Yoke Peter sets off on its maiden passenger flight – 2nd May 1952
Aviation enthusiasts regard 2nd May as an important anniversary, as that date saw the first ever passenger flight to be operated by a turbojet aircraft. Britain had led the world in developing jet technology – the first turboprop airliner – the Vickers Viscount [...]
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Two men who have been charged with sexual assault in relation to four teenage girls have made their first appearance in court.
The attacks happened in the queue for the Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and also on the roller coaster itself, on 7th September 2007.
Mechanic Asad Mahmood, 19, and Haqnawez Razzaq, 26, who are [...]
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A Muslim prisoner in Whitemoor Prison, Cambridgeshire, claims he was degraded after being strip searched in the presence of a female prison officer.
The criminal told the Muslim News newspaper that he felt “degraded, oppressed and provoked” on a daily basis at the prison.
After this criminal’s complaints, female prison officers will no longer be present when [...]
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