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High-flying city banker jailed after being snared by paedophile hunters trying to meet 14-year-old for sex
A high-flying city banker who was snared on Facebook Live by paedophile hunters trying to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for 15 months. Citibank business manager Balachandran Kavungalparambath, 38, travelled over 100 miles to meet the teen after grooming her online. But a court heard how he was met by the 'Internet Interceptors' group, who had been posing as the underage girl. Over 130,000 people watched a Facebook live stream of the banker breaking down in...
Pakistani Christian claims he was brutally attacked by gang of Muslims for displaying poppies on his car
A Christian of Pakistani origin was hospitalised after being brutally beaten up by a gang of 'Muslims' - because he had two POPPIES on his car. Tajamal Amar, 46, who fled Pakistan to escape violence, suffered a broken nose and several lacerations to the head and body after being attacked outside a fast-food restaurant. The food delivery driver believes that a group of Muslims were responsible for the assault outside the Red Chilli restaurant in Littleover, Derby., at around 8.45pm...
Football coach who was told he would never walk smashes TWO marathons
A football coach told at birth he would never be able to walk has run two marathons and raised almost £30,000 for charity. Patrick Barden, 24, conquered the London Marathon and the Manchester Half Marathon to raise funds for the cerebral palsy and motor difficulties charity Step and Learn. The sports and exercise science graduate, who has cerebral palsy, now has his sights set on the New York Marathon next year. So far Patrick has raised £27,000 for Step and...
Dying British soldier due to stand trial over a killing in N.Ireland 43 years ago dubbed prosecution “a betrayal”
A dying British Army veteran facing trial over the fatal shooting of an IRA suspect more than 40 years ago has condemned his prosecution - as a betrayal. Great-grandfather Dennis Hutchings, 76, will stand trial over the death of John Pat Cunningham, 27, at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in 1974. Mr Hutchings, who is seriously ill and has just a year left to live, served 26 years in the Life Guards with distinction. But he was...
Deaf dancer blasts Virgin Active for editing out hearing implant in worldwide advert
An award-winning deaf dancer has blasted global health club Virgin Active for editing out her hearing implant in a worldwide internet advert. Simone Botha Welgemoed, 27, was 22-months-old when it is thought she became the youngest child in Africa to be fitted with a Cochlear implant in 1992. But after being picked to model in the advert for Virgin Active, she was shocked to see the implant had been photo-shopped from her right ear. Simone Botha Welgemoed, 27. Simone, who...
Maths student has died in a suspected suicide – sixth from same uni in past 12 months
A maths student has died in a suspected suicide - the sixth undergraduate from one of Britain's universities thought to have taken their own life this year. Second year student James Thomson, 20, was found at his home in Bristol on Wednesday night. Police officers have told Bristol University they believe he took his own life, and the case has now been referred to coroners, according to the uni. It comes after five other student deaths at Bristol University and...
New burns centre is being inundated with patients that have been hit with acid
The first specialist burns service attached to a major trauma centre has treated 150 patients in its first nine months - thanks to a rise in acid attacks. The clinic at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, is the capital's first, and will treat those affected by the huge increase in acid attacks. More than 800 of the 1,500 reports of acid attacks in London over the last five years have happened in east London. The unit, which...
Dad left high and dry after pool staff threatened to call police when he tried to pay with old £1 coin
A father who entered a swimming pool with his son despite being refused entry for trying to pay with an old £1 COIN was threatened with POLICE action. Michael Bury, 42, says he defied staff because his toddler Milo, two, was singing 'swim, swim, swim’ and would have been devastated if the session was cancelled. He has criticised staff for their ‘inflexible behaviour’, saying he swims at the pool five days a week and promised them he would pay the...
Lowlife thieves caught on CCTV stealing pensioner’s purse in distraction theft
Police are hunting a pair of lowlife thieves who were caught on CCTV distracting a elderly woman before snatching her a purse as she shopped in a supermarket. Shocking footage shows the callous crooks targeting the 87-year-old victim as she wheeled her trolley around an Aldi on Tuesday (24/10). One man can be seen distracting the pensioner by pointing out items on the shelves while his accomplice spends a few seconds rooting around in her bag. He then retrieves the...