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THIS is the dramatic moment a drug dealer raced ahead of cops in a high-speed chase before being cornered by officers.

Connor Darwent, 27, led police on a terrifying five-mile pursuit after speeding away from officers and making his way across a historic country estate.

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Connor Darwent, 27, was arrested after a five-mile police chase[/caption]

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The arrest is part of a county-wide crackdown on drugs in Lincolnshire[/caption]

The drug dealer had been stopped while driving on the A46 towards Lincoln in his powerful BMW 1 Series by cops as he was wanted on suspicion of supplying class A drugs.

Police body camera footage shows the dramatic moment Darwent sped away from the police block, prompting other cops to chase after him.

Despite having his tyres shredded by a police stinger, Darwent reached blistering speeds racing his BMW down the main road, in hot pursuit of officers.

After breaking off from the tarmac, the drug dealer took the chase onto the historic grounds of the 17th century manor Doddington Hall.

He can be seen careering down a dirt track, with cops appearing to ask if they could engage in “tactical content” before Darwent returned to the main road.

Reaching the end of the rugged path, Darwent swings a hard right turn – taking him and officers into a large field of crops.

Here, however, the advantage turned to the police, as the chasing officers managed to ram and immobilise the drug dealer’s car, bringing them to a screeching halt.

Then, the two officers can be seen quickly jumping out of their vehicles to arrest Darwent and the other male in his vehicle.

They can be seen smashing in the windows of the drug dealer’s car, forcing them to show their hands as backup arrives.

The two officers then drag Darwent and the other man out onto the ground to be arrested.

Following the incredible police chase on May 24, 2022, Darwent admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs and dangerous driving.

He was jailed for two-and-a-half years on Thursday, June 5.

Darwent was a courier who made regular journeys between Coventry and Skegness to reload the lucrative “Abs line”.

Police say the drug line was worth up to £252,000 to the gang, who supplied around 5.8kg of cocaine to dealers and users.

Three other members of the group were also sentenced after admitting conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

Kirsty Reilly, 32, drove drugs from Coventry to Skegness and was jailed for three years.

Sarah Makey, 47, received a 21-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to do 80 hours of unpaid work.

Her husband Nathan, 48, dealt drugs and sent out marketing messages on his phone on behalf of the holder of the Abs line – Alistair Renwick.

Renwick was jailed for nine years in April while Makey will be sentenced in August.

Liam Tomkins, 25, was jailed for three-and-a-half years in his absence after failing to appear at court.

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A number of drug dealers linked to the “Abs line” have been sentenced[/caption]

The arrests are part of a satisfying conclusion to a major operation launched by Lincolnshire Police.

In an attempt to crackdown on organised crime, the police unit launched an operation to tackle eight separate drug lines that had brought crack cocaine and heroine into the county’s coastal towns.

More than 70 people have been arrested since the operation was launched in September 2022 – with a cumulative prison sentence of more than 120 years.

Detective Inspector Will Tharby, of the Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: “Drug dealing reaches far beyond those directly involved in the exchange of money for drugs.

“Its ripple effects fuel antisocial behaviour, robbery, burglary, and violence-not just among those entrenched in the drug trade, but across entire communities.

“Families, neighbours, and local businesses all feel the weight of drug-related crime, facing its disruptive and often devastating consequences.

“We’ve dismantled a thoroughly harmful operation, taken drugs off the streets, and sent a clear message – criminal networks will not thrive in Lincolnshire’s communities.”

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THE Children’s Rights Alliance launched its latest annual Child Poverty Monitor yesterday.

This gives an insight into the lived reality of children and young people experiencing poverty.

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The number of children living in consistent poverty in 2024 almost doubled to 102,977, while one in five – 256,837 kids – experienced deprivation.

Tanya Ward, chief executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance, said: “A childhood in poverty is one spent in cold, dark and damp housing, travelling hours just to get to school or knowing that there won’t be a hot dinner for the rest of the week.

“Thousands of families are being forced to live on such tight margins that they live in constant fear of their child needing a hospital visit or getting a letter about the next school trip.

“What is deeply concerning is the number of children in consistent poverty – who are living in these conditions perpetually. These are children for whom a decent standard of living and aspirations of a better future diminish day by day.

