COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tuesday’s primary in Ohio set up two marquee matchups in November — a U.S. Senate race that will help determine control of the chamber and a governor’s race in which Democrats see their best chance of victory in two decades.

Another stunningly expensive Senate race — the state’s third in four years — is expected as Republicans try to hold their majority during a difficult midterm cycle. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown easily defeated a challenger in the Democratic primary and will now attempt to unseat Republican Sen. Jon Husted.

Democrats are counting on Brown’s previous popularity with voters to flip the seat, even as the Senate Leadership Fund — a top GOP super PAC — has pledged $79 million to defend Husted.

Brown, who served three Senate terms before losing a bitter reelection bid in 2024, pledged at his victory party to fight for working-class Ohioans.

“No one in the Senate is standing up to these corporations who raise your prices and who game the system,” Brown said as attendees booed. He continued, “Ohioans don’t have anyone fighting for you, until November.”

Husted, who did not hold an election night party, was unopposed in his primary, a special election to fill the remainder of the six-year Senate term that Vice President JD Vance won in 2022.

In a statement earlier in the day, Husted said Brown has no room to talk about failures in Washington.

“Over the next six months, Ohioans will hear a lot from Sherrod Brown about his so-called solutions,” Husted said. “The truth is, after 32 years in Washington, he created the very problems he now blames others for. His record is indefensible.”

In the governor’s race, biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy clinched the Republican nomination over internet personality Casey Putsch to face Dr. Amy Acton, the COVID-era health director, this fall. Acton was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Both candidates for governor are widely known across the state

A newcomer to state politics, Ramaswamy aggressively positioned himself for the job early with the help of an endorsement from President Donald Trump — who praised him on social media Tuesday as “Young, Strong, and Smart!”

“We have an historic opportunity to lead Ohio to be the top state in the country — to raise a young family, to give our kids a world-class education and to be the state where we will revive this quaint idea that we call the American Dream,” Ramaswamy told supporters in Columbus.

Acton, speaking at her victory party, said she is running because people are struggling, working harder than ever and still not getting ahead.

“I refuse to look the other way,” she said.

Trump’s endorsement continues to carry weight in Ohio, which favored him three times for president, but Ramaswamy could face headwinds amid the president’s lagging popularity over the war in Iran and the rising cost of living.

Acton’s high public profile and robust early fundraising have made Democrats hopeful of winning back the governor’s office for the first time since 2006.

Ramaswamy, a 2024 GOP primary presidential candidate, swept onto the state’s political scene early last year as a mad shuffle left an opening at the top of Republicans’ statewide ticket. Then-Sen. Vance was ascending to the vice presidency and Husted — then the front-running candidate for governor — was being appointed to replace him in Washington.

With his national profile, tech industry connections and proximity to Trump, he quickly cleared a prospective field that included the sitting state attorney general, state treasurer and lieutenant governor.

National economy, COVID-19 pandemic set early tone for governor’s race

But Democrats saw opportunity with the open governors seat, even as the state, a former bellwether, has tipped convincingly toward Republicans during the Trump era.

Acton became a household name across Ohio in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic as she stood alongside Republican Gov. Mike DeWine during daily coronavirus broadcasts. Her comforting presence during the crisis made her a beloved figure with many Ohioans.

Her campaign also has highlighted her rough childhood, overcoming poverty, homelessness and sexual abuse while growing up in Youngstown.

“I just think she’s real,” said Aaron Weiner, a Cincinnati real estate agent who voted for Acton. “She has had struggles, so I think she can empathize with people who are struggling to get ahead.”

But the administration’s aggressive pandemic actions — including shuttering businesses, closing schools and canceling an election — also earned Acton plenty of enemies and made her the occasional target of people upset about the policies, with some armed protesters showing up outside her home.

Ramaswamy’s campaign sought to capitalize on lingering anger over the restrictions with attacks on Acton’s role early in the crisis, but he also has connections to the government’s response. Ramaswamy was advising the lieutenant governor at the time — Husted — on virus-related economic issues and founded a company that profited off its role developing vaccines.

Cincinnati voter Paul Mussman, who backed Ramaswamy, said he considers it an asset that he is a relative newcomer to politics.

Ramaswamy would look at issues “in a fresh way and not based on what their party affiliation is,” Mussman said.

