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Scottish Sun
11 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
Moment Brit comic Cerys Nelmes ‘shoplifts' from Zara after ‘forgetting clothes in bag' as she faces years in Turkey jail
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS is the moment Brit comic Cerys Nelmes allegedly walked out of a Zara store in Istanbul with £110 worth of clothes stuffed in her backpack — before insisting she had forgotten to pay for them. The 47-year-old mum-of-one from Bristol now faces up to three years in a Turkish prison after the July 22 incident, which she claims was a misunderstanding. 9 CCTV footage shows her browsing racks with hangers in her arms Credit: NewsX 9 The Brit insists she forgot to pay for the items Credit: NewsX 9 As she heads for the exit, she appears distracted by her phone Credit: NewsX 9 The Brit is then approached by a shop worker and brought back inside the store Credit: NewsX CCTV shows Nelmes browsing racks in a blue dress with an armful of hangers, while more clothes appear crammed into her white backpack. As she heads for the exit, she appears distracted by her phone, looking bemused as she steps through the doors. But instead of fleeing, she lingers outside the store still glued to her handset. Moments later, a Zara worker approaches and escorts her back inside. Nelmes told her followers: "On Tuesday I left a Zara store in Istanbul without paying for items. "I returned straight away and handed the items to staff. "I was asked to pay and I said I would and the manager accepted this." Despite her insistence she offered to pay, the comic said she was suddenly ushered into a locked room. "To cut a long story short I was then taken to a locked room where hours later after no communication from anyone I was taken away by police and held in a police station and was asked to sign things I couldn't read," Nelmes explained. Brit facing 3 years in hellish Turkey prison for 'shoplifting' after leaving Zara without paying The Brit performer claims she was thrown into a filthy cell for 24 hours 'with no food or toilet facilities. When I asked for water, I was told they didn't understand me.' The next day, she was brought before a judge who freed her on probation but slapped her with a travel ban. That means she's now trapped in Turkey while police continue investigating the alleged shoplifting — a charge that carries a possible three-year jail term. The ordeal has left Nelmes, a rising star on the Bristol comedy circuit, stranded without money or work. She had only been on a short break and now fears she could lose her home back in the UK. 9 The 47-year-old mum-of-one now faces three years in a Turkish jail Credit: Newsflash 9 Picture shows Cerys Nelmes Instagram story Credit: Newsflash 9 The British Embassy has confirmed it is offering support Credit: Newsflash Nelmes said: "I am ok and have been taken in by a Turkish family who have given me a bed and food. "I don't deserve all the kind words from people but I am very grateful." Friends and fans have flooded her social media with messages of support, while the British Embassy confirmed it is offering assistance. A police probe remains ongoing. It follows shocking scenes in Thailand where a Brit tourist was hauled out of a bar and beaten by staff after allegedly refusing to cough up a £460 drinks bill. Footage from the Diamond Karaoke Bar shows the 26-year-old solo traveller being forcefully manhandled. Reports claim he'd been hit with an inflated charge of 20,000 baht — around £460 — for his drinks. 9 Nelmes claims she is stranded in Turkey without money or work Credit: Newsflash
The Irish Sun
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Moment Brit comic Cerys Nelmes ‘shoplifts' from Zara after ‘forgetting clothes in bag' as she faces years in Turkey jail
THIS is the moment Brit comic Cerys Nelmes allegedly walked out of a Zara store in Istanbul with £110 worth of clothes stuffed in her backpack — before insisting she had forgotten to pay for them. The 47-year-old mum-of-one from Bristol Advertisement 9 CCTV footage shows her browsing racks with hangers in her arms Credit: NewsX 9 The Brit insists she forgot to pay for the items Credit: NewsX 9 As she heads for the exit, she appears distracted by her phone Credit: NewsX 9 The Brit is then approached by a shop worker and brought back inside the store Credit: NewsX CCTV shows Nelmes browsing racks in a blue dress with an armful of hangers, while more clothes appear crammed into her white backpack. As she heads for the exit, she appears distracted by her phone, looking bemused as she steps through the doors. But instead of fleeing, she lingers outside the store still glued to her handset. Moments later, a Zara worker approaches and escorts her back inside. Advertisement READ MORE WORLD NEWS Nelmes told her followers: "On Tuesday I left a Zara store in Istanbul without paying for items. "I returned straight away and handed the items to staff. "I was asked to pay and I said I would and the manager accepted this." Despite her insistence she offered to pay, the comic said she was suddenly ushered into a locked