Dedicated cyclists complete 24-hour challenge to raise cash for charity

A cycling trip has ended with a family fortune of more than £500 for charity.The Smiths, from Broomlands in Dumfries, embarked on May fitness sessions which eventually totalled more than 700 miles.And that equates to pedalling from Dumfries to Land’s End - plus another 200 miles back towards the town.Mum Joanne and husband Craig took part in the fundraiser with their children; Abigail, aged six, and Wallace, who turned five last weekend.Joanne said: “Because of the current situation and people

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens And that’s where Chloe Calvert stepped in and pulled on her running shoes.She is running 10k every day for 10 days and set herself a donations target of £500 to help the group.Trainee audiologist Chloe, 25, is no slouch when it comes to pounding the streets and hills.She has done the gruelling Tough Mudder and a couple of Glasgow 10k runs. Read More News: However, she has done nothing like her present challenge before.She said: “Running is

East Kilbride woman who lost an “heroic” battle with breast cancer.

In dedication to George Floyd, Jay-Z bought newspaper ads in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Philadelphia Inquirer. The full-page ads, which first ran on Tuesday, June 2, will be followed by pages in dozens of more newspapers across the United States on Wednesday, June 3.

Jay-Z has taken out a full page ad dedicated to memory that—per —will be featured in newspapers across the country including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Philadelphia Enquirer.

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John Cusack shared a video of himself being screamed at by a police officer in Chicago as he allegedly hit his bicycle with a baton. The actor, 53, shared a video on his Twitter showing the altercation.

Caring Buddies in Ralston have raised more than £500 for charity by hosting a weekly street bingo during lockdown.

High Fidelity star John Cusack was hit with pepper spray during a Black Lives Matter protest in his native Chicago, Illinois on Saturday night.

John Cusack is revealing a scary incident with the police that occurred while he was at the Black Lives Matter protest in Chicago.

High Fidelity star John Cusack was hit with pepper spray during a Black Lives Matter protest in his native Chicago, Illinois on Saturday night. The masked actor found himself in the middle of a stand-off between activists and police in the city and he was targeted by cops trying to disperse the crowds.

John Cusack says police officers came at him with a baton as he filmed a protest in Chicago on Saturday. 

By Bruce Haring

John Cusack went from actor to intrepid reporter, live-tweeting from the Chicago protest on Saturday and even getting attacked by an aggressive police officer.

Actor John Cusack posted a harrowing video from the Chicago protests on May 30, claiming he was “attacked” by police officers. The 53-year-old said he was simply filming the riots, incited by nationwide outcry  from the Black Lives Matter movement, when cops repeatedly hit his bike with a baton. In the blurry video, which he posted to Twitter, a man could be heard aggressively yelling: “Get the f**k out of here! Go on move! Get that bike out of here!”

Actor John Cusack got a firsthand look at clashes between protesters and police when the “Say Anything” star alleged he was attacked by cops while filming a protest that erupted in Chicago on Saturday night.

"They came at me with batons"