#colin tarrant

[inspectormonroe]

11.127 With This Body

#andrew monroe #colin tarrant #the bill #chris deakin #june ackland #matthew boyden #with this body

[forensicated]

Smithy, Boyden, Tony and Sam doctor a pint for Dave on his stag night - only for it to end up being drunk - or rather downed in one - by their Inspector.

If it's not a trick glass, Colin had some impressive drinking skills (!) It's literally gone in seconds.

Later...

"... I think I'm a little drunk!" "ALL ABOARD! ALL ABOARD! Ah you're great, Jim! I don't care what the others say about you... In my books you're number one!"

#Colin Tarrant #Andrew Monroe #Dave Quinnan #Andrew Paul #Smithy #Dale Smith #Alex Walkinshaw #Graham Cole #Tony Stamp #Sam Harker #Matthew Crompton #Tony O'Callaghan #Matthew Boyden #15x81 #A Night To Remember #I do love it when the Top Brass are join in - particularly if it's Monroe or Conway #the bill

[cleowho]

“The man who killed Bayban.”

Colin Baker guest stars in -

Blake’s 7 S03E06 - City at the Edge of the World (1980)

#blake's 7 #city at the edge of the world #bayban #colin baker #avon #paul darrow #cally #jan chappell #dayna #josette simon #tarrant #steven pacey

[kwebtv]

Doomwatch - BBC One - February 9, 1970 - August 14, 1972

Science Fiction (38* Episodes)

Running Time: 50 minutes

Stars:

John Paul as Doctor Spencer Quist 

Simon Oates as Doctor John Ridge

Robert Powell as Tobias 'Toby' Wren

Joby Blanshard as Colin Bradley

Wendy Hall as Pat Hunnisett

John Barron as The Minister

Jennifer Wilson as Miss Willis

 Vivien Sherrard as Barbara Mason

John Nolan as Geoff Hardcastle

John Bown as Commander Neil Stafford

Jean Trend as Dr. Fay Chantry

Elizabeth Weaver as Dr Anne Tarrant

Moultrie Kelsall as Drummond

#Doomwatch #TV #Science Fiction #BBC One #1970's #John Paul #Simon Oates #Robert Powell #Joby Blanshard #Wendy Hall #John Barron

[ncisfranchise-source]

CAPT. MILIUS CONTINUES TO WORK WITH TENNANT AND HER TEAM IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE PRISONER EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND EASTERN EUROPE, ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWO-PART SEASON FINALE OF “NCIS: HAWAI’I,” MONDAY, MAY 23

Enver Gjokaj Returns as Capt. Milius

“Ohana” – Captain Milius (Enver Gjokaj) continues to work with Tennant and her team in the aftermath of the prisoner exchange between the U.S. and eastern Europe. Also, Whistler takes Ernie’s advice and makes a grand gesture in the hope of winning Lucy back, on the conclusion of the two-part season finale of the CBS Original series NCIS: HAWAI’I, Monday, May 23 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

REGULAR CAST:

Vanessa Lachey

(Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant)

Alex Tarrant

(Kai Holman)

Noah Mills

(Jesse Boone)

Yasmine Al-Bustami

(Lucy Tara)

Jason Antoon

(Ernie Malik)

Tori Anderson

(Kate Whistler)

Kian Talan

(Alex Tennant)

RECURRING CAST:

Mahina Napoleon

(Julie Tennant)

GUEST CAST:

Moses Goods

(Wally)

Enver Gjokaj

(Capt. Milius)

Seana Kofoed

(Commander Chase)

Mark Gessner

(CGIS Agent Neil Pike)

Sharif Atkins

(Norman “Boom Boom” Gates)

Danielle Nuela Zalopany

(Hina)

Iman Nazemzadeh

(Dr. Dunne)

Nicholas Bonanno

(Commander Thomas Kelley)

Sam Bass

(Hulking DSS Agent)

Mary Thornton

(Major Lydia Vail)

Mark Wilson

(State Department Official)

Lic Hand

Izabella Miko

Billy Boyd

(Charlie 1)

(Alina Nikitin)

(Colin McIntyre)

WRITTEN BY: Matt Bosack & Christopher Silber

DIRECTED BY: Tim Andrew

#ncis hawaii #press release

[gayness-and-mayhem]

Did I mention that I love Andrew Monroe?

