Wiltshire and the surrounding villages for 125 years. But its most recent pairing Sam and George will be the last in a long line of horses that have served the town’s boozers. Managing director Toby Bartholomew cited the difficulties of carrying out local deliveries following the relocation of the brewery – alongside rising financial pressures worsened by…

SWMRshot – by Jack Fifield A British woman has been shot dead in the US. Lucy Harrison, 23, died on Friday, January 10, at her father’s home in Prosper, Texas. An inquest looking in to the circumstances of her death was opened at Warrington Coroners Court today (weds). It has now been adjourned until Friday, March 28. Paying tribute to Lucy, who is from Warrington, Cheshire, her mother and boyfriend released a statement through police. They said: “Lucy was life. “She lived it fiercely and fearlessly, not being afraid to feel all that life has to offer. “Lucy unashamedly loved…

SWFScrowd – by Sejal Mandal Chaos unfolded at a station in India as thousands of devotees tried to cram onto a packed train. Devotees heading to Maha Kumbh, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, desperately tried to board an already-packed train at Patna railway station in Bihar on Tuesday (Feb 11). Footage shows a sea of passengers surging forward to climb onto the moving train – almost causing a stampede. Ticketed passengers struggled to board, prompting the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to intervene. Officers allegedly used batons to remove non-ticketed travelers, leaving several with minor injuries.

SWFSbison- by Ottilie Von Henning Watch the moment a stray wild bison barrelled across a busy road and knocked commuters off their motorcycle. CCTV footage shows vehicles travelling down a busy road in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu in India on Sunday (Feb 9). Suddenly a wild bison then charges onto the road. The wild animal directly collided with a motorcycle, causing the rider and passenger to be thrown off the vehicle and skid along the road.

This is the moment a car crashed into a house after a delivery driver forgot to put on his parking brake. Matthew Murphy, 41, was at work yesterday when he checked his home Ring camera and saw a car rolling into the front of his house. Matthew’s wife had ordered takeout, and as the driver pulled up, he forgot to put his parking brake on. Funny video shows the gray vehicle rolling down the driveway while the driver frantically runs up and tries to stop it from hitting the house. The car caused minor cosmetic damage to the porch and…

SWMRdeath – By Adam Dutton A great-grandmother who died after being brutally attacked at a busy train station has been named by police at 87-year-old Dorothy Chiles.The pensioner was rushed to hospital after being assaulted on the concourse of Birmingham New Street station in broad daylight at around 11am on November 19 last year. She suffered a broken hip and was later discharged from hospital – but died at home two days after Christmas on December 27. A woman in her 20s, who was originally arrested on suspicion of GBH, has since been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. British Transport…

A British woman has been shot dead in the US. Lucy Harrison, 23, died on Friday, January 10, at her father’s home in Prosper, Texas. An inquiry looking into the circumstances of her death was opened at Warrington Coroners Court today. It has now been adjourned until Friday, March 28. Paying tribute to Lucy, who is from Warrington, Cheshire, her mother and boyfriend released a statement through police. They said: “Lucy was life. “She lived it fiercely and fearlessly, not being afraid to feel all that life has to offer. “Lucy unashamedly loved – she had a huge capacity to…