Police have launched an urgent appeal to find a Love Island star's mum who has disappeared with an eight-year-old girl. Darcy Shea went missing from her primary school in Blackpool at 9am this morning. Police launched an appeal earlier today where they said they were concerned Jane Prior, 60 - whose daughter Kendall Rae Knight appeared on Love Island in 2018 - has taken the young girl. Supt Becky Smith, of Lancashire Police, said: "While there is no suggestion that Darcy is at any immediate risk we are growing more and more concerned about her welfare as time goes on. "Jane Prior and Darcy are known to one another but Jane did not have permission to take her from the school and we need to find them both as soon as we can. "I would appeal to anyone who saw anything suspicious at the school this morning or who sees Darcy in company with an older woman to get in touch immediately. Police are searching for Jane Prior ( Image: Lancashire Constabulary) Darcy Shea … [Read more...] about Love Island star’s mum sparks urgent hunt as she goes missing with 8-year-old girl
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Outspoken NRA member breaks with gun group over convention: “Read the room”
A member of the National Rifle Association ( NRA ) criticized the gun group for holding its annual three-day convention beginning Friday in Houston, Texas in the aftermath of Tuesday's mass school shooting that left 21 people killed earlier this week in the state. "I'm an NRA member. I'm an NRA supporter. But read the room. Postpone the convention a few weeks. Having a party in the state where 19 babies were just murdered, even if it was a convention for bakers, is not a good look," Carmine Sabia tweeted Friday morning. His remarks come after Salvador Ramos, 18, shot and killed 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde using two AR-15-style rifles that he purchased on his birthday a few days before the incident. Some Republicans supporting gun rights are expected to give speeches during the firearms event, including former President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz . Texas Governor Greg Abbott is also listed as a speaker, but … [Read more...] about Outspoken NRA member breaks with gun group over convention: “Read the room”
Her daughter was shot on live TV. Now she’s marching to demand gun control
Alison Parker had a close relationship with her mom. On Mother's Day in 2015, she took both of her parents wine-tasting and hiking around the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. And every Monday, she met her mom after her morning shift ended at the local news station to share lunch and do some shopping. "Those are the things I miss," Barbara Parker tells Newsweek . The world watched in horror when Alison, a 24-year-old reporter, was fatally shot on live TV on August 26, 2015, along with her colleague Adam Ward, a 27-year-old photojournalist, both with WDBJ7. The two were conducting a live interview at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Virginia, when a gunman approached and killed them. The suspect, later identified as a former employee at their Roanoke news station, fatally shot himself before police could apprehend him. Much of the aftermath of the shooting played out on social media, as the suspect posted video footage and updates to Twitter as he fled. "For lack of better words, … [Read more...] about Her daughter was shot on live TV. Now she’s marching to demand gun control
Lone shooter drill lessons from my nine-year-old – and why handguns became humdrum
"You crouch down, mummy, and balance on the toilet seat, then be as quiet as a mouse. "That way the shooter might not find you." So many things floored me about that conversation, not least that my wee boy used the word "shooter". My son - we call him the middle one - was nine at the time, when he came home from his third week at a US elementary school and burst through the door. He'd made new friends, they'd asked him if he knew David Beckham and why he pronounced "water" weird. A British Army family, we'd been posted at short notice to Kansas in mid-west USA, from a small Wiltshire village. There, the primary school had around 100 children, was opposite the church, and doubled as the village hall for fetes, yoga and book club. More on Texas School Shooting Texas school shooting: State hosts weapons convention promising '14 acres of guns' just days after massacre Texas school shooting: Girl survived by 'smearing blood on herself and playing dead' … [Read more...] about Lone shooter drill lessons from my nine-year-old – and why handguns became humdrum