Police data has revealed that there were 103 per cent more electric bike thefts in the last year compared to 2022, and a whopping 257 per cent more than in 2021. Evolve e-Bikes submitted a Freedom of Information request to every police force in the UK for data on the number of thefts of e-bikes. They also downloaded data from the UK Police Data hub, for insight on regular pedal bike thefts since 2021. Overall, pedal bike thefts actually fell by 15 per cent in 2023, which is in sharp contrast to...
On December 31, 2019 there were 998 patients waiting on an assessment. By December 31, 2023, this figure had risen to 2,238 – an increase of 1,240 patients. The figures were released by the Health Minister in response to an Assembly Question tabled by the Foyle MLA Mark H. Durkan.
Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents continue to experience record-shattering levels of migrant apprehensions in the three-state area along the Canadian border with the United States. During the first five months of this fiscal year, Swanton Sector agents apprehended more than 4,000 migrants, up 110 percent over the same period one year ago.
The health department is warning the public about overdose deaths in McHenry County as officials have identified double the number of deaths this year compared to the same time in prior years. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) announced Tuesday there has been a continued increase in deaths, suspected from overdoses, in the county. […]
Two women killed by a boyfriend in an apparent double murder-suicide have been identified as a New York native and her college hockey teammate from New England. The incident occurred in Dade County in Miami, Florida, before 9 a.m. Saturday, March 16 at a Bird Road apartment building, the Miami-Dade Police said. According to Det. A. Colome of the Miami-Dade PD, Dutchess County native Sidney Capolino, age 23, of Pawling, and her roommate from Massachusetts, Meghan Moore, age 25, from Centerville...
Miriam Margolyes is doubling down on her thoughts that adult Harry Potter fans should move on from stanning the film and book series created by J.K. Rowling. After her initial opinion went viral, Margolyes booked another interview where she was asked about her divisive take amid the backlash she’s received. “I’m not unhappy about it. […]
The price of cocoa has doubled since early 2024. There is currently a high demand of chocolate, and there is a possibility of an even further increase in candy prices. Companies may look to apply 'hedging strategies' to control costs
A judge denied a woman’s request to have her 55-year sentence vacated after she pleaded guilty to stabbing an elderly couple to death in Algonquin and then claimed she was coerced into the plea. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a […]
Thanks to its exclusivity and its status as an investment piece, a Birkin bag’s value is much higher than its sticker price of around $12,000.
It's a dieting trend endorsed by everyone from Hollywood A-listers to the current British Prime Minister. But new research suggests intermittent fasting could in fact be damaging your health.
Finland's unemployment rate stood at 7.7 percent last month.
St. Philip Neri once had a penitent confess to indulging in gossip. He advised the contrite soul to bring him a chicken, and to pluck its feathers as he walked the streets of Rome. When the man showed up with the chicken, his penance fulfilled, the great saint told him, “Now, brother, gather up all […] The post The Year of Mercy was instructive; the Year of Prayer may be immersive first appeared on OSV News.