#The Bill #Andrew Monroe #Colin Tarrant #He's such a dad to A relief #And especially to Polly #And I just love him #He's adorable #I hate that they killed him off #And tbh I refuse to believe it #I'm not going to watch that episode #He deserved so much better

[inspector-monroe-wants-a-word]

Got bored, decided to carry on going through all my notebooks and picking out my highlights. Here you are, I promise I'm not insane, but tbh no one will see this, so idk why I'm bothering to write that. Anyway.

#Don't judge me #I already judge myself enough #The Bill #Notebook highlights #Fanfiction #Andrew Monroe #Colin Tarrant #Jack Meadows #Simon Rouse #Jack/Andrew #Bob Cryer #Eric Richard #Jim Carver #Mark Wingett #Tom Penny #Roger Leach #June Ackland #Trudie Goodwin #Dave Quinnan #Andrew Paul #Alan Woods #Tom Cotcher #Rod Skase #Iain Fletcher #John Boulton #Russell Boulter #John/Rod #There are still a couple more

[ppcseo]

Biden visits Texas to push for better care for veterans exposed to burn pits.

President Joe Biden traveled to Texas on Tuesday to push for better benefits for veterans experiencing health complications after being exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Biden’s visit to Fort Worth was the first stop on his “unity agenda” tour after announcing during last week’s State of the Union speech that his administration would be emphasizing four key issues — the opioid epidemic, mental health, supporting veterans and ending cancer — that it felt Republicans and Democrats could come together to address.

"Every single solitary veteran deserves to be treated with dignity. They shouldn’t have to ask for a damn thing," the president said Tuesday.

Biden’s refocus of his domestic agenda comes as his economic and social safety net bill — known as Build Back Better — remains stalled in Congress and as his approval hovers below 50 percent ahead of the midterm elections, worrying some Democrats that the party could lose their narrow majorities in the House and Senate when voters head to the polls in November.

Speaking in a gymnasium at the Tarrant County Resource Connection, Biden outlined a number of actions his administration has taken to enhance health care for veterans, but said that "some of the most important next steps need congressional action."

The House passed a bill with bipartisan support last week that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some Republicans have argued the House measure is too expensive, and it is unclear whether it will be approved by the 50-50 Senate. In February, the Senate passed a much narrower bill extending how long combat veterans are guaranteed care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

“Both of these bills have bipartisan support. These are the bills that unite the American people. These are the bills that will deliver the necessary care for our veterans and their families,” Biden said. “We must get those bills on my desk so I can sign them immediately.”

Biden said the federal government was too slow to connect the dots between Agent Orange exposure and certain illnesses following the Vietnam War, and that he refused to make the same mistake when it comes to veterans who were exposed to burn pits in the post-9/11 wars.

"When our troops came home... too many of them were not the same," Biden said. "Numbness, dizziness, cancer."

The issue is personal for Biden. His son Beau Biden was deployed to Iraq in 2008 and diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. He died two years later, at age 46. Biden has said he believes Beau's cancer was linked to exposure to burn pits during his deployment.

Experts say that while it is difficult to draw a definitive link between burn pit exposure and certain health problems like cancer and asthma, long-term exposure to toxic smoke can lead to serious health issues.

Biden said not enough is known yet about the connection between burn pits and diseases that many veterans are now facing, but that his administration was "committed to find out everything we can."

"We're following the science in every case, but we're also not going to force veterans to suffer in limbo for decades," he said. "When the evidence doesn't give a clear answer one way or another, the decision we should favor is caring for our veterans while we continue to learn more."

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden chose to visit Texas because it is home to the second-largest population of veterans in the United States, 55 percent of whom Psaki said served in areas where burn pits were used.

Psaki said the visit also allowed Biden to travel with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Reps. Colin Allred and Marc Veasey, both Texas Democrats, along with Rep. Jake Ellzey, a Texas Republican, traveled on Air Force One with Biden from Washington.

“Jake's a Republican, but I like the hell out of him,” Biden said Tuesday.

The president, who was joined by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, visited with veterans at a clinic in Fort Worth ahead of his speech.

Burn pits were used at USA military bases during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of trash, including medical waste, vehicle parts, batteries and human waste. The pits were doused in jet fuel and set on fire, spewing toxic fumes into the air.

The Department of Defense estimates that roughly 3.5 million service members could have been exposed to burn pits, but getting treatment can be difficult because veterans are required to prove a direct connection between their health complications and their military service.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has denied about 75 percent of veterans’ burn pit claims.

