THE Super Bowl has been interrupted by a streaker on the field.

A fan has jumped on the field to cause a break in the action during Super Bowl LX.

Security was forced to hunt down the topless streaker so the game could continue.

Kyle Williams of the New England Patriots was forced to step in to help tackle the intruder.

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But many people still ask, where specifically did the cast and crew use to film the gritty drama?

The programme, which starred Martin Shaw and ran on BBC One from 2007 to 2017, was initially filmed in Ireland.

Martin Shaw as Inspector George Gently (Image: ARCHIVE)

The first two series were shot largely in County Wicklow, with locations such as Greystones harbour used for exterior scenes and Ardmore Studios providing interior sets.

From Series 3 onwards, production moved almost entirely to the North East of England, where filming continued for the remainder of the show’s run.

County Durham became the main filming base, with Durham City appearing regularly on screen.

Martin Shaw filming in the region (Image: ARCHIVE)

Landmarks, including Durham Cathedral and Castle, overlooking the River Wear, were frequently used as backdrops.

Other Durham locations included Ushaw: Historic House, Chapels & Gardens and Finchale Abbey.

A significant filming site was the former Whinney Hill School in Durham. From Series 3, the closed secondary school was used as the exterior of the fictional North East Constabulary police station and also served as the production’s base.

Positioned on a hillside, the building often appeared in shots with Durham Cathedral visible in the background.

Filming of the TV show on the North East coastline (Image: ARCHIVE)

Whinney Hill School closed in 2009 and was later demolished.

A housing development has since been built on the site on Illingworth Road.

The series was also filmed in Newcastle, Middlesbrough, and across Teesside, using city streets, industrial areas and docks to reflect the social and economic backdrop of the stories. In Northumberland, rural locations including Brownrigg Lodges near Bellingham were used.

Coastal scenes were filmed in Saltburn-by-the-Sea in North Yorkshire, with Saltburn Pier and beach featuring in several episodes.

Cast and crew regularly spoke of the benefits of filming in the North East, praising both the scenery and local support.

Martin Shaw frequently spoke of his affection for the area, singling out Durham Cathedral and Finchale Abbey as standout locations.

“I love the countryside; I think it is absolutely gorgeous. Durham is a very beautiful city, and every time I drive down and see the cathedral and the castle on the river, I find it extremely uplifting,” the actor said in 2017 after the popular series concluded.

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The government say they are moving to draft legislation that will strip him of his title and the opposition are expected to try and force the government to release papers relating to Mandelson’s hiring as US ambassador.

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Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate.

Inside LA’s superior court, a landmark trial is getting under way. Social media companies are being accused of being addictive by design, a bit like tobacco and cigarettes were in the 1980s.

They’ll face around 22 “bellwether” lawsuits, i.e. test cases, with lawyers considering the testimonies of more than 1,500 people when launching the action.

Opening statements for the first lawsuit will start on Monday, with Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg among the tech execs expected to testify.

Over the years, people have tried to sue the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat for online harm, but they’ve largely failed.

Often, social media companies will rely on a defence called Section 230 of America’s Communications Act, which protects online platforms publishing third-party content.

It says they’re not responsible for content posted by users on their platforms.

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So what makes this court case so different?

For the first time, social media companies will face a trial by jury.

Those jurors won’t decide whether specific content on the platforms was harmful. Instead, they’ll decide whether social media companies were negligent when they created and tweaked their products to encourage people to spend more time on them.

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A feature expected to come up, for example, is “infinite scrolling”, whereby your social media feed never ends, no matter how long you spend watching it.

The plaintiffs allege that Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat “have rewired how our kids think, feel, and behave”, according to the class action master complaint.

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If the jurors decide the companies were negligent when creating their products, they’ll then also need to decide whether that negligence led to the significant harm of a young person.

In this case, that person is known as KGM, a Californian 19-year-old who says she suffered anxiety, depression and body image issues after using Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube as a child.

TikTok and Snapchat have already settled out of court with her, leaving just Meta and YouTube on trial.

This is a “bellwether” trial, meaning it is being used as a test case to see how much compensation victims could be due in future litigation against social media companies.

If the tech companies lose, they could be forced to change the designs of their platforms.

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Although TikTok and Snapchat settled for this case, they’ll be involved in the future cases.

The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, will also testify during the trial.

The tech companies say there’s no clear link between tech use and addiction, and that there needs to be strong proof that they significantly harmed young users.

In a blog post, Meta said this kind of legal action against them “oversimplifies” the “complex issue” of teenage mental health.

