Ex-British soldier, 55, could face 20 years in prison in Afghanistan after ‘being caught with £50,000 worth of illegal alcohol’ Ian Cameron, 55, from Liphook, Hampshire, was arrested at his home in Kabul Officers claimed to have seized 1160 bottles of beer and 730 bottles of spirits Police claim the former soldier was Kabul’s main … Read more
A woman has revealed she was left devastated after she was told waving to her 80-year-old father through his care home window was ‘illegal’ by staff. Oriana Criscuolo, 46, from Stockport, wanted to drop off some treats for her father Attilio, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease and dementia, at Bamford Grange care home earlier this month. … Read more
Rooster slashes its owner to death with the blades attached to its claws at illegal cockfight in India The rooster was being readied for an illegal cockfight when it fluttered in panic Thangulla Satish, 45, tried to grab it but was accidentally impaled by the blade Roosters are armed with the blades ahead of cockfights, … Read more
Rooster fitted with knife for illegal cockfight kills its owner as it tried to escape after it slashed his groin Bird had a blade strapped to his leg ready to take on opponent in vicious battle But he made a bid to escape, slashing open his owner’s groin in the process Man rushed to hospital … Read more
History The Crichel Boys by Simon Fenwick (Constable £25, 368 pp) Holed up in a freezing Army camp in the far north of Scotland in 1941, the shivering and lonely young music critic Desmond Shawe-Taylor dreamed up the idea of living down South with like-minded friends after the war. He envisaged a pretty house with … Read more
A Dutch court today ordered the government to lift a Covid curfew that sparked the Netherlands’ worst rioting for decades – saying authorities had misused emergency powers meant for more perilous crises such as a dyke breach. The 9pm curfew was the first to be imposed in the Netherlands since the Nazi occupation in World … Read more
Drugs, music speakers and a weapon were all seized after police busted an illegal rave in a Merseyside wood. Around 20 brazen coronavirus rule breakers turned up to the secluded party which ran into the early hours on Valentine’s Day. Police stormed the rave at Whiston woods, near Cumber Lane, after a tip-off just before … Read more
A Dutch court today ordered the government to lift a Covid curfew that sparked the Netherlands’ worst rioting for decades – saying authorities had misused emergency powers meant for more perilous crises such as a dyke breach. The 9pm curfew was the first to be imposed in the Netherlands since the Nazi occupation in World … Read more
Shocking moment dozens of partygoers flee across ROOFTOPS after police raid illegal nightclub packed with 150 attendees Thermal imaging from drones captured revellers leaving venue in Birmingham Separate bodycam footage showed officers forcing their way into the site It is thought that more than 50 people made their getaway as police arrived Further 70 attendees … Read more
Man, 31, will appear in court charged with breaching Covid rules after police raided illegal rave attended by more than 30 people on boat in north London Jordy Nicholas Van Duijvenbode, 31, charged for breaching Covid regulations Released on bail to appear before Thames Magistrates’ Court on March 2 Police called to boat on the … Read more