The Biden administration announced last year that soldiers exposed to burn pits who developed asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis within 10 years can receive disability benefits.

Biden has also directed the VA to examine links between burn pit exposure and rare forms of cancer and has voiced support for expanding the number of conditions that the agency would presume were caused by toxic exposure from burn pits.

#biden #texas #veterans #president joe biden #joe biden #veterans affairs #jake ellzey #washington #texas republican #jen psaki #politics news 365 #denis mcdonough #department of defense #air force #republicans and democrats

[squeakygeeky]

Ramblings C6

The Vila episode!

Series 3, Episode 6 “City at the Edge of the World”

In this episode, Vila gets traded for some crystals. Luckily for Vila he's just on loan, not that he actually wants to go off alone with strangers. Tarrant "convinces" him to go by straight up bullying him into it, but at least Cally and Avon aren't sending him off without a tracker.

After they teleport Vila down to the planet Tarrant and Avon butt heads, with Avon in the role of being protective of Vila, ostensibly because Vila isn't actually expendable. Tarrant definitely isn't on Cally's good side either.

"Do you like being helpless, Cally?"

"I don't know, I've never tried it."

I love this line, glad we've got Chris Boucher writing and he remembers Cally is supposed to be badass. Also, I like Cally's outfit, it looks mature and practical and I think it suits her character more than most of what she ends up in. She's even getting sent down to the surface with a Dayna-made weapon, where she manages to not get blown up by a booby-trapped box. Also, Vila refused to actually swallow the tracer.

Vila meets a girl with a gun and a studded outfit , who is named Kerril, and immediately tells her that she smells. Smooth. Anyway, here's Colin Baker chewing some scenery as Bayban the Butcher, who is kind of pissed to only be the Federation's second most wanted. Anyway, Vila needs to open a door.

Also, with regards to these outfits, I'm wondering whether they raided a fetish shop or tarps were on sale again and someone went wild with a be-dazzler. Either could be the legitimate explanation with this show.

Cally and Avon go after Vila together--I love how she's constantly needling him in her own subtle way. They make such a great team, being pals and threatening people.

Vila defeats the door with psychology and a tripod. Also Kerril decides to shower and clearly has a thing for Vila since she changes out of her biker fetish gear as well. Also she's suddenly all afraid of cobwebs and clinging to Vila which is...sigh.  She goes through another door, while Vila nopes out until he hears her scream and then they end up teleported somewhere with skeletons and couches.

I'm not going to bother with the actual explanation behind what's going because how often does that stuff make sense anyway. Clearly the important thing is that Vila is getting laid this episode. Also Dayna built yet another explode-y toy.  

Vila gets through yet another door, which leads to a shiny new planet, while the crew ends up in a fight with Bayban's gang and his very phallic laser cannon. I also like the little detail that Tarrant has encountered Bayban before.

Where is the light on this planet coming from? The sky is dark and a huge moon is visible, but the whole surface is illuminated and Vila references enjoying the sunlight. Anyway, the planet is full of crystals, so Vila decides it's time to head back and save the day. All the creepy passive people on the planet head off to Vilaworld and Kerril goes with them, but Vila goes back to the Liberator because he's a thief at heart and can't live an honest life. He also manages to trick Bayban into blowing himself up on the way out.

Overall, a refreshing shift from last episode and for the first time in a while I definitely feel like I'm watching Blake's 7, even without anything involving the Federation going down. As much as I'd have loved to see Vila ride off into the sunset (or moonset) to a happy ending I do think it makes sense that he stayed. I think that if anyone on the Liberator felt like they belonged somewhere else, they'd be there, but they're all misfits. This is a solid episode, though it does annoy me that Kerril went from tough gang member to soft romantic interest in the space of a single shower. Apparently sexism still registers with me, even on the heels of a Ben Steed episode.

