Natasha Reid was last seen in Milton, Easter Ross on Friday, May 29 and is thought to have travelled around 50 miles south to Carrbridge
18:04, 31 May 2026Updated 18:07, 31 May 2026
A teenager missing from the Highlands is thought to have travelled around 50 miles from her home. Natasha Reid was last seen on Friday, May 29 at around 5.40pm in the Drovers Way area of Milton, Easter Ross.
Police enquiries to trace Natasha are continuing and they now believe that she may have travelled to Carrbridge, around 50 miles south of Milton.
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Natasha is described as being 5ft10, with long black hair and blonde highlights and a nose piercing.
When last seen, Natasha was wearing a black and leopard print top, black shorts and blue Adidas Samba shoes.
Detective Chief Inspector Anna Johnston said: “Concerns are growing for Natasha’s welfare, and we are keen to trace her to make sure she is safe.
“I’d ask that anyone with information, or who has seen someone matching Natasha’s description, get in touch with officers.”
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A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Officers are appealing for the help of the public to trace Natasha Reid, 15, who has been reported missing from North Kessock.
“From enquiries carried out so far, it is believed Natasha may have been in the Drovers Way area of Milton, Easter Ross, on Friday, 28 May, around 5.40pm. She may have since travelled to Carrbridge.
“Natasha has been described as around 5ft 10in tall, of slim build, with blue eyes and long black hair with blonde highlights. When last seen she was wearing black and leopard print top, black shorts and blue Adidas Samba shoes.
“Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0063 of May 28.“
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President Donald Trump announced that he, “the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World,” will replace multiple performers who bailed on the Freedom 250 concert series.
“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance on Wednesday, so I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’ and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!” he wrote Saturday on Truth Social.
Trump’s announcement comes after a majority of musical actsdropped out of the Great American State Fair, an event celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. The event is organised by a group established through a presidential order.
Only a few slated performers remain. Those who have withdrawn include country superstar Martina McBride, who said she was “presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading.”
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Young MC, who was also scheduled to perform, claimed online that the “artists were never told about any political involvement with the event.”
Trump told followers, “I don’t want so-called ‘Artists’ that get paid far too much money, who aren’t happy.”
“I only want to be surrounded by Happy People, Smart People, Successful People, and People that know how to WIN,” the president wrote. “So, by copy of this TRUTH, I am ordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally on Wednesday, Washington, DC, same time, same location.”
Trump’s announcement was met with ridicule and criticism, even from diehard conservative Matt Walsh, who told followers on X that “replacing a concert with a speech is lame and boring.”
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“Just go out and get real musicians to play. Don’t cancel the concert just because a bunch of washed-up old has-beens canceled,” Walsh argued. “There are hundreds of artists out there who might not be famous but would absolutely leap at the chance to play on a stage like this.”
“Either way, the artists pulling out say this isn’t about the ‘yips,’ they say it’s about the perception that the festivity is partisan in nature. Not sure this post will dispel that concern,” Tapper wrote.
And conservative attorney and vocal Trump critic George Conway quipped, “nah he’s not a pathological narcissist—couldn’t possibly be,” followed by two laughing-crying emojis.
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Offering lifts to friends will be second nature to many, but a potential issue could arise if offering some money to the driver for fuel costs.
Some might not know that charging even 1p more than the genuine cost of a journey (fuel, wear and tear) could classify the trip as ‘hire and reward’.
Under the Public Passenger Vehicle Act 1981, this could see drivers face a fixed penalty and a fine if the situation ended up going to court.
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Why does accidentally overcharging for a lift potentially lead to a fine?
Claire Wills-McKissick, temporary car insurance expert at Tempcover, explained: “If you ask your passengers for a contribution to help ease the financial burden, you must avoid overcharging them by even 1p above the genuine cost of the journey, including fuel, wear, and tear.
“To do so, even completely unwittingly, risks crossing the line into a commercial transaction.
