A florist refused to deliver a bouquet to a grieving mother - because they were scared of venturing onto a traveller's site. Online retailer eFlorist told Lindsey Roberts, 36, that her £50 order to a close friend had been refused because because staff "did not feel comfortable" visiting the address....
A commuter has sued a rail firm after regular delays left him repeatedly late for work. Ecologist Seph Pochin, 45, took legal action against Greater Anglia after being held up 183 times in a year. He has made the 32-mile journey around 550 times in the last year - travelling...
A senior councillor punched his neighbour after someone wrote "Die" on his front door, a court heard. Tony Cox, 38, arrived home to find the letters 'I' and 'E' had been scrawled after his flat number, D. He assumed next-door resident Jamie Waterfield was responsible and laid into him as...
A council polluted their own canal with gallons of deadly oil and then had to wait a week to clean it up - because the water was 'too dirty.' Eight swans were rescued from the filthy canal, because it could have killed them, but the clean-up crew had to wait...
The world's second oldest football team may finally be getting a new home if councillors approve plans for their stadium. Cray Wanderers are hoping to build a new stadium, clubhouse, community pitches and 42 affordable homes. The club, which is the oldest in the capital, was founded in 1860 and...
The perception that many of the elite jobs in the UK are disproportionally handed to those from a private school background were given more credence today, after a Labour MP slammed the civil service for its recruitment policy, reports The Guardian. Senior civil servants along with lawyers, judges, doctors and...
A final year university student is hoping she's got the X-Factor to land a first class honours degree - after writing her dissertation about ONE DIRECTION. Pollyanna Kehoe, 20, is penning a 13,000 word Sociology essay entirely based on the "fandom" surrounding the biggest boy band on the planet...
A former footballer involved in an epic fraud from a yacht firm has got to find £500K - or face another five years in jail. Darren Tallon, 44, was jailed two years ago for his part in a plot to defraud a luxury boat builder. Tallon, along with accomplices including...
Many people will see this as a strange statement, from an ardent Brexiteer and one of the more prominent leave voices during the referendum campaign, but Liam Fox wants the EU’s help to fight tariffs from the US. Mr Fox wants to EU to help the UK out over the...