A 12-minute train journey cost a rail passenger more than £1,000 after he refused to pay the fare - of just £5.60. Ben Warrington, 20, didn't have a ticket when he went on the 6.7 mile trip from Narborough to Leicester city centre on November 7 last year. A court heard he refused to pay the fare of just over a fiver and gave a false name and address when he was quizzed by a ticket inspector. Warrington, of Littlethorpe,...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter In this episode, TLE Sports Editor David de Winter & TLE Sports Columnist Richard de Winter, discuss the denouement to the Premier League, including the title race, the battle for the top 4 and the relegation positions.

It can be quite unsettling as a Yorkshireman to be more perturbed by our political landscape than about the price of beer or the weather conditions, but with the divorce from our biggest trading partner officially underway and a snap election on the horizon to cement said proceedings my contempt for drizzly conditions and ludicrously priced flat lager have officially been demoted. After two terms of crippling austerity cuts, the dismantling of the welfare state and a referendum that was used...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter Sports Editor David de Winter & TLE columnist Richard de Winter discuss Warren Gatland's 41-man Lions squad for the eagerly anticipated summer tour to New Zealand and give their verdict on the Lions' chances.

By Maggie Majstrova, @foodstrova For weeks now, on my way to and from one of my client’s offices, I’ve been passing The Brookmill – its windows shuttered, its façade hidden by scaffolding. These are the unmistakable signs of refurbishment that fill me with equal measures of excitement and dread. How will it turn out? Will it be somewhere fabulous, or somewhere utterly horrendous? Before Christmas, The Brookmill finally re-opened, premiering the final result. It's a 19th Century Victorian corner pub,...

Independent Brixton-based roaster Volcano Coffee Works has released the UK's first 100 per cent bio-based compostable coffee pod which is fully compatible with your pod machine. Volcano Coffee Works has been supplying top restaurants and coffee outlets with ethically traded and sustainable coffee since the company launched seven years ago. And now you can enjoy their coffee at home in three expressions - Bold Morning Shot, Balanced All Day and Reserve Rich Sweet. Unlike most of the established and new coffee pods on...

A fire service could become the first to hire on-call staff - that DON'T fight fires. Oxfordshire's new chief fire officer, Simon Furlong, says fire stations could employ staff who will not respond to blazes. He said the 'community safety advocates' could carry out social care home visits, help with NHS patient transport and promote safety campaigns. He stressed the proposal was at a 'very early' stage but said it could be part of wider changes to broaden the role...

A legendary Brough motorbike which was capable of 125mph almost 90 years ago is set to sell for a world record £585,000. The Brough Superior SS100 is regarded as the most desirable thing on two wheels and the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles. This unique 1928 SS100 model dubbed the 'Moby Dick' and is even quicker than the standard model TE Lawrence was famously killed riding. It was fitted with a 1140cc engine specially tuned by George Brough and JA Prestwick to...

This mesmerising image looks like toy tractors playing on a fabric field - but is actually a team of farmers hard at work. Photographer Chris Taylor, 47, spotted the workers in a field in East Winch, Norfolk, on Tuesday while taking aerial snaps from the sky with his drone. As they planted potatoes, they etched perfectly straight lines in the soil which look flawless from the air. Commenting on the eye-catching effect, Chris said: "Looks like tiny tractors making corduroy!"