Thieves have been branded as “sick and cynical” after raiding a store and making off with charity cash being raised in support dementia research. The break-in in the early hours of Monday is the latest in a string of burglaries at retail outlets in Hawick, Roxburghshire. An estimated £600 in ...
A convicted murderer has received tens of thousands of pounds from a police force following a botched investigation into the killing of a promising football star. Levi Walker was one of four men originally found guilty of the "execution-style" murder of Kevin Nunes. Nunes, who had been on the books ...
By Michael McNulty “Whad-da-ya hear, whad-da-say, ” Warner Brother’s 1939 gangster offering saw James Cagney earn the first Oscar nomination of his career. Directed by Michael Curtiz, Angels with Dirty Faces is a gangster film that’s morally conscious. The film opens as a young Rocky Sullivan and friend, Jerry, hang ...
Many consider modern slavery and human trafficking an 'underground' issue that is out of sight; hidden in the shadows. However, much of it takes place under our noses, in plain sight. The problem is, it's not always easy to spot and may not seem obvious on the surface. For instance, ...
Jordan Walsh, 29, and Adam Skidmore, 30, left two men, Leonid Goldin and Arinus Romanovas, with facial burns following the attack on January 5. Officers were called after reports of a burglary at a property in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs., after the men had liquid thrown at them which was later discovered ...
A first look trailer for Proud Mary is out. Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad. Proud Mary comes ...
New analysis published today by Centre for London suggests that Brexit may already be having an impact on the capital, with fewer Europeans coming here for work, a slowdown in job creation, a loss of momentum in business confidence, and decelerating house price growth. Published to coincide with the launch ...
If you have not heard of the Irish writer Karl Parkinson before, well let me tell you two things. One, you really need to move in better and more alternative circles; and two, you're missing out on something special. Parkinson's first novel, The Blocks, like a great thoroughbred on its ...
GMB, Unison and Unite have submitted a police staff pay claim to break the government imposed pay cap. Police staff, along with other public sector workers, have had thousands of pounds pinched from their wages due to a government imposed 1% pay cap which forces them to foot the bill ...