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Police issue warning as businessman jailed for spiking drinks to lure students into sex
Sexual predator Ganga Siriwardhana, 51, arranged dates with the two women after befriending them on Chinese social media channels where he used a fake identity.
London crook reported Porsche stolen was actually hiding 19 nicked cars at home
Chirag Patel, 39, reported the car as stolen in February 2015, but refused to give officers his own home address.ddress.
Neo-Nazi terrorist cell held ‘Miss Hitler’ beauty contest in run up to Brexit vote
Adam Thomas and Claudia Patatas are accused of belonging to the banned terrorist group National Action
Surrey thug spared jail after assaulting six police officers went on another rampage two weeks later
Magistrates gave James Davies, 29, a suspended jail sentence after he viciously assaulted arresting officers at his home on September 27.
Drivers can pay for parking with plastic bottles
Thrifty motorists are celebrating after hearing they can pay for parking with old plastic bottles.
Man in court over £2.5million lottery fraud
Edward Putman, 53 denied the charge and will appear in crown court.
Rise in hate crimes with 52 % of religious offences against Muslims
New figures show that there has been a worrying surge in hate crime due to people's religious faith. Of the recorded religious hate crime, 52 per cent was targeted at people of the Muslim faith. In total the number of hate crimes was a record 94,098 from April 2017 to March 2018, an increase of 17 per cent. Of that figure 76 per cent were labelled as “race hate.” According to the police figures, the number of hate crimes has...
Universal Credit has forced women into sex work, MP warns
MP Frank Field has warned that the government’s flagship welfare project is driving women into the sex trade as opposition to Universal Credit continues to mount. In a nod to I, Daniel Blake he said women in his Birkenhead constituency are taking to the red light district for the first time in order to make ends meet. Speaking in the Commons, the independent MP invited work and pensions secretary Esther McVey to “come to Birkenhead and meet those women’s...
Britain home to some of the best work environments in Europe, new research reveals
Britain is home to some of the best work environments in Europe when compared to other major economies, a new study has revealed. Despite a third of Brits saying they don’t get enough recognition from their boss, some 67 per cent say they think their manager has a genuine interest in their wellbeing and happiness at work. Almost half say they get on well with their boss on both a professional and personal level and two thirds agree they deserve...