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Man appears in court over Tory office explosion
A man has appeared in court charged with criminal damage and intent to endanger life, following a small explosion at a Conservative party office in South Lincolnshire.
Paul Leversedge, who's 24 and from Marquess court in Bourne, was remanded in custody to appear at Lincoln Crown Court on June 26.
Man charged over explosion at Conservative Party office
A 24-year-old man will appear in court today charged with criminal damage with intent to endanger life following an explosion at a Conservative Party Office.
Paul Leversedge from Marquess Court in Bourne, South Lincolnshire will appear before magistrates in Grantham.
The explosion on Monday 10th June caused only minor damage to the Conservative Party Office of Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles.
No one was hurt and the incident is not thought to be linked to any wider issues or recent events elsewhere.
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Pictures: Blast attack at MP's office
A police cordone has been set up around the scene of an explosion at the MP for Grantham and Stamford, Nick Boles's, constituency office in Bourne. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
MP condemns blast at offices
An MP whose offices were damaged after an explosion, has issued a statement condemning the "act of violence." Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles was not at the Conservative Hall in Bourne at the time of the blast and no one was injured. A man has been arrested in connection with the attack.
– Nick Boles, Grantham and Stamford MPObviously I deplore this act of violence. The incident is being investigated by police and I know that everyone will do whatever they can to support the investigation. In the meantime, we should all carry on doing our jobs as normal"
A police spokesman said officers attended the scene and minor damage had been caused to the building.
Investigation into cause of explosion in Lincolnshire
Police and fire crews were called to reports of a small explosion in Burghley Street in Bourne, Lincolnshire in the early hours of this morning.
There was minor damage to a building but no people were injured.
An investigation is now underway.
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"Smacked" toddler's mum: "incident should never have happened"
A mother from Lincolnshire who says her daughter was "smacked" in a shop in Spalding says the apology from the shop does not go far enough.
Angela Cropley was asking for advice at the counter in Boots in Hall Place, holding her eight-month-old son.
As her three-year-old daughter Lora played, she knocked items off one of the shelves. At this point an assistant "smacked" her and "told her she was naughty". The store say she was "tapped" - but have sent a letter of apology.
Ms Cropley said: “After I complained, the manager phoned saying the staff member said it was a tap not a smack and he wouldn’t be taking it any further. I said, ‘I don’t care what she called what she did, I never gave her permission to lay a hand on my daughter.’
“From the moment I met the manager, he treated me like I was after some financial reward, when all I wanted was an apology.”
Later, Angela received a letter signed by the staff member and the manager, claiming the actions “were only a gesture of empathy for your daughter”.
Ms Cropley says she isn't satisfied with the apology - as it did not admit that the incident should never have happened.
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UK better prepared for floods
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