With so many natural spectacles packed into the U.S., planning sightseeing trips can be a conundrum — the choice is bewildering.
With this in mind, we’ve assembled a list of 10 must-visit-at-least-once landscapes that should be inked into your bucket list. These are places that have mesmerized tourists, stolen scenes in Hollywood movies and adorned millions of postcards — wild America at its most theatrical.
Our round-up includes a canyon in Arizona so vast that storms sometimes form inside it, a geothermal wonderland in Wyoming containing half the world’s geysers, a waterfall in New York that will leave you awe-struck (even if it does seem familiar) and a valley in California that’s home to some of the world’s most famous cliff faces.
Alaska claims two entries, thanks to an epic glacier and an extremely lofty mountain, while Oregon makes the cut thanks to a lake that’s surreally beautiful.
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In Hawaii, there’s the coastline that wowed Steven Spielberg and a bizarre monolithic rock that caught his attention in Wyoming.
In New Mexico is a jaw-dropping desert that looks like it’s covered in snow.
1. Grand Canyon, Arizona
The Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and so deep it has its own weather systems (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
While there’s a postcard familiarity about the Grand Canyon, nothing beats experiencing the humbling majesty of the chasm in real life.
Carved by the Colorado River over millions of years (with rocks as old as two billion years old), the gorge, an uncontested entry on the seven natural wonders of the world list, has an immensity that’s almost difficult to comprehend.
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A mile deep and up to 18 miles wide, and stretching for 277 miles, it’s one of Earth’s most jaw-dropping landscapes, and so huge that storms sometimes form within it.
The South Rim offers one of the best ways to experience the Grand Canyon. It’s open year-round and is where you’ll find viewpoints such as Mather Point or Yavapai Observation Station. The canyon is also a popular day trip from Las Vegas by helicopter.
Great place to stay: El Tovar Hotel (rooms from $270) is set directly on the canyon rim and is imbued with historic charm. It was built in 1905 as a cross between a Swiss chalet and a Norwegian Villa.
2. Yellowstone’s geothermal drama — Wyoming/Montana/Idaho
Old Faithful, which shoots hot water around 180 feet into the air, is one of around 500-700 geysers in Yellowstone National Park (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Thanks to a vast supervolcano lurking beneath the surface and heating the groundwater, Yellowstone National Park — which spans Wyoming, Montana and Idaho — is a geothermal adventure land, with around 10,000 hydrothermal features making it seem as if the land itself is breathing.
The 3,472-square-mile park features brightly colored hot springs, mud pots, travertine terraces and between 500 and 700 geysers (roughly half of the world’s total).
The most famous of these is Old Faithful in Wyoming, which blasts water up to 180 feet in the air around 20 times a day.
One of the best ways to view the park’s theatrics is to walk the boardwalks around Wyoming’s Upper Geyser Basin, home to Old Faithful and around 150 other geysers.
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Great place to stay:Old Faithful Inn (rooms from $205, open May to October) oozes rustic simplicity — there’s no wifi or air conditioning, for example. But on the plus side, you’re within walking distance of the world’s most famous geyser.
Niagara Falls is a sight and sound you’ll never forget. Pictured is the epic Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the U.S./Canadia border. Goat Island, on the U.S. side, can be seen on the far left (Getty Images)
Around one million bathtubs of water pour over the edge of Niagara Falls every minute during peak flow. It’s a sight — and a thundering sound — that you’ll never forget.
Niagara comprises three waterfalls — the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, which are both in the U.S., and the vast Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the U.S./Canadian border.
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The best way to experience the spectacle from the U.S. side is from the close-up viewpoints on Goat Island, which sits with the American and Bridal falls on one side, and the Horseshoe Falls on the other.
For perhaps the most awe-inspiring encounter, board the Maid of the Mist electric boat tour, which will take you right into the mist of the falls.
Great place to stay:The Giacomo is set in a restored Art Deco tower just minutes by foot from Niagara Falls State Park and the bridge to Goat Island.
This Yosemite Valley image was taken from Tunnel View, with El Capitan on the left, Half Dome in the distance (center) and Bridalveil Fall on the right (Getty Images)
Few would argue that Yosemite Valley delivers some of the USA’s most iconic scenery.
