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Three men deliberately used petrol to cause huge blast in Leicester which left five people dead, court hears
Shopkeeper Aram Kurd, 33, Arkan Ali, 37, and Hawkar Hassan, 32, have been charged with five counts of manslaughter and arson with intent to endanger life
Smears, spies and subverting democracy – Jeremy Corbyn and a sinister history of spy smears
By Dr Roger Cottrell “But make no mistake, the sky will fall in” -Harry Perkins in “A Very British Coup,” Channel 4, 1988. A week is reputedly a long time in politics. Looking at the seven-day time span that began, on February 16, 2018, it at times seemed (for those of us old enough to remember it) as if the cold war was back with a vengeance. First came the 37-page indictment by former FBI head of terrorism Robert...
Award-winning detective found guilty of drink-driving after downing vodka while travelling to the station where he worked…for a MISCONDUCT meeting
An award-winning detective has been found guilty of drink-drinking after downing vodka while travelling to the station where he worked - for a MISCONDUCT meeting. Detective Constable Robert Hunt, 48, says he sank an almost half full plastic bottle of vodka in "two to three gulps" to give him some "Dutch courage" when he arrived at the station. The detective had been summoned for a meeting with Detective Chief Inspector Jade Brice to discuss misconduct proceedings being brought against him...
Couple capture a “ghost” in this photo outside a 16th century tea room
Simon Phillips, 34, took the photograph of his partner Ally Vickers, 28, outside the building during a day trip.
David Vs Goliath battle – 97-y-o woman refusing to sell front garden to housing developers
A 97-year-old woman is locked in a David and Goliath battle over her front garden - which she has refused to sell even for £100,000. Strong-willed pensioner Dolly Burton has been asked to give up two metres of her front garden so that a development of 49 houses can go ahead. Her home is owned by Bristol City Council, and Ms Burton has reportedly been offered a “five figure sum” by the local authority and developers. She has lived in...
Tens of thousands of dead starfish washed up after temperatures dropped
Spectacular scene in Kent, "like the armageddon" wildlife enthusiast said
Islamic State fanatic tried to recruit boys for “death squad” while teaching
Umar Haque, 25, was convicted of plotting a terror attack
Father who is fighting to get daughter back from legal mess in Dubai enlists MP’s help
The father of a British woman who faces jail in Dubai after witnessing a drunken brawl has enlisted his local MP to help bring his daughter home. Asa Hutchinson, 22, was arrested in Dubai after witnessing two male friends scuffle in a hotel corridor with a "drunk" Swedish man they were taking selfies with. Since the arrest on April 29 2016, it has been claimed she has been framed for her friends' offences, including theft and assault, and now faces...
Getaway driver with no legs jailed for leading police on 90mph car chases
He used hand operated rods attached to the accelerator and brake pedals to steer the vehicles - but crashed them on both occasions