“This poverty is not inevitable. Policy decisions and budget investments determine the fate of these children and young people.”

Here, Tanya looks at four key areas where children were failed last year.

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS

WE­ only need to look at last month’s figures that show an additional 100 children made homeless to know that the current policy is not working and inflicting untold trauma on the now 4,775 children without a home.

The rise in homeless figures is nothing new. We have seen a year-on-year increase every time we publish the Child Poverty Monitor. The combination of rising rents and a scarcity of supply has resulted in thousands of families being made homeless but also, countless more living in seriously cramped and inappropriate conditions.

Overcrowding is a major issue for children living on the lowest incomes. Almost one in four children at risk of poverty are growing up in overcrowded households.

While the trend is more common across Europe, the rate of overcrowding for children has effectively doubled in Ireland from 2021 to 2024, and we are only scratching the surface on what impact these conditions are having on children.

FAMILY SUPPORT AND ALTERNATIVE CARE

WITHOUT access to critical child protection and welfare services and family support in their community, families are pushed further to breaking point. Referrals to Tusla Child and Family Agency have increased by 70 per cent since 2019.

The Daniel McAnaspie Inquest called for a review of child protection and welfare services to ensure that Tusla has sufficient resourcing to keep children safe.

Last year’s budget allocation to Tusla was mostly to maintain existing levels of care, failing to acknowledge the spike in referrals and the increased complexity of cases.

We are calling for direct investment of €50million to ensure our core child protection and welfare services are supported to help children most vulnerable in society.

ADEQUATE INCOME:

POVERTY and income are inextricably linked. As rent and the cost of living eat away at available income, families are left without enough money in their pockets, going to extraordinary lengths and debts just to get through the week.

Positively, Budget 2025 acknowledged the higher cost of older children by raising the Child Support Payment, but the incremental increases of a few euro are barely enough to buy the bottle of milk and shampoo that week.

This targeted income support is designed to help children in families already relying on social welfare to level the playing field. The cumulative impact of continued rising costs has created a landslide effect for low-income families, meaning ensuring the very basic necessities such as nutritious food or keeping your home warm become increasingly difficult.

It is critical that these supports are increased adequately in Budget 2026, and that investment is sustained across subsequent budgets under this Programme for Government.

EARLY YEARS AND EDUCATION:

THE single most effective action the Government can take in breaking the intergenerational cycle of child poverty is to invest in children in their early years.

The Government has taken the first step in addressing this through the development of Equal Start that aims to deliver universal and targeted supports to families and early years settings grappling with the impact of poverty.

However, the programme is not sufficiently funded. We need to see investment significantly scaled up in Budget 2026.

Poverty is scarring for children. Schools are grappling with crime, violence, addiction, death in their school communities and childhood trauma that is beyond the capacity of the current DEIS programme.

There are also children experiencing poverty who do not attend a DEIS school. We need to see the introduction of a dedicated fund for non-DEIS schools so they can respond and support their students dealing with adverse childhood experiences.

The multifaceted nature of child poverty is laid bare in the Child Poverty Monitor and in wider research. As it stands, it will take Ireland four to five generations to break the cycle of poverty. Children cannot wait that long.

DEONTAY WILDER has invested in a state-of-the-art home boxing gym ahead of his return fight.

The former WBC champion looks to revive his career on July 27 against little-known Tyrrell Herndon.

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And he will do so having prepared for the bout in his custom-built gym dubbed “King of God’s Army.”

It features a full-sized ring, several different boxing bags all with Wilder’s logo printed out on it and LED lights to give a “dramatic” feel.

There is also a lounge area and a massage table to relax in after tough sessions and motivational messages surround the building.

Wilder purchased a £1.3million home in California in 2020 while still living in his £1m mansion in Lake Tuscaloosa.

The American was knocked out last June by Zhilei Zhang, 42, having been stunned on points by Joseph Parker, 33, in December 2023.

His last win came in 2022 when he knocked out Robert Helenius in one round.

Wilder was twice lined up to fight Anthony Joshua but blew his opportunity after defeats to Parker and Zhang.

