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One of the most prolific rapists to be brought to justice is about to be released, even though he is thought to have committed over 100 rapes and sexual assaults, in the capita,  between 2002 and 2008. Worboys, 60, from South East London, drugged his victims before attacking the defenseless women in the back of his taxi. In 2009 he was eventually convicted at Croydon Crown Court to 19 offences and was told he would serve at least eight years...

Two men appeared in court today (Thurs) charged with the manslaughter of a 15-year-old girl who died after suffering a severe allergic reaction after eating an Indian takeaway. Megan Lee died in hospital on New Year's Day from anaphylactic shock having eaten a kebab or a Peshwari naan which included nuts. Megan Lee, 15. She had ordered a takeaway via Just Eat from Royal Spice Indian takeaway in Oswaldtwistle, Lancs., on December 30, 2016, two days prior to her death....

A fortune teller who correctly predicted Brexit using ASPARAGUS has revealed her top tips for 2018 - including Theresa May being ousted as Prime Minister. Jemima Packington, 61, is the world's only Asparamancer and claims she can peer into the future by tossing the veg in the air and interpreting how the spears land. She predicts that 2018 will see the US bring the world to the brink of serious conflict and the bursting of the Bitcoin bubble. She also...

An Indian restaurant has been fined more than £20,000 after a customer found a COCKROACH in his pilau rice. Environmental health officers visited the The Maharajah Restaurant in Luton, Beds., after the diner complained about the dead insect, which was buried in his meal. Inspectors from Central Bedfordshire Council found a build-up of dirt, grease and food debris to the pipework throughout the premises. The skirting boards throughout the kitchen were also so thick with grease and dirt that the...

Police launched a murder investigation after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Oxford. The boy, who was from Birmingham, was stabbed in Friars Wharf, close to the River Thames. He was attacked just before 8pm last night and died from his injuries in hospital. A woman aged 25 and a man aged 33, both from Oxford, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. A witness said: "I was coming back from work. There was a young bloke on...

Cadbury have been accused of short changing customers and wasting packaging after selling a variety box of treats – with just EIGHT biscuits inside. Pictures and video posted on social media show one disgruntled customer opening the ‘Cadbury Biscuit Assortment’ after receiving it as a gift. The customer’s wife, who works as a teacher, was given the box by one of her pupils before Christmas. The husband, from Birmingham, who does not want to be named for fear of embarrassing...

An adorable pup has become the first Christmas dog to be dumped. Eight-week-old mongrel Ronnie was bought online by his owner's ex-partner. But Ronnie was left at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south London on January 2 after his owner became homeless. While they had seen the dog purported to be Ronnie's mother, the buyers knew very little about his background. Bought online as a Christmas gift, eight-week-old Ronnie was the first arrival into Battersea Dogs & Cats Home...

Police are investigating after violence broke out between pro and anti hunt groups - following the discovery of a dead FOX. There were angry exchanges between the opposing groups following the death of the animal, which is believed to have been killed by hounds during a New Year's Day hunt. The Silverton Hunt has denied breaking the law, and said that the saboteurs attacked one of their followers after the fox was killed "accidentally." The incident led to angry confrontations...

A gang who took Vietnamese girls from care and forced them to work in nail bars have become the first in Britain to be found guilty of child slavery charges. Viet Hoang Nguyen, known as Ken, 29, and his 23-year-old wife Giang Huong Tran, known as Susan, were caught following a UK-wide police investigation. A third member of the gang, Thu Huong Nguyen, 48, known as Jenny, was also found guilty of forced labour charges. They were arrested after police...