Within this seven-mile-long glacial valley, which sits within Yosemite National Park, monolithic El Capitan (3,000 feet) and Half Dome (4,700 feet) rise dramatically from the valley floor, and Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America, cascades 2,425 feet down a vast cliff face into Yosemite Creek.
One of the most breathtaking places to drink in the valley’s majesty is Tunnel View, just outside the Wawona Tunnel on State Highway 41.
It’s a vista made famous by the work of legendary photographer Ansel Adams, from where you can see El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalveil Fall.
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Great place to stay:Yosemite Valley Lodge (rooms from $350) is in the heart of the valley, close to Yosemite Falls.
Denali, as seen from Reflection Pond in Denali National Park (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) is North America’s highest peak at 20,310 feet — but also one of the world’s great vertical ascents: from base to summit, the Alaskan behemoth measures 18,000 feet.
It’s a sight to behold, though famously elusive, with clouds often cloaking the summit.
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The mighty mountain sits around 90 miles from the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve, which is near the small town of Denali Park on the eastern edge.
As private cars are banned beyond the 15-mile mark, better views of Denali are offered by Denali National Park bus tours, which venture further in and feature a trained naturalist who both drives and provides narration.
Great place to stay:Grande Denali Lodge (rooms from $280) is about 1.5 miles from the park entrance and offers sweeping mountain views.
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S. — and has some of the clearest water in the world (Getty Images)
Behold America’s deepest, and most surreal, lake.
Crater Lake fills the caldera of a mammoth volcano that collapsed 7,700 years ago, and plunges to a depth of 1,943 feet. And the dazzling water is among the clearest on Earth. With no rivers in or out, it’s topped up only by rain and snow.
Adding to the otherworldly vibe is Wizard Island, a lone volcanic cinder cone at the west end that rises to 755 feet.
You’ll get the best photographs from the 33-mile road that loops the caldera, but taking to the water on a boat tour is also a must.
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Great place to stay:Crater Lake Lodge (rooms from $280) is perched dramatically on the rim of the caldera, with showstopping views as standard.
The Na Pali Coast — so dramatic it was used as a filming location in Jurassic Park (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
It’s no exaggeration to say that this landscape is truly cinematic — after all, it has the stamp of approval from Steven Spielberg.
The director used the serrated emerald cliffs of the Na Pali Coast as a stand-in for “Isla Nublar” in Jurassic Park.
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In the movie, we see a helicopter carrying Dr. John Hammond and guests flying towards the shoreline’s seemingly razor-sharp ridges — this part of the coastline is so steep that road-building is completely thwarted. A fact that’s helped to preserve its lush, primeval look.
A helicopter tour is the gold-standard way to see the cliffs, but you’ll also get a great view from the water. Ground-level views are available via the Kalalau Trail.
Great place to stay:Hanalei Colony Resort (rooms from $350) is set by the beach, just minutes from the Na Pali Coast.
Devils Tower gives one section of rural Wyoming a startling look (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Devils Tower is one of America’s most startling natural sights, an 867 foot-high rock monolith in a rural area near the Black Hills of Wyoming that will stop you in your tracks.
The formation, created around 50 million years ago when molten rock erupted from below and cooled into distinctive hexagonal columns, has long attracted tourists — it became America’s first national monument in 1906. However, most will know it from Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where it was used to striking effect as the point on Earth where aliens want to make contact with the human race.
For eye-popping up-close views, there’s a 1.3-mile trail that loops the base. Want to see what the view from the top is like? There are around 200 routes — but you’ll need to be an expert climber.
Great place to stay:Devils Tower Lodge (rooms from $200 per night) is just a few minutes from the monument’s base.
Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska is not just breathtaking, but easily accessible (Getty Images)
Mendenhall Glacier is vast — around 27 billion tons of ice stretching 13 miles from the mountainous Juneau Icefield to a lake dotted with icebergs. And it’s on the tourist trail, remarkable for being so easily accessible.
While many glacier visits require plane, helicopter or boat trips, followed by adventurous climbing, Mendenhall is an easy 12-mile drive from nearby Juneau city. Once there, tame trails lead to viewpoints with breathtaking vistas. You can even take to the water — guided kayak tours offer the chance to paddle among the icebergs.
