A young man with profound learning difficulties has been awarded an out-of-court settlement from a company that runs special needs residential schools across the country, after he was abused in a school in Bristol. But no one has been prosecuted over the abuse at St Christopher’s School in Westbury Park, …
Read More »Banksy wannabe who targeted Dartford postboxes caught on camera
A video of a masked Banksy wannabe spraypainting a postbox gold has emerged. Danny Whiskin pleaded guilty to several criminal damage charges after he vandalised 38 postboxes across the Dartford area earlier this year. Danny Whiskin, 33, was recorded vandalising postboxes in Dartford earlier this year. Picture: CPS In the …
Read More »Parked up Royal Mail van raided by North Wales thieves on crime spree
A 32-year-old man from Wrexham has been jailed for his part in thefts in Chester and North Wales – including raiding a Royal Mail van. Jonathan Higgins from Langdale Avenue, Rhostyllen appeared at Chester Magistrates on May 24 to be sentenced after pleading guilty to theft by finding, two counts …
Read More »Police wear night-vision goggles to catch two illegal fishermen
Two men have been handed five-year criminal behaviour orders that will see them banned from two rural spots. Officers from the Bassetlaw neighbourhood policing team travelled to the Idle Valley Nature Reserve site, near Retford, on the night of February 2 due to previous reports of illegal fishing. At around …
Read More »Banksy wannabe Danny Whiskin from Dartford painted almost 40 postboxes including in Cadbury Creme Egg and Mr Blobby colours spared jail
A Banksy wannabe who painted almost 40 postboxes in a range of different colours and patterns has narrowly avoided jail. Danny Whiskin, from Dartford, turned a total of 38 traditional red postboxes into various designs including one painted pink and yellow in tribute to Mr Blobby, another in the Cadbury’s …
Read More »Royal National Park: Motorcyclist, 19, dies after crashing into a traffic barrier
By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:12 EDT, 18 May 2024 | Updated: 08:24 EDT, 18 May 2024 A 19-year-old motorcyclist has died after crashing into a traffic barrier. Emergency services were called to Sir Bertram Stevens Drive in the Royal National Park, about 30km south of Sydney’s …
Read More »Teen who was 6 months pregnant ‘took pills to induce illegal abortion in family bathroom’ court told
Harvey and her boyfriend, Elliot Benham, 25, are said to have searched online for methods to end the pregnancy and bought drugs she then took, before wrapping the baby in a towel and dumping it in a bin Sophie Harvey and Elliot Benham leave Gloucester Crown Court ( Image: Tom …
Read More »Cries of ‘oh my god’ as taxi driver with a secret is jailed
A taxi driver and former postman whose son was a promising Everton Academy footballer was secretly part of a major heroin and cocaine ring. Kevin Rimmer acted as a courier for the conspiracy led by Vincent and Francis Coggins, which involved the trafficking of hundreds of kilograms of class A …
Read More »Late-night Epsom ‘altercation’ sees Surrey Police called to high street and man hospitalised
A man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after an altercation in Epsom. Surrey Police officers were called to the high street, between the junctions for Waterloo Road and Church Street, at about 11.15pm on Friday (May 10). An investigation has been launched and police are now looking …
Read More »Mastermind behind world’s most dangerous ransomware gang Lockbit that carried out damaging cyber attacks on Royal Mail and Porton Down is unmasked as Russian hacker
The mastermind behind the world’s most dangerous ransomware gang Lockbit that carried out damaging cyber attacks on Royal Mail and Porton Down has been unmasked as a Russian hacker. The National Crime Agency has identified the Russian national behind the cybercrime group as Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. The alleged leader’s identity was revealed …
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