Outrage after Northamptonshire Police splashes out £12,000 on gold leaf art work
A cash-strapped police force has been blasted for splashing out £12,000 of taxpayers' money on a GOLD artwork – that will only be seen by cops and criminals. Northamptonshire Police forked out on the flashy installation that features dozens of gold leaves covering the wall of the lobby of its new HQ. But the force performed a U-turn on the move and decided to remain in their current home in Wootton Hall, Northampton. The gold leaves are now emblazoned on...
West Ham suspend Tony Henry over comments about African players
West Ham United have suspended player recruitment director Tony Henry over comments he made in regards to African players. Henry left himself open to racism allegations after he claimed West Ham don't want to sign any more African players because "they can have a bad attitude" and "cause mayhem" if they don't get picked. The Daily Mail reported that Henry sent an email to another senior West Ham official and an agent explaining that the club “do not want any...
Amateur photographer films incredibly rare blood moon rising over historic windmill
Awe-inspiring footage shows the incredibly rare Super Blue Blood Moon rising over an historic windmill in front of stunned stargazers. David Clarke, 62, was able to capture the dramatic 43-second footage from the top of a hill around half-a-mile away from the Chesterton Windmill in Warwickshire. The dad-of-two, of Wellesbourne, Warks., had to wait an hour before capturing the rare lunar event at around 5.10pm on Wednesday (31/1) on his Olympus E-M1 Mark II. In the video, a passerby can...
Mike Ashley completes his heist of Newcastle United’s transfer funds
Mike Ashley completed his winter heist of Newcastle United's transfer funds last night, bringing in just three loan signings after a buy-out saga dominated most of the transfer window. The club's infamous owner was under a lot of pressure to spend big in this window with Newcastle lying perilously above the relegation zone. Premier League clubs spent a record £150 million on deadline day yesterday, bringing their overall outlay for the month to £430 million. But Ashley managed to dodge reinvesting...
Homeless woman says waste company stopped her from taking cardboard from bin to sleep on
A homeless woman said she was told by a "cruel" waste collection man she could not take a bit of cardboard from a skip to sleep on - as the company gets MONEY for it. Mum Stacey Himkinson, who has been sleeping rough for more than six months, said she was looking in bins for a bit of cardboard to keep her off the cold, wet ground. But she said a waste company employee told her she could not take...
Teen Jailed After Bursting Into Woman’s Home And Raping Her At Gunpoint With Her Father In The House
A teenage boy who raped a young woman at gunpoint after breaking into her home has been jailed for 15 years. Aquib Ahmed, 19, knocked at a window of his victim's home in the early hours of April 1 last year, a court heard. When she opened the window Ahmed, then aged 18, burst into the property and pointed a gun at his victim's father - telling him to go and lie on his bed. Sheffield Crown Court, South Yorks.,...
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust – Long-term return objective of 6% per annum
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust - Long-term return objective of 6% per annum JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust (MATE) is a new investment company that will invest across a range of different asset classes. It will aim to achieve a total return of 6% per annum, over the long term, through a combination of income and capital growth. It will seek to achieve these target returns whilst maintaining lower levels of volatility than a traditional equity portfolio. At 31 December 2017, JPMorgan Asset Management...
Templeton loses Carlos Hardenberg
Templeton loses Carlos Hardenberg - Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust says that, with immediate effect, Mr. Chetan Sehgal, senior managing director, director of portfolio management overseeing the global emerging markets strategy at Franklin Templeton, has been appointed lead portfolio manager of Templeton Emerging Markets. They say that he will be further supported by an experienced team of over 80 dedicated emerging markets investment professionals located across 20 offices around the world. On 31 January 2018, Mr. Carlos Hardenberg gave notice...
Paedophile becomes first to be jailed again after being caught by the same paedo hunters – for a SECOND time
A pervert has been jailed for a second time after he was caught - by the same group of paedophile hunters. Sick Nathan Watson, 44, tried to lure a 'decoy' he thought was an 11-year-old girl with online messages in 2016. He was jailed for 14 months after the sting by 'Internet Interceptors'. Watson was released after seven months and started messaging girls he thought were 13 and NINE. But a 'hunter' from the same group confronted him on his...