A police cordon has been erected at Brown Street in Armadale.

Dozens of police officers have descended on a Scots town following reports of a major disturbance.

An incident alleged to have happened around 12pm today resulted in police and the Fire Service attending at Brown Street in Armadale.

An air ambulance was deployed from Glasgow and spotted on FlightRadar24 travelling to Armadale before going back to the city.

Edinburgh Live reports that locals on the Facebook page West Lothian Council Exposed allege officers, paramedics and firefighters are in attendance on Brown Street and Upper Bathville – with a cordon erected at Brown Street.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they received a report of a car on fire but said the overall response was being led by Police Scotland.

Police Scotland have been approached for comment.

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Every Sunday morning, Londoners across the city wake up in a bed that isn’t their own, pull on last night’s clothes, and begin the long journey home.

Armed with a large McDonald’s Diet Coke and at least three hash browns, they descend into the capital’s underbelly, sharing the Tube with Pilates princesses and groups of friends heading to the Natural History Museum.

I’m of course talking about what was once rather crudely dubbed a ‘walk of shame’ – now, thankfully, more appropriately known online as a ‘stride of pride’.

And recently, escort platform Erobella did some boots-on-the-ground journalism of its own to find out exactly where London’s most popular ‘stride of pride’ hotspots are.

By looking at TFL data for unexplained journeys between 6am and 10am on Sunday mornings, outside of usual commuting patterns, they were able to pinpoint the Tube stations seeing the most likely ‘stride of pride’ traffic.

And there was one area in particular that stood out among the rest.

Now, as someone who spent four years enjoying being young and single in the big smoke, I just want to clarify that there’s absolutely nothing shameful about meeting someone spontaneously, making a connection, and returning home in the morning, bursting to tell your housemates all about your adventures.

That being said, it doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun with it along the way.

How did they analyse the data?

Before the big reveal, here’s a little more background on how Erobella established what they’re calling ‘The Walk of Shame Line’.

According to TFL, over 725,000 people enter London’s transport network between 6am and 10am each Sunday.

To build the line, Erobella compared Sunday-morning journeys with typical weekday travel, removing anything that looked like a normal commute.

They then focused on journeys heading to residential areas, excluding airports and major train stations.

Stations had to have at least 3,000 Sunday entries, at least 1,000 of them between 6am and 10am, were residential rather than workplace areas, and received at least 100 arrivals after 11pm on Saturday night. Ultimately, just 80 qualified.

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After all this, what they ended up with was around 98,000 ‘miscellaneous’ Sunday-morning journeys home every week.

One thing to note is that there isn’t an exact science to this conclusion.

You could argue that some of these Londoners may have simply stayed with friends or been put to bed by a platonic co-worker.

But, on the other hand, there’s every chance they’re actually trekking back to their own bed with a little more of a spring in their step…

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So, where is the biggest ‘stride of pride’ hotspot in London?

The official line runs down the Northern line from Kennington to South Wimbledon.

And along the way, it stops at every single tube stop in Clapham, with Clapham South crowned the official champion. According to the data, 9.6% of all its Sunday morning journeys fit the pattern.

I think I can speak for all Londoners when I say this isn’t a particularly shocking result.

Home to Margot Robbie’s favourite nightclub (shout out, Infernos), dozens of lively pubs and bars, and, of course, queer venue Two Brewers, Clapham is an epicentre for questionable late-night decisions.

So, it’s unsurprising that there are approximately 529 strides of pride recorded at Clapham South each week.

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Closely behind is Balham at 9.4 per cent and Tooting Bec at 9.1 per cent. On the opposite end of the spectrum, stops like Richmond, Peckham Rye, and Wembley Park ranked incredibly low on the scale, slotting them firmly onto the ‘Smug Line’.

Erobella also revealed that even on a Saturday morning, Tooting Bec, Clapham South and Balham are still the top three stops. Could it really just be a coincidence…?

At the end of the day, it’s all a bit of fun.

