Baby Left Outside Pub

A baby boy has been found abandoned in a bag outside a pub in a Derbyshire village. Police said they were concerned for the welfare of the child's mother and are trying to trace her. The boy was discovered by pub staff on Wednesday night outside the Hawk and Buckle on Main Street, Etwall. Royal Derby Hospital doctors estimated he was one day old. Staff at the hospital have named him Jack. Police said anyone providing information about the mother could do so in confidence.

Chester Collapse 'Murder'

The police have started a murder inquiry after a man found injured on Chester's city walls died in hospital. Christopher Garwell, 23, of Connahs Quay, Flintshire, was found with head injuries near King Charles Tower last Thursday night and was being treated in the Walton Centre Hospital, Liverpool, but he died on Wednesday afternoon. Four people held on suspicion of assault on Tuesday have now been re-arrested on suspicion of murder. Police initially thought Mr Garwell had collapsed from drinking, but a scan later revealed serious head injuries.

Creative Scotland Revealed

Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive Designate of Creative Scotland has announced his senior team for the new national development body for the arts, culture and creative industries in Scotland. Vena Dhupa, Iain Munro and Caroline Parkinson have been appointed as the three Directors of Creative Development. They will be tasked with leading Creative Scotland's engagement with the cultural sector and will take responsibility for Creative Scotland's investment and partnership in the arts, film and creative industries. Other internal management team appointments include: Morag Arnot - Director of Communications and External Affairs, Alyson Hagan - Director of Finance and Operations and Karen Lannigan - Head of Human Resources.

Royal Row Over Rathlin Lunch

VIP dining arrangements have been in focus after a right-royal row erupted on Rathlin Island on Wednesday. The Earl and Countess of Wessex were forced to dine at a local pub when their lunch arrangements at the grandly-named Rathlin Island hotel were suddenly cancelled. The row hit the scenic island of Rathlin when the royal couple's two-day tour of NI saw them ready to have lunch at the island's only hotel, the 18th century Manor House - only to have this changed at the last minute. Meanwhile, last Friday, Ian Paisley and his wife were given a warm welcome in Dublin where President Mary McAleese and her husband Martin hosted the couple for a lunch at her official residence, Aras an Uachtarain but the DUP founder Ian Paisley's visit has since been denounced by TUV leader Jim Allister who claimed the trip showed how far the DUP had "departed from its root and principles" and said that "such fraternisation with Dublin was once anathema". See: Royal Row Over Rathlin Lunch

BBC Backs Film Festival

BBC North has announced it is backing the seventh annual Salford Film Festival, the leading regional celebration of all things cinematic. BBC North has endorsed the festival and is leading a series of interactive workshops as well as the inaugural BBC North and Salford Film Festival Lecture. Peter Salmon, Director of BBC North, said: "We are delighted to be working with Salford Film Festival to deliver a series of exciting events and opportunities for Salford and Greater Manchester residents and everyone attending the festival from 11th -14th November."

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