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Mum & two children have been jailed for locking their four dogs in room for weeks without any food or water
WARNING GRAPHIC PICS A mother and her two children have been jailed for locking their four dogs in a room for weeks without any food or water. Joyce Davies, 52, Adam Davies 30, and Kyley Davies, 25, shut the pets away and ignored them as they scavenged for food - despite there being cans of dog food in the house. It's thought that as a result, the dogs named Snowdrop, Scooter, Prince and Lucky, may have consumed something toxic, which...
“I’m Scared” – Student caught up in New York terror attack describes horror of seeing petrified children
A student caught up in the New York truck attack has told of her horror at seeing terrified children "holding onto their moms and saying, 'I'm scared.'" Maddie Clark, 21, was one of the first at the scene of the bloodbath assault which killed eight people and says it was "frantic". Disturbing footage filmed on her cell phone shows casualties being rushed into ambulances by first responders as sirens flash. New York police described the incident - which reportedly saw...
Thug jailed for going to the aid of a dying man – and stealing his WALLET
A “Good Samaritan” was jailed after going to the aid of a dying man who fell down a flight of stairs - and stealing his WALLET. As Ian Birch, in his 50s, lay dying from a serious head injury, heartless John Yarwood swiped his wallet. While police and hospital staff tried to discover the name of the fatally injured man, Yarwood used stolen bank cards to buy scratch cards and booze. He was jailed for two years and was branded...
Duchess of Cambridge’s uncle tried to avoid court for assaulting wife
The uncle of Kate and Pippa Middleton tried to be given a caution instead of being charged with assaulting his wife, a court heard today (tues). The uncle of the Duchess of Cambridge Gary Goldsmith, 52, tried to have the matter dealt with so he did not appear in court. But the request was rejected by prosecutors. Goldsmith is said to have attacked Julie-Ann Goldsmith, 47, outside their home in the early hours of October 13. The couple had spent...
A bus company boss sacked all his staff with a farewell note telling them: “F*** it
A bus company boss sacked all his staff with a farewell note telling them: "F*** it. I have had enough and realise I cannot work with you a moment longer". Frustrated Sydney Hardy, 57, announced his own departure on Sunday telling his 27 full and part-time drivers they could "consider themselves dismissed /redundant". His surprise move announced in an internal memo affected around 300 children the following morning as their school bus service was suddenly cancelled with no notice. Local...
Thug hurled racial abuse and waved a knife around just hours after being released from prison
A thug hurled racist abuse at a man while brandishing a knife, screaming to “get out of this country” just hours after being released from prison. John Sweeney was seen arguing in the street with Adedayo Fadeyi (doub corr) while telling him to “put the knife down”. The 33-year-old pursued his victim, who then stopped and turned around before Sweeney tried to pass the knife to someone else. The two men exchanged blows and after Sweeney was punched on the...
Croydon murder – Teen is 21st to be murdered in London this year – highest for 9 years
A teenager stabbed to death in south London was the 21st teenager to be murdered in the capital this year - the highest for nine years. The 17-year-old was stabbed to death in Croydon town centre last night. He was the 15th to be fatally stabbed in London this year and the 21st teenage murder. A record number of 29 teenagers were murdered in London in 2008, topping the previous worst toll of 27 in 2007. Since than the number...
WATCH: Harrowing moment police find Polish slave living in squalid loft
This is the harrowing moment a Polish slave who was forced to work 20-hours-a-day making greeting cards was rescued by police living in a squalid loft. Footage released by police shows the man cowering under a workman’s jacket in the corner of an attic after he was forced into a life of servitude by Edward Zielinski. Zielinski, 42, was yesterday (Mon) jailed for 40 months after he admitted two charges of human trafficking at Nottingham Crown Court. Between May 31,...
The city of Exeter was the epicentre of witchcraft for 100 years, a new study reveals
The city of Exeter may have been the epicentre of witchcraft in England and the first place where one was sentenced to death, a new study has revealed. Research suggests the city may have been at the heart of witchcraft in the England for more than 100 years. History professor Mark Stoyle has found Exeter was not only the last place in England where people were hanged for practising the ‘dark arts’, but they were just the last in a...