This is the harrowing moment a Polish slave who was forced to work 20-hours-a-day making greeting cards was rescued by police living in a squalid loft. Footage released by police shows the man cowering under a workman’s jacket in the corner of an attic after he was forced into a life of servitude by Edward Zielinski. Zielinski, 42, was yesterday (Mon) jailed for 40 months after he admitted two charges of human trafficking at Nottingham Crown Court. Between May 31,...

It has been a spooky year for some UK homeowners. Brexit and a snap election brought about an uncertain market, with some seeing the price of their property fall in line with a lack of buyer demand. With Halloween upon us - and the ghastly things that come along with it, research from eMoov highlights the areas of the UK that have suffered the scariest property price drops over the past year. 1. Aberdeenshire: -5.69 per cent Topping the list...

The city of Exeter may have been the epicentre of witchcraft in England and the first place where one was sentenced to death, a new study has revealed. Research suggests the city may have been at the heart of witchcraft in the England for more than 100 years. History professor Mark Stoyle has found Exeter was not only the last place in England where people were hanged for practising the ‘dark arts’, but they were just the last in a...

The shadow foreign secretary challenged Boris Johnson to recognise the Palestinian state to mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, when his predecessor as Foreign Secretary wrote in support of a "national home for the Jewish people" in the then British held territory of Palestine. And she promised the House of Commons that if the Conservative government would refuse to recognise the state of Palestine, the next Labour government would. Pouring scorn on Donald Trump's chaotic approach to...

Retail design has always been an integral part of business planning for a long time, with different approaches created décor experts or adopted by business owners. But some retail designs are popular because of their functionality and usefulness in generating more sales for the business.  Incorporating elements of art and innovation, modern retail stores now do a lot more than just attract potential customers into the office space. The ultimate goal is to hold and keep the client’s attention until...

Labour MP Chris Bryant has made a shocking revelation about royal family members covering up sexual abuse by a high ranking member of the clergy. The Labour MP for Rhondda told an emergency debate on sexual abuse in the House of Commons of a shocking case he was told about when he was a young vicar. A friend and colleague was suicidal after being raped by a senior churchman. Bryant told the House of Commons that "the senior cleric concerned...

A pharmacist gave bomb-making advice to her fellow jihadist after the pair met on a muslim dating site, a court heard today (mon). Munir Mohammed, 36, was helped by qualified pharmacist Rowaida El-Hassan, 33, in the Islamic State inspired plot, in which she also advised him on the toxin ricin, jurors were told. Mohammed was caught with materials to make the explosive TATP, and had instruction manuals on building explosives, mobile phone detonators and ricin, it was said. The pair...

Power pop foursome Alvarez Kings are blasting through town in support of San Diego rockers Switchfoot at London’s O2 Forum on October 31st. Just ahead of what is likely to be a killer set, brothers Paul and Simon Thompson were kind enough to have a chat with TLE to catch us up with what's going on with Alvarez Kings. Turn's out things are pretty sweet with the South Yorkshire lads, with their first LP in the can and a slew...

Caledonia sells the Sloane Club - Caledonia Investments has today sold its 100% interest in The Sloane Club, the private members club located in the heart of Chelsea, London, to Sloane Investment Limited, a special purpose vehicle jointly owned by JK Chelsea Holdings Limited, an affiliate of the Queensway Group, and Clearbell Property Partners III LP, a real estate fund advised by Clearbell Capital LLP. The headline enterprise value agreed for the Club was GBP80.6m, which after fees and other...