Battering

Though a simple battering ram had come into use in the previous millennium, the Assyrians improved siege warfare and used huge wooden tower-shaped battering rams with archers positioned on top.

A relentless string of storms has slammed the Golden State, swamping roads, battering coastlines with high surf, turning rivers into gushing flood zones and forcing the evacuation of thousands in towns with histories of deadly mudslides.

BBC EastEnders viewers have been creeped out after history "repeated itself" tonight - with Freddie Slater battering Theo Hawthorne.

But before she got there officers smashed the locks on protective shutters before using a battering ram to smash a front door.

But the volunteer rescue forces posted on guard duty in battering 32mph winds have to follow the strict instructions of Iceland’s tourist minister.

Lee starts battering both of them and rolls up Dempsey for two.

Marcloid’s Fire-Toolz project introduced me to her ever-expanding oeuvre around six years ago, when I first saw her perform, screaming and singing through her battering-ram electronic productions in a Wicker Park loft.

No wonder a suspect is taking a battering from two African-American cops, Coffin Ed and Grave Digger, under the bright lights in the basement interview room at police headquarters.

Though the machine does not look too elaborate, the builder definitely took some time to ensure that the battering ram performs its function well.

A St Mirren playlist is blaring, there are fans on chairs leading booming chants and Happy Hour is extended - a small win for bank balances which have taken a battering in recent days.

Battering him with his own favourite vocabulary, she said US generals thought he was a “disgrace” and that world leaders were “laughing” at him.

Cypher picked up Swoggle and used him as a battering ram.

GATES along the West Kirby sea wall have been closed and a youth market has been cancelled as Wirral’s coastline is set to take a battering from Storm Darragh.

Greater Manchester is waking up to downpours this morning with heavy rain battering the region.

He’s set us up amazingly and we’re going into games and, it’s fair to say, we’re battering most teams.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida last Thursday, battering states like North Carolina and Georgia, leaving many areas without power or water, and claiming the lives of more than 120 people.

Independence supporters rightly think we have dropped the ball and our reputation for governing well has taken a bit of a battering in recent years.

Just one month before the attack, which took place at 9.30pm on July 25 this year, the mum had been handed a community order at Magistrates' Court, having pleaded guilty to battering another man, John Cotgreave.

NEAL MAUPAY has bit back at Everton fans who blasted the team as they walked past supporters following their 4-0 battering against Tottenham.

Neil Bason, 38, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, October 15, where he admitted battering his on-off girlfriend during an argument.