“Under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, making a profit from a lift – even a small amount – classifies your vehicle as a public service vehicle operating for ‘hire and reward’, which requires a commercial public service vehicle operator’s licence most drivers won’t have.
“This instantly invalidates your standard car insurance policy.
“If caught driving without valid insurance, you face a fixed penalty and points on your licence – and if the case goes to court, fines are unlimited. Recouping costs must be done carefully to ensure you stay on the right side of the law.”
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Tempcover shared that 39.2 miles is the ‘tipping point’ where a friendly favour of a lift starts to feel like a financial strain.
It added that sharing the driving duties could be shared to avoid some issues, with the use of temporary car insurance to split time behind the wheel.
Breaking down how this could work, Tempcover shared:
The Upfront Agreement
Agree on the split before setting off to avoid the awkwardness of the 39.2-mile tipping point.
Jess Michaels said the palace’s failure to act had wider moral consequences for the victims involved in the scandal surrounding the paedophile and former prince.
She told The Telegraph that by “protecting” Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, the palace had failed his accuser Virginia Giuffre.
The late Queen Elizabeth II with her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (AFP/Getty)
“This is what institutions do. They protect powerful men and leave the people they harmed to carry it,” said Ms Michaels, who said she was raped by Epstein in 1991.
“Six years ago, the palace knew Andrew wasn’t just a problem; he could face a criminal investigation. And they sat on it.
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“Protecting him meant doubting her. Virginia Roberts Giuffre was telling the truth, and she didn’t live to see them admit it. That breaks my heart and it should break everyone’s.”
Ms Giuffre, who died last year, alleged that she was trafficked to the former prince and made to have sex with him on three separate occasions. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has vehemently denied the claims.
Jess Michaels said she was raped by Jeffrey Epstein in 1991 (Youtube)
The Independent reported on Saturday that an archive of 30,000 emails, taken from a personal business contact of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, was handed over to Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer in the Royal Household, in May 2020.
Court documents suggest those emails would have shown that Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was sharing confidential government information while serving as a trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
The former Duke of York was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in a public office following allegations that he passed sensitive government information to Epstein.
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It was revealed last week that Thames Valley Police is also investigating Mr Mountbatten-Windsor for allegations of sexual misconduct in their inquiry into potential misconduct in public office.
The tranche of emails were handed over to Lord Peel, then Lord Chamberlain (PA/Roger Harris/CC BY 3.0)
Ms Michaels told the newspaper: “I’m glad the UK is finally investigating.
“A little late, but it’s the very least they could do. Meanwhile, our own government named us as victims, shields the men who harmed us and still treats us like the problem.”
In response to claims surrounding the emails received by Buckingham Palace in 2020, a spokesperson said: “Since there is an ongoing police enquiry concerning Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, it is not possible to provide any comment on these matters.”
The palace declined to comment on the claims made by Ms Michaels.
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The Independent has contacted Mr Mountbatten-Windsor for comment.
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Let’s be crystal clear from the outset: workers’ rights and the minimum wage are not to blame for the NEETs crisis.
Youth unemployment didn’t appear overnight. It’s the result of more than a decade of austerity under the previous government, a failed apprenticeship system, weak economic growth, and deep regional inequality.
Ahead of Alan Milburn’s landmark review into young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs), right-wing politicians and business leaders tripped over themselves to blame workers’ rights and minimum wage rises.
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Rishi Sunak called for the Low Pay Commission to be scrapped. Tony Blair attacked the government’s Employment Rights Act. The boss of Next, a Tory peer, complained about wage increases.
One after another they shamelessly tried to blame a long-running crisis on policies that are barely even in force yet.
But Milburn himself was clear: the causes are “much more long-term and deep-seated than any decisions taken in the last few years.”
He’s right. This is a cynical attempt to turn workers’ rights and decent pay into a scapegoat.