Republicans see some Democratic-held House seats as vulnerable

In the wake of a new round of redistricting that slightly favored Republicans, the state also had numerous partisan congressional primaries.

The most heated GOP primary was in the Toledo area’s 9th District for the chance to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in Congress.

Former state Rep. Derek Merrin, whom Kaptur defeated by less than a percentage point in 2024, bested an Air National Guard veteran, a healthcare industry worker, a sitting state representative and the former deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Madison Sheahan.

In Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman’s Cincinnati-area 1st Congressional District, which his party considers a “must-hold,” the three-way Republican primary went to Eric Conroy, a CIA and Air Force veteran who was endorsed by Trump, Vance and Moreno.

Landsman beat back a primary challenge of his own Tuesday from Damon Lynch IV, the grandson of a prominent civil rights leader. Lynch had criticized Landsman for his initial vote against a war powers resolution on the war in Iran, which Landsman later followed up with a favorable vote.

In the Akron area’s 13th District, Republican Carey Coleman defeated four others for the opportunity to face Democratic U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes.

Democrats think new House maps give them a shot to regain seats

As a Trump-backed national effort to remake congressional maps in Republicans’ favor was underway, Ohio Democrats took a could-have-been-worse approach and passed the map they were given unanimously.

Now party candidates crowded congressional primaries across the state for the chance to take on sitting Republican representatives, who hold 10 of Ohio’s 15 seats.

The newly redrawn 7th District in the Cleveland area attracted five Democrats hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller, a former senior Trump adviser, in November. Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker and city councilman endorsed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, emerged as the winner in a race that also included former Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, the Democratic nominee for governor in 2014.

In northeast Ohio’s 14th District, PR professional and former Euclid City Council member Maria Jukic won the Democratic primary over former Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O’Neill and others and will face Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce.

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Associated Press writer Dylan Lovan in Cincinnati contributed.

Those are the words of Rebecca Butler, director of Bugweed’s, a craft shop in Clifton Moor.

Listed among the largest independent handcraft shops in the north, Bugweed’s stocks a vast array of yarns, quilting cottons, haberdashery and sewing machines.

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Rebecca said: “We have more than 4,000 square feet of retail space, with planning permission to add a second floor.”

Rebecca Butler opened up Bugweeds’ current retail space in 2025 (Image: Bugweed’s)

She added: “This enables us to carry a large variety of garment-making fabrics and equipment across every price point, as well as entire collections of significant ranges.

“We have highly-skilled staff, that cover all the main hobbies for which we cater, and so if a particular member of staff cannot answer a customer’s technical query, they know where to turn for someone who can.

“Many of our customers have become friends and we have become a safe place for them. 

“Reading the quality of the feedback from our recent success as By Annie’s UK winner of Favourite Local Quilt Shop is humbling and a testament to the environment we strive to create.

“Whether it’s people feeling a bit lonely and wanting to just come and sit on the sofas to knit, or people getting a cancer diagnosis and knowing they will get a hug and a cup of tea, we are so much more than a shop to so many of our community.”

The Bugweed team (Image: Bugweed’s)

Bugweed’s is run as a small family business, with four permanent staff members.

Its Clifton Moor venue was established in January 2025 when Rebecca and her team combined Bugweed’s four existing units at a nearby industrial estate.

It has a sister company Bugweek’s Limited, which runs crafting events and classes.

Rebecca explained: “There are some staples that are always well attended, such as our knit and natters on a Tuesday afternoon and Thursday evening, beginners knitting and beginners crochet, as well as our block of the month class for quilters.

“But the majority of our classes are prepared in response to our community.”

“We want to be kind, to walk gently through the world, to add more to our community than we take and to support people wherever we can.” (Image: Bugweed’s)

Indeed, two of Bugweed’s employees, who join the team on Saturdays, introduced a knit and natter for their teenage peers.

They have brought together crafty teens from across the city – who have bonded over their shared interests.

‘I think our values played a key part’

Rebecca said: “We want to be kind, to walk gently through the world, to add more to our community than we take and to support people wherever we can. 

“I think our values have played a key part in creating the vibrant, supportive and inclusive community with which we are blessed.

“From a strictly business perspective, we strive to offer quality products at a fair price whilst delivering first-rate customer service. 

“I’d like to think we do this – and the inclusive and generous community in which we sit is, in part, a testament to that.”

