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A former SNP MP who embezzled almost £25,000 from two pro-independence groups has been jailed for two years Natalie McGarry, 40, who represented Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017, was convicted of two charges of embezzlement - totalling £24,635 - in May following a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. A jury found her guilty by majority of a charge of embezzling £19,974 while she was treasurer of Women for Independence (WFI) between April 26 2013 and November 30 2015. She was also found guilty by majority of a second charge of taking £4,661 between April 9 2014 and August 10 2015 when she was treasurer, secretary and convener of the Glasgow Regional Association of the SNP . Sentencing McGarry, Sheriff Tom Hughes said she had betrayed people who put their trust in her and that a custodial sentence was inevitable. Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry ( Image: PA) He told her: "It's quite clear that society has a right to expect the highest standards from those who seek and … [Read more...] about Ex-SNP MP jailed for two years for embezzling £25,000 from pro-independence groups

Scientists once assumed that the best place to look for extraterrestrial life would be planets within their star ’s habitable, or “Goldilocks” zone, that narrow range of orbits where water remains liquid on a planet ’s surface. Around our Sun , the habitable zone stretches from just outside the orbit of Venus to just outside the orbit of Mars, with Earth squarely in the middle. But new research suggests scientists searching for habitable planets should look outside habitable zones — way outside. In a paper published Monday in the journal Nature astronomy, researchers from the universities of Bern and Zurich conclude that certain super Earth exoplanets — rocky planets between 2 and 10 times Earth’s mass —  could remain habitable for forms of life at distances 10 times that of Earth from the Sun. Some planets could even remain habitable for tens of billions of years after getting expelled from their solar system, becoming strange oases wandering interstellar … [Read more...] about No star, no problem: Rogue planets could incubate life for billions of years

India logged over 18,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day after a gap of 130 days, taking the COVID-19 tally to 4,34,52,164, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The active cases crossed the one lakh mark again after 122 days. A total 18,819 new Covid cases were reported in a span of 24 hours while the death toll climbed to 5,25,116 with 39 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases increased to 1,04,555 comprising 0.24 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.55 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 4,953 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.16 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.72 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,28,22,493, while the case fatality rate was 1.21 percent. According to … [Read more...] about India Logged Over 18,000 New Coronavirus Infections in One Day; Active Cases Cross One Lakh Mark

Of the 5,03,570 students who registered to appear for the Telangana 10th exams, as many as 4,53,201 students have passed. The pass percentage is the lowest in three years, with as many as 90% of students passing the TS SSC. Not only is there a drop of a huge 10 percentage points when compared with last year when all 100% of students were promoted but also the pass percentage has dipped from 2019 – when the TSBSE had held board exams last. Since for the past two years, the Telangana Board is not conducting exams, the result seems to have mirrored the reality of learning among students after two years of school shut down and online classes. The Telangana Board has decided to hold two hours of daily classes for students who have failed. This is aimed at covering up the learning losses. For students who could not clear their exams, advanced supplementary exams will be held from August 1 to August 10. Girls Performed Better Than Boys Gender-wise, girls have performed better than … [Read more...] about TS SSC Results 2022 Declared: Pass Percentage at Three-Year Low, Special Classes to Fill Learning Gaps

The body of a 21-year-old girl who went missing more than a month ago in Missouri was found June 18. Jessi Wilfong was reported missing May 25 by her mother and was last seen alive days earlier on May 19 when she was captured on surveillance footage arriving at the home of her uncle, Lawrence Schanda, and his 59-year-old girlfriend Teresa Baumgartner, Fox 3 Now reported . The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s office immediately launched an investigation into her disappearance, with authorities issuing a search warrant June 15 at a residence. Authorities suspected “from the evidence collected and other information” that “foul play was involved” in Wilfong’s disappearance. During the investigation, “information led deputies to a location in close proximity to the previously searched residence,” on June 18, according to the sheriff’s office. “Subsequent investigation revealed the site of a recently dug portion of ground inside of a barn structure,” the sheriff’s office … [Read more...] about Body Of 21-Year-Old Who Went Missing After Her Uncle Picked Her Up Found Buried In Barn

