Be nice to Huntley, prison guards told

Child murdering scum Ian Huntley. What a pity this thing is kept alive at our expense rather than swinging from the end of a rope, where it should be
Prison staff at the jail where child murderer Ian Huntley is a prisoner, have been told they must be nice to the killer, call it “Ian” or [...]

Peregrines killed – pigeon fanciers to blame?

Two peregrine falcon nests in the West Midlands have been attacked in the past two weeks.
A male was found in a trap in Cannock, Staffordshire, two chicks were rescued and the mother is feared dead.
Officers also found three spring-traps set around a nest at a quarry near Kingswinford, West Midlands, and discovered two eggs smashed.
The [...]

Third man quizzed in explosion probe

Police investigating an explosion in Exeter are quizzing a third man in connection with the blast.
Two other men are in custody over the incident – Nicky Reilly and another who is unnamed. Police also declined to name the third man they are questioning.
A fourth man who was detained in Plymouth is “assisting with enquiries” but [...]

Anti-traveller sign removed

A pub in north Wales was told by police to take down a notice which said “Polite notice- positively no travellers”.
North Wales Police assistant chief constable Ian Shannon was on a licensing visit when he saw the notice.
The sign was described as “bigoted and unpleasant” and the pub owner did not recognise that the sign [...]

Drugs “Doomsday” in Scotland?

Scotland could find itself facing a drugs “Doomsday” in which children as young as primary school age follow their parents into drugs use, a leading professor has warned.
Prof Neil McKeganey of Glasgow University said a massive refocusing of priorities was needed to stop the problem spiralling out of control.
He called for addicts to be rehabilitated [...]

Dorset council will be investigated for spying

Poole Council is to be investigated by a privacy watchdog after complaints about spying.
It is alleged that the council spied on a family they had suspected of lying about where they lived, as well as fishermen who may have been illegally harvesting cockles and clams.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said it is concerned and [...]

More fishing rights for the French than the Brits

In typical EU fashion, the French have more fishing rights off the Yorkshire coast than British fishermen do. The latest move by the fish-grabbing French is an insult to our own fishermen, who face ruin whilst the French are able to fish our waters for whiting (which our fishermen cannot do) and also receive subsidised [...]

Brown “relying” on influx of immigrant workers to fill British jobs

Brown has promised “British jobs for British workers” but in reality this is a joke, as 90% of new jobs created whilst labour have been in power have been taken by foreigners.
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Chris Grayling points to London as an example of economic growth and prosperity which should have provided many British [...]

MP will discuss Muslim inmate fears

Cambridgeshire MP Malcolm Moss is to meet officials after claims that the high number of Muslim criminals held in Whitemoor Prison made staff “anxious and apprehensive”.
The Prison Service has said it will examine how to manage gangs and terrorists held in the jail. More than a quarter of the 500 criminals held in Whitemoor are [...]

“Ground all Nimrods” call

Andrew Walker, the assistant deputy coroner for Oxfordshire, has called for all RAF Nimrods to be grounded and claimed that the entire fleet is not airworthy.
The MOD admitted in April that two thirds of the fifteen Nimrods currently in service were not fit for purpose, but it did not intend to follow safety recommendations as [...]