Category: World News

BBC Radio 2's Michael Ball banned from driving for six months

BBC Radio 2’s Michael Ball is banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding in his £60K Porsche twice in five months BBC Radio 2’s Michael Ball has been banned from drivinf for six months after being caught speeding in his £60,000 Porsche twice in five months. The West End star, 61, was

We live in 'Britain's unhappiest town' – There are pickpockets

EXCLUSIVE We live in Britain’s unhappiest town – it’s rough and we won’t go out at night: West London locals say gang crime is blighting their streets (but the UK’s happiest town just 12 miles away say it’s better than the south of France!) Residents in ‘Britain’s unhappiest town’ say crime and gang activity has

Police Scotland recruits withdrew after chief said force was racist

Police Scotland recruits turn their backs on the force after chief constable calls it institutionally racist, watchdog reveals Potential police recruits withdrew their job applications after the force’s chief constable said it was institutionally racist, a watchdog has disclosed. The comments by Sir Iain Livingstone sparked a public backlash and were responsible for a slump

Man who lied about eyesight before crashing into pedestrian is jailed

Pensioner, 81, who lied about his deteriorating eyesight so he could keep driving before killing pedestrian in horror smash is jailed  Neil Pemberton, 81, had been told to stop driving nine years ago On March 17 last year he collided with pedestrian Peter Westwell in Lancs A ‘selfish’ pensioner who lied about his eyesight so

Asylum seekers WILL be held at historic Dambusters base

Asylum seekers WILL be held at historic Dambusters RAF base as Lincolnshire council bosses lose High Court fight against the government West Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire lost their legal challenge in court  Asylum seekers will be held at the historic Dambusters RAF base after the High Court quashed a local council’s complaint about the

New baseball bat attack clue could finally solve alleyway murder

New baseball bat attack clue could solve alleyway cold case murder of 45-year-old man who was killed nearly 40 years ago, detectives believe Detectives investigating the murder of a 45-year-old man almost 40 years ago believe an assault committed two days before could help them solve the case. Anthony Littler was found with head injuries

Lord Cameron vows to 'break the chain of suppliers' to Putin's war

Lord Cameron vows to ‘break the chain of suppliers’ to Putin’s ‘despicable’ invasion of Ukraine with new sanctions Britain has unveiled new sanctions against arms suppliers in a bid to stop Russia mounting another offensive against Ukraine. In recent months Vladimir Putin has militarised Russia’s economy with startling results, including a reported sevenfold increase in