But, if you do find yourself on the Northern line early tomorrow morning, it might just be worth offering a paracetamol to the passenger opposite you in last night’s shirt – he probably needs it.

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Sweltering in 30 degree heat, Emily Atack will say ‘I do’ in the courtyard of a 16th Century church in Spain as she ties the knot with scientist Dr Alistair Garner in a second wedding.

Parasols are to be given to the congregation of up to 50 friends and family – including her Rivals co-stars Alex Hassell, Bella McClean and Victoria Smurfit – to hide under from the intense sun.

After the wedding, more guests are to arrive for a three-course dinner in the courtyard, underneath the umbrella-shaped canopy of a century-old Ficus Benjamina tree laden with fairy lights.

Ms Atack, 36, officially married her step-cousin, 40, at her local church in Bedfordshire three weeks ago before hosting a party in their back garden.

This week, up to 200 guests jetted out to the whitewashed hilltop town of Mojacar, to celebrate the nuptials for a second time.

It appears a smaller party will watch the couple, who first met in 1994 when Alistair’s father wed Emily’s aunt, receive a blessing before they are joined by the rest of the party.

Ms Atack, 36, officially married her step-cousin, 40, at her local church in Bedfordshire three weeks ago, but on Saturday the couple will tie the knot for a second time in Spain

Earlier today, flowers were being arranged around the courtyard by staff who have been busy all morning setting up chairs for the procession.

A DJ booth has been set up at the end of the dinner courtyard for dancing afterwards.

Cases of Cava, beer, wine and spirits were delivered to the two restaurants adjoining the church, which have been rented out by the couple.

Yesterday, the bride was spotted showing family and friends the set-up, which includes the courtyards of two neighbouring restaurants that she has rented.

The actress appeared relaxed in a vintage Diane von Furstenberg floral dress and Prada sunglasses.

After chatting to her wedding planner in the courtyard of the church, the group then headed in for a run-through of the (second) big day.

The wedding party included her pop musician father Keith Atack, who until 2018 owned a house in the town, and her actress-comedian mother Kate Robbins.

After the rehearsals, Ms Atack and her husband jumped into a taxi to spend the afternoon together. Meanwhile, cases of cava, beer and spirits were delivered for the reception.

Parasols are to be given to the congregation of up to 50 friends and family – including her Rivals co-stars Alex Hassell, Bella McClean and Victoria Smurfitt – to hide under from the sun

Parasols could be seen on hand for guests when they take their seats for the ceremony in the blistering heat

After the wedding, more guests are to arrive for a three-course dinner in the courtyard, underneath the umbrella-shaped canopy of a century-old Ficus Benjamina

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This week, up to 200 guests jetted out to the whitewashed hilltop town of Mojacar, to celebrate the nuptials for a second time

It appears a smaller party will watch the couple, who first met in 1994 when Alistair’s father wed Emily’s aunt, receive a blessing before they are joined by the rest of the party

Earlier today, flowers were being arranged around the courtyard by staff who have been busy all morning setting up chairs for the procession

A DJ booth has been set up at the end of the dinner courtyard for dancing afterwards

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Yesterday, the bride was spotted showing family and friends the set-up, which includes the courtyards of two neighbouring restaurants that she has rented

Cases of Cava, beer, wine and spirits were delivered to the two restaurants adjoining the church, which have been rented out by the couple

The wedding party includes her pop musician father Keith Atack, who until 2018 owned a house in the town, and her actress-comedian mother Kate Robbins

Ms Atack – who has a two-year-old son with Mr Garner – has said it was her dream to marry in Mojacar after spending her childhood summers at her father’s property

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Hassell, 46, who famously appeared as Rupert Campbell-Black with Ms Atack in Rivals’ naked tennis scene, landed at Almeria airport in the south-eastern province with his wife, actress Emma King.

Ms Smurfit, who plays the wife of Aidan Turner’s character, was spotted hiring a car at the airport with her husband, banker Steve Jacobs.

Rufus Jones, who plays Ms Atack’s husband Paul, was seen sightseeing with his wife Philippa Allam.

