Alleged shotgun murder initially treated as non-suspicious death, court told
David Campbell denies killing Brian Low on a track near Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, in February 2024. Source link
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Perth Scorchers win sixth BBL title after trouncing Sydney Sixers
PERTH, Jan 25 : Perth Scorchers raced to their sixth Big Bash League title on Sunday with an emphatic six-wicket victory over Sydney Sixers in the final at Perth Stadium. Earning hosting rights after crushing the Sixers in a qualifier last week, the Scorchers fielded first and bowled their six-time Grand Final rivals out for a paltry 132 in 20 overs as pacemen David Payne and Jhye Richardson combined for six wickets. With 15 balls remaining in their reply, the hosts reached 133-4 anchored by a 43-ball 44 from Mitch Marsh. “It feels like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders. We have high expectations, and to be able to deliver on those expectations is really satisfying,” Scorchers captain Ashton Turner said. The table-topping Scorchers started their chase in audacious fashion when Marsh, Australia’s T20 captain, pulled the first ball for six. His opening partner Finn Allen, the season’s top run-scorer with 466, got the better of quick Mitchell Starc in a 19-run fourth over, bringing the crowd to their feet with a scooped …
Man jailed for violent bottle attack on two passengers on Glasgow to Perth train service | UK News
A man who launched a violent glass bottle attack on two men on board a train has been jailed for 12 years. Thomas Craig, 48, struck a passenger twice over the head before stabbing another with the smashed neck of the Buckfast bottle during the incident on 16 February 2024. Craig, of East Renfrewshire, was found guilty of assaulting one man to the danger of his life and the attempted murder of a second man at the High Court in Glasgow in November. At the same court on Monday, he was handed a 15-year extended sentence, with 12 years in jail and three years on licence once released back into the community. Image: Thomas Craig. Pic: British Transport Police Judge Lord Arthurson said: “On a busy train you launched an appallingly violent attack on two men who were complete strangers to you. “Members of the public have every right to be able to travel on public transport safely and without fear.” The drunken attack occurred on a Glasgow to Perth service. The court heard how …
Perth Stadium make biggest food donation after two-day Ashes test
While England’s quick collapse in the first Ashes test deprived cricket fans of hours of live action, for many Western Australians it proved to be a boon, after the Perth Stadium donated hundreds of kilos of surplus food to people in need. The match ended in two days, the shortest Ashes test by overs bowled to deliver a result since 1888, allowing the stadium to donate food to schools, charities and women’s refuges, Western Australia’s Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti wrote on Instagram. “When it became clear the match would wrap up early, the Optus Stadium team moved quickly to minimise waste,” Saffioti wrote. “From stacked pallets of fruit and veg, to sandwiches, dairy and bread – even 450kg of tomatoes now being turned into passata – this is community spirit at its best.” Source link