There’s also the bonus of Nugget Falls, which plunges into the lake from a height of 377 feet, and the chance to spot wildlife, including black bears and eagles.
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Incorporate the Visitor Center into your visit to learn about the glacier’s dramatic retreat since the 18th century.
White Sands National Park is 275 square miles of ‘snowy’ sand (Getty Images)
Snow in the desert? At White Sands National Park, you’d be forgiven for thinking so.
The park, which sits within the northern part of the Chihuahuan Desert, is 275 square miles of brilliant white powdery gypsum sand, and looks for all the world like an Arctic landscape.
However, in the summer you can expect highs of 100F. Remarkably, because gypsum doesn’t absorb heat very efficiently, it’s possible to walk barefoot across the dunes even in strong sunshine.
The Dunes Drive loop, which begins just beyond the main park entrance off U.S. Route 70, between Las Cruces and Alamogordo, is one of the most rewarding ways to experience the spectacle, especially at sunset. It’s a paved route, and there are several parking areas from which you can step directly onto the snowy grains.
Great place to stay: Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces (rooms from $180) is around one-hour’s drive southwest of the park.
Japan, meanwhile, left it late to beat Scotland at the weekend and have now won their last four international matches in a row.
Date, kick-off time and venue
England vs Japan is scheduled for a 7.45pm BST kick-off on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
The match will take place at Wembley Stadium.
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Where to watch England vs Japan
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live and free to air on ITV1, with coverage beginning at 7pm BST.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.
England vs Japan team news
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Adam Wharton, Aaron Ramsdale, Fikayo Tomori and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have also dropped out, thus leaving Tuchel with a revised 27-man squad to choose from against Japan.
Jordan Pickford could return in goal. In front of him could be a defence that includes Dan Burn, Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa, though Tino Livramento is an option at right-back.
Captain Harry Kane and Elliot Anderson are among the players who have joined up with the squad and will play after missing Friday’s 1-1 draw with Uruguay, when an experimental side struggled at Wembley.
As for Japan, the key absentee is Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo who is in a race against the clock to be fit for the World Cup after undergoing surgery following the 1-0 win over Sunderland last month.
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Manager Hajime Moriyasu could opt to make changes to the side that started the win over Scotland which could mean a start for Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma.
Harry Kane is set to captain England against Japan
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England vs Japan prediction
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It is fourth in the world against the team ranked 18th. This suggests a fairly close game is on the cards and even more so following the flurry of withdrawals that has hit the England squad.
With that said, a Three Lions that will be boosted by the returns of Kane, Anderson and Guehi, coming up against a Japan side that poses a genuine threat in attack spells one thing; goals.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This will be the first meeting of the two nations since May 2010 when two own goals from Marcus Tulio Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa helped England come from behind to beat Japan in a friendly in Austria.
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Rice is so versatile, pairing well with everything from chicken, beef and fish to curries, stir-fried vegetables and a range of sauces. But, cooking it doesn’t always go perfectly.
Common mistakes made when cooking rice include not rinsing the rice properly or not having the right water-to-rice ratio. This can result in undercooked, mushy or dry rice, none of which are particularly pleasant to eat. And even if you do get everything right, you can still end up with a flavourless side dish. Luckily, there’s an easy fix.
Writing on food blog The Kitchn, expert Emma Christensen shared her favourite ways to make “a boring pot of rice taste amazing”. Her first trick to “keep rice flavourful” is to toast the grains.
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“Toasting the dry rice grains in a little butter or olive oil before adding the water brings out their flavour and adds a fantastic nutty note in the finished dish,” she explained, recommending you try this with brown rice or whole grains like barley.
Her second tip involved adding just one extra ingredient to the pan during the cooking process: cook the rice with chicken or vegetable stock, which can either be in the form of leftover homemade stock or a stock cube.
She said: “I sometimes find that using 100 percent chicken broth can make the rice feel gummy or overly-starchy,” adding: “I usually go for a 50/50 mix of broth and water. This adds a layer of flavour and richness without going overboard.”
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Her final suggestion was to season the rice with whatever you’re already cooking, like the some of the same seasonings you’re using for the main dish.
