03/09/2015
Other News In Brief
Bus Fire Closes Section Of Motorway
A section of the M8 motorway in Glasgow has closed after a bus caught fire.
The vehicle is understood to have caught fire on the hard shoulder of the westbound carriageway at around 9.30am this morning, Thursday. The M8 was subsequently closed between J24 Helen Street and J25 Cardonald.
The fire has since been put out, but motorists are asked to avoid the area while closures remain in place.
Teenager Missing In Brighton
Police in Sussex have issued an appeal for information into a missing teenager.
Jordan Ash, 16, was last seen in Brighton on 15 August.
He is from the Lancing area and is thought to have gone missing around 10.40am.
He is known to frequent the city centre.
Jordan is described as 5' 4", of thin build, with shaven brown hair and brown eyes.
Police have said they are concerned for his welfare due to his age.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.
Two Guilty Over Acid Attack
Two men have been found guilty of an acid attack.
In the incident, which occurred in Lowestoft in August 2014, Adele Bellis had a corrosive substance thrown over her.
Bellis, 22, was at a bus shelter on London Road South at around 8.10am on 14 August 2014. She was talking to a friend on her mobile phone as she waited on a bus. A man, who was carrying a soft drink bottle, approached the bus stop. Moments later Adele felt a liquid being thrown over her and the man ran away. Emergency services were called to the scene and Adele was taken to hospital.
An investigation was then launched.
Anthony Riley, 26, a former partner of Adele, and Leon Thompson, 39, were this week found guilty by a jury of a number of offences, including conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to throw a corrosive substance.
Two other men – Jason Harrison, 28, and Daniel Marshall, 39 – had previously pleaded guilty to their involvement in the incident.
(JP)
A section of the M8 motorway in Glasgow has closed after a bus caught fire.
The vehicle is understood to have caught fire on the hard shoulder of the westbound carriageway at around 9.30am this morning, Thursday. The M8 was subsequently closed between J24 Helen Street and J25 Cardonald.
The fire has since been put out, but motorists are asked to avoid the area while closures remain in place.
Teenager Missing In Brighton
Police in Sussex have issued an appeal for information into a missing teenager.
Jordan Ash, 16, was last seen in Brighton on 15 August.
He is from the Lancing area and is thought to have gone missing around 10.40am.
He is known to frequent the city centre.
Jordan is described as 5' 4", of thin build, with shaven brown hair and brown eyes.
Police have said they are concerned for his welfare due to his age.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.
Two Guilty Over Acid Attack
Two men have been found guilty of an acid attack.
In the incident, which occurred in Lowestoft in August 2014, Adele Bellis had a corrosive substance thrown over her.
Bellis, 22, was at a bus shelter on London Road South at around 8.10am on 14 August 2014. She was talking to a friend on her mobile phone as she waited on a bus. A man, who was carrying a soft drink bottle, approached the bus stop. Moments later Adele felt a liquid being thrown over her and the man ran away. Emergency services were called to the scene and Adele was taken to hospital.
An investigation was then launched.
Anthony Riley, 26, a former partner of Adele, and Leon Thompson, 39, were this week found guilty by a jury of a number of offences, including conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to throw a corrosive substance.
Two other men – Jason Harrison, 28, and Daniel Marshall, 39 – had previously pleaded guilty to their involvement in the incident.
(JP)
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