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Teen approached jurors with £500 to return ‘not guilty’ verdict but “got her words WRONG” & asked to find them GUILTY
A teen was recruited by a gang to approach jurors with £500 to return a 'not guilty' verdict during a trial but “got her words WRONG” - and asked them to find the defendants GUILTY, a court heard. The girl, 15, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was part of a trio who allegedly approached five members of a jury to attempt to bribe them with cash to find the defendants not guilty. Leeds Crown Court, West Yorks., heard...
WATCH: Ghost captured on pub CCTV camera
Pub CCTV has captured some ghostly goings on. Watch the video below. Real or not real, you decide (please note the featured image is for illustration purposes only. The video is un-doctored)... A terrified pub owner believes his pub is haunted after CCTV captured a series of spooky spirits moving furniture - and opening a PARASOL. Allister Collins spotted the ghouly goings-on through the Tyler's Kiln cameras, with glasses flying off shelves and lights turning on mysteriously. Staff and regulars at...
Reality star “too famous to work in a fuc*ing chip shop” has fish guts chucked on new Mercedes
A reality TV extra who said he was too famous to work in “a f***ing fish shop” on live TV claimed that a disgruntled viewer tipped rotten fish guts on to his brand new Mercedes. Grant Coulson, 25, from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, was horrified to find the fish entrails on the bonnet of the car he bought with the fee he received for appearing on This Morning. Grant, who has appeared on Geordie Shore spin-off Super Shore, said: “I was a bit...
Police officers use PlayStation game in order to improve driving games
Police officers have been receiving extra lessons in high-speed car chases - by playing a VIDEO GAME. PlayStation has partnered up with Lincolnshire Police in order to provide extra tuition to specialist drivers using Gran Turismo Sport. The project - which aims to boost skill and safety - has seen officers clock an initial lap time at Silverstone race course in Towcester, Northants. The four drivers then received specialist training using the game, including a new virtual reality mode. Any...
Britain’s most pointless double yellow lines painted down alleyway barely wide enough to fit a car
These double yellow lines are being the branded the most pointless in Britain as they run down a narrow alleyway barely wide enough to fit a car. Residents were left baffled when the markings mysteriously appeared off Walsgrave Road in Coventry last month. The street - which is only around 6ft (1.8m) wide - lies behind large iron gates, and only leads to another back alleyway behind a row of shops. These double yellow lines are being the branded the...
Man exposed himself on a train – first thing in the morning
Police are on the hunt for a man who exposed and touched himself inappropriately while staring at women on a train - first thing in the morning. The victim was on board the 7.26am train from London Victoria to Brighton, on August 20, when two men sat near her at the beginning of the journey. They began to stare at her and maker her feel uncomfortable. Just before arriving at Haywards Heath one of the men stood up and exposed...
Man dies after choking on a kebab while drinking down the pub with his mates
A man died after choking on a kebab in the toilets of his local pub. Dai ‘Radar’ Rees, 51, was enjoying a night out with friends when he popped out to buy the snack at 9pm. But he returned to the bar choking and ran to the toilet - where his friends later found him unconscious. Freelance journalist John Adey, 68, was drinking with Mr Rees at The Lamb Inn in Cardigan, west Wales, at the time of the tragedy....
Man went drinking then went home & stabbed his housemate to death & chopped off the victim’s PENIS
A man went drinking then went home and stabbed his housemate to death - and chopped off the victim's PENIS, a court heard. Jeffrey Barry, 56, went to two bars and consumed a litre of rum before he stabbed Kamil Ahmed 25 times at their home. CCTV footage at the flats from the night of Ahmed's killing captured Barry leaving the Bristol flat in the early evening on July 6, 2016. He spent several hours drinking at Charlie's Bar in...
A council paid out more than £1.8million in compensation over single claim – involving a POTHOLE
A council has paid out more than £1.8million in compensation over a single claim - involving a POTHOLE. Somerset County Council handed the "general damages" to a third party following an accident on a road it manages. The huge fee excludes any legal fees and was just one of 31 compensation claims it awarded in the 2016-17 financial year, totaling more than £2,137,167. It is not known who the bumper payout was made to or where and when the accident...