War veteran slams police for failing to charge protester after woman was filmed trying to burn Union Jack flag on the Cenotaph during BLM demo Iraq war veteran Trevor Coult slams Metropolitan Police over ‘double standards’ He believes protester seen appearing to try to set light to a flag should be jailed War veteran said … Read more
A chilling scene befitting a horror film played out on a popular lakeside beach in Toronto last weekend when a pair of shirtless men covered in blood and brandishing chainsaws charged at bystanders. The bizarre incident unfolded on Sunday morning at Cherry Beach and was captured on video. A short clip that has been making … Read more
The Met Police today insisted it was just following ‘government policy’ on cautions and domestic abuse when it pushed to charge Caroline Flack – and had not had any contact with her for nearly two months until she killed herself. Scotland Yard defended appealing the Crown Prosecution Service’s original decision to caution her, a move … Read more
Police and CPS who prosecuted Caroline Flack were today accused of ‘taking a baseball bat to the problem’ by one of the UK’s leading barristers, who said they over-scrutinised the case because she was famous. Chris Daw QC said the Love Island star was a ‘victim of her own celebrity’ because it made authorities focus … Read more
Do chargers with short cables charge your phone faster than those with longer leads? We ask the experts to find out … Shorter cables can charge devices quicker than longer ones This is due to resistance – longer the wire, greater the resistance There is no proof that shorter cables can ruin battery life when … Read more
A trade union has lost its appeal over taxi congestion charges after judges rejected a legal challenge. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) appealed against a decision by the Mayor of London to introduce a charge for minicabs claiming it unlawfully discriminated against black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and women drivers. Sadiq … Read more
Police commander in charge of drug strategy is suspended over alleged drug misuse Commander Julian Bennett currently leads the Met Police on criminal justice He was secretly suspended last month after claims involving controlled drugs It is understood the officer was taken off duty after refusing to have a drug test A spokesman for the … Read more
BBC’s move to make pensioners pay for TV licences descends into farce as website crashes on first day of new charge BBC’s plans to scrap free TV licences for over-75s came into effect yesterday A message saying the service was ‘temporarily unavailable’ was on their website Site was down for maintenance on Friday night and … Read more
Sales of plastic bags plummet 97% to a record low since the 5p charge was introduced More than seven billion bags were given out by the biggest supermarkets in 2014 Now typical shopper buys just four plastic bags every year in an incredible drop Plastic bag charge of 5p was introduced in October 2015 by … Read more
Britain’s beauty spots are being inundated with campervans and campsites filled to bursting – provoking angry locals to call for action to stop the ‘tidal wave’ of holidaymakers destroying their areas. Fed-up residents in Scotland have called for a ‘congestion charge’ on campervans as beauty spots across the UK experience a camping boom amid surging … Read more