Controversial play about notorious child killer axed after it sparked outrage
A controversial play about a notorious child killer has been axed - following an emotional appeal from the victims' families. Evil Raymond Leslie Morris, dubbed the 'Monster of Cannock Chase', raped and murdered a seven-year-old girl and was suspected of strangling two others in the 1960s. Evil Morris was caged for life after he snatched schoolgirl Christine Darby, seven, off a street and strangled her before dumping her body on Cannock Chase, Staffs., in 1967. He was also prime suspect...
Only non-stop service between UK and Taiwan takes off
The first non-stop service between the UK and Taiwan arrived in London this week. Having started its journey at Taipei’s Taoyuan International at 08:55 local time, the Airbus A350-900 undertook a 13 hour journey to arrive at London’s Gatwick airport. The first flight commemorates the start of the only non-stop service between Taiwan and the UK, and marks China Airlines’ return to the UK after a five year hiatus. The aircraft was greeted by water cannons on arrival to mark the occasion....
Poll puts Labour way ahead of Tories
Survation the most accurate pollster of the General Election in 2017 has indicated that Labour’s lead over the Tories is growing. This will strike fear into the Conservative Party, who are struggling to get to grips with Brexit and have been mired in a number of recent scandals. The poll reads as followed Labour 45 % (+1) Conservatives 37 % (-1) LibDem 6% (-1) UKIP 4 % (-) Green 1% (-) With pressure increasing on Theresa May on a daily...
Hero police officer clung on to a van hanging precariously over the edge of a motorway bridge to stop it from toppling below — with his BARE HANDS
A hero police officer clung on to a van hanging precariously over the edge of a motorway bridge to stop it from toppling below -- with his BARE HANDS. PC Martin Willis - known as Motorway Martin - managed to hold on long enough for emergency services to arrive who then freed the trapped driver. It's believed the male driver lost control of the van and almost careered down an A1(M) embankment. PC Martin Willis hold onto the wheel of...
Villagers left seething after the remains of a Grade II-listed church building & its graveyard could be demolished to make way for the HS2 rail line
Villagers have been left seething after the remains of a Grade II-listed church building and its graveyard could be demolished to make way for the HS2 rail line. The threat posed to Heath Church from the HS2 scheme has been labelled 'authorised vandalism'. Church leaders have been further aggrieved that the plans, which are still in the earlier stages, were only brought to light 'incidentally' during a consultation meeting. The church is believed to have been established around 1162 but...
Nigel Farage: “I’ve done more than anyone else to stop the rise of the far right in this country.”
Nigel Farage today defended Donald Trump's retweets of extremists Britain First and told the BBC's Andrew Marr: "I've done more than anyone else to stop the rise of the far right in this country." "I did it by taking away those people who were going and voting for the BNP and holding their nose," insisted Farage. "So when it comes to dealing with the far right I have got a very good track record." The former Ukip leader and LBC...
Moment firefighters cut free 11 ‘illegal immigrants’ who were SUPERGLUED into the back of a lorry by traffickers
This is the moment firefighters cut free 11 'illegal immigrants' who were SUPERGLUED into the back of a lorry by traffickers. The ten Iraqis - including six children - and one Afghan national were discovered when the lorry pulled into a lay-by and people in a nearby cafe heard "shouting". Police arrived but were forced to call the fire service for help to open the lorry from Europe because the locks had been glued shut, onlookers said. Fire crews cuttung...
9-year-old pens heartbreaking letter asking Santa for one thing this Christmas – a home
A nine-year-old boy has penned a heart-breaking letter asking Santa for one thing this Christmas – a home. Little Louis Williams wrote to Father Christmas asking for his own “forever home” where he can play with his Lego. Mum, Nicola Williams, said she felt heartbroken that all her son was asking for this year was a permanent home for the family of four. Nicola, who lives with her three children in temporary accommodation since March, said their entire living space...
Donald Trump just edged closer than ever to impeachment with one tweet
In an astonishingly stupid tweet - even for Donald Trump - the US president tweeted today that he "had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/937007006526959618 It wasn't long before people started pointing out that Trump's tweet technically meant that the President just confessed to obstruction of justice. Soon after firing his national security adviser Michael Flynn, the President had told James Comey, then the head of the FBI to back off...