One dead and 23 injured after gas pipe explosion in California
Posted by Craig Ainscough on Sep 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
One person has been killed and at least 23 have been injured after a gas pipe exploded in Northern California.
The explosion happened near San Francisco airport and created a huge ball of flames that swept across and engulfed over 50 buildings, officials have said.
Residents of the area admitted they thought the loud bang from the blast was either an earthquake or a plane crashing.
The injured have been transported to...
Immigration in Britain up by a fifth
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Official figures from the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that immigration increased by one fifth last year – boosted by the influx of foreign students being allowed into the country.
196,000 more people entered Britain than left it last year, compared with a net migration of 163,000 in 2008.
The figures mean that under Labour’s power (since 1997), three million foreign...
Kitten mauled by fox in bedroom
Posted by Darren Christie on Aug 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
An eight-week-old kitten has been mauled to death in its owner’s bedroom after entering through an open window.
23-year-old Leah Betts found the fox with the pet, Reggie, in its mouth. Before she could do anything, the fox escaped back through the window.
Miss Betts said: “I won’t leave my windows open at night now and it gets really stuffy, but I’m so paranoid.
“To think it was brave enough...
British spy ‘may have been murdered by jealous lover’
Posted by Craig Ainscough on Aug 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A British spy whose murdered body was discovered in a sports bag at his London flat may have been killed by a jealous partner, it has been revealed.
31-year-old Gareth Williams had been working for MI6 on a one-year placement, but was due to return to his original job at the GCHQ listening station based in Cheltenham at the start of September.
Police believe that the spy may have had a row with a lover over his decision...
PCSO jailed for causing death of schoolgirl during holiday
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A PCSO (Police Community Support Officer) has been jailed for causing the death of a 17-year-old girl during an adventure holiday.
46-year-old Brian Johnson was jailed for causing death by dangerous driving after he recklessly attempted to cross a flooded river in Wales.
Louise Ferreira, who drowned as the water swept the Land Rover downstream, was on holiday celebrating her GCSE results.
The court heard that two Land...
Thousands of foreign sex ‘slaves’ working in brothels in Britain
Posted by Darren Christie on Aug 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Police have revealed that up to 12,000 foreign women are being forced into a life of ‘sex slavery’ by criminal gangsters in British brothels.
The figure was revealed in a new report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) – which highlighted, for the first time, the true extent of immigration prostitution and sex trafficking in this country.
Over 2,500 women were said to have...
Cowboy clampers to be banned
Posted by Craig Ainscough on Aug 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Cowboy clampers, who clamp cars on private land, are to be banned, government ministers have said.
Home Office minister, Lynne Featherstone, will announce plans to stop the clamping in England and Wales. She will say the law needs to be brought up-to-speed to how it is in Scotland – where clamping on private land was said to be ‘extortion’ and ‘theft’, and was subsequently banned by a judge.
According...
Colombian jet plummets to ground after lightning strike
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Following a lightning strike, a Colombian passenger jet has crashed, killing one of the passengers on board and injuring 114, it has been reported.
The flight – which was travelling from Bogota into the Caribbean resort island of San Adres – crashed short of the runway. At the time of the crash, locals had reported lightning and heavy winds.
The only person killed on the Aires airline Boeing 737 was 65-year-old...
1,200 holidaymakers left stranded after ANOTHER holiday firm goes bust
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Screenshot of the Sun 4 U Direct homepage
Travel firm Sun 4 U has left around 1,200 British holidaymakers stranded abroad after it collapsed yesterday.
However, those already on holiday with Atol (Air Travel Operators’ Licensing) protected packages should be able to carry on enjoying their getaway as planned.
Holidaymakers who booked their break with Sun 4 U through their travel agent but have yet to travel would...
Teenager accused of stealing money from grandparents shot himself
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Joshua Maher, 19, who was suspected of stealing a few pounds from his grandparents drove hundreds of miles from his home in Bristol, parked in a lay by and shot himself, it has been reported.
The 19-year-old shot himself using a shotgun he had taken from the farm he shared with his grandparents.
The teenager’s grandmother was worried that money had disappeared on several occasions, so she questioned Joshua about...
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