Police appeal after elderly man targeted in 'totally unacceptable act'

direct to your inboxA warning has been issued after elderly residents were targeted in a vaccine-related scam.Trafford council said staff had received 'several reports' of patients receiving phone calls stating they will be having their Covid vaccination at home and that they must pay on the phone.A tweet by the council on Tuesday afternoon stated that nobody will be asked to have a vaccine at home.When callers ring up about the vaccine, they will identify themselves and say they are calling on

Perth police officers have launched a public appeal for information following reports that a woman was spotted in the River Tay.

direct to your inboxAn elderly couple were conned out of thousands of pounds at Christmas by evil fraudsters who claimed to be Greater Manchester Police officers.Police chiefs have issued a festive fraud warning as a result.Detectives are investigating after the couple handed over bundles of £50 notes.The victims - who haven't been identified - visited their banks and building societies to withdraw cash.Police haven't revealed the exact sum involved, but said it was 'thousands of pounds'.The

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A cruel conman posing as a plumber nicked cash from a Renfrew pensioner.Cops are investigating after the crook walked into the 77-year-old woman’s home uninvited and started rooting around for valuables.The shaken victim told police the suspect claimed he was a plumber who was checking all the properties in the High Street block.However, he didn’t present any ID or appear to be carrying any tools as he

Police have issued an appeal for information after two men were seriously injured in a crash in Salford. Emergency services rushed to the collision on Liverpool Street in Pendleton just after 1.15pm on Tuesday (December 15).

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Police say an unidentified man pretended to go through the checkout to pay for items before waiting for the cashier to open the till.He then pushed the male cashier out of the way before grabbing a low three-figure sum of cash from the till and running off towards Barnes street.The man is described as being white, in his 30s and around 5ft 9ins tall.He was wearing a grey hooded Nike top with black shoulders, black jogging bottoms, brown

Tyldesley, at around 10pm last night (Tuesday December 15) following the smash. The driver of an orange Land Rover Freelander - a 38-year-old man - was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver of a white Volvo HGV was taken to hospital with minor injuries.A passenger in the Land Rover also suffered minor injuries.Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is asking for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Wigan, just before 11pm on Monday, November 9.

Ross Thomson.Sweeney, who used to be the MP for Glasgow North East, had accused Thomson of groping his backside and genitals at a House of Commons bar in October 2018.He also said Thomson tried to put his hand down his trousers.The allegations led to Thomson, who was the chair of Johnson’s leadership campaign in Scotland, quitting as a general election candidate last year.After an investigation, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards cleared the former Aberdeen South MP.She said Sweeney’s

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Police are looking for assistance from the public in tracing a missing 35 year old man from Carluke.Graham Brady was last seen by family within an address at Whitehall Crescent, Carluke around 10pm on Tuesday, December 1.Enquiries suggest that he may have been walking on Carwath Road, Carluke around 5pm on Friday, December 4.Police say there has been no contact from Graham, which is unusual and they want to

East Kilbride where he is being treated for head and leg injuries. Hospital staff describe his condition as stable.Sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Police are appealing for witnesses after a front door of a house in Hamilton was deliberately set ablaze in the early hours of Friday morning.The incident happened at 4am on Friday, December 4, at property on Laighstonehall Road.Detective Constable Chelsea Stevens of Cambuslang Police Office said : “The occupants were in their home at the time of the fire, but thankfully no-one was injured.“I am appealing to

car crash that claimed the life of a man in the Highlands. The 61-year-old was driving a silver Ford Mondeo estate on the A99 at Burrigill, near Lybster, on Saturday afternoon.

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Astley, Wigan, early on Saturday evening (November 28) when the incident took place.She was allegedly approached by the man, who let his dog pull towards her, despite her walking into the road to avoid them.As she carried on past and turned to go up an alleyway leading to Helston Way, he is believed to have turned around and ran after her, pulling her by her hair and punching her in the face.Get regular updates from Wigan direct to your email inbox with the free MyWigan newsletter.All you need

horror smash with a tractor on a Highlands road.Emergency services were called to the scene on the A95 near Grantown-on-Spey at around 7.40am on Tuesday.The 33-year-old driver of the van was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment after suffering life-threatening injuries.The road, near the Skye of Curr junction, was closed for around eight hours to allow for a full accident investigation.Officers have now issued an appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage from the area around the

Wigan, early on Saturday evening when the incident took place.She was approached by the man, who let his dog pull towards her, despite her walking into the road to avoid them.As she carried on past and turned to go up an alleyway leading to Helston Way, he turned around and ran after her, pulling her by her hair and punching her in the face.Just moments earlier the girl had been on the phone to her mum, telling her she was almost home after walking the short distance from a friend's house.