#Blake's 7 #B7 #B7: City at the Edge of the World #Sheena's Blake's 7 Ramblings #yes i disappeared for a while #actually i wrote this ages ago #but i guess i'm back on the tumbles

[guardiannews24]

New Zealand honours shooting victims at anniversary service By Reuters

New Zealand honours shooting victims at anniversary service By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Lives forever changed by Christchurch shootings By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined hundreds of people in Christchurch on Saturday to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the country’s worst mass murder. Armed with high-capacity semi-automatic weapons, Australian Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people and injured dozens more…

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[inspectormonroe]

9.57 Punch Drunk

#andrew monroe #series 9 #the bill #colin tarrant #punch drunk #frank burnside

[forensicated]

Monroe: "Am I hearing this right?" Vicky: "It's kind of a home birth... and Dr Smith is in attendance." Monroe: "Has he done this before?" Vicky: "The baby will be fine... it's Smithy I'm worried about!" Monroe: *looks to Boyden in confusion* Matt: "He hates kids."

#N'aaaawww Smithy and a bebbeh <3 #Alex Walkinshaw #Dale Smith #Smithy #Soft Talking #16x41 #Vicky Hagen #Samantha Robson #Matt Boyden #Tony O'Callaghan #Andrew Monroe #Colin Tarrant #the bill

[wastoon35]

Texas Runoffs: Likely New Members Chosen in Four Districts

Texas Runoffs: Likely New Members Chosen in Four Districts

Governor. Greg Abbott (R) elected 2014 (59%). Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez won the Democratic runoff over Andrew White, son of former Democratic Gov. Mark White (1983-1987). Valdez will face the governor, who won renomination easily with 90 percent in the March 6 primary. If Democrats are going to win statewide in Texas this year, it’s more likely to be Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s challenge to GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. Abbott has over $40 million in campaign funds, will win re-election, and likely be in the 2020 presidential discussion if President Donald Trump doesn’t seek a second term. Rating: Solid Republican.   2nd District. (Open; Ted Poe, R, not seeking re-election). Trump 52%. Former Navy Seal Dan Crenshaw defeated state Rep. Kevin Roberts in the GOP primary runoff. Crenshaw is the favorite to win this Harris County district, which stretches from the west to the north of Houston. But some Democrats believe the Democratic nominee, Todd Litton, has the profile to take advantage of an electoral wave. Rating: Solid Republican.    5th District (Open; Jeb Hensarling, R, not seeking re-election). Trump 63%. State Rep. Lance Gooden defeated former Hensarling campaign manager Bunni Pounds in the GOP runoff southeast of Dallas. The Democratic nominee, former Terrell City Councilman Danny Wood, had $2,000 in the bank on March 31. Rating: Solid Republican.   6th District (Open; Joe Barton, R, not seeking re-election). Trump 54%. Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector Ron Wright will be the GOP nominee after defeating retired Navy pilot Jake Ellzey in the runoff. Wright worked with Barton for nine years and was chief of staff for the last two. Wright will face journalist/consultant Jana Sanchez in the general election after 2016 nominee  Ruby Woolridge fell short in the Democratic runoff. Rating: Solid Republican.    7th District (John Culberson, R, re-elected 56%). Clinton 49%. The DCCC took heat for trying to prevent Resistance activist Laura Moser from becoming the nominee before the primary, and Lizzie Pannill Fletcher cruised through the runoff. Fletcher, who had the EMILY’s List endorsement in a race between two women, ended the race with $563,000 on May 2. Culberson had $921,000 in the bank at the end of March and appears to be taking his race seriously. Rating: Tilt Republican.   21st District (Open; Lamar Smith, R, not seeking re-election). Trump 53%. Former Ted Cruz chief of staff Chip Roy won the GOP nomination in the runoff. Democrats have been excited about Joseph Kopser, a veteran who founded a tech business but he didn’t win enough votes in the primary to progress to the general election outright. He had more success in the runoff, defeating minister Mary Wilson. The demographics of the district could cause the race to get more competitive. Rating: Likely Republican.   23rd District (Will Hurd, R, re-elected 48%). Clinton 49.8%. Iraq War veteran/former USTR official Gina Ortiz Jones won the Democratic runoff against Rick Treviño, a teacher and Bernie Sanders national delegate. Ortiz Jones (who had $416,000 in the bank on May 2) faces one of Republicans’ strongest incumbents, who had $1.6 million cash on hand March 31, in an expansive border district. This is the type of district Democrats need to win for a majority but Hurd won’t be easy to defeat. Rating: Toss-Up.   27th District (Vacant; Blake Farenthold, R, resigned April 6.) Trump 60%. Business owner Michael Cloud is the prohibitive favorite in November after defeating former Texas Water Development Board Chairman Bech Bruun in the GOP runoff. The Democratic winner, Eric Holguin, had just $6,000 in the bank on May 2 compared to Bruun’s $89,000. Rating: Solid Republican.   31st District (John Carter, R, re-elected with 58%). Trump 54%. Air Force veteran MJ Hegar, who received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device and wrote a memoir that might turn into a movie starring Angelina Jolie, defeated Christine Mann in the Democratic runoff. Some Democrats are excited about Hegar’s chances in a wave, but she has a tough path ahead. Hegar enters the general election with $117,000 in the bank (as of May 2), while Carter had $351,000 at the end of March. Rating: Solid Republican.   32nd District (Pete Sessions, R, re-elected 71%). Clinton 49%. Civil rights attorney Colin Allred ($263,000), who played in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans, will be the Democratic nominee. Allred faced businesswoman Lillian Salerno, who had support from EMILY’s List, in the runoff.. Sessions, the former chairman of the NRCC, will be a tough opponent and had $1.5 million on hand at the end of March. Allred had $263,00 on May 2. Rating: Likely Republican.

