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Hither Green residents blockade road to keep out funeral procession for stabbed burglar Henry Vincent
The body of burglar Henry Vincent laid in an open casket for three days so family and friends could pay their respects, a mourner has revealed. The criminal, 37, was kept beneath a DIY gazebo of green and blue tarpaulin outside his mum's home since Tuesday so mourners could pay their respects. A man blocks South Park Crescent, Hither Green, with his car. He was stabbed to death with his own screwdriver by hero pensioner Richard Osborne-Brooks on April 3....
Father of Game of Thrones star suspended by Tory party
The father of Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie has been suspended by the Tory party over non-payment of council tax. But Councillor Sebastian Leslie, who was revealed in December to be thousands of pounds in arrears, insists he is only defying the system to highlight a legal campaign. Until last week, the Aberdeen councillor had not attended any council meetings for four months and is now under investigation over bringing the party into disrepute. Confirming that he was now...
Tories could face a wipe-out in key London local election battlegrounds
A shift towards Liberal and Labour votes could leave the Conservatives facing an election wipe-out in the local elections today. According to political traders the Liberal Democrats could seize key seats in the poll, including a stronghold in Richmond. Labour currently hold control over 20 out of 32 boroughs in the capital, and could be set to take Wandsworth with traders giving Labour a 51 per cent chance of winning an overall majority in one of the tightest races in the London boroughs....
Plants can use underground communication to find out when neighbours are stressed
researchers discovered that plants have developed complex, chemical systems of communication when situated nearby each other
Newsreader in tax row says he was ‘expected’ by the BBC to set up his own company if he wanted a freelance contract
David Eades was giving evidence at a tribunal to decide whether he and two other presenters should pay a £920,000 tax bill
BEE-DAY Experts have called for a people’s army to fight the invasion of the Asian hornet on the Channel Islands
They say the next two weeks are crucial in stopping its spread and becoming established
Jeremy Hunt admits breast scan mistake ‘shortened up to 270 lives’
This could be the end for Jeremy Hunt as he admitted that up to 270 women could have passed away as they were not invited to a final routine breast screening. If they had attended these appointments they might have survived. This shocking admission will add even more pressure onto Jeremy Hunt who is currently under investigation over purchase of luxury apartments on south coast. He told the Commons 450,000 women aged around 70 had failed to get invitations since...
Poll reveals cash strapped Britain is beset with buyer’s remorse
A new study has revealed buyer's remorse is becoming increasingly prominent as cashed-strapped Brits are forced to dip into their savings for extravagant buys. Clothes, a car – and engagement rings are among the purchases Brits have bought but later regretted, A poll of 5,000 adults found. More than half have dipped into their savings to splurge on an extravagant buy but ended up wishing they hadn’t. And almost one in ten even admitted regretting their purchase within minutes of...
Grieving mum goes missing two days after son was found dead in woodland
Karen Collins, 46, has not been seen since she left her home on Monday morning. Her son Daniel, 22, was discovered dead in woodland 48 hours earlier.