An Aberdeen grandmother who stole more than £1.5m from her employers has been ordered to repay £670,00.
Coleen Muirhead, 57, spent the money on holidays, cars, caravans and savings accounts for her family.
She was jailed for three years and four months in 2023 after she admitted embezzlement from the metal recycling firm.
Muirhead has been ordered to repay £668,726 the High Court in Glasgow under Proceeds of Crime laws.
Fishermen who lost their lives at sea are being remembered at special services around the UK.
National Fishing Remembrance Day was created in 2024 by maritime organisations including the Hampshire-based Fishermen's Mission.
The charity said Sunday's services – including Brixham, Kilkeel and Peterhead which have been designated as national services for England, Northern Ireland and Scotland – were a reminder that fishing remained one of the most dangerous peacetime occupations.
A total of 26 deaths involving fishing vessels were recorded in the five years from 2019 to 2023, according to the Marine Accident Investigation Board.
At Portsmouth, a service is being held at The Camber Docks next to a memorial for six crewmen who died on the Wilhelmina J in 1991.
The beam trawler sank when it collided with a cargo ship in thick fog. Four of the bodies – all men aged in their 20s – have never been found.
Hayley Hamlett from the charity said relatives and friends of the six fishermen attended last year's inaugural event.
She said: "It's a chance to remember the people who have dedicated their lives for the fishing industry and in some cases the ones who've lost their lives while getting the seafood for our plate.
"Every day particularly along the south we've still got fishermen going out risking their lives, nearly always on their own on the boats."
Fishermen and their families from across the south of England also attended a service in Poole, Dorset, with sea shanties, poetry and readings.
Groups involved in National Fishing Remembrance Day also include The Seafarers' Charity, Stella Maris, Seafish and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
When it comes to keeping it in the family, the Rackleys have got it well and truly sussed, with a watertight business.
In 1985, brothers Beverly, Jerry and Nigel Rackley bought the Starcross to Exmouth ferry.
Back then, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, Queen and David Bowie rocked Wembley Stadium for LiveAid, and 13 million people tuned in to watch the first episode of Eastenders on BBC One.
The popular soap is still going strong and if Cody Rackley, Beverly's grandson, has anything to do with it – the family business will be ferrying passengers for the next for 40 years, with the 26-year-old now at the helm.
Mr Rackley said: "It's nice to keep it in the family."
He crews the vessel that crosses the estuary up to 14 times a day, with dad Jonathan in the wheelhouse, keeping a careful eye out as he picks his way through pleasure cruisers, moored yachts and rubber dinghies.
The Orcombe is a 90-seater boat painted in blue and white and could best be described as no-frills. There is no cafe, no shop and no bar.
"No that's it – you've just got to take in the breathtaking views and wildlife in the estuary, and it's lovely," said Mr Rackley.
"It's the best office in the world."
Bad weather does sometimes mean the 20-minute journey has to be cancelled, possibly one of the reasons Cody doesn't think there are many commuters.
Mr Rackley said: "To drive from Starcross to Exmouth can take between 45 minutes to over an hour sometimes, as the traffic can be an absolute nightmare so this is an nice way to get people across the estuary."
There are regulars such as Andrea Spain from Teignmouth.
She takes the ferry at least once a month and one of the reasons is for a well-known supermarket near Exmouth Railway Station.
"It's the best food hall in the area so makes for a great day out," she said.
The ferry is a cash only service costing £6 for an adult single and £4 for a child.
"I was surprised at just how cheap it is," said Natalie Gray from Exmouth, who was taking the ferry for the first time.
"I didn't even know it existed and I've lived in Exmouth for five years, but it's lovely."
She was travelling with dog Roo – it costs £1 to take a dog on the ferry.
Mr Rackley said: "We've had trips where we've had so many dogs that we couldn't take people, so it just makes up for it when there's lots of dogs on board."
