Petition launched to posthumously award Victoria Cross to black WWII hero who blew Nazi ship

A campaign has been launched to see a black South African Second World War hero who blew up a Nazi ship with a homemade bomb be awarded a Victoria Cross. British generals nominated Job Maseko for a VC but his South African commanders found the idea of a black man receiving such a prestigious medal … Read more

Lauryn Shannon says it is ‘hard to hear’ that Mama June blew through nearly $1million on drugs

Mama June Shannon recently revealed that she and her boyfriend Geno Doak blew through nearly $1million on drugs in just one year during the peak of their addiction. And the 41-year-old reality star’s daughter Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon, 21, was beyond shocked to learn just how much money her mother had spent, admitting that she ‘didn’t know how … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on TV: DNA bombshell that blew apart a life story not once, but twice

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: DNA bombshell that blew apart a life story not once, but twice By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:41 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 01:44 GMT, 3 March 2021 DNA Family Secrets Rating: Why is Covid Killing People Of Colour? Rating: My first thought when a … Read more

Bomber who blew up Maltese anti-corruption journalist is jailed for 15 years after pleading guilty 

Bomber who blew up Maltese anti-corruption journalist is jailed for 15 years after pleading guilty  Vincent Muscat pleaded guilty to murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia He was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Tuesday in relatively lenient sentence   Two alleged co-conspirators are awaiting trial over the October 16, 2017 attack By Afp Published: 17:45 … Read more

Builder, 28, wakes from in coma to be told he blew the ROOF off home

Paul Carr (pictured leaving court), then 25, lost his right hand and the index finger and thumb on his left in the devastating explosion in Anfield, Liverpool A builder woke up from an induced coma to be told he blew the roof off his family home after accidentally setting off ‘industrial-strength fireworks’ in his bedroom. Paul … Read more

Fraudster blew £175,000 on Riyad Mahrez’s bank card

Fraudster blew £175,000 on Riyad Mahrez’s bank card as he treated himself to £20,000 Ibiza spree, gambling and even a trip to Greggs -but it took Premier League football ace five WEEKS to realise cash was missing Riyad Mahrez, 29, didn’t realise his card was being used for five weeks in 2017  Sharif Mohamed, 32, … Read more

Fraudster blew £175,000 on Riyad Mahrez’s bank card

Fraudster blew £175,000 on Riyad Mahrez’s bank card as he treated himself to £20,000 Ibiza spree, gambling and even a trip to Greggs -but it took Premier League football ace five WEEKS to realise cash was missing Riyad Mahrez, 29, didn’t realise his card was being used for five weeks in 2017  Sharif Mohamed, 32, … Read more

Government official blew more than £6,000 on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card

Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat  The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate  Card belonged to the … Read more

Government official blew more than £6,000 on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card

Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat  The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate  Card belonged to the … Read more

BBC blew £1m in legal battles fighting discrimination and equal pay cases

BBC blew £1m in legal battles fighting discrimination and equal pay cases brought by its own staff, figures reveal BBC spent more than £1million fighting equal pay and race discrimination cases  Figure given in letter to Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee  Committee chairman Julian Knight described the BBC’s spend as ‘unbelievable’ By Paul Revoir For … Read more