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A lorry driver who killed a hero RAF helicopter pilot because he was distracted by talking to his mum on a hands-free phone has been jailed. Malcolm Clarkson, from Southport, ploughed his HGV into the back of Scott McConnell who had stopped his VW Golf with his hazard lights on …

A newly-qualified RAF pilot was killed when an articulated lorry ploughed into the back of his car, a court has heard. Scott McConnell, 26, had stopped on the M40 near Warwick to help in a separate crash and sat in his VW Golf with his hazard lights on. HGV driver …

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a group of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC in English … Source link

A teenager used Bitcoin to buy ecstasy tablets on the dark web from a supplier in Holland who sent them to him concealed in a DVD case. And after the package – which had Dylan Bailey’s name and address on it – was intercepted at the Royal Mail’s international logistics …

A man who ordered a £7 flick knife from China on the internet has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. The weapon was found when a parcel being mailed to Swansea marked “kitchenware” was intercepted and opened. Police were alerted to the discovery and officers arrested the intended recipient, …

Alleged perpetrators of an £81 million fraud on the Royal Mail have appeared in court. Eight defendants, including people from Slough, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and London, connected to four logistics companies are accused of abusing a self-declaration system for large postage firms by only declaring around a quarter of the mail …

Forensic teams are searching a house in Edinburgh in relation to an alleged suspicious package being found at an Edinburgh sorting office. Pictures from the scene show officers in white suits at the house in Broomhall Crescent after the package was discovered at the Royal Mail’s Sighthill depot. Spike Woodbridge, …

A postal worker stole money, vouchers and scratchcards from Christmas cards at a Gateshead sorting office during the Royal Mail’s busiest month of the year, a court heard. Keith Miller helped himself to postal packets over the “Christmas pressure period” in December 2019. The Newcastle grandad targeted festive greetings cards …

A Talbot Green man has been jailed after the Royal Mail discovered hundreds of ecstasy tablets in the post. Damien Drab, 29, was arrested after a parcel containing 208 ecstasy tablets sent from the Netherlands was intercepted by the UK Border Agency. After searching his home, police also found cash, …

A murderer from Hull has been given a Queen’s Pardon after tackling a terrorist who killed two people in an attack at London Bridge. Steven Gallant is now set to be freed early because of his heroic actions to stop terrorist Usman Khan during his attacks in the heart of …