3 h. ago Drunk woman on mobility scooter prosecuted under Victorian law

Multiple shocked motorists called cops to report seeing Fiona Buckingham, 57, driving the wrong way down a dual carraigeway - she later admitted being drunk in charge of a carriage

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2 w. ago Calls for change after Qantas refuses to fly British woman with mobility scooter due to its battery

As airlines toughen rules around lithium batteries due to fire danger, disability advocates want clearer accessibility standards and more consistency between carriersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDr Jurai Darongkamas has travelled all over the world with her mobility scooter and says she never had a problem until she booked a flight with Qantas earlier this year.The 60-year-old clinical psychologist, who lives in the UK city of Birmingham, flew to Sydney on Thai Airways without issue but was not allowed to board her connecting Qantas flight to her holiday destination in New Zealand. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago British woman 'raped by French police officer' while drunk and handcuffed in van near Marseille

The 37-year-old victim is said to have been arrested by three policemen before being subjected to a horrific ordeal in the back of a patrol van

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3 w. ago French cop 'raped drunk Brit woman while she was handcuffed'

The 37-year-old British woman is said to have been arrested by three French police officers for public drunkenness before one allegedly assaulted her while she was handcuffed in Aubagne, France

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3 w. ago CCTV shows moment brazen mobility scooter rider steals £250 worth of steaks from Co

Malcolm Ravenhill, 63, was caught on camera stealing the meat just days after he was given a second chance by magistrates for committing a similar offence

Economics

3 w. ago Syrian refugee who pretended to be Good Samaritan is jailed for sexually assaulting drunk woman

Khaled Ibrahim, 46, molested his victim after she became separated from her friends during a night out in March 2022 in Wallsend, Newcastle.

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3 w. ago British woman is 'raped by police officer in front of his colleague after they found her drunk in the street' in France

A British woman has claimed she was raped by a French police officer in front of his colleague after they found her wandering the streets drunk.

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