A man had acid thrown into his face by two thugs on a moped who attempted to steal his luxury watch near Harrods last night. The robbers sprayed the corrosive substance at the 47-year-old man near the famous department store as he was walking down a quiet street lined with terraced houses. The moment that acid is thrown into a man's face caught on CCTV. His two assailants were waiting at traffic lights when they rode up to the man...
Londoners will be able to get half price taxis all summer after Europe’s largest e-hailing app announced that it is offering 50 per cent off for all riders every weekend. With some of the summer’s biggest events just round the corner, mytaxi aims to let Londoners enjoy the fastest, safest and most comfortable way to end a day or night out, at an even lower cost. From 5pm on Fridays to midnight every Sunday, all rides booked through the mytaxi...
A 82-year-old woman was left bloodied after she was badly beaten and strangled with her dog lead in an unprovoked attack. Catherine Smith first spotted her attacker a woman as she took her dog for a walk in her mobility scooter in a nature garden in south London. As she headed home she saw her attacker sitting on the wall outside her home and was asked "where's Tracey?" Ms Smith told the woman she did not know who Tracey was...
Life-like child sex dolls are being sold through Amazon and eBay to British paedophiles who use them as a 'companion' to satisfy their sick desires. The dolls, worth between £800 to over £1,000, feature the body of a young child between six and ten-years-old and sneak past border force officers because they are labelled as 'manikins or 'models'. Hundreds are feared to have made it into Britain and in many cases paedophiles buy children's clothing including school uniforms in preparation...
A man has been charged after a 14-year-old girl was raped twice at a train station - in SEPARATE attacks. Khurram Rahi, 27, of Smethwick, West Mids., will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' court on Monday morning (31/07). A 34-year-old man from the Birmingham area who was also arrested on suspicion of rape, has been released under police investigation whilst enquiries continue. The men were arrested in connection to the first rape and police are still appealing for information about the...
A playground has been left looking like Banksy's 'Dismaland' after a broken water main left it under water for over three weeks. Dad-of-three Joe Coville said the park in posh Wimbledon now resembles the art installation of a broken down, dilapidated theme park created by the street artist in Weston-super-Mare. He said it looks like a swamp despite workmen digging a metre-deep hole to fix the leak. Joe Covill at the playground in Wimbledon where a broken water main has...
A teacher got a really sweet thank-you card from a pupil - made from chocolate wrappers. Year six teacher Rob Hathway was given the tasty farewell from a young girl leaving Watermore Primary School in Frampton Cotterell, South Glos,. A teacher got this really sweet thank-you card from a pupil - made from chocolate wrappers. She used the logos from to spell out her message which read: "To Mr Hathway, you are an EXTRA special teacher. "I have loved all...
An e-fit image of a man wanted for flashing has been ridiculed on social media - with people likening it to an ALIEN. The bizarre computer-generated image shows a man with no hair, brown eyes and light facial hair around his mouth. However, colourful areas around the eyes and cheeks have sparked widespread ridicule. The image has been likened to a Doctor Who alien, ET, or ex-Crystal Maze presenter Richard O'Brien. Another comparison is Voldemort from the Harry Potter series....
A pervert who wanted to be a teacher has been jailed for sexually assaulting two fellow male students as they slept in their beds. Sick Matthew Gell, 22, performed an indecent act on his victims after sneaking into their rooms on two different occasions. The students, who were living in shared accommodation, woke in horror to find Gell assaulting them. Gell told a court he was bisexual but denied the charges and claimed the men initiated sex with him. But...
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