room. Advertisement Most read in The Sun "To cut a long story short I was then taken to a locked room where hours later after no communication from anyone I was taken away by police and held in a police station and was asked to sign things I couldn't read," Nelmes explained. Brit facing 3 years in hellish Turkey prison for 'shoplifting' after leaving Zara without paying The Brit performer claims she was thrown into a filthy cell for 24 hours 'with no food or toilet facilities. When I asked for water, I was told they didn't understand me.' The next day, she was brought before a judge who freed her on probation but slapped her with a travel ban. That means she's now trapped in Turkey while police continue investigating the alleged shoplifting — a charge that carries a possible three-year jail term. Advertisement The ordeal has left Nelmes, a rising star on the Bristol comedy circuit, stranded without money or work. She had only been on a short break and now fears she could lose her home back in the UK. 9 The 47-year-old mum-of-one now faces three years in a Turkish jail Credit: Newsflash 9 Picture shows Cerys Nelmes Instagram story Credit: Newsflash Advertisement 9 The British Embassy has confirmed it is offering support Credit: Newsflash Nelmes said: "I am ok and have been taken in by a Turkish family who have given me a bed and food. "I don't deserve all the kind words from people but I am very grateful." Friends and fans have flooded her social media with messages of support, while the British Embassy confirmed it is offering assistance. Advertisement A police probe remains ongoing. It follows shocking scenes in Thailand where a Brit tourist was hauled out of a bar and Footage from the Diamond Karaoke Bar shows the 26-year-old solo traveller being forcefully manhandled. Reports claim he'd been hit with an inflated charge of 20,000 baht — around £460 — for his drinks. Advertisement 9 Nelmes claims she is stranded in Turkey without money or work Credit: Newsflash 9 Cerys Nelmesshe fears she could lose her home back in the UK Credit: Newsflash
Daily Mirror
12 hours ago
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- Daily Mirror
Woman screams 'I'm going to die' as she dangles above 100ft drop on ferris wheel
Things took a traumatic turn at a carnival in Mandirituba, southern Brazil, when a confused woman 'thought the ride had finished' and attempted to leave the carriage in mid-air This is the nailbiting moment a terrified woman clings on for dear life screaming for help as she dangles from a ferris wheel facing a 100ft drop. Chilling video footage from a carnival in Mandirituba, southern Brazil, shows her in grave dangers after her legs and most of her body slipped through the safety gate. Gripping onto the carriage's bars, she knows one wrong move could see her plunge to her death. Phone footage of the drama recorded by horrified onlookers shows the big wheel as it inches around an entire rotation before carrying the woman to the ground. As her arms begin to tire having held firm, she can be heard calling: "Help, I'm going to die! I'm going to fall!" It later emerged that the woman, who has not been named, had opened the cabin's safety barrier and tried to get out believing the ride had ended. But just as she stepped forward, the ride lurched forward again leaving her clinging to the railings to stop herself falling, NewsX report. In a statement, Mandirituba City Hall said "The technical team immediately identified the situation and operated the equipment so that the cabin slowly lowered to the ground, allowing the passenger to be safely removed." Despite the terrifying experience, the woman declined medical attention and walked away unhurt but visibly shaken. It is not the only shocking fairground incident this summer. The waltzers ride at the Galactic Carnival Festival in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, left children 'shaken up' after it suddenly appeared to malfunction as they went 'flying' with thrill-seekers inside. Dad Kevin McNulty said after horror in late May that he was in the car on the ride behind his three children aged 13, 12 and 7 when it it suddenly "came completely off" and went "flying" into the seat he was in. It was like "something you see in the movies', Kevin told Edinburgh Live. He said his children were shaken but 'not too bad' considering what happened. Kevin said: "Last night we were at these shows at Westerhailes Plaza, my three kids were on the Waltzers with myself and Brooke in car behind. Then the unthinkable happened. Going FULL PELT (not slowing down) their car came completely off and then went flying into our car. 'It then smashed about the place crashing into the side off the track, thankfully there was a heavy large speaker that they collided with or they would have been through the whole thing and then the ending would have been a completely different story, a thought I can't stop thinking about. "The shows continued to go (not the Waltzers) but place should have been shut down for a full inspection. It was like something you see in the movies and my kids are very very lucky that they managed to get out of this still walking."
Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Moment Brit comedian 'accidentally shoplifts' seen on CCTV before she's arrested
Cerys Nelmes, a stand-up comic from Bristol, claims that she accidentally walked out of a Zara shop in Turkey without paying for her items - but quickly returned after realising her error This is the moment a British comedian leaves a Zara shop without paying - before she's arrested. Cerys Nelmes is facing three years behind bars after being accused of stealing clothes from a branch of Zara in Istanbul, Turkey on July 22. Mum-of-one Cerys, from Bristol, has been banned from leaving the country while police investigate the store's claims. Footage shows Cerys wearing a blue dress as she browses around the shop with an armful of clothes on hangers and other items in her backpack. Later footage shows her leaving the store clearly distracted by her phone and, according to her, forgetting that there were items in her white backpack she hadn't paid for. She is then seen standing just outside the shop, still on her phone, as a Zara staff member walks over and asks her and another woman to go back inside before the police were called, NewsX report. Cerys says she returned to the store without argument over the forgotten 6,000 lira (£110)-worth of clothing still in her backpack. But she told her social media followers she was then detained and locked in a room for hours with no explanation. From there, she was taken to a police station and said she was pressured to sign documents in a language she could not read. She was released on probation by a judge after 24 hours in a holding cell, allegedly with no food, water or loo. She has since been released but has been forbidden from leaving the country and is being put up by a local family as she does not have the money for an extended stay. The police investigation is ongoing. "I was told they didn't understand me," said Nelmes. The next day, she was brought before a judge who released her but banned her from leaving the country. She now faces a potential three-year sentence as the case proceeds. Ms Nelmes says she is stranded in Turkey, unable to afford accommodation and missing out on work back home, putting her and her son at risk of losing their UK home. She said: "I'm ok and have been taken in by a Turkish family who gave me food and a bed. I don't deserve all the kind words from people but I am very grateful." On her website it states of her career: "Cerys has worked very hard to forge a strong career in the comedy industry. She is a leading mc on the comedy circuit, working for major UK clubs and UK charity events. Cerys has a fantastic stage presence and her audience interaction is flawless." Recounting what happened, she said that she had left the store with several items of clothing before realising her error. Despite returning to the store, claiming she had returned the items and wanted to pay, Nelmes was seized for shoplifting. The stand-up, explained the incident in a social media post saying: "On Tuesday I left a Zara store in Istanbul without paying for items. "I returned straight away and handed the items to staff. I was asked to pay and I said I would and the manager accepted this. To cut a long story short I was then taken to a locked room where hours later after no communication from anyone I was taken away by police and held in a police station and was asked to sign things I couldn't read. "I was put in a prison cell for 24 hours with no food or toilet facilities. When I asked for water, I was told they didn't understand me. I was handcuffed and taken for fingerprints and mugshots at 3am. I was handcuffed and taken to court the following day and put in a cell. "I appeared before the judge and was told by a translator that I was released, but unable to leave Turkey for an undetermined amount of time. He said I was lucky to not be put in prison but I currently face up to three years. I have to report to a local police station every Monday. "I am lucky I have good friends in Turkey who are currently looking after me, and trying to translate the paperwork. I have no money, no earnings coming in from home, and I am running out of important medication. I will lose my home which I share with my son, and livelihood. "I am not looking for sympathy. I made a mistake which I tried to immediately rectify. I am embarrassed for my friends, my family, and I have made my 78-year-old mum unwell. I will never forgive myself for what I have done."
The Irish Sun
08-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Horror dashcam vid shows boy on bicycle get crushed between two cars in freak road crash
HORROR dashcam video shows a boy riding a bicycle being crushed between two cars in a freak road crash. The lad is squished between a blue Nissan Micra and a parked white car in a perilous moment that puts the boy's life in danger. Advertisement 5 The blue Micra skids into the path of the boy Credit: News X 5 The car squishes the cyclist in between it and a parked car in a case of horror timing Credit: News X 5 The driver rushes out to check if the cyclist is okay Credit: News X The Micra hits the boy after it was itself hit by a white car turning - causing the Nissan to skid and swerve and crush the boy in horror timing. The driver gets out of the car and sprints to the front of her motor and check the cyclist is okay. She then quickly gets back into the car and reverses, moving her car back from the crushed lad. Passersby also rush to help with one being heard saying: "Oh dear, the kid is gone, she hit the kid." Advertisement Read more on world news But after the driver reversed, the boy was pulled out. Miraculously, the cyclist only suffered some light bruising and was taking to hospital for a checkup. The shock moment is recorded by the dashcam of another car which is waiting to turn into the street where the smash happens. The horror crash took place in Korfez, in Kocaeli Province, Turkey, at around 1.30pm on July 5. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun It comes after a Gizem Ozmen, 24, known for supporting women struggling with trauma, was tragically killed alongside her driver, named as Mehmet Ensar Ozden. Diogo Jota killed alongside brother in Lamborghini crash days after marrying childhood sweetheart According to reports, the pair were driving along in a Volkswagen when it careered into a tanker that had stopped in the emergency lane. Advertisement A European beauty queen was also killed earlier this year after tragically plunging from a bridge onto a motorway while fleeing from police. Güler Erdogan, 27, was caught drunk behind the wheel in Giresun, Turkey, and fell 50ft from the bridge as she tried to flee from cops on April 1. The "Miss Europe-Kosovo" title holder had been on a night out in her hometown to celebrate Eid with her family, and later hit a nightclub with friends. She allegedly tried to drive home while drunk, but ran into Advertisement 5 A white car on the left of the video drives into the intersection 5 The moment the Micra is clipped by the white car