Ms Atack – who has a two-year-old son with Mr Garner – has said it was her dream to marry in Mojacar after spending her childhood summers at her father’s property. 

‘It’s our favourite place on Earth,’ she said.

Neil Tulley’s attackers clearly wanted him dead.

Dozing on his sofa, the 54-year-old was stabbed more than 60 times, the wounds inflicted to his neck so severe that he was almost beheaded.

But as horrific as his death was, it was the identity of his killers that would send shockwaves through the local community and beyond.

Brothers Joshua and Jerome Ellis were aged 23 and just 14 when, armed with two kitchen knives, they launched their savage assault.

Their victim was no stranger to them – Mr Tulley was their mother’s partner and at the time they were all living together as a family.

Thirteen years have passed since the night that the painter and decorator met his bloody fate and yet this tragic case continues to fascinate.

This was never a traditional whodunnit – the brothers were arrested soon after and admitted carrying out the killing.

But both would subsequently claim that the circumstances that drove them to take Mr Tulley’s life meant that they were not murderers.

The Jury: 14 And On Trial For Murder, takes 12 ordinary men and women and films them as they reach their verdicts in a murder trial. Pictured: Oliver Shaw and James Desmier who play characters inspired by Jerome and Joshua

The picture painted in their subsequent trial was one of a deeply dysfunctional childhood during which they were neglected and threatened while their mother, Marie, was beaten and abused by Mr Tulley.

While the prosecution claimed the killing was a cold-blooded, calculated act of revenge, at their subsequent trial both boys pleaded not guilty to murder, claiming ‘loss of control’, a defence that, if accepted by the jury, would reduce the charge to manslaughter.

It was that element of the trial – as well as the age of Jerome – that has now seen the case feature in not one but two small-screen recreations.

In 2019 it was the inspiration behind Responsible Child, a 90-minute BBC dramatisation directed by BAFTA winner Nick Holt.

Now it can be revealed that the story of the Ellis brothers is once again back on television, this time on Channel 4.

The Jury: 14 And On Trial For Murder, takes 12 ordinary men and women and films them as they reach their verdicts in a murder trial.

Normally, jurors’ deliberations are shrouded in mystery and never publicly filmed, let alone broadcast. But the purpose of The Jury, which is now in its third series, is to grant viewers a warts-and-all view of the process by which people drawn from all walks of life are thrown together to reach a decision that will have life-changing ramifications.

What makes this televised social experiment all the more gripping is that the case is not a scripted television drama, but a real one – albeit with names, dates and locations changed.

Every detail of the court case played out by actors was taken from actual transcripts of the real hearing, at Guildford Crown Court in 2014.

Last year, the second series won a BAFTA for Best Reality and Constructed Factual Show, famously beating out the highly-rated second series of The Traitors.

Neil Tulley’s attackers clearly wanted him dead. Dozing on his sofa, the 54-year-old (pictured) was stabbed more than 60 times, the wounds inflicted to his neck so severe that he was almost beheaded

Brothers Joshua  (pictured) and Jerome Ellis were aged 23 and just 14 when, armed with two kitchen knives, they launched their savage assault

Thirteen years have passed since the night that the painter and decorator met his bloody fate and yet this tragic case continues to fascinate. Now it can be revealed that the story of the Ellis brothers is once again back on television, this time on Channel 4

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While Channel 4 always decline to confirm details of the real case on which the show is based, The Daily Mail can reveal that the current series, which reaches its conclusion this Thursday, follows the Ellis brothers’ trial

While Channel 4 always decline to confirm details of the real case on which the show is based, The Daily Mail can reveal that the current series, which reached its conclusion this week, follows the Ellis brothers’ trial.

Sources say that ahead of its broadcast, relatives of those involved are forewarned.

But the programme’s past retellings of other crimes have not gone down well with those affected.

The first series featured the case of Thomas Crompton and his wife Angela Phillips who was killed in a brutal attack at the home they shared in Norfolk, in 2012.