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#Texas Runoffs: Likely New Members Chosen in Four Districts

[gayness-and-mayhem]

I've been watching this one episode of The Bill for more than half an hour and I'm only 4 minutes and 53 seconds in. I told you I couldn't watch anything without making notes, although I'm sure you noticed that at 2:35 this morning when I said I was watching one episode of The Good Life and didn't finish it until after 4am.

#The Bill #Jack and Andrew just have too much going on for me to not make notes and headcanons #Especially when they're together #Which doesn't happen very often #But they're so married #Simon Rouse #Colin Tarrant #The Good Life #Text post

[inspector-monroe-wants-a-word]

Look, Andrew and Jack are definitely a couple and no one can convince me otherwise. I have too many fanfiction ideas for that.

#The Bill #Jack Meadows #Andrew Monroe #DCI Meadows #Inspector Monroe #Simon Rouse #Colin Tarrant #Jack/Andrew #Jack Meadows/Andrew Monroe #I'm not joking #I have literally pages worth of fanfiction ideas #And I'm now totally committed

[nerdyranchstudentplaid]

Monday 18th march 2019 K J B DAILY ONLINE NEWSPAPER

CHRISTCHURCH SHOOTING :STORYS OF HEROISOM EMERGE FROM ATTACKS

Stories of heroism have emerged from Friday's attacks at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 50 people died and dozens were wounded.

A worshipper says he confronted the gunman and threw a credit card reader at him.

Two police officers, one of them armed with only a handgun, chased and arrested Brenton Tarrant, 28.

The suspect had explosives in his car and was planning more attacks that day, said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

She has called the killings "an act of terror". Later on Monday, her cabinet is to discuss changing the country's gun laws.

■ Who are the victims?

■ How attacks unfolded

■ More about the suspect

Investigators have been examining the bodies, which are due be returned to relatives for burial by Wednesday.

Tributes have been paid for the victims while some 34 people remain in hospital, including a four-year-old girl who is in a critical condition.

Afghan-born Abdul Aziz, 48, said he was inside the Linwood mosque, the second target of the attacker, when he heard shouts that someone had opened fire.

When he realised the mosque was being attacked, he picked up a credit card machine and ran towards the attacker. He threw the device at the gunman when he returned to his car to pick up another weapon, and ducked between cars as the gunman opened fire on him.

Mr Aziz, who was in the mosque with four of his children, picked up a gun that the suspect had dropped and pulled the trigger, but it was empty. He followed the attacker back inside the mosque, where he eventually confronted him again.

"When he saw me with the shotgun, he dropped the gun and ran away toward his car. I chased him," he told Reuters news agency. "He sat in his car and... I threw [the gun] through his window like an arrow. He just swore at me and took off."

Linwood's acting imam Latef Alabi told the Associated Press the death toll would have been far higher at the mosque if Mr Aziz, who said he had not feared the gunman, had not acted.

Two rural community police officers who were nearby chased the attacker, blocked his car and captured him. The moment was filmed by a witness, who posted the footage on social media.

"[The officers] put New Zealand first," Ms Ardern said on Saturday, adding that they would be recognised for their bravery.

'Too painful'

By Jay Savage in Christchurch

Nasir Uddin gazes through the trees in the park towards the exterior wall and golden roof of the Al Noor mosque across the road. With a police perimeter still in place, it's as near as he can get. He looks at the building with tear-filled eyes.