Bugweed’s has been selected by readers of The Press as a finalist in the Best Independent Retailer in York competition.

Readers are now welcome to vote for their winner by filling out a voting slips attached to each edition of the paper until Thursday (May 14).

Fabio Wardley was making the first defence of his heavyweight world title when he took on former champion Daniel Dubois in Manchester

Daniel Dubois twice climbed off the canvas to stop Fabio Wardley in one of the most brtutal fights in boxing history.

Wardley made a fast start, dropping Dubois after just 10 seconds before repeating the trick in the third round. But in between his trips to the floor, Dubois began to establish his jab and his authority.

The challenger took over from the fourth round but for long stretches his best shots simply bounced off Wardley’s chin. But Wardley’s right eye was almost closed shut by the ninth session as he absorbed heavy punishment – and Dubois finally closed the show in the 11th round to be crowned world champion again.

“We came through the sticky moments but that was a war,” the new champion said. “I know I’ve got bundles of heart and I showed I was a warrior in there. I had to get back up, brush it off and come back stronger.”

Wardley was making the first defence of his heavyweight title having been gifted the belt when Oleksansdr Usyk gave up his title instead of facing the Ipswich man. Dubois, meanwhile, was fighting for the first time since his second defeat by Usyk last summer as he sought to become a two-time champion.

Dubois, who was late to the arena after being stuck in the Manchester traffic, marched to the ring dressed all in black. And Wardley donned the colours of his hometown football club Ipswich Town who celebrated promotion to the Premier League last weekend.

Wardley stunned Dubois inside 10 seconds, dropping him with a right hand to the top of the head. But the challenger rose to beat the count and then landed the same shot in response. Dubois worked his way into the fight in the second session as his jab began to fire followed by his right hand.

But Wardley had Dubois down again in the third round with another backhand as he took control. Dubois again came back strongly in the next session as a right hand rocked the champion, but Wardley’s chin stood up to the assault.

The momentum was still with Dubois in the fifth round as he began to use his jab to control the fight. And Dubois had Wardley on the ropes in the sixth as he piled on the pressure – only for the champion to return fire with fire.

Wardley, with blood streaming down his face, was hurt early in the seventh as Dubois looked to seize his chance. The Londoner could hardly miss with his jab but still Wardley refused to buckle – and an uppercut suddenly caught Dubois’ attention.

Dubois had by now likely edged ahead on the judges’ scorecards and he kept his composure to notch another round courtesy of his ramrod jab. Wardley’s right eye had almost closed over by the start of the ninth and had to be cleared to continue by the ringside doctor.

Wardley’s shots were beginning to miss wildly but one right hand connected in the ninth only for that to spark Dubois into life. A right hand on the ropes staggered the Ipswich man but still he refused to topple.

Wardley again looked shaky heading into the 10th stanza but was still absorbing his challenger’s biggest shots. He last barely seconds of the penultimate round, however, as a final flurry from Dubois forced referee Howard Foster to step in.

There are queues on the M6 tonight after two sperate crashes led to delays. Drivers were being warned of 20 minute delays near the scene of an accident in Lancashire.

Traffic is stopped on southbound motorway between junction 30 at the M61 interchange and junction 31 for Preston. Images shared on Facebook show motorists stood on the central reservation.

In a post on X National Highways North West said: “The M6 in Lancashire southbound between J31-J30 traffic has been stopped due to a road traffic collision.

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“There are currently delays in excess of 20 minutes with 2 miles of congestion. Updates to follow.”

Traffic monitoring site Inrix has posted: “All traffic being temporarily held due to accident, two vehicles involved on M6 Southbound after J31 A59 Preston New Road (Samlesbury).”

The M6 is also closed southbound between junctions 17 and 16 from Sandbach to Crewe in Cheshire

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MV Hondius, with more than 140 passengers and crew on board, is headed to Spain’s Canary Islands and is expected to arrive at the island of Tenerife this morning

The head of the World Health Organization has delivered a message to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated.

The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, with more than 140 passengers and crew on board, is headed to Spain’s Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, and is expected to arrive at the island of Tenerife this morning.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived Saturday at the island, where he, Spain’s Health Minister Monica Garcia and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska planned to coordinate the disembarkation of passengers and some crew.