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The reality is that most measures in the Employment Rights Act haven’t even come into force yet. And many decent employers already meet these standards. The only businesses with something to fear are the rogue employers relying on exploitative practices like fire and rehire.
The same goes for the scaremongering about the minimum wage. Young people face the same rents, bills and rising costs as everyone else. Paying them less for the same work is indefensible.
And the evidence simply doesn’t support the critics. The previous government gradually moved 21 to 24-year-olds onto the full adult minimum wage with no negative impact on employment — according to the independent Low Pay Commission itself. In reality, most employers already pay younger workers the full rate anyway.
We’ve seen this pattern before. Instead of fixing the problem, people look for someone to scapegoat. First it was young people themselves — dismissed as “lazy” or “snowflakes” for struggling with mental health. Then it was the benefits system. Now it’s workers’ rights and fair pay.
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But the crisis is structural.
Young people are far more likely to be trapped in insecure, low-quality work that damages their health and pushes them in and out of employment. The answer is not weaker protections or lower pay. It’s secure jobs, decent conditions and real opportunities.
The government’s expanded Jobs Guarantee for young people on Universal Credit is a start. But why should someone wait 18 months for meaningful support? It needs to be bigger, faster and more ambitious.
And for many young people, the problem isn’t unwillingness to work. It’s that the jobs simply aren’t there.
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Vacancies are falling. Youth unemployment is rising faster than unemployment for older workers. And the places hit hardest – towns like Blackpool and Middlesbrough – are communities that have spent decades paying the price of deindustrialisation and economic neglect.
If the government is serious about tackling the NEETs crisis it must go all in on creating secure jobs, expanding training and education and rebuilding local economies.
That means stronger rights at work, fair wages and targeted support for young people – not rolling back protections to boost corporate profits.
The people offering easy answers aren’t trying to solve this crisis. They’re trying to protect the broken status quo.
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Agility Parks on the London Ebor Business Park, Nether Poppleton, received the rating, meaning ‘major improvement necessary’ following a visit by City of York hygiene inspectors on March 9.
For hygienic food handling, the inspectors determined ‘improvement necessary.’
For cleanliness and condition of the facilities and the building, it was also a matter of ‘improvement necessary.’
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And for management of food safety, inspectors rated ‘major improvement necessary.’
Agility Parks opened around six years ago as a fitness park with two Ninja Warrior obstacle courses for children of five years up to adults.
With more than 100 linear meters of obstacle course and more than 30 obstacles the park says there is something to challenge all ages and abilities.
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The venue has received great reviews, with Google awarding 4.6 stars out of five, based on 335 reviews.
TripAdvisor awards 4.4 stars out of five, based on 51 reviews. TripAdvisor notes the venue has a large café and bar on two floors catering to a wide range of parties, functions, events and group sessions.
The Shack Café offers jalapeños cheese dogs, salads, loaded fries and stone baked pizzas, plus real espresso coffee. A new cafe bar has also just opened serving a range of beers wines and non alcoholic drinks, the reviews website also said.
The most recent review on TripAdvisor awarded five stars for ‘an excellent birthday party.’
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It also said: “My daughter had the best 9th birthday party. Roz & Fin were great! Thank you so much. Everything went very well. Food was great.”
One recent comment on Google said: “This place is miles ahead of the similar sorts of options in York. The staff are brilliant, and genuinely look after the kids (and adults, too). They actually seemed to want to be there!
“Leon was excellent in overseeing my 10-year-old daughter’s birthday party – he was fun, and kind, and helpful, and they thought he was great. Kitchen staff and others went out of their way to make sure we were ok. Very impressed – thank you!”
The Press has requested a copy of the food hygiene inspector’s report under the Freedom of Information Act, which we have yet to receive.
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Agility Parks did not respond to our request for comment.
An adult New World screwworm which could cause devastation to US cattle if it spreads across the border from Mexico (Picture: AP)
Fears have been raised over the spread of a parasitic worm that could have a devastating impact on the food chain.
