Late one night last week, the phone rang, startling Tony Clements awake. There was a delay when he answered the mobile, followed by a voice speaking in heavily-accented English. ‘Are you the brother of Philip?’ the man at the other end of the line asked. ‘Because I have to tell you that he passed away 30 … Read more
The family of an 81-year-old former vicar who left his 27-year-old Romanian toy boy husband more than £250,000 have accused his young lover of being a ‘gold digger’ who ‘set out to rob him from the moment they met.’ Philip Clements, a retired Church of England vicar, passed away alone on May 31 in a … Read more
An 81-year-old former vicar who married his 27-year-old Romanian toyboy lover has died alone in a Bucharest hospital – as his widow reveals he ‘cried for two days’ but is now ready to enjoy his inheritance. Philip Clements, a retired Church of England vicar, passed away overnight on May 31 in a hospital room that … Read more
Desperate vineyard owners have flown Romanian fruit pickers in to Italy by private jet in a bid to save their grape harvests. One of the fruit pickers who was flown to the northern Italian town of Termeno said it was the first time they had been on a plane. Italy’s vines have not stopped growing during … Read more
A farming boss says his company had spent £40,000 to fly 150 experienced Romanian farm workers to the UK to teach unskilled British fruit and vegetable pickers how to harvest. Anthony Gardiner, boss at G’s Growers, says the situation was getting desperate because their regular land army of foreign workers are locked down in their … Read more