Archive for August, 2012

London 2012 Olympics: Andy Murray beats Nicolas Almagra

Britain’s No 1 tennis player wins 6-4 6-1 against Nicolas Almagro in quarter-final of Games Murray now two matches away from gold medal, and stands in good stead to achieve at least bronze Duke and Duchess of Cambridge witness action unfold, but match doesn’t even last an hour Novak Djokovic or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga await Team […]

London 2012 Olympics: Andy Murray beats Nicolas Almagra

Britain’s No 1 tennis player wins 6-4 6-1 against Nicolas Almagro in quarter-final of Games Murray now two matches away from gold medal, and stands in good stead to achieve at least bronze Duke and Duchess of Cambridge witness action unfold, but match doesn’t even last an hour Novak Djokovic or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga await Team […]

Schoolboy, 15, dies after slipping off rocks into sea despite older brother’s attempts to save him

‘Huge wave’ hits schoolboy and sweeps him into the sea on the Gower peninsula in South Wales His brave brother then dived in after him to save his life ‘They were holding hands in the water but got pulled apart’, coastguard on rescue scene tells MailOnline Both were found half a mile off the coast […]

Schoolboy, 15, dies after slipping off rocks into sea despite older brother’s attempts to save him

‘Huge wave’ hits schoolboy and sweeps him into the sea on the Gower peninsula in South Wales His brave brother then dived in after him to save his life ‘They were holding hands in the water but got pulled apart’, coastguard on rescue scene tells MailOnline Both were found half a mile off the coast […]

Leader of sex gang ejected from dock as he yells at judge jailing him for ‘campaign of rape’ against young girl

Shabir Ahmed, 59, imprisoned for 22 years today for abuse of a young girl He has been named today as the ringleader of a separate sex gang who raped others for which he was jailed for 19 years in May Ahmed shouted ‘It’s all lies. It’s all concocted by the police,’ as he received his […]

Leader of sex gang ejected from dock as he yells at judge jailing him for ‘campaign of rape’ against young girl

Shabir Ahmed, 59, imprisoned for 22 years today for abuse of a young girl He has been named today as the ringleader of a separate sex gang who raped others for which he was jailed for 19 years in May Ahmed shouted ‘It’s all lies. It’s all concocted by the police,’ as he received his […]

Chemist and chief pharmacist struck off after claiming £80,000 in false prescriptions

Shops providing free NHS drugs can claim cash back Disputed claims were for paracetamol suspension, an antidepressant and an iron supplement Investigators also found out-of-date medicine mixed in with new stock in storage at the chemists By Emma Reynolds PUBLISHED: 06:53 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 09:14 EST, 2 August 2012 Expensive business: Ferguson […]

Chemist and chief pharmacist struck off after claiming £80,000 in false prescriptions

Shops providing free NHS drugs can claim cash back Disputed claims were for paracetamol suspension, an antidepressant and an iron supplement Investigators also found out-of-date medicine mixed in with new stock in storage at the chemists By Emma Reynolds PUBLISHED: 06:53 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 09:14 EST, 2 August 2012 Expensive business: Ferguson […]

Child-free flight: A third of travellers would pay extra for adults-only flights

By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 09:06 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 09:28 EST, 2 August 2012 The scenario is all too familiar for most airplane passengers. You settle into your seat, the flight takes off and then a child sitting behind you starts screaming and kicking the back of your seat. But it seems some […]

Child-free flight: A third of travellers would pay extra for adults-only flights

By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 09:06 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 09:28 EST, 2 August 2012 The scenario is all too familiar for most airplane passengers. You settle into your seat, the flight takes off and then a child sitting behind you starts screaming and kicking the back of your seat. But it seems some […]

Diplomat who tried to claim immunity after smuggling £160,000 of cannabis into UK disguised smell by sprinkling it with chili powder

Ethiopian embassy official at first said she did not know what was in three cases but thought it was meat and spices Photos showed her with the bags and her necklace was found in one case The 36-year-old has been sole carer of her two children since their father died of cancer in 2005 Judge […]

Diplomat who tried to claim immunity after smuggling £160,000 of cannabis into UK disguised smell by sprinkling it with chili powder

Ethiopian embassy official at first said she did not know what was in three cases but thought it was meat and spices Photos showed her with the bags and her necklace was found in one case The 36-year-old has been sole carer of her two children since their father died of cancer in 2005 Judge […]

Mother, 33, drowned as tide came in after getting stuck in quicksand day before her father’s wedding in Antigua

She remained trapped in the sands as the tide came in The mother-of-two was eventually discovered an hour later She was in Antigua for her father’s wedding Cries for help went unheard by guests at his pre-wedding dinner By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 10:11 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:20 EST, 2 August 2012 Coroner […]

Mother, 33, drowned as tide came in after getting stuck in quicksand day before her father’s wedding in Antigua

She remained trapped in the sands as the tide came in The mother-of-two was eventually discovered an hour later She was in Antigua for her father’s wedding Cries for help went unheard by guests at his pre-wedding dinner By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 10:11 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:20 EST, 2 August 2012 Coroner […]

Drunk single mother jailed for killing two friends and unborn child in 90mph motorway crash after night out

Passengers were killed instantly on the M1 Uninsured driver jailed for 22 months and banned for five years By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 06:59 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:32 EST, 2 August 2012 Jailed: Driver Alecia Brown crashed her Peugeot car and flipped it 8 feet into the air, instantly killing young her friends […]

Drunk single mother jailed for killing two friends and unborn child in 90mph motorway crash after night out

Passengers were killed instantly on the M1 Uninsured driver jailed for 22 months and banned for five years By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 06:59 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:32 EST, 2 August 2012 Jailed: Driver Alecia Brown crashed her Peugeot car and flipped it 8 feet into the air, instantly killing young her friends […]

Villagers could face jail after setting up protest camp against gypsies… while travellers stay there illegally

Gypsies have been permitted to stay until next March by council Protesters have been at camp since May 2010 and say they will not go Villagers trying to preserve the greenbelt spot include elderly and infirm By Emma Reynolds PUBLISHED: 10:47 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 11:03 EST, 2 August 2012 Villagers refusing to […]

Villagers could face jail after setting up protest camp against gypsies… while travellers stay there illegally

Gypsies have been permitted to stay until next March by council Protesters have been at camp since May 2010 and say they will not go Villagers trying to preserve the greenbelt spot include elderly and infirm By Emma Reynolds PUBLISHED: 10:47 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 11:03 EST, 2 August 2012 Villagers refusing to […]

Save our bacon! British pig farmers say rising cost of feed is forcing them out of business

Ten per cent of British pig farmers could be out of business by Christmas Problem means bacon is under threat and farmers are urging people to Buy British By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 11:11 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 11:21 EST, 2 August 2012 Pig farmers say they are being forced out of business leaving […]

Save our bacon! British pig farmers say rising cost of feed is forcing them out of business

Ten per cent of British pig farmers could be out of business by Christmas Problem means bacon is under threat and farmers are urging people to Buy British By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 11:11 EST, 2 August 2012 | UPDATED: 11:21 EST, 2 August 2012 Pig farmers say they are being forced out of business leaving […]

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