“Narrowing the challenges faced by teens to a single factor ignores the scientific research and the many stressors impacting young people today, like academic pressure, school safety, socio-economic challenges, and substance abuse,” said the post.

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In a statement to Sky News, Google also rebuffed the claims.

“Providing young people with a safer, healthier experience has always been core to our work,” said Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda.

“In collaboration with youth, mental health and parenting experts, we built services and policies to provide young people with age-appropriate experiences, and parents with robust controls.

“The allegations in these complaints are simply not true.”

A leading reviewer said that the chef’s cooking is ‘nothing short of transcendent’

The UK’s finest restaurants have been revealed in a new map – and only one Cambridgeshire venue has made the list.

SquareMeal has published its Top 100 UK Restaurants for 2026. The reviewer said that each establishment merits its place amongst the country’s leading restaurants, based on “performance, value, and quality”.

Experts at SquareMeal said: “It’s no secret that the UK’s restaurant sector is facing formidable challenges. And yet, with each year that passes, hospitality pros continue to invest everything they have into projects for the love of what they do.”

According to SquareMeal, the finest restaurant in Cambridgeshire and the only one to make its exclusive top 100 list is Restaurant 22, in Cambridge. Run by head chef Sam Carter and his wife Alex, SquareMeal described the Michelin-starred venue as “a charming Victorian townhouse off Chesterton Road”.

The restaurant review said: “Sam’s cooking is nothing short of transcendent. Expect technically precise, endlessly creative tasting menus that showcase the county’s natural larder.”

Restaurant 22, ranked 12th in the UK, has previously received a Gold Award, SquareMeal’s highest honour. In its review of Restaurant 22, SquareMeal wrote: “It’s not every day that a restaurant fills you with an otherworldly sense of joy.”

All the restaurants listed in the UK top 100 are outside London, with SquareMeal producing a separate ranking exclusively for venues in the capital. You can use our interactive map to find the closest top 100 restaurants near you, as well as a full list below.

The UK’s Top 100 Restaurants (outside London):1. Wilsons (Bristol)2. Skof (Manchester)3. Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms (Nottingham)4. Vraic (Guensey)5. L’Enclume (Westmorland and Furness)6. Grace & Savour (Solihull)7. The Greyhound Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire)8. JÖRO (Sheffield)9. Pine (Northumberland)10. Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms (West Lancashire)11. Ynyshir (Ceredigion)12. Restaurant 22 (Cambridge)13. Lyla (City of Edinburgh)14. Woven by Adam Smith (Windsor and Maidenhead)15. Upstairs at Landrace (Bath and North East Somerset)16. Myse (North Yorkshire)17. Updown Farmhouse (Dover)18. Osip (Somerset)19. The Little Chartroom (City of Edinburgh)20. The Kinneuchar Inn (Fife)21. Opheem (Birmingham)22. The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant (Perth and Kinross)23. The Old Stamp House (Westmorland and Furness)24. Lark (West Suffolk)25. Tallow (Tunbridge Wells)26. The Angel at Hetton (North Yorkshire)27. Alchemilla Nottingham (Nottingham)28. Dogstar Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh)29. Heft (Westmorland and Furness)30. Argoe Newlyn (Cornwall)31. Stow (Manchester)32. Juliet (Stroud)33. Bavette (Leeds)34. Paul Ainsworth at No 6 (Cornwall)35. Hansom (North Yorkshire)36. Vetch (Liverpool)37. Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall (North Yorkshire)38. The Sportsman (Canterbury)39. The Shed (Swansea)40. The Parkers Arms (Ribble Valley)41. Higher Ground (Manchester)42. Moss (City of Edinburgh)43. Meadowsweet (North Norfolk)44. The Pony Chew Valley (Bath and North East Somerset)45. Dongnae (Bristol)46. Gorse Cardiff (Cardiff)47. The Barn at Moor Hall (West Lancashire)48. Fish Shop Ballater (Aberdeenshire)49. OTHER (Bristol)50. Winsome (Manchester)51. The Wilderness (Birmingham)52. Restaurant Interlude (Horsham)53. The Pass at South Lodge (Horsham)54. Furna (Brighton and Hove)55. Big Counter (Glasgow City)56. Roots York (York)57. The Swine Bistro (Leeds)58. Seasonality (Windsor and Maidenhead)59. The Muddlers Club (Belfast)60. The Abbey Inn Byland (North Yorkshire)61. The Forest Side (Westmorland and Furness)62. The Cottage in the Wood (Cumberland)63. The Greyhound Inn – Pettistree (East Suffolk)64. Root Bath (Bath and North East Somerset)65. Upstairs by Tom Shepherd (Lichfield)66. Forge at Middleton Lodge (North Yorkshire)67. Maré by Rafael Cagali (Brighton and Hove)68. Waterman Bistro (Belfast)69. Gwen (Powys)70. Bybrook Restaurant at The Manor House (Wiltshire)71. Wild at Bull Burford (West Oxfordshire)72. The Black Swan at Oldstead (North Yorkshire)73. Cedar Tree by Hrishikesh Desai (Cumberland)74. Long Friday (Newcastle upon Tyne)75. Aven (Preston)76. Olive Tree Bath (Bath and North East Somerset)77. Emilia (Teignbridge)78. The Jackdaw Conwy (Conwy)79. Manifest (Liverpool)80. Shwen Shwen (Sevenoaks)81. Catch at The Old Fish Market (Dorset)82. Riverine Rabbit (Birmingham)83. Amari (Brighton and Hove)84. Ardfern (City of Edinburgh)85. The Blue Pelican (Dover)86. Skosh (York)87. 670 Grams (Birmingham)88. The Coach Marlow (Buckinghamshire)89. Gloriosa (Glasgow City)90. Cardinal Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh)91. The Victoria Oxshott (Elmbridge)92. Briar (Somerset)93. Bench Sheffield (Sheffield)94. Henrock at Linthwaite House (Westmorland and Furness)95. Lapin Restaurant Bristol (Bristol)96. The Suffolk (East Suffolk)97. Tharavadu (Leeds)98. Belzan Liverpool (Liverpool)99. The Oarsman (Buckinghamshire)100. Legacy at The Grand, York (York)

