56 h. ago Woman tried to set fire to Swansea McDonald's then robbed nervous young teen and swung chair at him

Her young victim was already 'not a fan' of visiting Swansea city centre because of the 'unpredictable behaviour' of some visitors on drink and drugs

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1 week ago Bonnie Blue set to meet woman involved in Bang Bus tour 'slap attack' as police finalise outcome

Bonnie Blue's darkest fears of being attacked allegedly came true in a nightclub event gone wrong – now the police are organising for her to meet the woman who "punched" her

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1 week ago Woman set on fire in 64 seconds of terror as judge says 'she looked like a melting candle'

Jordan Spencer, 34, was jailed for 13 years after she hurled a bowl of petrol over Paris Carpio, 20, and set her alight during a spat about her missing e-scooter

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2 w. ago Film Club: Aimee Lou Wood’s fantastical romcom is part Mike Leigh, part cosy family sitcom

The White Lotus star is an agoraphobic movie lover who puts on elaborate immersive screenings in her garage in this sweet tale of longing, anxiety and family bickering. But is it believable?I’m not sure where Aimee Lou Wood – the Stockport-born star of Sex Education and The White Lotus – got the idea for Film Club (Tuesday 7 October, 10pm, BBC Three), the new drama she has created with fellow actor Ralph Davis, but I’d be amazed if it’s drawn from her own life. Not because the fearlessly outspoken global celebrity plays a woman too scared to set foot outside her mum’s house in Manchester following a nervous breakdown, her only respite being a weekly movie night with uni friends in the garage. No. It’s the garage itself.Each week, unemployed, agoraphobic Evie somehow finds the wherewithal to transform her garage into a spectacular film set. For a screening of Alien, this one-woman Secret Cinema wallpapers it with tinfoil and hazard tape and fills it with smoke, strip lights...

Society

2 w. ago Tennessee court sets execution date for the state's only woman on death row and 3 male inmates

The Tennessee Supreme Court has set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row

Events

3 w. ago Controversial statue of Dr Elsie Inglis looks set to be approved as family make statment on artwork

Dr Elsie Inglis is set to become the first woman to have a statue on the Royal Mile.

Economics

3 w. ago Controversial statue of Dr Elsie Inglis looks set to be approved as family make statement on artwork

Dr Elsie Inglis is set to become the first woman to have a statue on the Royal Mile.

Politics