He too was charged with murder only to also argue loss of control, with the real jury at his actual trial finding him guilty of manslaughter, after which he was jailed for seven-and-a-half years.

As one close relative observed of Channel 4’s repurposing of that case: ‘I didn’t want it made. This is the last thing we need. Everybody was beginning to rebuild their lives.’

No doubt similar emotions will be being experienced by those who have tried to move on from what happened to Mr Tulley at his home in Guildford, Surrey in 2013. Approached by the Daily Mail, his relatives as well as relatives of the brothers declined to comment.

But the Channel 4 recreation will doubtless have made difficult viewing, with not just the actions of the two killers, but the character of both Mr Tulley and the boys’ mother once again put under the microscope.

That Joshua and Jerome had a deeply troubled upbringing there can be little doubt.

The real jury heard of constant friction within the household between Mr Tulley, the brothers and their mother.

In January 2012, Jerome, the younger brother, had been living with his father, Gary Ellis, but was thrown out after he discovered he’d been sneaking off to visit his mother and older brother Joshua in secret.

With nowhere else to go, he went to his mother’s house, where she lived with Joshua, Mr Tulley and their three young children.

Mr Tulley was not keen on Jerome moving in, however, arguing there was no room for him in the small – frequently dirty and chaotically untidy – house. A fierce argument ensued.

The Channel 4 recreation will doubtless have made difficult viewing, with not just the actions of the two killers, but the character of both Mr Tulley and the boys’ mother once again put under the microscope

Pictured: Jerome Ellis leaves Guildford Crown Court. In his evidence, Jerome told the court he was not thinking properly at the time of the killing and that the events were a blur

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‘Josh and my mum were happy we were there but Neil didn’t want us to live there or to stay there,’ Jerome told the court. ‘He told my mother that we shouldn’t stay there.’

Jerome described how Mr Tulley went to the shed and fetched an axe, swinging it at Joshua and telling him he was going to kill him.

‘I was in the same room,’ said Jerome. ‘They were right there. I saw him try to kill my brother with an axe.’

The youngster described how his brother managed to block the weapon, grappling it from Mr Tulley’s grasp.

Mr Tulley was duly charged with attempted murder – but was acquitted.

To the boys’ horror, he returned to the house – first staying in a shed in the garden and then moving on to the sofa.

Jerome said he felt like they ‘were all in danger’ and that Mr Tulley was often drunk, aggressive and abusive to him, his brother and their mum.

As well as the incident with the axe, the court heard there was a history of abuse involving Mr Tulley and Marie.

In 2003 he received a 16-hour community punishment for common assault, while in 2009 he was handed a community punishment and a restraining order after he grabbed her around the neck and threatened to kill her.

In the months leading up to the fatal attack things did not improve. Teachers at Jerome’s school noticed he was going hungry and gave him food, as well as money for clothes.

The school also recorded that he was acting as a carer for his mother and his younger siblings.

Joshua, meanwhile, was said to have been suffering from depression and living as a virtual recluse in the attic.

In August 2013 matters came to a head. On the night in question Joshua came into his younger brother’s bedroom and told him what had happened during an argument between their mother and Mr Tulley.

Joshua was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years, meaning he is still in prison. Jerome was given a six-year sentence for manslaughter

Every detail of the court case played out by actors was taken from actual transcripts of the real hearing, at Guildford Crown Court in 2014

The jury on the Channel 4 version of the trial will deliver their verdicts this Thursday. Only after they do so will they be informed as to whether their decision matched that of the original jury

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‘He told me he [Mr Tulley] said he was going to get his axe, after they had had an argument,’ said Jerome. ‘He told me that he was going to get the axe that he had in the shed.’

Jerome said that about a week earlier he had unscrewed the lock on the shed because he was worried about what was in there – and discovered the axe had been returned to Mr Tulley.

‘After Josh told me that Neil had done that, he told me we had to get him,’ said Jerome.

He said he agreed and that it seemed the only option because Mr Tulley was a threat to everyone in the family.