Expert William Mitchell from Sutton Manor Nursery shares the crucial February gardening job that helps roses bloom beautifully and stay healthier throughout the growing season.

February represents a critical period for rose enthusiasts. Following months of winter rest, your roses require care to awaken and flourish magnificently come spring. Neglect them at this stage, and they may falter, produce feeble blooms, or struggle to prosper.

Numerous gardeners believe roses will manage independently once winter passes, but this isn’t accurate. Correct pruning, watering, and pest management in February guarantees your roses bounce back with abundant, striking blooms.

Yet there’s one additional element these garden favourites depend upon, according to William Mitchell of Sutton Manor Nursery.

On his gardening website, Sutton Manor Nursery, William has outlined a list of gardening tasks that “must” be tackled in February, with feeding roses being crucial. Roses demand substantial nourishment, and following winter, they require a lift with this straightforward 10-second job.

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He explained: “February is the ideal time to prepare your flowering shrubs for spring growth. The rose needs a continuous supply of nutrients throughout the growing season in order to perform at its best.”

William maintained that not only do “healthy roses bloom better”, but they’re also “more resistant to disease and insects”.

He recommended that maintaining a gardening diary close by, where you can record when and how you fertilise, will assist you in remaining organised.

William revealed that roses typically emerge from their winter dormancy in late March or early April and should be fed when the first buds begin to appear at the latest.

He observed: “Fertilising them with a slow-release fertiliser in February allows for early growth and protection before the first growth appears.”

Subsequently, in late June or early July, a second feeding is advised for “repeat-flowering rose varieties”.

When nourishing your roses, ensure you apply it at the base, steering clear of the foliage to avoid scorching.

The attack took place at the Blackfriars Station in London, around 6pm on May 17, 2024

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Police are investigating an assault on a railway worker who was sprayed in the face with a chemical substance, leaving them with chemical burns and a temporary loss of vision.

The incident happened at Blackfriars Station in London at around 6pm on May 17, 2024, The Mirror reported. Four men got off a train at Sevenoaks before running through the ticket barriers without paying.

While on duty, the railway worker confronted one of the men. The others initially ran off but later returned to the scene.

When they rejoined their friend, one of the men sprayed an unknown liquid from a Lucozade bottle directly into the worker’s face before the group fled.

The victim immediately felt a burning sensation in his eyes and then lost his vision. He was taken to hospital, where doctors confirmed he had suffered chemical burns to his face and eyes.

British Transport Police (BTP) have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident, describing the assault as “horrific” and stating that the victim was simply carrying out his job.

Detective Constable Victoria Callaghan said: “We believe the man in the CCTV footage could assist our ongoing enquiries into this horrific attack on a man simply doing his job. We urge anyone who recognises him to come forward.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or recognises the man in the CCTV image is asked to text 61016, quoting reference 529 of 17 May 2025. Information can also be given by calling 0800405040 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800555111.

