An inventor sent a threatening message to a female Tory MP with an ‘anecdote’ about the Samurai sword slaying of a councillor 20 years ago, a court heard. Ian Howgate, 56, allegedly sent an email to the Newbury Conservative MP Laura Farris which spoke of the killing of British politician Andrew Pennington. Mr Howgate sent … Read more
Labour suspends London councillor accused of supporting a conspiracy theory that Jews murdered each other in the Holocaust as part of a masterplan to create the state of Israel Preston Tabois is accused of voicing support for Ukip election candidate in 2013 She claimed Jews killed each other in Holocaust to allow them to create … Read more
A ‘beautiful and talented’ parish councillor has died today after he was shot by a a Nazi fanatic who thought he was a ‘government agent’ and hated the police. James Nash, 42, passed away from his injures in hospital, two days after being shot by ‘troubled’ Alex Sartain, 34, with a ‘handmade gun’ in the … Read more
A ‘beautiful and talented’ parish councillor has died today after he was shot by a a Nazi fanatic who thought he was a ‘government agent’ and hated the police. James Nash, 42, passed away from his injures in hospital, two days after being shot by ‘troubled’ Alex Sartain, 34, with a ‘handmade gun’ in the front … Read more
A parish councillor was gunned down in the front garden of his thatched cottage by a neighbour who was then killed in a police chase. James Nash, 42, was in hospital last night with serious injuries following the attack in the pretty Hampshire hamlet of Upper Enham, near Andover. Officers gave chase in a patrol … Read more
A perfect storm of ‘cultural, health and economic factors’ including large BAME families living in small terraced houses and poor residents who have had to work through lockdown while taking public transport have made one Leicester borough the epicenter of the city’s coronavirus outbreaks its councillor has said. And he also pointed to busy mosques … Read more
A rural campaigning group is pleading with the public to respect the countryside and green spaces, after beauty spots were blighted by litter. The Countryside Alliance has highlighted the scourge of empty laughing gas containers – or ‘hippy crack’ canisters – as well as disused glass booze bottles, being strewn across the nation’s parks. The … Read more
‘Don’t fall for it’: Fury at Labour councillor who said Boris Johnson’s ICU stay was ‘a publicity stunt for sympathy to change the narrative’ Prime Minister was admitted into intensive care at a London hospital on Monday Julie Heselwood, Labour councillor in Leeds, faced backlash over the comment She has since removed her post from … Read more
British mother-of-five and ‘dedicated councillor’ dies of coronavirus aged 39 after falling ill during trip to Pakistan Councillor Shabnum Sadiq worked for Slough Borough Council for four years She fell ill while on a trip to Pakistan and died of coronavirus complications The flags at the council offices fly at half mast as a sign … Read more