Andrew Barton

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Soldier was 'degraded and bullied', inquest toldAndrew BartonFAMILY HANDOUTThe body of L/Cpl Bernard Mongan was not discovered until three weeks after his deathA soldier found dead in his barracks was "degraded" by his superior officers, with one posting videos of his "humiliations" in a WhatsApp group, an inquest has heard. L/Cpl Bernard Mongan's decomposing body was found in his room at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, on 23 January 2020 - three weeks after he was last seen.

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Giant red ball rolls into City of CultureAndrew BartonBradford 2025Bowling Park Lodge was visited by a ball as tall as a lorry on MondayA giant red ball hailed as the "world's longest-running street art work" has rolled into Bradford as part of its UK City of Culture celebrations. RedBall, designed by New York artist Kurt Perschke, has already visited Barcelona, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Paris, Sydney and other cities around the world, following its first appearance in St Louis, Missouri, in 2001.

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Image source, National HighwaysImage caption, The man was hit by a Toyota RAV4 on the northbound M1 between junctions 46 and 47, police saidA pedestrian who was hit by a car on a motorway as he attempted to recover ladders from the road has died, police said. The 67-year-old man was hit by a Toyota RAV4 on the northbound M1 close to junction 47 near Leeds, at about 13:30 BST on 21 May. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on Tuesday, West Yorkshire Police said.

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Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceImage caption, Jamil Talukder abused a disabled child he was a carer for as well as another youngsterA man who sexually abused a disabled child in his care has had his sentence more than doubled. At Sheffield Crown Court in February, Jamil Talukder, 23, was jailed for three years for six sexual abuse offences. Court of Appeal judges found the term was "unduly lenient" and increased it to eight years.

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Pedestrian hit by car on M1 dies in hospitalAndrew BartonNational HighwaysThe man was hit by a Toyota RAV4 on the northbound M1 between junctions 46 and 47, police saidA pedestrian who was hit by a car on a motorway as he attempted to recover ladders from the road has died, police said. The 67-year-old man was hit by a Toyota RAV4 on the northbound M1 close to junction 47 near Leeds, at about 13:30 BST on 21 May.