The expert urged home cooks to use whole spices for subtle flavours and ground spices for a stand-out dish. She also explained she “almost always” adds a bay leave, regardless of what she’s cooking.
But don’t just take Emma’s word for it. There are plenty of home cooks who say cooking rice in stock instead of plain water is a game-changer. Home cook Sarah-Louise Kelly said she will “never go back” after making the change, which “made such a difference to the flavour”.
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Mimi Harrison, writing on the Beat The Budget blog, said “making this creamy rice with chicken broth is the best and easiest way to enjoy rice with the same amount of cooking time”. She said: “Cooking rice with chicken broth will transform the flavour and turn a flavorless side into the most versatile, delicious, well seasoned pairing for just about anything. It’s buttery, creamy and feels luxurious.”
Here are three applications that have been approved (or cleared) in and around the town between March 23 and 27.
Sheds set for demolition at Percy Road garage
CB Auto Electrical Services has been given the green light to demolish two storage sheds at its site on Percy Road. The sheds sit to the rear of the main unit and are due to be removed without the need for prior approval.
The application was submitted on February 23 and validated on March 2. The council issued its decision on March 26, confirming that “prior approval is not required” for the demolition, paving the way for the yard to be cleared and reorganised.
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New features approved for St Teresa’s Hospice
St Teresa’s Hospice on Woodland Road has secured approval for a series of upgrades to its entrance and a quiet reflection room. The plans include the installation of new fencing and a handrail along the main entrance ramp to improve accessibility and safety.
Inside, an existing window in the proposed reflection room is set to be replaced with a glazed door, brightening the space and making it easier to access. The application was validated on February 4 and approved with conditions on March 27, giving the hospice a clearer route to carry out the improvements.
Gladstone Street building to be split into two retail units
A building on Gladstone Street is set to be transformed into two separate retail units after the council signed off on a conversion plan. The approved scheme involves internal alterations, the addition of another entrance door, new roller shutters and revised openings to the ground‑floor frontage.
The application was first lodged on March 19, 2025, and validated at that time. It has now been approved with conditions on March 25, 2026, opening the door for a new shop layout and potentially fresh retail offerings on the street.
The Inspector of Burial, Cremation and Funeral Directors is currently investigating six cases following the suspension of staff at the NHS morgue.
A Glasgow super hospital is under external probe after its mortuary wrongly released six bodies and wrongly cremated one.
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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’s mortuary department has released the body of the wrong person six times since the facility opened, and cremated the wrong person, leading to five complaints into NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGCC).
The SNP Government opened the £1bln super hospital in 2015 to ministers’ jubilation but has been hit with various issues that sparked a public inquiry after cancer patients contracted rare bugs while being treated there.
The Scottish Mail On Sunday revealed that mortuary staff were suspended last December pending an investigation after a corpse mix-up, which resulted in the family cremating someone who wasn’t their relative.
It was only discovered at the funeral taken place as another family had been left without their loved one’s remains, reports Scottish Daily Express.
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Scottish Conservative health spokesman Dr Sandesh Gulhane said: “At a time when families are grieving, these shocking blunders cause significant distress. One incident is too many. Six is scandalous. Police Scotland should investigate this matter.”
Scottish Labour health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said: “This is a concerning revelation, and it will no doubt worry families who have lost loved ones at the QEUH.
“The release of a body in error would undoubtedly be distressing, and my sympathies extend to all those who have been affected.
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“This is not the first time this has happened, and urgent steps must be taken by the hospital and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to ensure it does not happen again.”
NHSGCC confirmed six people have been incorrectly released after their deaths following five complaints being submitted since 2015.
It added that the health board has launched an internal prove into the mistake that resulted in the wrong person being cremated last year while it is also being probed by the Inspector of Burial, Cremation and Funeral Directors.
A health board spokesman said: “NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde offers a sincere apology to the affected families. We recognise the additional distress this has caused and are committed to learning from these incidents to strengthen our processes.”
In last week’s “supplementary note,” lawyers to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry said ministers did not become aware of water and ventilation system issues at the QEUH until 2018 or 2019.
They said any pressure from the Government on NHSGGC to open the facility on time and on budget in 2015 had therefore been made in ignorance of these issues.
