3 d. ago Gangster released hostages after his mum in dressing gown hit him over head with her bag

Criminal, Amos Atkinson took 30 people hostage at an Italian restaurant demanding the jail release of notorious ganger, Mark 'Chopper' Read - until his mum - in her dressing gown - gave him what for

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4 d. ago Tenth Scottish Tory councillor defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

South Lanarkshire councillor Poppy Corbett has become the latest member of local government to join Nigel Farage's party from the Conservatives.

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2 w. ago North Sea collision: operation to clear up plastic pellets begins

Operation begins after thousands of nurdles, which pose a danger to wildlife, were spotted on England’s east coastAn operation is under way to retrieve thousands of plastic pellets from the North Sea that were spilt in a collision between two ships last week, in which one man died.The coastguard said the pellets, made of plastic resin and known as nurdles, were spotted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and have begun to wash up on beaches in East Yorkshire and the surrounding coast. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tory councillor died with plastic bag on head for sexual pleasure in crack den

Les Winwood, a respected local politician and former mayor, was found dead at a property in Wolverhampton back in 2022 as a coroner ruled 'it was likely was seeking sexual pleasure' at the crack den

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2 w. ago Former Tory mayor, 67, died in a crack den after putting a plastic bag over his head and tying himself to a chair while seeking sexual pleasure, inquest hears

The body of Les Winwood, 67, (pictured) who was the former mayor of Bridgenorth, Shropshire, was found at a property in Bilston, Wolverhampton, on July 17, 2022.

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3 w. ago Whale stranded on Scots beach died with plastic and rope in stomach

Locals removed 433 feet of entangled rope from the whale as the battled to save it.

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3 w. ago Mother who had ‘last minute’ plastic surgery in Turkey died from mystery illness

Anne Towlson, 58, was found dead at home with open wounds to her armpits and triceps having complained that her arm was ‘killing her’ days earlier.

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