Gang who took Vietnamese girls from care & forced them to work in nail bars have become the first in Britain to be found guilty of child slavery charges
A gang who took Vietnamese girls from care and forced them to work in nail bars have become the first in Britain to be found guilty of child slavery charges. Viet Hoang Nguyen, known as Ken, 29, and his 23-year-old wife Giang Huong Tran, known as Susan, were caught following a UK-wide police investigation. A third member of the gang, Thu Huong Nguyen, 48, known as Jenny, was also found guilty of forced labour charges. They were arrested after police...
Police called in after chef receives death threats for boasting on Facebook about spiking a vegan group’s food with cheese
Police were called in yesterday (Tue) after a chef received death threats for boasting on Facebook about "spiking" a vegan diner's food - with CHEESE. Italian-born Laura Goodman told how she took her revenge after a group booked a table at her Carlini restaurant on Saturday night (30/12). Goodman claims she "spent hours" preparing a special menu for the party, but lost her rag when one of them ordered a Margarita pizza topped with mozzarella, which is not vegan-friendly. In...
Homeless man who spoke out against fraudsters posing as beggars to swindle cash from wellwishers died as a result of drug abuse, an inquest heard
A homeless man who spoke out against fraudsters posing as beggars to swindle cash from wellwishers died as a result of drug abuse, an inquest heard. Simon Van Der Hoek, 50, died on December 17 in hospital after being found with sepsis and gangrene following an injury to his leg three weeks before. He was transferred by ambulance to hospital for a leg amputation, but died before the operation could be done. Mr Van Der Hoek, who was registered to...
Ex Manchester City star racially abused a police officer & urinated in a patrol car after being stopped for drink-driving
Former England football star and TV pundit Trevor Sinclair racially abused a police officer and urinated in a patrol car after being stopped for drink-driving, a court heard. The 44-year-old former Manchester City winger was initially arrested for drink driving after giving a reading of 72 micrograms in 100ml of breath - double the 35 micrograms limit. The BBC pundit asked an officer if he was being arrested because he was black before urinating in a police car. Sinclair, a...
This speech on Europe is going viral for all the right reasons
A video of a speech in the European Parliament by Spanish MEP Esteban Gonzales Pons is going viral on social media. The rousing talk highlights the problems currently being faced on the continent, highlighting the importance of unity in a time of great instability. He said: "Europe is currently bound to the North by populism and to the South by refugees drowned in the sea. "To the East by Putin's tanks, to the West by the Trump Wall. "In the past...
Film Review: Jupiter’s Moon
Perhaps unsurprisingly, refugees and migration have been popular topics with filmmakers in recent years. Indeed, over the last 12 months there have been a number of excellent projects, notably The Other Side of Hope and Human Flow, which have reflected upon the struggles and experiences of migrant travellers. With Jupiter’s Moon, Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó creatively attempts to add to this discourse. The film opens on the border between Serbia and Hungry, where a number of Syrian refugees are trying...
“The blood of these young people on her hands” – Former police officer’s jaw-dropping response to the spike in young violent crime needs to be seen:
After four young men were stabbed in London in one night on New Year’s Eve, former Senior Investigating Officer at the Metropolitan Police Peter Kirkham was invited onto Sky News to explain the appalling events, as well as the shocking upturn in violent crime in recent months. His candid response is an appalling indictment of this Government, ignored warnings on police cuts, "institutional racism" that has turned a blind eye to the regular deaths of young men in inner cities and...
Police investigating death of 51-year-old disabled woman release CCTV images
A 43-year man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a disabled woman who was bludgeoned to death in her home. Julie Fox was found dead in her bungalow in Carnforth Drive, Worcester, shortly before 6.50pm last Wednesday (27/12). Emergency services were called to the scene by a neighbour who smelt gas coming from the property, and it was later discovered that gas rings had been left on. Police investigating the death of 51 year-old Julie Fox from Worcester have...
Man who already had convictions for killing TWO ex-partners pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend
A man who already had convictions for killing his wife and a former partner has pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend. At the Old Bailey, Theodore Johnson, 64, admitted beating Angela Best with a claw hammer and throttling her with a dressing gown cord. Johnson has two previous manslaughter convictions: one for pushing his wife over a balcony in 1981 and one in 1993 for strangling a partner. Theodore Johnson. A man who already had convictions for killing his wife...