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Scottish culture funding shake-up signalled under drive to meet ... (The Scotsman)

Arts organisations will have to demonstrate how they are tackling the climate crisis in order to secure funding under a drive to ensure Scotland has a “net ...

“The arts, culture and heritage sectors have a powerful and important role to play in supporting fair and equitable changes in society as Scotland moves towards a zero-carbon, climate-ready future.” "Incremental changes by separate organisations and individuals will not enable Scotland to reach net-zero in a climate-just manner and will fail to build a fair and equitable Scotland adapted to a changed and changing climate.” A newly-published “climate emergency" blueprint has warned that the physical physical shape of Scotland’s cultural landscape may have to be completely “re-imagined” over the next two decades.

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M1 crash: Drink-drive mum jailed over deaths of children (BBC News)

Mary McCann's son and daughter were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, a court hears.

Lilly was thrown from the car and found on the roadside, while Smaller was flung around the backseat and found slumped in the footwell, the court heard. The court heard McCann was in lane one, while the lorry was in lane two. Her car drifted into lane two and, in a bid to avoid the lorry, she crashed into it.

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(G)I-DLE's Miyeon unveils stunning teaser for debut solo single 'Drive' (NME.com)

(G)I-DLE member Miyeon has previewed the music video her brand-new single 'Drive', from her forthcoming debut solo record 'My'.

In a recent interview with ELLE Korea, the (G)I-DLE singer spoke about finally making her long-awaited debut as a soloist. ‘My’ will mark Miyeon’s first official solo release since making her debut as a member of (G)I-DLE in 2018. Soyeon also recently made a solo comeback in July last year with her first mini-album ‘Windy’.

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M1 drink-drive mum who killed own kids in horror crash is jailed (Leicestershire Live)

Lilly McCann, four, and Smaller Peter McCann, who was 10 that day, died at the scene, between junctions 14 and 15. A third passenger, a two-year-old girl, was ...

Mr Shay told the court McCann was driving at 72mph in a 60mph zone, with Lilly and Smaller not wearing their seatbelts. Her car drifted into lane two and, in a bid to avoid the lorry, she crashed into it – sending her car spinning. Lilly McCann, four, and Smaller Peter McCann, who was 10 that day, died at the scene, between junctions 14 and 15.

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Mum who killed her two kids in drink drive crash weeps as she's ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Mary McCann, 35, was driving northbound on the M1 when she smashed into a white Scania HGV - neither of her children Lilly or Smaller were wearing ...

Keep their mummy and daddy in your prayers, couldn’t imagine their pain. Never seen sadder in my life. McCann was in lane one, while the lorry was in lane two, the court was told. Lilly was thrown from the car and found on the roadside, while Smaller was flung around the backseat and found slumped in the footwell, the court heard. Stephen Shay, prosecuting, said: "Ms McCann was driving three children in a Vauxhall Astra car when at 11.12pm she collided with the rear of a lorry driven by Simon Denton. He said: "It is disgraceful that you as a mother could drive a car with three young children in it while over the drink-drive limit."

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Mum who killed two children in drink-drive motorway crash weeps ... (Scottish Daily Record)

Boozed-up Mary McCann was travelling on the M1 northbound between junctions 14 and 15 at around 11.10pm on August 9, 2021, when she into a white Scania HGV.

Keep their mummy and daddy in your prayers, couldn’t imagine their pain. Never seen sadder in my life. On the day of the crash emergency services raced to the scene in Buckinghamshire following reports of a collision between a white Vauxhall Astra and a Scania HGV. Lilly was thrown from the car and found on the roadside, while Smaller was flung around the backseat and found slumped in the footwell, the court heard. McCann was in lane one, while the lorry was in lane two, the court was told. Stephen Shay, prosecuting, said: "Ms McCann was driving three children in a Vauxhall Astra car when at 11.12pm she collided with the rear of a lorry driven by Simon Denton.

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Drink-driving mum yelled 'why didn't I put on their seatbelts?' after ... (The Sun)

A DRUNK mum screamed "why didn't I put their seatbelts on?" after killing her two children in a horror smash.Mary McCann, 35, was travelling in a Vaux.

