During the 1950s, Diana Dors was one of Britain’s biggest and most desirable film stars. Dubbed ‘Britain’s Marilyn Monroe’, by the age of 25 she had become the country’s highest-paid actress, starring in some of the era’s most popular films, including the British noir classic Yield To The Night and the 1958 crime thriller Tread… Read More »
Manchester City held Inter to a goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium in their first Champions League match. A determined away side managed to restrict Pep Guardiola’s side to a few chances, with Ilkay Gundogan coming closest for the Blues on the night. However, one of the most talked about topics after the final whistle… Read More »
A burglar shamelessly pretended to be a police officer when questioned by one of his victims, a court heard. Jordan Hennessy showed what appeared to be a “police badge” to his female homeowner after he was discovered in her kitchen in the early hours of the morning. The theft was one of four burglaries carried… Read More »
Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire for failing to prosecute Mohamed Fayed for sexual assault during his time as attorney general. In 2008, Fayed, then owner of Harrods, was questioned under caution by the Metropolitan Police after a 15-year-old girl said he sexually assaulted her in a London store. In February 2009, while Sir… Read More »
A man who allegedly raped a French woman after her husband drugged her unconscious has apologised after shocking footage emerged in court. Lionel Rodriguez, 44, a former supermarket worker and father of three, said he mistakenly thought he was participating in a lewd “game” and did not think it was harassment until he realised “something… Read More »
A young drink driver killed her close friend when she sped off after being warned to slow down. Yasmin Martin was travelling at more than twice the speed limit and nearly twice the drink-drive limit at the time of the horrific crash. The 19-year-old, who was 17 at the time, had decided to give three… Read More »
Former Harrods owner Mohammed al-Fayed is alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a number of women who worked at the store. Five women said the billionaire, who died last year at the age of 94, raped them, while 20 other women claimed he sexually assaulted them. The women, who worked at Harrods from the… Read More »
From Wednesday, new powers will be placed in the hands of local communities, allowing people and organisations to request an assessment checking gaps in local cash access. From 18 September, such requests can potentially be made by a range of interested parties, including individuals, groups of people, organisations or local businesses. Emad Aladhal, director of… Read More »
Despite the noise made by Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal fans (and others), Manchester City’s high-profile Premier League trial is no match for that of Everton, Nottingham Forest or Leicester City. This is both good and bad. On the positive side, there is no football precedent for the 115 alleged breaches. While some of the… Read More »
People living in an exclusive London neighborhood very close to Buckingham Palace face a nightly threat that complicates their lives. Often considered one of the most exclusive postcodes in the UK, St James had an average house price of over £3.3 million last year. But every Sunday around midnight Waterloo Place becomes “dangerous”, with so-called… Read More »