The New World screwworm has been found in Mexico just 30 miles from the US border. It’s a devastating parasite that can kill fully-grown cows in less than two weeks.
Its spread has spooked US officials, fearing the US’s food supply could be impacted if it crosses into the country.
The latest detection of the fly was in a six-month-old sheep in the Coahuila state.
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As of May 20, there have been more than 171,000 reported cases in animals in Central America and Mexico, and more than 1,960 cases in people.
The New World screwworm larvae feeds off the host’s blood by hooking itself into wounds (Picture: AP)
Why is it so feared? The maggots lay eggs in open wounds, which then feed on the blood of their hosts.
It was eradicated in the US in the 1960s but there was an outbreak in Texas in 1976 which affected more than 1,400,000 cattle. Today, that would cost the economy in Texas alone an estimated $1,800,000,000.
Human transmission is rare but the first ever case of infestation was confirmed in August last year.
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The US’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued advice to Americans living near livestock.
An outbreak among cattle could cause around $1,800,000,800-worth of damage to the economy in Texas (Picture: Reuters)
It said people should contact their healthcare prover immediately if they ‘see or feel maggots (larvae) in or on a wound or other area of your body’.
Symptoms can also include unexplained wounds that do not heal, a foul-smelling odour from the site of infestation, and seeing maggots in open wounds or in areas of the body such as the nose, mouth, eyes, ears or genitals.
The US Customs and Border Protection office has launched a campaign raising awareness about screwworm.
Donald R Kusser from the Laredo office said: ‘We are working to increase public awareness regarding New World Screwworm so that the public can help prevent this invasive pest from reaching the US and adversely affecting US livestock and pets.’
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An easyJet flight to Glasgow has been forced to divert to Liverpool. Flight EJU7357 departed Palma de Mallorca Airport shortly after 6.40pm on Sunday, May 31 bound for Glasgow Airport.
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The Airbus A319 was due to arrive in Scotland at around 8.45pm but was forced to divert to Liverpool John Lennon Airport. easyJet have apologised to customers following the diversion which they have said was “outside of our control”.
Updating passengers online, EasyJet said: “We’re very sorry that your flight will be diverting to Liverpool.
“We apologise for the inconvenience. We plan to continue your journey to Glasgow as soon as possible.
“The disruption to your flight is outside of our control and is considered to be an extraordinary circumstance.
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“We plan to refuel and continue your flight as soon as possible. Your crew will keep you up to date.”
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Fans of the BBC soap have just seen Denise learn the devastating news that she has leukaemia, and as the residents of Walford continue partying at Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) and Ross Marshall’s (Alex Walkinshaw) wedding reception on Monday, Denise’s absence from the occasion raises concerns from her loved ones.
At the hospital, Denise is shocked as the doctor relays further information regarding her diagnosis, before she heads to Fox and Hair for some peace, where Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) finds her.
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Unable to contain her emotions any longer, Denise breaks down and reveals all to Yolande.
Denise struggles to take in the news (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
She takes Denise back to No.27, where they have a heart-to-heart, but they are interrupted when her consultant calls and insists she come back to the hospital for immediate treatment.
However, before she has a chance to process her doctor’s words, Denise then takes a deeply worrying call from Chelsea.
With Chelsea’s world having just been turned upside down by some shocking news, Denise rushes to be with her, hiding her own life-changing diagnosis from her daughter.
While viewers will have to wait to find out what bombshell has been dropped on Chelsea, there is speculation that it has something to do with her murderous ex-husband Gray Atkins.
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Chelsea’s world is about to turn upside down (Picture: BBC)
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Teams will be penalised for grappling from corners at the World Cup this summer as referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina makes a number of major changes ahead of the tournament
Referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina has brought in a major crackdown on grappling at corners at the World Cup this summer.
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And that will come as a major blow for England boss Thomas Tuchel, who has admitted that he wanted to use set-pieces – including free kicks, corners and throw-ins – as a major weapon in the United States.
