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‘He said if I divorced him, he’d kill us all’: Candi Staton on abuse, alcohol and the story of Young Hearts Run Free

A star at 11, and still going strong 73 years later, the Queen of Southern Soul looks back on a life of hits, hurt and endless reinvention

The Guardian - UK

Victim of gas station fire started by police officer’s taser sues for damages

The fire caused burns across 75 percent of Jean Louis Barreto-Baerga’s body

The Independent UK

St Catherine's Singleton appoints new principal

'I intend to hold a class as principal.'

Newcastle Herald

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Growing Australia: how a refugee from Iran helped expand the pistachio industry

Mehran Mahdavi is among the many migrants whose skills and knowledge transformed our horticulture industry – and taste buds

The Guardian - AU

Brickbats: January 2024

News of Florida politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly.

Reason

A police chief who became a serial arsonist is sentenced to life terms, plus 75 years

Surveillance video showed the Maryland arsonist gushing gasoline on homes before lighting fires that were sometimes explosive. One entry on his "target list" read simply, "White Privilege."

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Ex-Maryland police chief sentenced to life for string of revenge arson attacks

David Crawford, 71, set the fires in six counties over the span of a decade

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Brickbat: Great Balls of Fire

Osceola County, Florida, sheriff's Deputy David Crawford has been charged with misdemeanor culpable negligence with personal injury after firing his Taser at a man covered in gasoline, causing the man to explode in flames. Jean Barreto was wanted for traffic violations for reportedly popping wheelies on a dirt bike in…

Reason

Cop tasered man at petrol station setting him on FIRE burning 75% of his body

A Florida police officers who tasered a motorcyclist as he pumped gas setting them both ablaze and leaving the 26-year-old victim near death with horrific third-degree burns

Daily Mirror

North appoints new chief executive

Smart technology connectivity business poaches new leader from Cellnex Telecom

Insider UK

Jail term increase for killer of biker ambushed by rival motorcycle gang members

Benjamin Parry, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of David Crawford, has had his jail term increased from 12 to 15 years.

The Independent UK

Electric vehicle sales accelerate to record highs in New Zealand

Environmental awareness and government-backed subsidies have contributed to the spike, while Australian purchases remain stuck in the slow lane

The Guardian - AU

Inside biker gang rivalry that led to grandfather being run down and killed

Territorial claims divide two ‘1%’ clubs in the South West

The Independent UK

Three men jailed for killing member of rival motorcycle club

David Crawford was hit by a van as he rode his motorbike in Plymouth last year.

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Three bikers jailed for killing rival for wearing wrong colours on their turf

‘Coordinated attack’ saw Plymouth grandfather dragged under van along A38

Daily Mirror

Biker trio who killed 'Hells Angels' grandad who 'wore wrong colours' JAILED

Chad Brading, Benjamin Parry and Thomas Pawley have all been sentenced after being found guilty of the manslaughter of 59-year-old grandfather David Crawford on the A38 in 2021

Insider UK

Deeside Timberframe names new managing director to lead five-year growth plan

New boss will take the reins in April, when the current MD moves to an advisory role

The Independent UK

Dallas Habitat for Humanity helps staff purchase homes

The Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity is using part of the $9 million gift it received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in March to provide its staff members a new employee benefit — $13,500 in the form of a forgivable loan to help with a down payment or closing costs on…

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Daily Mirror

Bikers killed rival by dragging body under bike after he wore wrong colours on their patch

Grandad David Crawford, 59, was knocked off his bike, dragged hundreds of metres under a van and then left for dead by the side of the road, Plymouth Crown Court heard

Newsroom.co.nz

Updated car safety standards would save nearly 200 people from death or serious injury

The transport minister has been warned that vehicle safety standards are no longer fit for purpose and need an overhaul so the New Zealand market can keep up with new technology,

The Independent UK

Voices: Top 50 Fictional Countries: From Ambrosia to Zuy

A guide to the greatest imaginary lands, from books, films and cartoon strips, nominated by readers and collated by our maker of lists

Newsroom.co.nz

Global supply disruption puts the brakes on business car fleet sales

The war in Ukraine, clean car discounts and fuel prices have stymied corporate fleet purchases, with sales of petrol and diesel cars dropping to their lowest number in five years.

Orlando Sentinel

Deputies killing of Jayden Baez met with outrage at candlelight vigil

ORLANDO, Fla. — The fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man by Osceola County deputies ignited community members to hold a candlelight vigil Friday night, amid heightened scrutiny of the lack of transparency coming from Osceola County Sheriff’s Office and what activists said was a growing reputation of excessive force.

The Independent UK

Horrifying police video captures moment man was ‘cooked alive’ when tasered at a gas station

The Osceola sheriff’s office recommended a misdemeanor charge against the deputy for firing his taser next to a gas pump

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