"Such a cruel world we all live in. There is no punishment that can be commensurate with the loss of the two children's lives. One heartbroken neighbour told The Sun: “She’ll struggle to cope without her kids. after killing her two children in a horror smash. “We don't know what happened but it’s shocked everyone. They were her world.

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Drink-driving mother jailed for killing daughter, four, and son, 10, in ... (Denbighshire Free Press)

Mary McCann, 35, from Derby, did not make sure four-year-old Lilly and Smaller, who was celebrating his 10th birthday, had seatbelts on.

Lilly was thrown from the car and found on the roadside, while Smaller was flung around the backseat and found slumped in the footwell, the court heard. McCann was in lane one, while the lorry was in lane two, the court was told. Mr Shay told the court McCann was driving at 72mph in a 60 zone, with Lilly and Smaller not wearing their seatbelts.

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Judge brands drink-drive mum a 'disgrace' after court hears children ... (Northampton Chronicle and Echo)

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Her 13-year-old daughter was not in the vehicle. You were also over the speed limit. The legal limit is 80mg. In mitigation, defence barrister Laban Leake said: “A mother who is unintentionally responsible for her own flesh and blood carries a tortured self-loathing for the rest of her life’s journey and the longer that journey the greater that torture. Lily was thrown out of the vehicle while Smaller was found in the back seat, the court heard. A mum who admitted causing a drink-drive crash which killed two of her children on the M1 from Milton Keynes to Northampton has been branded a “disgrace” by a judge sentencing her to more than four years.

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Drink-drive Derby mum weeps as she's jailed for killing her kids in ... (Derbyshire Live)

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, the 35-year-old, of Bamford Avenue, Sunny Hill, pleaded guilty of two charges of causing death by careless ...

He said: “There is no punishment commensurate with the loss of one’s two children and I accept that. Neither of the two children were wearing seatbelts, sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. A Derby mum wept as she was jailed for causing a crash on the M1 that killed two of her children.

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Irish mum who killed her two children in drink drive crash weeps as ... (Irish Mirror)

Mary McCann, 35, was driving on a motorway when she smashed into a white Scania HGV - neither of her children Lilly or Smaller were wearing seatbelt.

Keep their mummy and daddy in your prayers, couldn’t imagine their pain. Never seen sadder in my life. On the day of the crash emergency services raced to the scene in Buckinghamshire following reports of a collision between a white Vauxhall Astra and a Scania HGV. McCann was in lane one, while the lorry was in lane two, the court was told. Lilly was thrown from the car and found on the roadside, while Smaller was flung around the backseat and found slumped in the footwell, the court heard. Stephen Shay, prosecuting, said: "Ms McCann was driving three children in a Vauxhall Astra car when at 11.12pm she collided with the rear of a lorry driven by Simon Denton.

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M1 crash: Drink-drive mum jailed over deaths of children (BBC News)

A mother who killed two of her children when she crashed into a lorry while drink-driving has been jailed for more than four years.

Lilly was thrown from the car and found on the roadside, while Smaller was flung around the backseat and found slumped in the footwell, the court heard. The court heard McCann was in lane one, while the lorry was in lane two. Her car drifted into lane two and, in a bid to avoid the lorry, she crashed into it.

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Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service provide Pennington Drive ... (News & Star)

AN incident on a suburban Carlisle street which saw a major investigation by emergency services appears to have involved a building fire, Cumbria…

The area is usually a quiet part of the city and residents in the area expressed their shock. "The fire involved a ground floor living room of a property and firefighters used four breathing apparatus and one positive pressure ventilation fan. A spokesperson from the fire service said: "At 08:54 hours on April 24, 2022, three fire engines attended a domestic premises on Pennington Drive, Carlisle.

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Man confirmed dead in unexplained incident on Pennington Drive (News & Star)

Police have confirmed a man in his thirties was found dead at the scene of a house fire in a quiet suburban street in Carlisle.