It will be a dry start to Monday with outbreaks of rain later in the day

It will be a dry start to Monday before becoming cloudier with rain in the afternoon, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.

The forecaster says that Monday will begin with areas of low cloud and fog but it will remain dry in the morning with some sunshine in places, before becoming cloudy everywhere in the afternoon with outbreaks of rain, some heavy and freshening easterly winds.

The maximum temperature for Monday will be 9C.

Tuesday and Wednesday are set to be cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain.

On Thursday, the rain will likely clear to sunshine before wintry showers move in later in the day.

Looking ahead to next weekend, predominantly cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate the UK.

The early part of this period could see colder conditions becoming established more widely for a time, bringing with it the likelihood of some snow, primarily to the north and northeast of the UK.

However, this should offer a few days’ respite from the wet weather across the south of England.

By the end of this period, the track of Atlantic depressions may shift a little further north than during the last few weeks. This will maintain broadly unsettled weather, with further spells of rain and perhaps strong winds at times.

Many parts may become somewhat milder, given more of a westerly influence, though there remains the chance that colder conditions could linger towards the northeast.

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The 14-minute set included guest performances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, along with cameos from the likes of Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, Karol G and Jessica Alba, who could be seen dancing on the porch of his famous casita, a staple of his shows designed to look like a traditional Puerto Rican home.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Sunday released from prison several prominent opposition members, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado, after lengthy politically motivated detentions.

Their releases come as the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez faces mounting pressure to free hundreds of people whose detentions months or years ago have been linked to their political activities. They also follow a visit to Venezuela of representatives of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting president after the Jan. 3 capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military. Her government began releasing prisoners days later.

Some of those freed Sunday joined families waiting outside prisons for their loved ones to be released. They chanted “We are not afraid! We are not afraid!” and marched a short distance.

“I am convinced that our country has completely changed,” Juan Pablo Guanipa, a Machado ally and former governor, told reporters hours after his release. “I am convinced that it is now up to all of us to focus on building a free and democratic country.”

Guanipa spent more than eight months in custody.

Venezuelan-based prisoners’ rights group Foro Penal confirmed the release of at least 30 people Sunday.

In addition to Guanipa, Machado’s political organization said several of its members were among the released, including María Oropeza, who livestreamed her arrest by military intelligence officers as they broke into her home with a crowbar. Machado’s attorney, Perkins Rocha, was also freed.

“Let’s go for the freedom of Venezuela!” Machado posted on X.

Guanipa was detained in late May and accused by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello of participating in an alleged “terrorist group” plotting to boycott that month’s legislative election. Guanipa’s brother Tomás rejected the accusation, and said the arrest was meant to crack down on dissent.

“Thinking differently cannot be criminalized in Venezuela, and today, Juan Pablo Guanipa is a prisoner of conscience of this regime,” Tomás Guanipa said after the arrest.

Rodríguez’s government announced Jan. 8 it would free a significant number of prisoners — a central demand of the country’s opposition and human rights organizations with backing from the United States — but families and rights watchdogs have criticized authorities for the slow pace of the releases.

The ruling party-controlled National Assembly this week began debating an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners. The opposition and nongovernmental organizations have reacted with cautious optimism as well as with suggestions and demands for more information on the contents of the proposal.

National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez on Friday posted a video on Instagram showing him outside a detention center in Caracas and saying that “everyone” would be released no later than next week, once the amnesty bill is approved.

Delcy Rodríguez and Volker Türk, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke by phone in late January. His spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, in a statement said he “offered our support to help Venezuela work on a roadmap for dialogue and reconciliation in which human rights should be at the centre” and then “deployed a team” to the South American country.

Machado remains in exile after leaving Venezuela in December. After she was briefly detained in January 2025, she had not been seen in public for 11 months when she appeared in Norway after the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

Juan Pablo Guanipa on Sunday said Machado “exercises undeniable leadership” and is needed in Venezuela along with other exiled political leaders to move the country forward. He, Oropeza and others who were released within hours of each other visited detention centers in Caracas, where they called for the release of all prisoners detained for political reasons.

“It is a bittersweet happiness because I know that many are still imprisoned,” Oropeza said outside Helicoide, the notorious prison where she was held after her August 2024 detention. “And I want to tell you that one of the reasons we were unjustly imprisoned for more than a year in that place is the same reason we walked out today: To fight for the liberation of our beloved Venezuela and for the liberation of all political prisoners.

“Because there are no bars that can silence us.”

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Associated Press writer Jamey Keaten in Geneva contributed to this report.