"Now we are very sad," he says shakily as he stands in Christchurch's Hagley Park.

A migrant from Bangladesh, Mr Uddin, 37, moved to this picturesque city on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island more than five years ago. An Al Noor regular, he would have been at the mosque on Friday if he hadn't had to work.

After hearing of the attacks, he began frantically calling people, but no-one answered. He knows at least two of his friends are dead, and is waiting for news on others.

"This thing that we feel is too painful."

■ Read more from Jay

The gunman first attacked the Al Noor mosque, about 5km (three miles) away, as people had gathered for Friday prayers. The self-described white supremacist live-streamed it on Facebook.

The video showed 50-year-old Naeem Rashid, originally from the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, apparently trying to tackle the gunman before being shot. He was taken to hospital but later died.

"There were a few witnesses who said he saved a few lives by trying to stop that guy," his brother Khurshid Alam told the BBC. "It's our pride now, but still the loss. It's like cutting your limb off."

Mr Rashid's 21-year-old son Talha - who had just got a new job and was said to be hoping to get married soon - was also killed. The family had been living in New Zealand since 2010.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said Mr Rashid would be honoured posthumously.

Also at the Al Noor mosque, 42-year-old Hosne Ara was reportedly in the women's area when she heard gunfire. She was killed while searching for her husband, who uses a wheelchair and survived the attack.

Farid Uddin said his wife had helped several women and children escape from the building as the attack unfolded.

"We feel proud of what she did. She died in a good cause. She did exactly what she loved and what I loved," he told the BBC.

"I lost my wife but I don't hate the killer. As a person I love him," he added. "I forgive him... I pray for him."

■ Social media's role in attack

■ New Zealand's gun laws

Police arrived at the mosque - where at least 41 people were killed - six minutes after an emergency call, Police Commissioner Mike Bush said, and the gunman was in custody within 36 minutes.

On Tuesday, Parliament will pay a tribute to the victims. Other confirmed victims include:

■ Kuwait-born Atta Elayyan, 33, who was the goalkeeper for New Zealand's futsal team

■ Khaled Mustafa, a refugee from the war in Syria

■ Sayyad Milne, a 14-year-old who wanted to be a footballer when he grew up

Brenton Tarrant appeared in court on Saturday in a white prison shirt and handcuffs, smiling for the cameras. He has been charged with one count of murder, with more charges expected to follow.

He is the only person charged with carrying out the shootings and is believed to have acted alone, according to Commissioner Bush.

Cookstown: two dead following st Patrick’s day party at hotel

Two people have died following a St Patrick's Day party at a hotel in Cookstown, County Tyrone.

A further four people were taken to hospital following the incident at the Greenvale Hotel.

The hotel was hosting a party for young people to celebrate St Patrick's Day.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the exact circumstances were still under investigation, but the ambulance service said it was called after reports several people were unwell.

Paramedics, doctors and five emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at around 21:30 GMT. In a Facebook post at 22:41 GMT, the PSNI asked parents to collect their children from the hotel immediately.

It had been widely suggested on social media that several young people had sustained crush injuries.

However, a journalist at the scene, Brendan Marshall, said the DJ who was performing at the event insisted to him that this was not the case.

"He confirmed that - contrary to the rumours that had been circulating - there had been no crushing and nothing had collapsed," Mr Marshall told BBC News NI.

"He told me that a number of young people had become seriously ill. He said one young person was brought to him by a friend to have their pulse checked.

"The DJ then shone a light in their eyes to check whether they were alive." There is a huge sense of shock around the town.

Reports began circulating at 22:00 GMT that people had died. The news of two fatalities was confirmed by police just after midnight.

There were distressing scenes as some people who knew those who died broke down in tears at the police cordon.

A representative of the nearby Glenavon Hotel said the PSNI borrowed its defibrillator.

Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster tweeted that her "thoughts and prayers" were "with everyone impacted by this tonight".

Speaking from outside the hotel, UUP councillor Trevor Wilson said: "I'm getting conflicting reports from people about what exactly happened, but there's clearly a deep sense of shock here tonight that an event for young people just wanting to celebrate St Patrick's night went so horribly wrong."

Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster, said on Sunday night: "We are monitoring the situation closely and echo the PSNI appeal to parents to make contact with their children and collect them immediately from the venue."

Reported by ken Blake from K J B DAILY ONLINE NEWSPAPER 2019