Sale parents guilty of ignoring abuse of daughters
A couple who turned a blind eye as their adopted daughters were abused have been convicted of child cruelty. The sisters, from Sale, in Greater Manchester, were abused while in the care of two of...
View ArticleMan arrested over Tyrone illegal fuel plant
A man has been arrested following the discovery of a diesel laundering plant hiddenat a house in Clonmore, County Tyrone. Customs and PSNI officers seized 10,000 litres of laundered...
View ArticleDrug taking Exeter pensioners appear in court
A couple in their 60s have appeared in court on drugs charges. Mike Bending, 66, has used...
View ArticlePolice investigate assault in Clackmannan woodland
Police are carrying out investigations into a report that a woman was...
View ArticleIce rink for Cambridge given go-ahead
A £350,000 temporary ice rink in Cambridge has been given approval by...
View ArticleAffordable homes plan in Brighton to go ahead
Plans to build a flat complex including a seven storey tower have been granted on appeal. The proposals for 39 affordable flats at the former Cover's Yard site in Lewes Road, Brighton, were passed...
View ArticleBy-election held after Tameside councillor dies
A by-election will be held in a Greater Manchester borough after the death of Councillor Roy...
View ArticleSharp rise in Scottish home loan figures
The number of loans advanced to first-time buyers in Scotland rose sharply in the second quarter of this...
View ArticleArthur Scargill loses NUM voting rights
Former National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill has been told he no longer qualifies for full membership of the organisation. Mr Scargill, who led the union during the year-long miners'...
View ArticlePowys trading standards study finds faulty measures
Dozens of drinking measures in pubs in Powys have been found to be faulty, a three-year study has found. Trading standards inspected 2,617 pieces of weighing and measuring equipment at...
View ArticleWarning after Narborough man fined for tree cutting
A Leicestershire council has warned residents to check with officials before cutting down trees. Last week Chanda Chawla, 60, of Narborough, was fined £1,500 for removing trees in a...
View ArticleItaly seizes forged art that cost collectors millions
Italian police have seized more than 500 counterfeit pieces of art bought by collectors for millions of euros. Twelve people have been arrested for forgery...
View ArticleGerman HIV popstar 'should not be jailed'
An HIV-positive German popstar accused of infecting a former partner should not be jailed, prosecutors...
View ArticleCelanese shuts part of factory with loss of 350 jobs
Dozens of jobs at a Derby factory have been saved but more than 350 are still going, it has been confirmed. Earlier this year Celanese said it was...
View ArticleMonsoon rains hamper Delhi Commonwealth Games work
Monsoon rains are seriously hampering the building work for the venues for the...
View ArticleMan smuggled cannabis into cell in Worcester
A 35-year-old man who was arrested smuggled tobacco, a lighter and cannabis into a police cell this month, it has been revealed. The incident, which happened at Worcester police station, is now being...
View ArticleMI6 worker found at London flat 'had been dead weeks'
An MI6 worker whose body was found in a holdall in his...
View ArticleBiggin Hill women's underwear thief sentenced
A man has been given a four-month suspended jail sentence for stealing women's underwear after being caught on CCTV pinching it from...
View ArticleWanted football fans pictured on CCTV
Police have issued CCTV images of four men they want to trace after disorder at the east Lancashire derby. Fighting broke out at Burnley's Turf Moor stadium at...
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