‘We went to the kitchen and we took two knives from the drawer and we attacked him,’ he told jurors.

The body was found the next day on the sofa with more than 60 knife wounds.

Afterwards, the brothers fled to a forest, still covered in Mr Tulley’s blood, where they planned to kill themselves, Jerome said.

They evaded police for several days before turning up in a churchyard a few miles away, where Joshua told a bell ringer, ‘We’re murderers,’ and asked him to contact the police.

They led police to the knives which they had buried in bags in a riverside nature reserve.

In his evidence, Jerome told the court he was not thinking properly at the time of the killing and that the events were a blur.

However, prosecution barrister Philip Katz put it to him that he could remember the events more clearly than he claimed.

‘Things were going from bad to worse in that house after [Mr Tulley’s] acquittal and I suggest that you were angry,’ he said. ‘An element of revenge was involved in what subsequently happened … You must have realised, when you looked at him lying on the sofa like that, that actually he was no threat at all,’ he said.

‘Not at that specific moment, no,’ replied Jerome.

‘What, so you just went over and stuck the knife in him?’ asked Mr Katz.

Jerome said: ‘We just went and attacked him.’

Asked why the police were not called during the argument, the teenager replied: ‘We had tried the police before, he was acquitted and came back to the house and continued to be abusive. I wanted to protect my family and if that meant doing that [killing Mr Tulley] then that was the only option.’

Barristers for both brothers put forward the ‘loss of control’ defence but only Jerome gave evidence. The defence for Joshua also argued for diminished responsibility due to mental illness.

The jury convicted Joshua of murder – but cleared Jerome.

Joshua was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years, meaning he is still in prison. Jerome was given a six-year sentence for manslaughter.

Sentencing the younger brother, Judge Christopher Critchlow told him: ‘This case is unusual and difficult to categorise in my judgment but you never would have gone and done what you did but for your brother coming in to your room that night.’

He added that he hoped that Jerome might be able to turn his life around, stating: ‘Given your youth, this court hopes that whatever therapy or psychotherapy you receive will ensure that upon release you will be able to lead a normal life. You have ability and you should, with guidance and therapy, be able to do yourself justice in the course of time.’

It is understood that Jerome served three years in a Young Offenders Institution before being released on probation in 2017. Now 27, he is thought to now be living under a new identity and his whereabouts is unknown.

The jury on the Channel 4 version of the trial delivered their verdicts on Thursday.

They found the younger brother not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter on the basis of loss of control. 

However, the jury on the show did not reach a verdict where at least ten of them agreed about the older sibling. They failed to come to a verdict.

Following their decisions the jury on the Channel 4 programme were informed as to whether their decision matched that of the original jury.  

A moment of drama, all be it one played out for ratings – rather than in real life.

Channel 4’s ‘The Jury’ is available on catch-up 

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Updated: 15:00 BST, 12 September 2026

People on Kearsley Drive, have won today, August 22, on the Postcode Lottery.

Ticket holders in the BL3 2PG postcode, which covers Kearsley Drive, just off Manchester Road in Bolton, near the McDonald’s, have won £1,000 as part of today’s prize.

The Postcode Lottery manages lotteries for 20 charities, with each one having one draw a month.

They won alongside 19 other postcodes nationwide.

Subscriptions to the postcode lottery support a range of charities across the UK.

The lottery supports “a wide range of charities and good causes across Britain and around the world”.

To date, they’ve provided more than £1.1 billion in funding, which is helping thousands of organisations and projects.

Ms Connolly, who last year accused Mr Trump of being “volatile” and “acting like a bully”, then escorted the US president as she introduced him to the Irish delegation in the Portico, and she was in turn introduced to the US delegation, including some of Mr Trump’s family including son Don Jr.

Nikola Milenkovic and Jair Cunha have missed Nottingham Forest’s Premier League game against Aston Villa on Saturday due to hamstring injuries.