A 39-year-old man and 34-year-old woman have been injured following a one-vehicle crash in Lochaber.
The Toyota Rav4 Excel landed in a ditch near to the Locheilside train junction on the A830 Fort William to Glenfinnan road at about 13:30 on Wednesday.
The male driver was taken to Belford Hospital in Fort William while the female passenger was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow by air ambulance.
About 300 children a year are admitted to A&E in the UK after swallowing magnets, a new study has found.
The University of Southampton research revealed that one in 10 children required life saving operations after consuming the items, which are commonly used in toys.
It also found 6% of swallowing cases were linked to a viral social media trend, where the children – mostly girls – were trying to imitate tongue piercings by placing small magnets in their mouths.
Lead author and professor of paediatric surgery Nigel Hall, who works at the University and Southampton Children's Hospital, said retailers must do more to increase warnings on magnetic toy labels.
"Having an unplanned emergency operation is a traumatic experience for any child and their family," he said.
Mr Hall added that some of the young people ended up "with serious problems, like needing part of their bowel removed or requiring a stoma".
The data was provided by 66 UK hospitals between May 2022 and April 2023.
Mr Hall stressed that children should be taken to emergency departments early if they swallow a magnet.
"Most children who have swallowed a magnet do not show any symptoms, so it is really important that all cases have an x-ray to find out for certain," he said.
The research has been welcomed by the Child Accident Prevention Trust which focuses on preventing death and serious injury to young people from avoidable accidents.
Its chief executive Katrina Phillips said: "These super strong magnets can rip through a child's guts and leave them with life-changing injuries. One boy has died.
"Take a moment to check who you're buying from. Don't assume that, just because you can buy something, it must be safe."
North Korea has for the first time confirmed that it sent troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine.
In a report on state news agency KCNA, Pyongyang's military claimed its soldiers helped Russian forces "completely liberate" the Kursk border region, according to an order given by leader Kim Jong Un.
Pyongyang's announcement comes just days after Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov praised the "heroism" of North Korean troops, the first time Moscow has publicly acknowledged their involvement.
Western officials had earlier told the BBC they believed at least 1,000 of the 11,000 troops sent from North Korea had been killed over three months.
Gerasimov also claims Moscow regained full control of the country's western Kursk region – a claim denied by Ukraine.
Responding to the statement, the US said North Korea must now bear responsibility for perpetuating the war.
South Korean and Western intelligence have long reported that Pyongyang dispatched thousands of troops to Kursk last year.
The decision to deploy troops was in accordance with a mutual defense treaty between Pyongyang and Moscow, KCNA said.
"They who fought for justice are all heroes and representatives of the honour of the motherland," Kim said according to KCNA.
North Korea and Russia demonstrated their "alliance and brotherhood" in Kursk, adding that a "friendship proven by blood" will greatly contribute to expanding the relationship "in every way".
It added that North Korea would support the Russian army again.
KCNA did not say what would happen to the North Korean troops after their mission in Kursk ended and whether they would be able to return home.
Reports that North Korean soldiers had been deployed to fight for Russia first emerged in October, following the deepening of bilateral ties between Kim and Putin.
This included the signing of an accord where both Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Kim agreed to support each other if either country was dealing with "aggression".
Military experts have said that the North Korean troops, reportedly from an "elite" unit called the Storm Corps, are unprepared for the realities of modern warfare.
"These are barely trained troops led by Russian officers who they don't understand," former British Army tank commander, Col Hamish de Bretton-Gordon had said earlier this year.
Despite this, Ukraine's top military commander Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi had earlier also warned that North Korean soldiers were posing a significant problem for Ukrainian fighters on the front line.
"They are numerous. An additional 11,000-12,000 highly motivated and well-prepared soldiers who are conducting offensive actions. They operate based on Soviet tactics. They rely on their numbers," the general told Ukraine's TSN Tyzhden news programme.
