Kim Pilling

15 hours ago | independent.co.uk | Kim Pilling

A woman who ran over a pedestrian just seconds after she inhaled nitrous oxide from a balloon at the wheel has been detained for 20 months. This CCTV footage captured Louisa Tunstall, 19, using the Class C drug, often referred to as “hippy crack”, while travelling in her Fiat 500 in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Moments later Tunstall’s vehicle veered onto the pavement and struck a 51-year-old female pedestrian and then overturned on the East Lancashire Road, Lowton.

18 hours ago | independent.co.uk | Kim Pilling

Victim says the driver has ‘no understanding of the consequences for her actions’Kim PillingA driver who inhaled nitrous oxide from a balloon, then ran over a pedestrian seconds later, has received a 20-month sentence. Louisa Tunstall inhaled the Class C drug – sometimes referred to as “hippy crack” – while driving in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on May 24, 2024. Moments later, her Fiat 500 veered onto the footpath, hitting a 51-year-old woman, Greater Manchester Police said.

2 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Kim Pilling

Two men convicted of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree were suspects in a probe into alleged homophobic assaults, it has been reported. Last week, groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, were found guilty of two counts of criminal damage in September 2023 – one to the much-photographed tree in Northumberland and one to Hadrian’s Wall, which was damaged when the sycamore fell on it.

2 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Kim Pilling

Two men convicted of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree were suspects in a probe into alleged homophobic assaults, it has been reported. Last week, groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, were found guilty of two counts of criminal damage in September 2023 – one to the much-photographed tree in Northumberland and one to Hadrian’s Wall, which was damaged when the sycamore fell on it.

2 days ago | independent.co.uk | Kim Pilling

Cumbria Police said two men were quizzed in 2024 after they received two reports of assault motivated by hate. Kim PillingTwo men convicted of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree were suspects in a probe into alleged homophobic assaults, it has been reported.