A crooked company director who splashed out on lavish cars and exotic holidays after fleecing investors out of £3 million has been ordered to pay back - just £1. Alan Chandler, 46,pretended he was a multimillionaire and the son of a High Court judge to swindle cash from a venture ...
An acid-attack victim horrifically scarred by her father in an assault that killed her mum is appealing for £35,000 to pay for operations to rebuild her face. Brave Shabbo Sheikh, 23, was disfigured when her face was drenched in acid after her father allegedly threw it on her mother, while ...
A budding artist is creating masterpieces on the muddy surfaces of white VANS up and down the country. Ricky Minns, 42, who goes by the name of Ruddy Muddy, spruces up vans in need of a wash by drawing works of art with his fingers. His most recognisable designs are ...
Regrettably, I remember my first Chinatown dinner experience quite well. One summer evening during the late nineties (I could only have been six or seven years old), following a matinee theatre performance, somebody suggested we might visit one of those all-you-can-eat restaurants on the south side of Gerrard Street. Exciting ...
I've deliberately left the first two names you'd think of off this list. Spinal Tap and The Blues Brothers are, of course, the gold standard of movie bands, but they seemed such obvious picks that I wanted to use those two slots for other bands. Josie and the Pussycats: Josie ...
Dust off your broomstick and knock back some potions because London is getting seriously spooky this Halloween. Here's our list of the best Halloween parties in London: Secretsundaze ‘Club Kids’ Halloween Party When? Sat 28th Oct Get tickets here This is the place for a cooler than cool night of ...
Dermawell is an unashamedly serious skincare range. The brand’s no-frills approach means there is not a hint of pink in the packaging. It does not make outlandish promises that its products will deliver eternal youth in lotions and potions. Instead the range, born out of a partnership between Well pharmacy ...
A pair of "UFO" clouds left holidaymakers "amazed and bemused" as they enjoyed their half-term breaks at a popular seaside resort. Revellers were left stunned by an unidentified cloud formation that appeared in the sky above West Bay, Dorset, between 12pm and 2pm on Wednesday afternoon. The pattern made for ...
Homebuyers looking to live in one of England's picturesque market towns will need to pay a premium of £30,788 compared to neighbouring areas. The latest research from Lloyds Bank shows an average house price growth of 21 per cent in the past five years, to £280,690 in English market towns. ...