Twilight sparked a level of fandom that most movies hope to achieve but never do.
17.01.2024 - 16:06 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An amateur explosives fanatic sparked a major incident - with people from 63 homes being evacuated - as the bomb squad was scrambled to a Stockport street. David Prior's neighbours watched in horror as members of the Army, police, fire crews and paramedics arrived on Middleton Road in Reddish in June last year.
Little did they know the fireworks obsessive had been posting videos online about making various explosives which could be adapted for use in the event of 'civil unrest'. Those clips raised concerns, before police started looking at his social media activities.
The 51-year-old had a 'home laboratory', with items including a 3D printer, an imitation Beretta handgun, ammunition and 112 fireworks found by cops following a search on June 1, 2023.
Prior told officers he had been producing fireworks. He uploaded 'how to' videos on a closed Facebook group, including how he created the explosives and how he achieved different effects. Some of the videos showed him testing devices in his garden and at a cemetery, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Try MEN Premium now for FREE... just click here to give it a go
In one video, Prior said the substances could be used in 'defence' if there was civil unrest or in the event of the 'breakdown of society'. Experts deemed the fireworks to be 'low explosive' devices, but concluded the processes used and the end products were hazardous.
There was no evidence the devices would cause national security concerns, the court heard. Prior admitted making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose and was handed a suspended sentence - having served seven months on remand.
On Wednesday (January 17), a sentencing hearing was told Prior used a number of chemical and material processes.
Twilight sparked a level of fandom that most movies hope to achieve but never do.
Emergency services have declared a major incident in Liverpool after a huge fire in the city centre risks causing a tall building to collapse. Plumes of thick black smoke have been seen pouring across the city skyline this afternoon.
Kody Brown has high hopes of keeping his family together… even if things are a little different than before!
The Armed have announced a 2024 UK and European tour which is set to begin this summer.The band will kick off their tour with a performance at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival on May 30. From there, Tony Wolski and co.
Masters of the Air is almost here, and we’re rounding up all the stars of Apple TV+’s new World War II series!
EXCLUSIVE: The Ford Foundation is coming through for documentary filmmakers in a big way.
The Church of Satan would like to make it clear that members don’t worship the Devil, nor do they believe Satan is real. What they do believe in, and the rituals they practice, emerge in the documentary Realm of Satan, which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Siddhant Adlakha Modeled on a late-’80s/early-’90s American family sitcom — which soon transitions to a midnight splatterfest — the tongue-in-cheek Dutch production “Krazy House” has all the transgressive stylings of a 15 year-old’s Reddit post on an atheism forum in 2010. Directors Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil offer ideas of subversion that feel both long-outdated in concept and completely dull in execution, to the point that merely describing the film feels irresponsible, lest its premise accidentally lure curious viewers to the cinema.
A budget bottle of gin from Aldi has recently been awarded top marks from a prestigious international spirits ceremony.
General Hospital is not just experiencing a cast shakeup, but a writers room change as well.
Whether she's surrounded by glitter in the ballroom or the roundtable in a Scottish castle, Claudia Winkleman is always winning praise from viewers over the latest TV escapades. And when she's not on our TV screens, she can be heard entertaining listeners on BBC Radio 2.
Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the first four episodes of “The Traitors,” now streaming on Peacock. Ever since both the BBC and Peacock adapted the Dutch series “De Verraders” into “The Traitors,” it’s been a hit. Both produced by Studio Lambert, the U.K. version premiered on the BBC in November 2022, with the U.S.
A teen drug dealer who supplied a town's addicts has been locked up. Ryleigh Howard, 18, was caught after CCTV showed him buying a top-up card for a mobile phone he was using to send "flare" messages to users.
Fans of The Traitors appear to have already picked their winner, and are hoping he'll win "solo", after Wednesday's edition of the thrilling BBC show saw fan-favourite Diane 'murdered' and Traitor Miles uncloaked and banished. The unexpected development came after his fellow Traitor Paul orchestrated the discovery of his poisoning, something which lead to Miles being voted out of the Scottish castle. As the players thanked Paul for revealing Miles as a Traitor, Paul broke down in tears and put on an Oscar- worthy show - however, fellow Traitor Harry wasn't impressed.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor September Film has acquired all rights for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg for “In the Land of Brothers,” which has its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section. The film is written and directed by Iranian filmmakers Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi. Alpha Violet is handling world sales.
Coco Gauff has a four-year tennis career but already secured a Grand Slam victory at the US Open in the fall of 2023. Now that a new season just kicked off, the athlete has prepared herself physically and mentally with the help of Andrew Roddick, a former professional tennis player and winner of the 2003 US Open.While Coco has a powerful arm — the US Open recorded a 128 mph rocket off her racquet in 2022 — she is working to get stronger and faster.“There is nothing physically that stops me from bombing a serve,” Gauff said, as informed by the Women’s Tennis Association.
A grandmother was 'barely able to form a sentence' when police raided her home. Joanne McKie was 'heavily intoxicated' when officers smashed their way into her house during a search for drugs on March 30, 2022.
David Quinti only used to gamble on the weekends with his friends. It started out as a few quid here and there. It was just a bit of fun.
He's spent much of the last few weeks on social media taking aim at female football commentators and pundits. But former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has also been involved in plenty of other controversies over the years.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent A decade ago, Gerard Depardieu played a character inspired by Dominique Strauss-Kahn — the disgraced former head of the International Monetary Fund who was accused of assaulting a hotel maid — in Abel Ferrara’s “Welcome to New York.” In an ironic twist, the iconic French actor has now become the poster boy for the country’s #MeToo movement, having been charged with rape and faced with over a dozen sexual assault allegations. But the French remain divided over him due to his profile as a mascot of the country’s cinematic history.