Court: Nigerian farmers can sue Shell in UK over pollution
[ad_1] LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a group of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC in English … [ad_2] Source link
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‘Super Mario’ ecstasy dealer used bitcoin to buy dark web drugs but was snared by Royal Mail
[ad_1] 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 centre, texts on Bailey’s…
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Man jailed for 12 months for buying £7 flick knife with a massive blade from China
[ad_1] 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, Simon Craig McDonald. The…
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Eight people from Slough, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire charged in £81m fraud case
[ad_1] 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 actually sent through the…
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Forensic cops comb Edinburgh house after alleged suspicious package found at sorting office
[ad_1] 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, 41, was arrested and…
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Gateshead sorting office worker stole money and scratchcards from Christmas cards, court hears
[ad_1] 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 before tampering with the…
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Man jailed after getting hundreds of ecstasy tables delivered in the post
[ad_1] 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, cocaine, a quantity of…
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Hull killer Steven Gallant given Royal Pardon for tackling London Bridge terrorist on murder rampage
[ad_1] 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 London, the Sunday Mirror…
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Aston Villa fan who punched boy of nine faces probe by his Royal Mail bosses
[ad_1] 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 the face at Wembley…
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Council hit back at millionaire accountant who lost bitter planning battle over his man cave
[ad_1] 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 council after it had…
