27 h. ago Cops probe “intimidation” campaign against Celtic directors and their families

The probe comes after anti-board posters were put up close to the homes of chairman Peter Lawwell, CEO Michael Nicholson, chief finance officer Chris McKay and head of security Mark Hargreaves.

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34 h. ago Arrests made after singing nutcracker statue stolen from funeral home

The five-foot-tall figure sings to children on their way home from school

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34 h. ago 5ft singing nutcracker statue stolen from funeral director's as cops make arrest

Proprietor Luke Allum explained the nutcracker brings happiness to local children and was switched on around 3pm for pupils finishing their day.

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35 h. ago Police make arrests after 5ft nutcracker statue which sings to kids is stolen

The nutcracker statue was snatched from outside the front of Luke Allum Funeral Directors in Sheerness, Kent, with the owner saying it brings joy to kids in the town

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8 d. ago Hunt for ‘Grinch’ thief continues after 8ft Christmas statue nicked from Scots bar

THE HUNT for Scotland's 'Grinch' thief continues after a Christmas statue was nicked from the capital city's bar. The boozer's manager has said he has “no idea” why an 8ft nutcracker was stolen from outside the venue. The statue was taken from outside Copper Blossom cocktail bar in Edinburgh city centre at around 1pm on...

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9 d. ago Thief steals 8ft Christmas nutcracker statue from Edinburgh cocktail bar

The manager Paul Baxton said he was disappointed no witnesses had alerted bar staff to the theft outside

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1 week ago Cops hunt 'Grinch' thief that stole 8ft Christmas Nutcracker statue from outside Scots bar

The giant festive ornament was pinched from outside a popular cocktail bar on Tuesday afternoon, and the general manager says the culprit is definitely "on Santa's naughty list".

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1 week ago Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way | Genevieve Guenther

The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hopeGenevieve Guenther is the founding director of End Climate SilenceThe 30th conference of the parties (Cop30), the annual climate summit of all nations party to the UNFCCC, just ended. Stakeholders are out in the media trying spin the outcome as a win. Simon Stiell, climate change executive secretary for the UN is, for instance, praising Cop30 for showing that “climate cooperation is alive and kicking, keeping humanity in the fight for a liveable planet”. But let us be clear. The conference was a failure. Its outcome, the decision text known as the Global Mutirão or Global Collective Effort, is, in essence, a form of climate denial.In 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) determined that the world had already developed, or planned to develop, too much fossil fuel to be able to halt global heating at 2C. It ackn...

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2 w. ago Justice Department says full grand jury in Comey case didn't review copy of final indictment

The Justice Department says the grand jury that charged former FBI Director James Comey wasn't presented with a copy of the final indictment

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