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“I know you are worried. I know that when you hear the word ‘outbreak’ and watch a ship sail toward your shores, memories surface that none of us have fully put to rest. The pain of 2020 is still real, and I do not dismiss it for a single moment,” Tedros said in a statement to the people of Tenerife.

“But I need you to hear me clearly: This is not another COVID. The current public health risk from hantavirus remains low. My colleagues and I have said this unequivocally, and I will say it again to you now,” Tedros added.

WHO, Spanish authorities and cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions said nobody on the Hondius is currently showing symptoms of the virus.

Hantavirus can cause life-threatening illness. It usually spreads when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings and isn’t easily transmitted between people. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases. Symptoms usually show between one and eight weeks after exposure.

Three people have died since the outbreak, and five passengers who left the ship are infected with hantavirus.

Some Tenerife residents say they don’t want the ship there

Some on Tenerife say they are worried. On board the cruise ship, some Spanish passengers have voiced concern about being stigmatized. “I tell you, I don’t like this very much,” said 69-year-old resident Simon Vidal. “Anyone can say what they want. Why did they have to bring a boat from another country here? Why not anywhere else, why bring it to the Canary Islands?”

Others said they empathized with the boat’s passengers, but were still concerned.

“The truth is that it is very worrying,” said 27-year-old Venezuelan immigrant Samantha Aguero. She added: “We feel a bit unsafe, we don’t feel as there are 100% security measures in place to welcome it. This is a virus after all and we have lived this during the pandemic. But we also need to have empathy.”

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Garcia said passengers and some crew would disembark in Tenerife “under maximum safety conditions.”

The ship will not dock but will remain at anchor, with people ferried off in small boats. Everyone disembarking will be checked for symptoms and won’t be taken off the ship until a flight is already in Tenerife waiting for them, Garcia said during a news conference in Madrid. There are currently people of more than 20 different nationalities on board.

Authorities are aiming to complete the evacuation flights on Sunday and Monday, the director of the WHO’s Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, Maria Van Kerkove, said in a briefing Saturday.

Both the U.S. and the U.K. have agreed to send planes to evacuate their citizens. Americans are to be quarantined at a medical center in Nebraska.

All Spanish passengers will be transferred to a medical facility and quarantined, Garcia said. Oceanwide has listed 13 Spanish passengers and one Spanish crew member on board.

Those disembarking will leave behind their luggage, Garcia said, and will be allowed to take only a small bag with essential items, a cellphone, charger and documentation. Some crew, as well as the body of a passenger who died on board, will remain on the ship, which will sail on to the Netherlands, where it will undergo disinfection, the minister added.

This root vegetable could help lower your blood pressure naturally, according to a doctor and studies

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A specific red vegetable could help in lowering blood pressure, according to a doctor. Also referred to as hypertension, high blood pressure is a potentially dangerous condition thought to affect approximately one in three adults in the UK.

Having high blood pressure means your heart has to work significantly harder than it should to pump blood around your body. This puts extra strain on the heart, blood vessels and other organs over time.

If left untreated, it can result in serious complications, with high blood pressure linked to medical emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks. Diet is acknowledged as a major contributing factor to hypertension, with foods high in salt amongst the main culprits.

Salt causes the body to hold onto water, which in turn increases blood pressure. However, what we eat can also have the opposite effect.

In a video shared on social media platform TikTok, Doctor Suraj Kukadia highlighted several benefits of eating beetroot. Dr Kukadia, known online as Dr Sooj, said: “Are beetroots good for you?

“Beetroots are an excellent dietary nitrate, which has been proven to lower blood pressure both centrally and peripherally. On top of this, it can also help improve athletic performance.

“If you find the taste of beetroot a bit too earthy, you can also just mix it with a bit of apple or a bit of ginger and even mix it into fruit juices.”

What does the research indicate?

His guidance is backed by research exploring the effect of beetroot juice on blood pressure levels. In a study published in the journal Hypertension in 2015, scientists from Queen Mary University of London discovered that a 250ml glass of beetroot juice resulted in an average drop in blood pressure of around 8/4 mmHg.

Consequently, numerous participants in the study experienced their blood pressure returning to a healthy range. The researchers highlighted this was especially important, considering that every 2mmHg increase in blood pressure is thought to raise the risk of death from heart disease by seven per cent and stroke by 10 per cent.

The blood pressure-lowering qualities of beetroot were credited to the substantial concentration of dietary nitrates present in the vegetable. Other foods rich in nitrates include spinach, rhubarb, celery, lettuce and watercress.

