An Aston Villa fan who admitted assaulting a nine-year-old Manchester City supporter after a cup final defeat is facing an internal probe my his employers Royal Mail. Postman Simon Ebdon was handed a three-year football banning order and ordered to carry out 80-hours community service after punching the lad in …
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Astonished residents across the Forest of Dean were stunned to receive anonymous letters in the post accusing their local council of “false and fraudulent cost claims”. This week Royal Mail posties delivered envelopes containing five page mailshots which claimed top barristers and lawyers were launching a mass action against the …
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A former Royal Marine Commando and bodyguard to A-list stars was found hanging in full military uniform, following a battle with PTSD, an inquest heard. Corporal Ashley Bernard Nickless was discovered by a friend at his home in Llysfaen, in Conwy, on November 22 2019, after she became concerned by …
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An Amazon delivery driver has been warned to face a long jail sentence after being found guilty of raping a teenager in an alleyway as she walked home from a night club. Gheorghe Bertlef stalked the 18-year-old through the streets of Exeter before manhandling her into the alley off Hoopern …
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A Royal Mail worker allegedly raped a young woman in an alleyway after accosting her as she walked home from a night club. Gheorghe Bertlef kissed and had sex with the woman even though she told him not to and pleaded to be allowed to carry on home, Exeter Crown …
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Police have revealed why suspicious package fears in Filton prompted a controlled explosion. Specialist officers, police dogs and an army bomb disposal unit evacuated Gloucester Road’s Royal Mail sorting office in the early hours of Friday (September 11). Investigations led officers to believe the parcel had been moved to Bath, …
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A scaffolder was caught by border agents buying a stun gun which was shipped to his home from China. Sean Crozier admitted the offence under the Firearms Act and faced a prison sentence for obtaining the device. A court heard the dad-of-two was unaware the purchase made over a shopping …
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PUBLISHED: 16:00 04 September 2020 | UPDATED: 16:54 04 September 2020 Mike Brooke Jailed… hoaxer Christopher Doyle who tried sending fake noxious package to prime minister which was intercepted in Royal Mail’s east London sorting office. Picture: Met Police MPS A man who mailed white powder and violent images to …
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Royal Mail has today insisted it is doing everything it can to protect its staff and customers after a postman who felt ‘unprotected’ from Covid-19 killed himself. Darren Beech was found dead by his two brothers at his Kidsgrove home on May 17 after struggling during coronavirus lockdown. An inquest …
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Postman Darren Beech took his own life after he had been struggling during the Covid-19 lockdown. The 50-year-old was found dead by his two brothers at his Kidsgrove home on May 17. An inquest into his death at Stoke’s civic centre heard he was found in the bath, a day …
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