Police raided a factory in sleepy countryside town & found an illegal weapons factory
National Crime Agency investigators have discovered a sophisticated guns and ammo factory on an industrial estate in Hailsham, East Sussex.
Beer of the Week: 71 Brewing Litschi Himbeere
Dundee’s first brewery in almost 50 years, 71 Brewing launched last year, hoping to revive the lost art of brewing in Scotland’s fourth city. Having discovered a newfound passion for beer when visiting family in Melbourne, Australia, Managing Director Duncan Alexander eventually teamed up with Mark Griffiths to launch 71 ...
“Zombie” Tories received more money from the dead than the living in 2017, party figures show
The Conservative Party received more money from dead people in legacies than they did from membership fees from living people last year, party figures show. Membership plummeted by 40 per cent in 2017, returning just £835,000 to the party's coffers compared to £1.5 million the year before. But the Conservatives managed ...
Alleged fraudster denies trying to sell fake of lost Lucian Freud painting “worth several million pounds” for £2,000 on eBay
Vincent Dyer, 65, is accused of trying to sell Freud's Portrait of Francis Bacon by listing it on the online auction site
Police launch appeal after four people enter closed down hotel before posing for pictures
Ashby Police tweeted image of the three men and a woman relaxing with their feet up on a table in the lobby of the abandoned Grade II-listed hotel
Violent volcanic eruption on the other side of the world led to Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo
Charged volcanic ash ejected higher into atmosphere responsible for cloud formation bringing rain clouds over Europe
Funeral for fatally shot football mad six-year-old sees mourners wearing Hull City shirts
Hull City fan Stanley Metcalf was found fatally injured at a property in Sproatley, East Yorks., on July 26 this year
Conservative Party suffers collapse in membership fees
The Conservative party has suffered a collapse in the income it draws from membership fees as Labour and the Liberal Democrats see significant increases. According to party accounts the money earned from their membership plummeted by more than 40 per cent in 2017. By contrast membership income for the Labour ...
WAGs block development of 2,000 much-needed homes on disused airfield
Plans to build 2,000 homes on a disused airfield in Guildford have been rejected to the dismay of young renters in the area. Guildford Borough Council shunned a proposal and subsequent appeals from landowners Wisley Property Investments Limited (WPIL) to build the much-needed housing. Local campaigners Wisley Action Group (WAG) ...