In a university statement, lead study author Professor Amrita Ahluwalia explained: “Diseases of the heart and blood vessels – which can cause heart attacks and strokes – remain the biggest cause of death worldwide.

“However, unlike some other serious illnesses, we are fortunate in that we can make certain lifestyle changes which dramatically improve our heart and blood vessel health.

“This research has proven that a daily inorganic nitrate dose can be as effective as medical intervention in reducing blood pressure and the best part is we can get it from beetroot and other leafy green vegetables.”

A more recently published study arrived at a similar conclusion. A meta-analysis, published in Frontiers in Nutrition in 2022, reviewed seven existing studies and established that nitrates present in beetroot juice reduce systolic blood pressure, though not diastolic blood pressure in patients with arterial hypertension.

NHS advice

To lower your blood pressure, the NHS recommends you:

• Have a healthy, balanced diet
• Exercise regularly – aim to do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week
• Lose weight if you’re overweight
• Do not eat too much salt – avoid salty food or adding salt to your meals
• Do not drink too much alcohol – avoid drinking more than 14 alcohol units a week on a regular basis
• Do not drink too much caffeine – drinks high in caffeine include coffee, tea and cola
• Do not smoke

If you are concerned about your blood pressure, you should speak to your GP.

Everyone gets stuck sometimes when playing video games, as a reader explains why he didn’t feel bad about seeking help while playing the award-wining Animal Well.

Usually I don’t like platform games. Teeth-clenching frustration when you miss a vital jump for the umpteenth time, head-scratching puzzles, simply rendered gaming worlds in two dimensions… Recently however, while searching for something to play with a subterranean theme, I happened upon a game that I’d never heard of before. Going by static screenshots alone Animal Well appeared a tad basic, but then I saw a video of the game in motion and I was sold.

Animal Well starts off showing you four flames and a glimpse of a frightening face, Exorcist style. These fleeting icons are clues, and the game is full of this kind of subtle signposting. You are a small blob that hatches inside a spectral labyrinth rendered in 8-bit retro style graphics.

While you explore the game’s pixelated maze various sound effects create a calming yet spooky atmosphere; the haunting call of a cuckoo and eerie echoes, the flapping wings of startled birds, and dripping water and splashes. Other audio cues are more ambitious. Some animals emit unique noises that were created, I believe, with the use of a synthesiser, with unfamiliar and often unnerving resonances. Off-kilter tones that help underline the fact that you’re inside a digital nature reserve teeming with irregularity.

Mostly everything wants to peck or maul you to death in Animal Well. Small blobs are at the bottom of the food chain. At least your jumping little explorer is waterproof. As you proceed through the game’s many caverns and chambers, negotiating ledges and pressing buttons, unlocking doors and discovering treasure chests, you’ll meet one or two animal friends.

There are giant muskrat things that have no concept of personal space, but they can serve as useful footstools. Ghost doves too are quite welcome, since these ultra responsive birds refuse to let you fall. In the main however, when the other creatures aren’t attempting blobicide they show cold indifference. You’re just a small blob who can’t do fighting. Why would the other inhabitants of Animal Well care?

Nothing that I’ve so far described is predefined. The official Animal Well website offers a loose description of the game with no specifics in regard to its wildlife. The majority of the 8-bit creatures that inhabit the map are recognisable anyway: rabbits, hedgehogs, storks, mice, kangaroos. Despite their real-world familiarity everything that roams the well does so in the margins of existence. You’re never quite sure if the beings that you encounter are living or dead.

Ghosts are definitely dead and you meet plenty of them in this game, floating and gliding about in various shapes and sizes. Firecrackers help to extinguish or ward off the ghosts. Firecrackers are one of the items that you’ll need to make good use of. Like everything else in this game, the items that you collect, where those items are, and what to do with them is never obvious.

One complaint you could have with Animal Well is its absolute lack of hand-holding. For instance, I was a good few hours into the game when I came across a staircase/ledge puzzle with two levers. By flipping the levers I could phase alternate steps/ledges in and out. I messed around for ages inside this one room, flipping levers then flipping them back because gaming lore implied that somewhere nearby lay the answer to my progression.

