Award-winning detective found guilty of drink-driving after downing vodka while travelling to the station where he worked…for a MISCONDUCT meeting
An award-winning detective has been found guilty of drink-drinking after downing vodka while travelling to the station where he worked - for a MISCONDUCT meeting. Detective Constable Robert Hunt, 48, says he sank an almost half full plastic bottle of vodka in "two to three gulps" to give him some "Dutch courage" when he arrived at the station. The detective had been summoned for a meeting with Detective Chief Inspector Jade Brice to discuss misconduct proceedings being brought against him...
Couple capture a “ghost” in this photo outside a 16th century tea room
Simon Phillips, 34, took the photograph of his partner Ally Vickers, 28, outside the building during a day trip.
David Vs Goliath battle – 97-y-o woman refusing to sell front garden to housing developers
A 97-year-old woman is locked in a David and Goliath battle over her front garden - which she has refused to sell even for £100,000. Strong-willed pensioner Dolly Burton has been asked to give up two metres of her front garden so that a development of 49 houses can go ahead. Her home is owned by Bristol City Council, and Ms Burton has reportedly been offered a “five figure sum” by the local authority and developers. She has lived in...
Mum fundraising for son NHS says isn’t deaf enough so he can hear before he develops language
He only has 25 per cent hearing
How to Make: ‘Piggy Pie’ for British Pie Week
One of the year’s few national (insert food here) weeks worth getting excited about – British Pie Week begins on Tuesday 6th March. Since appearing on MasterChef in 2016, runners-up Billy and Jack have since teamed up to host a number of supper clubs and cooking experiences. Most recently, the pair held a 24-hour supper club at Plum + Spilt Milk, in aid of Cancer Research UK. Elsewhere, Billy and Jack have also worked with a variety of brands as...
Flashbacks to ’93: Mad Dog and Glory
John McNaughton couldn’t have made a more auspicious debut film than he did with 1986’s Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer. An unforgiving, punishingly hopeless insight into the mind and crimes of a serial murderer, the film was well received at festivals in 1986 but struggled to find a distributor, apparently being passed around by industry figures on VHS until it finally found a release in 1990. I hadn’t even heard of his follow up film, a sci-fi called The...
Patient given failing kidney from 25-a-day smoker calls for disclosure of donors’ history
Janice Richardson, 55, had two friends willing to donate a kidney to her when she accepted the organ from a dead patient, who was a heavy smoker in October 2013.
Tens of thousands of dead starfish washed up after temperatures dropped
Spectacular scene in Kent, "like the armageddon" wildlife enthusiast said
Who Should Triumph At This Year’s Oscars?
With contributions from: Christopher Marchant (CM), Jim Mackney (JMack), and Linda Marric (LM) Even for those of us who are fortunate enough to spend many-a-day indulging in our love of film, Awards Season is more a marathon than a sprint; an annual slog through the year’s most entitled set of cinematic releases. This year’s honours culminate this evening with the 90th Academy Awards, and one can’t help but be gripped by a cynical sense of celebration that I won’t have...