Clair Hart

Clair Hart

Clair is a (real) mum of two toddlers (eleven months apart - yes, it's full-on), a part time employee, and spare-time writer of all things family and lifestyle.

The burnt out police station. A man who burned down an £80,000 mobile police station has been jailed for three years. See story MNARSON. A court heard drug dealers paid homeless Dwayne Curtis, 46, to destroy the vehicle.  He denied arson but changed his plea after CCTV footage recorded his pet dog Charlie Boy following him during the attack.  His Staffordshire Terrier was stabbed to death and Curtis was stabbed in the buttocks days before he was arrested over the incident in Southend, Essex.  Basildon Crown Court was shown CCTV of him lighting a bin bag and placing it under the vehicle's passenger wheel arch days after a double stabbing in the street.  Karl Volz, prosecuting, said: "The mobile police station was parked in York Road in an effort to provide reassurance to the public in what had become a troubled area.  "On this particular date at about 12.30am it was set alight by this defendant and destroyed."  Nicholas Jones, mitigating, said he was raised in a violent Army family and had been convicted for possession of a petrol bomb in Northern Ireland during the 1980s.  The court heard he had a string of violence, theft, dishonesty and burglary offences after being taken into care aged nine.

Arsonist is jailed after destroying £80k police station

A man who burned down an £80,000 mobile police station has been jailed for three years. A court heard drug dealers paid homeless Dwayne Curtis, 46, to destroy the vehicle. He denied arson but changed his plea after CCTV footage recorded his pet dog Charlie Boy following him during the...

Man charged with murdering young mother of two

A man has appeared in court today (Wed) charged with the murder of a young mum-of-two. Jordon Thackray, 27, who is accused of murdering 23-year-old Jessica King, appeared briefly at Bradford Magistrates Court dressed in a prison issue grey jump suit. The case was adjourned to be heard at Bradford...

Bafta-nominated actor in court on gun charges

A Bafta-nominated actor sparked a gun scare after allegedly bursting into a Wetherspoon's with a water pistol. Penniless John McEnery, ex-husband of former Dynasty star Stephanie Beacham, caused panic after he entered the pub with the imitation firearm, it is alleged. He was charged with inciting fear of violence by...

Aristocrat jailed for menacing Gina Miller messages drops his appeal

An aristocrat who offered £5,000 for someone to "accidentally" run over anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller abandoned his appeal against sentence today (Fri) after he was warned it was likely to be increased. Instead Rhodri Philipps, The 4th Viscount St Davids, began his 12 week jail term after being convicted of...

Is this Britain’s fittest family?

Britain's fittest family are ALL international triathletes Meet Britain's fittest family - four members of the same clan who will represent GB at the World World Triathlon Championship next month. Martin Rogers, 51, will be joined by his three children - Charlotte, 22, Tabby, 21, and Oscar, 17 - at...

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