One resident said: "This is very upsetting and sad. "A man in his 30s was located in the premises and was declared dead at the scene. POLICE have confirmed a man in his thirties was found dead at the scene of a house in a quiet suburban street in Carlisle.

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Drink driving mum jailed for killing son, 10 and daughter, 4 (Manchester Evening News)

Lilly and Smaller Peter McCann, ages 4 and 10 respectively, were killed when Mary McCann, 35, crashed into a HGV lorry while driving northbound on the M1 near ...

Mr Shay told the court McCann was driving at 72mph in a 60 zone, with Lilly and Smaller not wearing their seatbelts. A witness heard McCann shout: “God, why didn’t I put their seatbelts on?” in the smash’s immediate aftermath, Mr Shay said. Her car drifted into lane two and, in a bid to avoid the lorry, she crashed into it – sending her car spinning.

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Web3 startup Internxt, valued at $40M aims to compete with Google ... (VentureBeat)

We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting ...

“And you can use it on Internet Explorer or any other browser; you can use it like you’d use Google Photos or Google Drive; you’ll be able to look into your pictures or whatever. You can use it on your phone, you can actually get it in the app store or whatever,” Segarra said. And now we’re very, very well positioned — you know, as a Google alternative for Web3” Segarra added. Internxt, born in 2020, announced late last week that it has landed a $40 million valuation, has a hot product and wants to be one of those anchor companies for the new web. This is an open-source, blockchain-based cloud storage service providing safe, secure and GDPR-compliant digital storage advocating for user privacy rights, Segarra said. As Web2 saw with Yahoo, Google, Firefox, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and many others, Web3 will need to have many basic anchor platforms upon which many people can rely.

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Three fire engines called to blaze on Pennington Drive in Carlisle ... (Cumbria Crack)

Firefighters were at the scene for about three hours. Police were also in attendance at the scene. Cumbria Constabulary has been contacted for comment.

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Mum's chilling words moments after killing children in horror drink ... (Scottish Daily Record)

Mary McCann was today sentenced to 49 months in prison for killing four-year-old daughter Lili and 10-year-old son Smaller in the M1 smash.

Smaller would have remained in his seat if he had been restrained in the seat. after the motorway collision, a court was told. I am scared. "She was on psychotic medication, but she stopped it because she wishes to feel the blunt force of her grief." "Lily would not have been ejected from the car if she had been restrained, and she may have survived. Stephen Shay, prosecuting, said: "Shortly before the collision the lorry was in Lane One and the lorry was moving into Lane Two. The defendant was driving in Lane Two.

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'God, why didn't I put their seatbelts on?': Drink-driving mother jailed ... (Sky News)

The court heard Mary McCann was driving three children in a Vauxhall Astra car when she collided with the rear of a lorry.

The court heard they had not been wearing seatbelts. McCann was in lane one, while the lorry was in lane two, the court was told. The court heard Mary McCann was driving three children in a Vauxhall Astra car when she collided with the rear of a lorry.

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Judge calls drink-drive mum a 'disgrace' after Aylesbury court hears ... (Bucks Herald)

Get all of the latest Crime news from Bucks Herald. Providing fresh perspective online for news across the UK.

Her 13-year-old daughter was not in the vehicle. You were also over the speed limit. The legal limit is 80mg. In mitigation, defence barrister Laban Leake said: “A mother who is unintentionally responsible for her own flesh and blood carries a tortured self-loathing for the rest of her life’s journey and the longer that journey the greater that torture. McCann was injured while another daughter, 21-month-old Elegance, was strapped into a child’s seat in the car and survived the crash. Lily was thrown out of the vehicle while Smaller was found in the back seat, the court heard.

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Carl Davies appointed to new role of media director, Drive (Mediaweek)

Drive has appointed former CarsGuide and Autotrader national sales director, Carl Davies into the newly formed role of media director, Drive.

The quality and scale of the brand is already very impressive across multiple mediums so I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it.” “We’re thrilled to have Carl join the Drive team in 2022. His experience within the digital automotive space is highly regarded amongst agencies and automotive brands alike.

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