Security firm that worked on House of Cards accuses Kevin Spacey of racism
A security company boss has accused disgraced actor Kevin Spacey of racism towards his predominantly black employees while on the set of House of Cards. Earl Blue, 51, boss of VIP Protective Services, was hired by Knight Takes King Productions to manage on-set security during season one filming of the Netflix series in 2012. He claims Spacey, who played lead character Frank Underwood in House of Cards as well as directing it, refused to acknowledge or shake hands with black...
Motorist raped 18yo girl after pretending to be kind and offered her a lift home
An Audi driver who raped an 18-year-old girl when she accidentally got into his car thinking it was a taxi after a night out has been jailed. Andrew Green, 43, pretended he was "a Good Samaritan" when he pulled over and spoke to his victim - who had "nowhere to run and nowhere to hide" at 4.30am on Saturday July, 15 last year. Bolton Crown Court, Grt Mancs., heard the nightclub-goer thought Green's white Audi was the taxi she had...
Gigantic fatberg appears in central London representing Yuletide indulgence
A gigantic ‘fatberg’ made of real lard appeared in central London today. The huge mass is the height of a London bus and is more than 10ft wide, and surfaced along the city’s South Bank. It’s hoped the massive mound of disgusting fat will encourage Brits to seriously think about the health impacts - inside and out - of overindulging over the Christmas period. The fatberg, made by preventative healthcare service Thriva, was created following a survey of 2,000 young...
Shocking pictures of 22-year-old woman lying in agony on hospital floor after beds crisis
These shocking pictures show a 22-year-old woman lying in agony on the floor of A&E for more than FIVE HOURS because of the NHS crisis. Kyra Dew was rushed to hospital after she collapsed at home but was told she would have to wait for a bed to become available. Kyra, who suffers with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), was struck down following complications from an operation last month. While recovering at home in Leominster, Herefordshire, she started suffering stabbing pains...
Jon Trickett: Why was it apparent to everyone but the government that Carillion was in trouble?
The Conservatives missed multiple warnings that Carrillion was in trouble and continued to award them publicly-funded contracts despite there being clear signs that things had gone awry, Jon Trickett said today in parliament. In an emergency statement on the collapse of Carillion the Labour MP quested why the government had missed three separate profit warnings and several resignations from CEOs. If they did indeed not know about the perilous situation, then "why did the government leave the position of Crown...
3 Events with the Biggest Potential to Move the Crude Oil Market in 2018
2017 was a particularly interesting year in the global energy markets as crude oil declined from around $55 per barrel in January to around $43 per barrel in June before rising again to end the year around $65 per barrel. OPEC's move to cut oil production levels as a proactive move to end the 3-year supply glut in oil started bearing fruits in 2017 and the bullish trend is building up momentum to continue in 2018. Crude oil is already...
Case against man who claimed to be Jack the Ripper back in court 130 years on
Evidence against a man who made claims he was notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper will be re-examined in court -- almost 130 years after he was hanged. William Bury became the last man hanged in Dundee in April 1889 after he was found guilty of murdering his wife. In his initial confession, Bury, a sawdust merchant made a claim to be Jack the Ripper. In February 1889 Bury walked into Bell Street police station in Dundee and announced: "I'm...
13,000 homeless veterans living in the UK – as millions of pounds gets squandered on the wedding of 1 ex serviceman
New research from Veterans Assistance UK has revealed that there are 13,000 homeless veterans in the UK today as the country prepares to squander millions of pounds on the wedding of one ex serviceman. The wedding of the former Blues and Royals Squadron Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has already been embroiled in controversy after a Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council chief called for homeless people in Windsor to be removed before the Royal Wedding on 19 May. But...
Director of illegal Islamic school where pupils were taught in squalid conditions banned from teaching
The director of an illegal Islamic school where pupils were taught in filthy, unhygienic and unkempt classrooms has been banned from teaching for life. Extremist terrorist literature was found at Bordesley Independent School where children were found working in "squalid" conditions. Naveed Hussain, 39, was boss of the Birmingham-based school before Ofsted closed it down in November 2015. Inspectors found boys and girls were segregated and being taught on dirty mattresses as well having no access to running water in...