Milenkovic and Cunha suffered their injuries during training on Friday and have failed to make the bench for Forest’s trip to Villa Park.

Daniel Munoz makes his full Forest debut following his £22 million move from Crystal Palace last month, while Ousmane Diomande has been handed his first Premier League start.

Speaking ahead of the game at Villa Park, Oliver Glasner explained the absences of Milenkovic and Cunha.

‘After lunch, the doctor came to me and said they don’t feel comfortable, there’s some tightness in the hamstrings, so unfortunately they don’t make it today,’ Glasner said.

‘We trained yesterday, but it is how it is. We can’t change it anymore and we trust in the other players.

‘This is why we need the entire squad and it gives a chance to Ousmane.

‘We are flexible and this is why we don’t have doubts.’

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Traffic is building on Malton Road, the A64 and the York Outer Ring Road, on all sides of the Hopgrove Roundabout, on Saturday afternoon (September 12).

The routes are facing further strain due to a closure of the northbound lane of the nearby Monks Cross Link for works associated with the building of around 970 homes, as part of the Monks Cross Garden Village development.

It comes as thousands of football fans prepare to travel to the LNER Community Stadium, next to the disruption, where York City face Swindon Town at 3pm on Saturday.

An eyewitness urged people to avoid the area, saying: “Absolute carnage on and around A64 and Monks Cross.”

The closure of the Monks Cross Link also caused heavy traffic in the area last weekend, with one eyewitness describing the scene as “absolute chaos” for drivers.

Developer Redrow said the northbound lane closure of the Monks Cross Link will be in place until November 6 for works associated with Monks Cross Garden Village.

A Redrow Yorkshire spokesperson said it understood that the roadworks “are causing some disruption and inconvenience for local residents and businesses”, adding: “We’ve written to local people with more information about the works, which are expected to continue until early November.

“We’re working closely with City of York Council and our contractors to keep disruption to a minimum, and additional traffic management measures are being introduced to help improve traffic flow.

“Monks Cross Garden Village will be delivered in phases over the next decade, with new infrastructure, green spaces and community facilities provided alongside new homes to create a well-connected new neighbourhood.”

They said the development will “transform the local area over the next 10 years, forming a key part of the wider Monks Cross area’s long-term growth”.

Plans also include a new primary school, sports pitches, shop and a country park.

City of York Council said it has permitted the closure in Monks Cross Link until November 6 “to enable the work on one roundabout (northern access to the site) and other utility works associated with the site”.

A council spokesperson said further closures are “highly likely afterwards and into 2027/28 as the developers need to form another new roundabout” for southern access to the site, and carry out other utility and highways work.

“The Network Monitoring team have been actively managing the network by optimising traffic signal times in the area to suit the changing travel demands since Monday morning (September 7) and will continue to do this throughout the road works period,” they said.

“This is of course limited to the team’s working hours.”

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Meanwhile, temporary traffic lights have been installed in nearby New Lane, off Malton Road, over the weekend as Yorkshire Water works to fix a burst main.

A Yorkshire Water spokesperson said its contractor, M Group, is “working as quickly as possible to repair a burst water main and return the highway to normal”.

But they said the work has been “exacerbated by an existing lane closure on Monks Drive, north of LNER Community Stadium, which is currently diverting traffic onto New Lane”.

The company spokesperson said anyone travelling by road to the York City and Swindon Town match should “allow extra travel time for delays”.

“The manned two-way lights will remain in place over the weekend to keep everyone safe,” they said.

“We appreciate that this will be disruptive and would like to thank everyone for their patience as we undertake this work as quickly and as safely as possible.”

Crystal Palace captain Dean Henderson was a surprise omission from the Premier League match against Ipswich Town on Saturday.

The England goalkeeper had started all three of Palace’s opening league games before being rested for the Carabao Cup win over Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.

It was expected that he would return to the starting XI for the clash at Selhurst Park against the Tractor Boys, but his name was missing from the matchday squad.

Instead, Walter Benitez starts in between the sticks, with third choice keeper Remi Matthews on the bench.