It turns out I needed an item that I hadn’t come close to finding yet. One of the game’s essential tools, the disc. When you throw the disc it rebounds between the room’s levers, phasing the steps/ledges of the staircase in and out, and this in turn allows you to climb up. Clever stuff but not remotely obvious. I guess without online resources you’d discover the answer eventually, by finding the disc and mucking about with its amusing physics.

During my initial playthrough I solved a fair portion of Animal Well’s puzzles myself. But for every eureka moment I sought out multiple instances of help. I never felt like I’d made my life too easy watching expert playthroughs however, because I still had to repeat all of those blob acrobatics myself.

Even when you know where to go and what to do, some parts of Animal Well demand superhuman reflexes. Access to trickier areas often requires patience, persistence and split-second timing.

The aforementioned experience might sound frustrating, but I can honestly say that Animal Well has never made me rage quit. Even if you’re temporarily stuck there’s so much to admire in this game. I particularly like how Animal Well plays with light. For example, the topography of some dark enclaves is revealed only in flashes. And the lantern, a tool you obtain late in the game, is also ultra cool. The way the lantern’s beam temporarily melts away walls of ghostly baddies is a beautifully rendered effect.

Since Animal Well revels in mystery and rewards experimentation it seems a shame to reveal any more about it. In summary perhaps what I can say is this…

Four flames. Five animal bosses. You are an insignificant blob. Within this eerie maze there are many other bigger, scarier things to remind you of your insignificance. Special items/tools are required to progress. The physics and operation of these tools is often very clever and cool. If you see an unexplored part of the map, you probably need to go there. Last of all, don’t mess with the ghost dog.

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Saturday will start off cloudy and cool, with temperatures around 9°C to 10°C.

There is a small chance of light drizzle at times, but nothing significant.

The afternoon will see brighter conditions with sunny intervals, and temperatures will rise steadily to 15°C to 16°C by early evening.

Showers are expected to become increasingly likely from 8pm onwards, with light rain developing later in the evening and overnight.

Winds will strengthen slightly to around 10mph to 12mph.

Sunday will be cooler and breezier, but much drier after Saturday night’s rain.

The morning will be mostly overcast and chilly, with temperatures around 7°C to 8°C.

A moderate breeze near 10mph will make it feel cooler.

The afternoon will see gradual improvement with increasing sunny intervals, and temperatures will climb to 11°C to 12°C.

The evening will be clearer, with temperatures falling quickly after sunset towards 5°C to 7°C, with lighter winds.

The warmest period of the weekend will be Saturday late afternoon, while the wettest period will be Saturday night.

The brightest conditions are expected on Sunday afternoon and evening.

Police revisited the scene on Saturday night as part of an appeal for information

The PSNI have issued a renewed appeal backed by a reward of up to £20,000 for information on an attack at a police station.

Detectives investigating the attack at Dunmurry Police Station on April 25 have revisited the scene and carried out road stops two weeks on.

During the incident, a delivery driver was threatened by a masked gunman, with their vehicle hijacked, an improvised explosive device placed inside, and the driver ordered to drive to the police station. The device exploded at around 11.15pm.

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As part of a renewed appeal, the independent charity Crimestoppers are offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the attack.

Detective Inspector Campbell, from the Police Service’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, said: “Two weeks ago, on the night of Saturday 25 April, at around 10.45pm, a delivery driver was threatened by a masked gunman. This terrifying ordeal took place in the Summerhill area of Twinbrook.

“The driver’s vehicle was hijacked, an improvised explosive device placed inside, and the driver ordered to drive to Dunmurry Police Station. Here, at approximately 11.15pm, the device exploded.

“This cowardly and senseless attack, which could have claimed so many innocent lives, sent shockwaves across the community. The fact that local residents, including two babies, were being taken to safety by officers when the device exploded speaks volumes.”

The detective continued: “Earlier tonight, officers revisited the scene. We’ve been handing out appeal leaflets, and we’ve been speaking with pedestrians, drivers and passengers.

“I’m asking you to think, for just one minute, of the utter devastation that could have resulted. And I’m asking you to do the right thing. If you have any information, no matter how insignificant it might seem, please speak to us.

“I’m also keen to offer assurance that Crimestoppers, who are a charity and independent of the police, can be contacted with 100% anonymity. The charity is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information, received directly, that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the attack. With Crimestoppers, calls are never recorded, there’s no caller line display or 1471 facility.”

Contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org

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