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Teenager jailed over ‘zombie knife’ attack in sentence review
A teenager who attacked a car with a ‘zombie’ knife has been jailed after the Court of Appeal ruled his initial sentence was too lenient.
Joshua Gardner, 19, was caught on camera hitting a car with a large combat knife in rush-hour traffic in May.
He was originally handed a two-year suspended sentence in November 2018 but on Wednesday a court ruled reviewed the decision and jailed the teen for three-and-a-half years.
Cushions thought to be from crashed plane carrying footballer found
Two seat cushions thought to be from the plane carrying missing footballer Emiliano Sala have been found.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) was advised by its French counterparts on Monday that part of a cushion was found on a beach near Surtainville on the Cotentin Peninsula and a second was found later that day.
Sala, 28, was on a flight from France alongside pilot Dave Ibbotson, 60, which disappeared on the night of January 21 after reportedly having requested to land.
Schools closed and flights grounded as snow hits UK
Snow has hit parts of the UK causing travel chaos and school closures amid warnings of more to come.
Manchester and Liverpool airports temporarily halted flights due to the severe weather, with images posted to social media showing both runways blanketed in snow.
Temperatures are expected to plunge to at least minus 10 degrees Celsius (14F) in parts of the country, the forecaster warned.
Scottish tourist charged £480 for five-minute taxi ride in New Zealand
A Scottish tourist in New Zealand was left shocked when he unwittingly paid £480 for a five-minute taxi ride.
John Barrett was holidaying in Wellington with his wife Susan when they caught a cab to his apartment from the train station, a journey of less than one km.
An investigation tracked down the driver who claims to have made an honest mistake with a misplaced decimal point on a $9.30 fare, and the money was refunded.