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But the note questioned the steps taken by the Government to ensure the hospital was built in compliance with Scottish Health Technical Memoranda (SHTM), which set out best practice in the design of healthcare facilities.
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“I saw one come in from my synagogue, and it was talking not about the great services we put on, the outreach to local communities, the wonderful art and charity that we do, but about a series of kits we’ve just received that will help the community if there’s an attack to stem the flow of blood, or if there’s a chemical attack, that is the situation we’re facing.”
Amy Jones, 27, from Liverpool is searching for the man who refused to let two strangers take her to an unknown house
Megan Banner Reporter and Alex Hickey Head of North Wales Live
20:48, 29 Mar 2026
A woman who claims she was spiked during a night out with friends in a city centre is appealing for help in tracking down the taxi driver who came to her aid. Amy Jones, 27, had been at a club in Liverpool on March 14 when she began feeling unwell during the early hours of Sunday, March 15.
Amy departed the nightclub on Stanley Street and headed to get a kebab on Dale Street. While inside the takeaway, her vision failed her, she felt nauseous and knew something was wrong. The Liverpool John Moores University student rang her friend to say she was heading home, but has no recollection of what happened afterwards.
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She said: “My friends didn’t want to leave me but I insisted I would be fine, I wanted to meet a girl at the club and told them to go home. I went to meet her at Superstar Boudoir.
“[Inside the nightclub] I told the girl I was going to the bar to get a drink and when I came back everyone had gone. I decided to go home because I was on my own and that’s when I went to get a kebab. I phoned my friend to tell her I was getting some food and coming home, it was around 2.45am.”
While inside the restaurant, Amy said she “started to feel strange”. She added: “I was paranoid I could hear people saying my name. I remember saying in the kebab shop ‘I think I’ve been spiked, can you help me.’” Amy, distressed and frightened, decided to walk home when she claims she was approached by a man on Dale Street who offered to help her. She said: “I was scared, I told him to leave me alone but he told me he wanted to get me home and seemed genuine.”, reports the Liverpool Echo.
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“He waved a black cab down and asked for the taxi driver to take me home. But then he and another guy got in the taxi. They gave the taxi driver an address that wasn’t mine. I don’t really remember the taxi drive, my vision of everything outside the window was blurry, I couldn’t see anything but it felt like we were gone for a while.
“I remember I felt sick and I could hear them chattering about how f***** I looked. They started making out to the taxi driver like they knew me. He asked if I was ok and they said something like ‘no she’s always like this, she’s just drunk’.
“They got out when the taxi stopped and tried to get me to go inside a house with them. I had no idea where we were, the taxi driver refused to let me go inside and demanded to take me home. I have no idea what would have happened if I’d gone inside that house.”
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Amy says the taxi driver allowed her to charge her phone and it was after 4am. She has no recollection of what occurred during that period from calling her friend and is urging the taxi driver to come forward and help her. She said: “I don’t know how to find him. All I remember seeing was ‘cab 66’ but I don’t know what that means. If it wasn’t for that taxi driver I don’t know what might have happened, I want to find him so I can ask him details of that night.”
Amy reported the incident to Merseyside Police. A spokesperson for the force stated: “We can confirm that we received a report of an alleged spiking in the early hours of Sunday, 15 March, although at this stage there is nothing to corroborate that any criminal offence has taken place.”
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The girl died after she was found bleeding in a quiet residential street in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Hero neighbours have told of how they desperately tried to save the life of a teenage girl who was stabbed to death in the street.
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A 64-year-old grandad administered CPR to the 16-year-old who he believes was stabbed in the neck and back. She was found unconscious in the street in the early hours of Saturday morning but tragically died later in hospital.
A murder investigation has been launched following the youngster’s teeth. Three adults and one child have been arrested in connection with the incident, reports the Mirror.
Police desperately tried to find the identify the teenager with a public appeal. Eventually they found out she lived with her mum and family in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, 16 miles and half an hour away from the crime scene.
On Sunday she was named locally as Chloe Watson, with friends paying tribute on social media, after her family had been informed.
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Two grandfathers had tried to save Chloe, who they discovered wounded in their quiet street. Wayne Mallows, 64, described waking up at 5am, but had seen or heard nothing until a knock at his door 50 minutes later.