FIFA are bringing in a raft of new directives ahead of the tournament to crackdown on players covering their mouths, time-wasting, hydration breaks and also new VAR rules to intervene on wrongly awarded corners, second yellow cards and also mistaken identity.
And the really eye-catching directive is a clampdown on grappling at corners, which Arsenal have turned into a work of art in the Premier League as Mikel Arteta’s champions scored 24 goals from set-pieces last season.
At the moment, there is effectively a free-for-all where you can push, block and foul before a corner or free kick is taken and FIFA want to stop that happening at the World Cup.
Referee chiefs have been able to gain last-minute approval from law makers IFAB to allow VAR checks to allow fouls to be given for penalty box grappling BEFORE corners and free kicks to be given.
IFAB confirmed in a statement: “The IFAB has approved a clarification to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) protocol for use at the 2026 FIFA World Cup regarding clear offences committed by the attacking team before the ball is in play at a corner kick or free kick that have a direct impact on a goal, penalty kick, or disciplinary sanction.
“If the offence meets the criteria set out in the clarification, the VAR will recommend an on-field review, following which, if the referee determines that an offence occurred before the ball was in play, the appropriate disciplinary action will be taken and the corner kick or free kick will be retaken.”
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Tuchel admitted that he has been working on it with the express idea that set-pieces will be important because of searing heat and conditions in the United States this summer. But Collina made it very clear that they are looking at a clampdown – and have even used an England goal as one of the examples of what will not be allowed in a pre-tournament presentation to referees this summer.
Ben White scored for England against Uruguay at Wembley in March but there were accusations that Adam Wharton blocked José María Giménez in the build-up and refs were shown that to make sure that would not count in future.
Collina said: “The incident at Wembley was very serious. The ball was not in play and there was a clear foul committed by an illegal block against the defender. That block was the only projected threat preventing the defender from being able to defend on his opponent.
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“This happens a lot when defenders mark man to man and attackers try to create space but we are convinced that this goal cannot stand. It is completely unfair.”
But the move has already caused something of a potential backlash because the new clampdown is seen as being one way traffic. Attackers can be punished for fouls before the set-piece is taken – but it will not apply to defenders which would result in a penalty.
Collina also defended the decision to allow VAR to intervene on even more incidents during the World Cup such as corner kicks and yellow cards.
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He added: “I would ask those fans or fans or whatever they are, if they would be happy that their team, club or national team, lose an important competition because of this kind of incident. Would they be happy?
“Would they say: ‘Oh, ok, we lost the match, the corner kick, it was a fake corner kick, but we accept it because the VAR is written that cannot intervene.’ Do you think that they would be happy? What do you think?”
The key points
Red card will be shown to any player covering their mouth while talking to an opponent in what is deemed an “aggressive manner.” Doing it in a friendly way is fine. Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni was given a six game ban for covering his mouth while talking to Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior.
Players or coaches will be given an automatic red card if they leave the field of play in protest at a referee’s decision. This follows the crazy scenes at the African Cup of Nations.
There will be a five second throw-in countdown to crackdown on time-wasting and if the throw is not taken in time then it will be awarded to the opponent.
A new goal kick countdown of five seconds will be imposed by the referee – and a corner will be awarded for any violation.
Players must leave the field within 10 seconds of being substituted – unless injured or for safety reasons. If the rule is broken then the sub will not be allowed to enter the field of play until the ref says so in the next break of play.
Players cannot re-enter the pitch for one minute if they go off for treatment. This is designed to crack down on time-wasting. There are exceptions if a keeper is injured, concussion and also if a penalty kick is awarded and the injured player is the penalty taker.
VAR can now intervene on second yellow cards, in cases of mistaken identity on yellow and red cards and corner kicks being wrongly awarded.
There will be a three minute hydration break at the midway point in each half in every game through the tournament.
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