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — A journalist was shot to death Wednesday in northeastern Mexico as he was leaving his house with his 23-year-old daughter, who was seriously injured, according to state prosecutors and the newspaper that employed him. Antonio de la Cruz, 47, was a reporter for the local newspaper Expreso for almost three decades. His death brings to 12 the number of journalists killed this year in the country, the deadliest for the Mexican press. De la Cruz was shot at the door of his house in Ciudad Victoria, capital of the state of Tamaulipas on the U.S. border. The region is mired in violence linked to organized crime. Expreso covers all kinds of news in the city, including security issues. De la Cruz reported on rural and social topics such as water shortages. He also covered the Movimiento Ciudadano political party and its local deputy, Gustavo Cardenas Gutiérrez, who condemned the killing. De la Cruz was “very aware of the reality of Tamaulipas, very … [Read more...] about Mexican reporter fatally shot; 12th journalist killed in country this year

A bloke is making money in his sleep by charging people to wake him up - and he's racking up £28,000 a month. Jakey Boehm is a social media influencer and came up with a clever way to earn a bit of extra cash and rigged his bedroom with speakers, lasers, and a bubble machine. Then he encouraged his followers to pay to wake him up - they can choose whatever song they like and it'll be backed up with an annoying light show. Jakey, from Australia’s Gold Coast, is now going viral and has racked up 520,000 followers - many of whom are paying real money to wake him up each day. He gets woken up at all times of the night ( Image: Jam Press Vid/@jakeyboehm) He made £28,000 last month ( Image: Jam Press Vid/@jakeyboehm) What do you think about Jakey's business idea? Let us know in the comments... The avid TikTok user said shared a clip that has been viewed over 6.9 million times with over 438,000 likes, which shows the 28-year-old being abruptly … [Read more...] about Bloke makes £28,000 a month by letting people wake him up however they want

A barmaid who has amnesia regularly wakes up and can't remember a thing - thinking she is six-years-old again. Chloe Barnard, 29, forgets the past 23 years of her life and even thinks her fiancé is a kidnapper, and the doting partner has to remind her who he is each day. She has a rare brain condition, believed to be triggered by a stroke , and the amount she forgets changes, sometimes she thinks she is a teenager and she'll call her partner, 39-year-old James, a paedophile. Chloe, from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, sometimes even threatens him with a spanner but somehow he manages to keep her calm until her memories return each day. James manages to keep Chloe calm when she's having an episode ( Image: Kennedy News and Media) Chloe has a brain condition that affects her memory ( Image: Kennedy News and Media) For more of the news you care about, straight to your inbox, sign up for one of our daily newsletters here. … [Read more...] about ‘I wake up every day with no memory of last 23 years – I think fiancé is kidnapper’

A woman on TikTok has taken unique first date stories to a whole other level. Four years after meeting a guy on a first date, a woman has claimed that she's still using his Netflix account - even though she hasn't spoken to him since. Pia Blossom took to the video-sharing platform to share the strange yet hilarious ordeal she took from the pair's meeting. In the video , which has been viewed over fifteen million times to date, the TikToker shared how she and her date Liam were discussing the popular and fan favourite series Stranger Things . She said: "In 2018, I was on a date with a guy who asked me if I had seen Stranger Things." The TikToker has been using her date's Netflix account ( Image: piablossom_x/TikTok) Pia is still using the account four years later ( Image: piablossom_x/TikTok) Get the news you want straight to your inbox. Sign up for a Mirror newsletter here. "I said, 'Nope, I don't have Netflix '. He was like, … [Read more...] about ‘I’m still using my first date’s Netflix account – we haven’t spoken in four years’

A woman who once felt "embarrassed" by her super bendy thumbs now claims to be able to rake in thousands with them through Onlyfans. Allie Rae, 39, made the switch from nursing to Onlyfans back in Sept 2020, with things really taking off after she began uploading videos she'd made with her husband. However, only recently did Allie realise the effect her "crazy bendy" thumbs had on some people, with her rare digits proving to be extremely lucrative. According to Allie, one man paid £4,074 ($5,000) for custom thumb snaps, and was so thrilled with them, that he ended up ordering another batch. After being inundated by thumb fans, Allie made an additional £6,326 ($8,000) from pics and vids of her rare thumbs posed on a steering wheel, or simply holding things. Former nurse Allie made the switch to Onlyfans in September 2020 ( Image: Allie Rae) Get the news you want straight to your inbox. Sign up for a Mirror newsletter here. She now claims to … [Read more...] about ‘I sell snaps of my thumbs for £4,000 on OnlyFans – people are going wild over them’