He said: ”I was called out of the house about 5.50am on Saturday morning by a dog walker. She said that my neighbour was outside doing CPR on a young girl.”
Mr Mallows said that his neighbour, who had been carrying out the CPR, lives across the street. The girl was on the pavement directly opposite his neighbour’s home on Kennerleigh Avenue, in the Crossgates area of East Leeds.
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Mr Mallows, speaking near the quiet street of bungalows with neat gardens, said he “went out” and could see his neighbour “was getting tired”.
He said: “I asked if they’d rung an ambulance and then I realised that a phone was on the ground and he had it on loud speaker. Ambulance control were giving him instructions.”
Mr Mallows, who works in audiology for the NHS, said he’d received mandatory training in CPR on a mannequin, but never performed it in person.
“I took over until the ambulance arrived ten minutes later,” he said. “When the ambulance arrived around 6am the paramedics got all the kit out and tried to reactivate the heart and they were doing chest compressions.
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“They did that for about five minutes and then got her into the ambulance. Police were arriving all the time.”
He said she had been stabbed in the back also said there was a wound to her neck. Mr Mallows said he is struggling to get the girl’s face out of his head.
“In my mind I have a picture of her face,” said Mr Mallows. “To me she looked very young, younger than 16.:”
Mr Mallows confirmed that Kennerleigh Avenue and neighbouring streets are normally very quiet, saying: “It is mostly elderly people in the bungalows, they come here to retire.”
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Officers said they were called at 5.55am on Saturday to the quiet residential area in Leeds, where she was found with serious injuries.
Initially West Yorkshire Police took the unusual step of releasing her description to ascertain her identity; describing her as a 5ft 2in slim woman aged in her late teens.
But now her friends and family have posted about their devastation and named her on social media, with one saying they were “heartbroken” and said she had so much love for her little sisters.
Paying tribute to the teen, her pals wrote: “Your bubbly personality, your weird laugh, your cringy jokes will forever be unmatched. You always made sure everyone was feeling litty and loved…it’s truly devastating.”
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Four people – two women aged 18, a man aged 20 and a 17-year-old boy – were all arrested from a nearby address on suspicion of murder and remain in custody, police said.
Detectives said on Sunday the girl has been positively identified as a 16-year-old from the Cleckheaton area. Her family have been notified and are now being supported by specially-trained officers.
Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Superintendent Marc Bowes, said: “Following our appeal for further information yesterday, we have now identified the deceased as a 16-year-old girl from the Cleckheaton area.
“Her family have been informed and we are supporting them as they try to come to terms with what has happened.
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“Our inquiries into the incident which led to her death are continuing, and I would appeal again to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of yesterday morning to come forward if they have any information which could assist our investigation.”
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Workers are set for a welcome increase in minimum wage rates from next month as the new financial year begins. Rates are to increase on April 6, giving a pay rise for millions of workers.
Rates of this legal minimum increase annually in April at the start of the new financial year. This year, they are set to rise by 4.1% after Chancellor Rachel Reeves accepted recommendations from the Low Pay Commission so that those on low incomes are “properly rewarded” for their work.
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Ministers have been determined to deliver “a genuine living wage”, according to the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) remit for increasing the so-called National Living Wage – the UK‘s minimum wage for workers aged 21 and older.
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The LPC has said it will consult with employers, trade unions and workers on narrowing the gap between the 18–20-year-old rate of the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage and will put forward recommendations on achieving a single adult rate in the years ahead.
From April the National Living Wage will rise by 4.1% to £12.71 an hour for eligible workers aged 21 and over, which the Government said will increase gross annual earnings of a full-time worker on the rate by £900, benefiting around 2.4 million low-paid workers.
The National Minimum Wage rate for 18 to 20-year-olds will increase by 8.5% to £10.85 an hour, narrowing the gap with the National Living Wage.
This will mean an annual earnings increase of £1,500 for a full-time worker, which the Government said marks further progress towards its goal of phasing out 18 to 20 wage bands and establishing a single adult rate.
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The National Minimum Wage for 16 to 17-year-olds and those on apprenticeships will increase by 6% to £8 an hour.
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