Broken Britain

An Elvis fanatic has been accused of stealing a charity cash sum at his own mother-in-law’s funeral. Christopher Martin Burrows, a devoted fan and impersonator of the rock legend, even belted out of his songs at the service, singing “The Wonder Of You,” however he has been accused of stealing the show and stealing a charity collection raised by mourners. Burrows, denied the charge of theft at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday 23rd February. However, he is accused of stealing...

A greedy crook who orchestrated a whopping £1m illegal cigarette, tobacco and alcohol empire from his prison cell has been ordered to pay back just £3,000. Irvin Dunn, 57, hid an illegal bounty of untaxed cartons of cigs and hundreds of litres of vodka and beer in a barn. Father-of-seven Irvin played a central role in the conspiracy - despite being in prison for causing unnecessary suffering to animals at a farm he ran. Sheffield Crown Court heard that Irvin...

Warning Graphic pics A cruel pensioner left more than 70 animals to starve and rot – causing “unimaginable” neglect and suffering to the animals, as they perished and died, in horrific circumstances. From an estimated 74 animals only three negus and a single rabbit managed to survive, after his sick treatment had been uncovered. He has now been banned for life from keeping animals, which is not a moment too soon. The man, John Gosnell, 72, kept the animals in filthy...

Ian Stewart was found guilty of murdering his wife Helen Bailey and hiding her body in a cesspit under their garage, scroll down doe a short documentary video about the case. The "wicked" fiance of children's author Helen Bailey, who murdered her and dumped her body in a cesspit, has been jailed for 34 years. Stewart gave his partner sleeping pills for months, before killing her on 11 April last year in a plot to take her money. Evil Stewart had...

Shocking images have emerged appearing to show Lulu Hutley, 56, joint master of the Surrey Union Hunt, lashing out at the male activist with a riding crop. Saboteurs took the images during a meet in Bramley, Surrey last weekend, in what has been violent hunting season, with many flare ups between anti-hunting protestors and those involved in hunting. Tempers, again, flared when members of Guildford Hunt Saboteurs followed the riding party onto private land because they “suspected they were illegally...

The pictures tell the cruel story of a dog who was left to die, the young lurcher, who was at death’s door, was found by the side of the road. The dog, names Snoopy was a “bag of bones” according to motorists who found the dog barely able to move by a busy road in Maidstone, Kent. They rushed her to a vet, on Feb 16th this year, and due to the great work by the medical staff, she is...

A thug who was caught on camera STAMPING on his pet dog during a drunken rampage, that lasted half an hour. Somehow he has avoided jail, after telling a judge: “I love animals," it is hard to see how he does after watching the video. Evil Richard Cheshire, 34, was captured on CCTV kicking the poor animal, before he gives a thumbs up for the camera, as if he was proud of what he had done. He threw his pet  dog –...

A traditional ballroom and music hall with an 80-year history fears it will have to close its doors - after the world famous The Ritz Hotel has demanded it changes its name. The Ritz in the unassuming town in Brighouse, near Halifax, West Yorks., is a far cry from the refined elegance of its five-star namesake in London. While the London venue attracts wealthy aristocrats, the Brighouse version is a hub for Northern Soul and rock and roll fans as...

This is the moment a screwdriver-wielding thug tried to rob a newsagents, but was thwarted by its elderly owners. The CCTV footage shows the man bursting into Pitville Convenience Store in Cheltenham, Glos, and demanding that shop owner Dolly Karim, 75, hand over the till. Incredibly, the brave gran-of-eight refuses, instead picking up a wooden stick stashed behind the counter and whacking him with it. The yob, in his 30s, makes a dash for the with the till in his...