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Horror as man batters dog to death with metal pole in UK supermarket | UK | News

Horror as man batters dog to death with metal pole in UK supermarket | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

Dean McKay has been jailed for 27 months (Image: Alexander Lawrie / Edinburgh Live) A man who battered a dog to death with a metal pole has been jailed for 27 months and sentenced to a lifetime ban from owning or keeping animals. Dean McKay, 38, brutally attacked a female German Shepherd named Goldie after chasing the dog’s owner, Kyle Pugh, into a Premier store in the Calder Park area of Edinburgh in May 2024. McKay kicked the dog to the body before killing her by smashing her over the head with the metal pole which broke the dog’s neck, the Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard last month. McKay was with Daniel Devlin, 39, who also confronted Mr Pugh while armed with a knife and a claw hammer. The pair fled the scene after the attack. An armed response team quickly arrived and sealed off the surrounding area. READ MORE: Tragic teen, 19, mauled to death by ‘best friend’ dog that slept on her bed READ MORE: Horror as pensioner, 75, stomped on in neighbour row …

The week in pictures: Winter Olympics open in Milan, storms flood Spain and Israel batters Gaza

The week in pictures: Winter Olympics open in Milan, storms flood Spain and Israel batters Gaza

Published by Sam Flores

Home Culture From the star-studded opening of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics to deadly storms ravaging the Iberian Peninsula, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week’s most striking images. Issued on: 08/02/2026 – 13:34 2 min Reading time Mariah Carey performs at the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, February 6, 2026. © Francisco Seco, AP Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud competes during women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy on February 7, 2026. Abbie Parr, AP A flooded children’s playground near the Guadalquivir River in Cordoba on February 7, 2026. Spain and Portugal are bracing for another storm heading for the Iberian Peninsula, just days after the floods caused by Storm Leonardo killed at least one person in each country. © Jorge Guerrero, AFP Far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen walks alongside her lawyer Sandra Chirac Kollarik during a break in the appeal trial for her earlier conviction on charges of embezzling European public funds on February 4, 2026. The prosecution has requested …

Florida Freeze Batters Citrus Belt, Inflicts “Significant Damage” To Central Orange Groves

Florida Freeze Batters Citrus Belt, Inflicts “Significant Damage” To Central Orange Groves

Published by Jenni Sidey

Floridians were once again warned this week to watch out for falling iguanas as an ultra-rare cold blast sent temperatures plunging to record lows of 22F in Jacksonville and 24F in Orlando. Whenever Arctic air pours into The Sunshine State, its citrus industry inevitably takes a hit, and this deep freeze comes on top of years of damage from greening disease and repeated blows from tropical cyclones that have already decimated the crop. It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas started falling from trees. 🦎🥶 When temperatures fall into the 40s or below, iguanas can become cold-stunned, temporarily losing muscle control. They recover as conditions warm. pic.twitter.com/FjDrT7mLmz — AccuWeather (@accuweather) February 1, 2026 “There was significant damage to the remaining oranges to be picked in central Florida,” said Jim Roemer, a meteorologist who publishes the WeatherWealth newsletter, quoted by Bloomberg. Roemer added, “Many key areas were well below 28 degrees for over four hours between Sunday and this morning.” Here’s a sight you don’t see every day. Frozen orange trees in Central Florida. The irrigation …

Heavy rain and high winds to continue as Storm Ingrid batters parts of the UK

Heavy rain and high winds to continue as Storm Ingrid batters parts of the UK

Published by Sam Flores

Downpours and high winds are likely to continue after Storm Ingrid wreaked havoc in the South West and washed away part of a historic pier in Devon, the Met Office said.It will be a wet weekend for many, with yellow weather warnings for heavy rain in place across parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and south-west England and Wales.A yellow warning is in place for an area covering Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and much of south Wales until 10pm on Saturday, while separate warnings in Northern Ireland and Scotland will run until 9am on Sunday. Source link

Storm Goretti batters UK with heavy winds and snow | UK weather

Storm Goretti batters UK with heavy winds and snow | UK weather

Published by Jenni Sidey

Storm Goretti has battered the UK, with tens of thousands of Britons across the country facing widespread power cuts, travel disruption and school closures. The winter storm brought 99mph winds and a rare red warning was issued by the Met Office for “dangerous, stormy” winds in the south-west. Officials in the West Midlands warned of the “worst snowfall in a decade” with 5-10cm of snow on Friday, and up to 15-25cm in some areas. Snowy conditions in the west end of Aberdeen after heavy snowfall overnight. Photograph: Beth Edmonston/PA More than 43,000 properties remained without power in the south-west at 6am on Friday, according to the National Grid’s website, while about 14,000 had no power in the West Midlands and 530 were without power in Wales. More than 450 addresses in the East Midlands were also without power heading into Friday morning, with National Grid telling customers in the south-west of England that it was aiming to have services restored by 8am. A number of weather warnings remain in place with an amber warning for …

Storm Bram batters Britain and Ireland with strong winds and heavy rain | UK weather

Storm Bram batters Britain and Ireland with strong winds and heavy rain | UK weather

Published by Jenni Sidey

Flights, trains and ferries were cancelled, motorists faced long delays and thousands of properties were left without power across the UK and Ireland after Storm Bram brought heavy rain and strong winds. By Tuesday night, there were more than 300 flood warnings or alerts across the UK and sporting matches and festive events were cancelled because of the weather. High waves battered coastlines, and in some parts of the UK two weeks’ typical seasonal rainfall fell in little over 24 hours. The Met Office reported that 11.2cm of rain fell on White Barrow on Dartmoor in Devon in the 24 hours up to 3pm on Tuesday. At nearby Princetown there was 7.9cm. The December average total for Princetown is about 20cm. In Treherbert in south Wales, 8.4cm fell. Gusts of 83mph were recorded in Capel Curig and Aberdaron in north Wales. The UK Met Office’s amber weather warnings – the second most severe – remained in place for north-west Scotland and Northern Ireland into Tuesday night. There are yellow warnings for wind on Wednesday in …