4 h. ago Police hit upmarket town with dispersal order as illegal car meet planned

“This order is not aimed at those disrupting local communities and acting in an anti-social manner or driving dangerously"

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26 h. ago Meet the town attempting to clear names of executed English 'witches'

It's nearly Halloween and that means it's time to dig out your pointed hat. But, one town is spending their spooky season attempting to clear the name of executed 'witches' from 1560 to 1680. Let's take a look

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9 d. ago Suspect named and charged with attempted murder after woman allegedly stabbed

He is due to appear in court today

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9 d. ago Teen charged with attempted murder after schoolboy and girlfriend stabbed at bus stop

The teenage defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies all charges including attempted murder and wounding with intent

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2 w. ago Top female French comedian faces police probe after kicking 'selfie

Nawell Madani is accused of assaulting the young boy, named locally as Djulian, after he attempted to take a photo with her, his family have said.

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3 w. ago I Swear actor Robert Aramayo: ‘Like anybody who hasn’t had education, I thought it was all about swearing’

Formerly seen as a young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and as Elrond in The Rings of Power, he is creating a buzz with his role as Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson. It taught him a lot, he says – but it’s a huge responsibilityKirk Jones was feeling nervous. The director was two weeks away from shooting his new film, a biopic of the pioneering Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, and he still hadn’t seen his lead actor perform any of the script. Jones had been impressed by Robert Aramayo in the supernatural Netflix series Behind Her Eyes, and liked the actor when they met over Zoom.He then invited him to Galashiels, to meet Davidson in his home town, where he was convinced Aramayo was the right choice for the role. “I was confident enough not to feel the need to meet 50 other actors and audition them,” he says. But “I didn’t ask him to read”, he admits. “Looking back, I think that was insane.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Actor Robert Aramayo: ‘Like anybody who hasn’t had the education, I thought Tourette’s was all about swearing’

Formerly seen as a young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and as Elrond in The Rings of Power, Aramayo is creating a buzz with his role as the condition’s campaigner John Davidson in I Swear. It taught him a lot, he says – but it’s a huge responsibilityKirk Jones was feeling nervous. The director was two weeks away from shooting his new film, a biopic of the pioneering Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, and he still hadn’t seen his lead actor perform any of the script. Jones had been impressed by Robert Aramayo in the supernatural Netflix series Behind Her Eyes, and liked the actor when they met over Zoom.He then invited him to Galashiels, to meet Davidson in his home town, where he was convinced Aramayo was the right choice for the role. “I was confident enough not to feel the need to meet 50 other actors and audition them,” he says. But “I didn’t ask him to read”, he admits. “Looking back, I think that was insane.” Continue reading...

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