Broken Britain
Dramatic CCTV shows father of three mown down by hit-and-run driver
CCTV footage showing the moment a father of three was struck by a car which then failed to stop in Birmingham, as the hunt continues for the driver.Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who was caught on CCTV knocking down a 65-year-old man before speeding away. The father-of-three was left for dead in the middle of the road after he was mown down as he crossed a junction. Shocking footage of the crash, which happened at around 10.15pm on Thursday...
Stroke sufferer left struggling to WASH after bodged renovation work by social landlord
A stroke sufferer with mobility problems has been left struggling to WASH after a social landlord bodged renovation work on his bathroom. Workmen left pensioner Adam Mohammed, 74, with wallpaper peeling off the wall, dirty floors and shower area and without a handrail to use while bathing at his home. He was due to have a replacement to his bathroom in August but work to replace the bathroom is still ongoing two months later - despite the fact he relies...
Police hunt for yob who stabbed a peacemaker
A peacemaker was stabbed and beaten with a glass tube after he tried to break up a fight. Detectives are hunting two suspects after the 23-year-old victim was left with a broken rib and a laceration to his lung. The man had tried to diffuse an argument between two men and a group of other people on September 23. After an exchange of words, he was chased by the pair into a newsagent in King's Cross, central London. One man...
Yates pub chain recruiters use ‘good-looking only’ policy when hiring shot girls – and fired a woman for being ‘too fat’
Recruiters for the Yates pub chain use a secret ‘good-looking only’ policy for female staff. Elless promotions ruled they must be ‘at least seven’ out of 10 to work as shot girls and ex-employee Jade Garner, 30, claims she was sacked for being ‘too fat’. Messages on Elless area managers Whatsapp group message discussing Jade Garner. The firm also posted a picture of a larger woman on Facebook with the words: “This really isn’t suitable for staff is it?” Size...
Severely disabled girl used as face of care company…evicted from her home
A mother says her severely disabled daughter who was used as the face of a care company on its VANS has now been evicted from one of its homes. Distraught Clare Wright, 56, says Sammy, 29, was 18 when she got her tenancy with Aster Living. Aster provides social housing and care packages to help people live as independently as possible. Sammy Wright was the Face of Aster as see on the back of a van. Mother-of-three Clare said the...
Two men murdered in London by people on mopeds within five hours
A charity worker stabbed to death for his iphone was the second moped knife murder in London in less than five hours. Two teens were arrested over the murder of 28 year old Abdul Samad who staggered back to his family home before collapsing on his doorstep in Little Venice, central London. He was stabbed by muggers on a moped, believed to be after his iphone 7 at 11.45pm last night. Just four and a quarter hours earlier, a 20...
Shocking footage shows mass brawl in town centre sparked over stolen man bag
This is the shocking moment a police officer was battered in a mass brawl which erupted after an argument about a MAN BAG. Footage captured by an onlooker, which has been viewed more than 43,000 times, shows around ten young people fighting in the street. Witnesses say fists started to fly after a reveller had his man bag stolen before trying to take it back from the thief. Multiple people can be heard saying, “come on then” before the fight...
University scientist becomes one of Britain’s worst paedophiles after admitting dark web sex offences
A university academic has become one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders after admitting 137 charges involving making sick images of rape, murder and child abuse. Cambridge University graduate Dr Matthew Falder, 28, dubbed himself 'evilmind' and '666devil' on the dark web while leading a double life as a respected scientist. A court heard the sadistic peadophile posed as a female artist in order to lure over 50 vulnerable victims after contacting them on Gumtree and Craigslist. The geophysicist would...
WATCH: Shocking footage shows fuming farmer repeatedly ram hunt sabs with his quad bike
Shocking footage shows a raging farmer mow down a hunt saboteur with his quad bike - while screaming “get off my land”. Violence erupted when members of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs filmed the Atherstone Hunt on Saturday (14/10) afternoon. The farmer, dressed in green John Deere overalls, drives a quad bike up to three men and shouts at them to “get off my land”. He then jumps off the bike before pushing one of the sabs into a ditch...