The leader of the Fire Brigades Union is calling on Labour MPs to vote against the government's proposed cuts to benefits.
Steve Wright has become the first general secretary of a trade union affiliated to the Labour Party to explicitly tell Sir Keir Starmer's MPs to rebel against his plans.
Wright told the BBC: "The most vulnerable and poorest in society are being asked to pay for a crisis they didn't cause. I don't believe that is why people are involved in the Labour movement."
He added that he believed the move would lead to "the normalisation of the cost of living crisis" for many, and should be rejected.
A mum whose 17-year-old daughter took her own life is planning to walk across Devon to raise money in her memory.
Darcy, who died in 2021, would have been 22 this year.
In honour of this, her mum Debbie Hollinson plans to walk 22 miles (35km) from Tavistock, where Darcy lived, to Plymouth, where she was at school on 25 May.
"I'll be thinking about Darcy with every step, wishing she was with us," said Ms Hollinson, a Devon and Cornwall Police community support officer.
It is the latest in a series of events organised by Ms Hollinson in memory of her daughter, and in aid of Papyrus, a suicide prevention charity.
The goal is to raise £22,000.
Ms Hollinson said: "I wish I wasn't doing this at all.
"But we know so many people struggle with suicidal thoughts… I don't want anyone to go through what we have been through and go though daily.
"I think Darcy would be surprised at how many are taking part.
"When she died, she thought nobody cared and the world would be better off without her.
"I wish she'd have known how many people have come forward to support this event.
"It started off just being a small group of us doing it, but lots of people have joined and there are lots of different teams."
Ms Hollinson said there was "so much stigma attached" to the subject.
"We just have to keep talking about it and make it easer for people to talk about," she said.
Her daughter, she added, was the "first person to come forward" when someone was upset.
"Darcy was really sporty: she was a horse rider, a climber, an RAF cadet and a Brownies volunteer."
Thanking all those taking part in the walk, she added: "Twenty-two miles in one day is a long way and there could be up to 100 people.
"It's as much about having conversations and raising awareness as it is about raising the money."
A man who threatened two people with an axe in a Wetherspoons pub has told a court he was "deeply sorry" for his actions.
Jason Semple pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates' Court to two charges of threatening a person with a bladed article during an incident in the beer garden at the White Hart Hotel in Okehampton at about 18:00 BST on Sunday.
The court heard the 54-year-old walked through the pub with the weapon to confront a man he had a grievance with.
Mr Semple, of Tavistock Road, Okehampton, has been remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing due to take place at Exeter Crown Court in May.
The court heard Mr Semple had been drinking during the day and threatened two people during the incident which lasted about a minute.
He had no recollection of what happened and could not remember where he had got the axe from, the court was told.
Defence solicitor Jeremy Harris said it was a regrettable incident in which Mr Semple acted in a "wholly unreasonable manner".
Mr Harris added that Mr Semple was "deeply sorry for his actions".
A deer has died after being chased by people on Cleethorpes beach, an animal welfare group has said.
Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue said the roe deer – one of several spotted on the beach on Monday, succumbed to exhaustion.
The charity said it was unclear whether people had been trying to assist, but added that the intervention had caused "unnecessary stress."
"It was a devastating end and one that could've been avoided," it added.
Commenting on the incident, the charity said that despite the efforts of the local beach safety team asking people to keep their distance, members of the public were seen chasing the deer.
One "exhausted" deer was later recovered, but despite receiving emergency care, "sadly died".
"Deer are extremely sensitive animals and can suffer from post-capture myopathy -a condition triggered by extreme stress that can, unfortunately, be fatal," it added.
In a post shared on social media, the charity said deer are "capable swimmers" and, in most cases, do not require intervention.
It added: "Unless a deer is collapsed, or stuck, the best course of action is to leave them undisturbed and unpanicked.
"The best approach is to allow the deer to return on their own – calmly and in their own time – which they regularly do without issue."
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