The Harry Potter author marked the decision with a smoke and a drink by the sea.

When police raided the defendant’s home in Redcar, North Yorkshire, they recovered almost 50 other child abuse images stored on his digital devices.

A dinner headlined by Andy Cole may provide a lifeline to the charity for former Reds.

‘To the sweetest soul, it was an honour to have known you.’

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after a crash during a police pursuit on the A1 which left seven officers injured.

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, of Sylvia Terrace, Durham, will appear at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Saturday over the collision on the northbound A1 on April 9.

He has been charged with dangerous driving, two counts of failing to stop a motor vehicle when required by a constable, two counts of no insurance use, and two counts of driving otherwise than in accordance with licence.

He is also accused of a further four counts of driving otherwise than in accordance with licence and four counts of no insurance use.

Seven officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash last week

They have all been discharged.

The collision happened in the early hours of the morning between junctions J73 (Swalwell) and J75 (Denton), and the A1 was shut for hours, causing severe congestion.

A spokesman said the two occupants of a BMW, which was being pursued at the time, were uninjured.

The collision happened on the A1 carriageway below the roundabout where gunman Raoul Moat shot Pc David Rathband, leaving him blind, in 2010.

A woman in her 20s was also arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting dangerous driving, but she was released with no further action.

However she was released on bail for drug possession offences, pending further police inquiries.

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‘What the f**k is Elon doing there? Make sure he doesn’t go.’

Pollen levels will be ‘very high’ in certain areas of England, the Met Office said.

‘These civilisations, to us, would be indistinguishable from magic.’

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after CCTV footage showed a woman in her 30s being robbed outside of East Ham

A phone snatcher punched a pregnant woman in the stomach outside an east London Tube station.

A 17-year-old boy has been ar…

The alleged council mower ploughed into the goalpost on a council green.

Drivers should brace for long delays at the UK’s busiest crossing.

The 500-year-old tree which was known locally as the ‘Guy Fawkes Oak’ was reduced to a stump (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The boss of Toby Carvery has apologised after an ancient oak tree was felled at one of his pubs.

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David Walcott, 35, Rammon Mali, 33, and a third man chased Rijkaard Siafa, 22, down an alleyway in Croydon and knifed him at least 13 times last April 12.

They are common behaviours behind the wheel – but they could be dangerous and costly.

‘I lied in those videos, I was not there. I did not rescue those people.’

‘The ship isn’t sinking, it has already sunk.’

Certain items have temporarily been banned.

The ‘worse than horrific’ wait was 6.5 times the NHS England response time guideline.

More closures are on the horizon.

Baroness Kishwer Falkner suggested there was a broad list of places trans people would now legally no longer be welcome.

Staff at the Empress State Building were invited to participate in the festive activity.

The affects are expected to be felt today, with heightened geomagnetic activity being predicted over the next few days.

The undercover officers wore replicas of timepieces worth £110,000 to lure thieves in Mayfair, which has the highest rate of watch robberies in Europe.

A lucky lottery player has pocketed £5,200,000 in the latest Lotto draw.

Another millionaire has been created after a mystery player won big in last night’s National Lottery draw.

They scooped up the life-changing amount with winning numbers  27, 36, 39, 48, 57, 59 plus the bonus number 45.

The identity of the winner has not been revealed, but somewhere a lucky player had the surprise of a lifetime after the numbers were announced.

Meanwhile, time is running out for another winner who bagged the Set For Life win.

An urgent search continues for the mystery winner who has not been found.

The unknown player bought their ticket in Sevenoaks last October, but has not come forward to claim the £10,000 a month for 30 years prize.

They have just four days to find the ticket and get in touch with the National Lottery before losing out on the money.

In last night’s lottery game, 29 players also won £1,750 each after matching five of the lucky numbers.

While no one took home the Thunderball top prize of £500,000, not all players were left empty-handed as one person matched five numbers and pocketed £5,000.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: ‘What wonderful news for our lucky Lotto players, as one ticket-holder has won tonight’s £5.2 million jackpot.

‘That makes it two Lotto jackpot wins so far this month after another lucky ticket-holder won the £7.3 million jackpot on April 5.

‘Players are urged to check their tickets and to give us a call if they think they are tonight’s lucky winner.’

Now the timer is ticking for the latest Lotto winner to contact the lottery team who deal with winners.

In general, prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the draw.

If you play the lottery by purchasing a traditional ticket, it might not be a bad idea to take a picture of it in case it is lost or damaged.

This weekend, the Saturday Lotto draw has a £15,000,000 special jackpot up for grabs with the right numbers.

As dreamy as winning the lottery sounds, it has the potential to ruin your life.

Sudden, huge amounts of money have thrown many people into chaos after they were not able to handle the change.

Unlucky winners have lost it all – and some have become targets of criminals and even kidnapping due to their newfound fortune.

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Crew can be heard requesting the plane to be inspected for an engine fire, and it did not take long for the pilot to discover the cause.