Joshua, 35, later lost to Daniel Dubois, 27, and has since been recovering from an elbow injury that required surgery.

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He is eyeing a return before the year ends as Frank Smith – CEO of Matchroom Boxing who promote AJ – named Wilder as a potential opponent.

Smith told Boxing News: “Do you know what fight I love? If he comes through his warm-up, Deontay Wilder.

“This sport is about narrative. It’s about buying into fights that people have interest in and that’s a fight that everyone would still have interest in.

“Regardless of whether it didn’t happen five years ago, people still want to see it now. So hopefully he can come through his fight.”

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AN UNREGISTERED food business was busted operating in a shed building alongside a car workshop.

Heyba’s Kitchen, based at Shed A3 Bremore Farm, Flemington Lane, Bremore, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, has been hit with a closure order.

Inspectors discovered the food firm was operating on one side of the shed with a working car workshop on the other side – and were only separated by a head high fabric curtain.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland today revealed it has moved to shut down the Balbriggan-based kitchen.

An inspection report said: “The shed building was divided in two by a head high fabric curtain where the other half of the shed was a working car workshop.”

The FSAI confirmed Heyba’s Kitchen had not even been registered by a competent authority.

During an on-site inspection, they found there were “significant gaps” on the floor, wall and roof areas between the two spaces.

And the FSAI slammed Heyba’s Kitchen over a string of poor food hygiene practices and pest control failings.

The inspection report rapped: “Adequate procedures were not in place to control pests.

“There were significant gaps at wall/floor junctions and at wall/roof junctions.

“Rodent droppings were evident in the garage, under the sink, beside food packaging and under shelving where food equipment was stored.

“The lack of adequate pest control procedures, proofing and cleaning to control pests may result in a risk of pest activity and food contamination.

“Evidence of pest activity in a food premises poses a significant risk to foods, food contact surfaces, and food contact materials becoming contaminated with pathogenic bacteria and foreign matter such as pest faeces.”

Outlining a raft of hygiene concerns, inspectors told how they found rodent droppings, dead insects, dirt and dust in food handling areas.

‘RODENT DROPPINGS’

The FSAI report said: “The premises and equipment were not clean and maintained in good repair and condition and posed a risk of contamination.

“Rodent droppings, dead insects, dirt and dust was evident in the food handling areas, food packaging and equipment used.

“There were no wash basins available or designated for hand washing.”

Other areas of food safety legislation contravention included the lack of facilities for cleaning utensils.

The report said: “Adequate facilities were not provided for the cleaning, disinfecting and storage of working utensils.

“Utensils were being washed outside in the open with a garden hose and left sitting on a wooden pallet.”

PORK PROBLEM

And issuing the closure order, the FSAI also flagged up temperature control failings for food.

They said: “A bag of pork sitting on a chest freezer at room temperature had a product temperature of 8.1°C.

“Tubs of cooked pork sitting at room temperature had a product temperature at 40.6°C.

“Trays of cooked chicken sitting at room temperature had a product temperature of 34.1°C

“A bowl of raita sitting at room temperature had a product temperature of 18.8°C.”

‘IMMEDIATE DANGER’

The FSAI said businesses are served with closure orders when it is decided there is or is likely to be “a grave and immediate danger to public health at or in the premises”.

Five closure orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998, during the month of May, while five closure orders were served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.

Greg Dempsey, Chief Executive, FSAI, warned that every food business must be registered with a competent authority and that all food businesses have a legal obligation to ensure the food they sell is safe to eat.

Dempsey said: “The high number of Enforcement Orders in May is disappointing, especially as the type of non-compliances, such as unclean premises and pest infestations, are all preventable where the business has a food safety management system in place and staff are properly trained.

“Additionally, while the vast majority of food businesses comply with their legal requirement to register their business prior to operating, unfortunately, some choose to operate without the knowledge or supervision of the competent authorities, potentially exposing consumers to unsafe or fraudulent food. These businesses will be pursued using the legal powers available to us.

“The FSAI website has a wealth of free information for any food business to access if they need help. We also have a free Learning Portal to assist in building compliance by food businesses and it includes eLearning modules, webinars, short videos, and explanatory materials covering a broad range of relevant food safety topics.”

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