Kettering Aldi employee's panic as he feared tequila thief could stab him

www.northantstelegraph.co.uk— A Kettering Aldi employee feared he could be stabbed by a thief who threatened him with a screw. The victim was working at the Stanier Retail Park supermarket, off Northfield Avenue, when Benjamin Smith entered the store and helped himself to tequila. But as heroin addict Smith left he made eye contact with the victim, pointed the screw at him as he walked his way and told him to stay back. On Monday (April 22) he was jailed for 16 months after admitting possessing a bladed article in public,...

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The Guardian—Florida’s abortion ban has brought fear and chaos. This is the right’s vision for the US. The scenes in Florida of frantic and overcrowded clinics are a grim preview of the future that ‘pro-lifers’ want for womenA Woman’s Choice, an abortion clinic in Jacksonville, usually sees somewhere between 10 and 15 patients a day. But last week, they extended their hours. On Monday, they scheduled somewhere between 70 and 80 patients, according to the Washington Post. The president of one reproductive health center spoke of warning her incoming patients about the scenes they would encounter at...

Marketwatch—U.S. stocks rally on ‘Goldilocks’ jobs report as Wall Street’s fear gauge slides. U.S. stocks have swung to an upbeat start in May, with Wall Street’s “fear gauge” easing to its lowest level since the end of March as investor anxieties