Dambusters – 65th anniversary

The Avro Lancaster
A special fly past was held today to mark the 65th anniversary of the Dambusters raid.
On 16th May 1943, the Avro Lancasters of 617 Squadron dropped “bouncing bombs” on German dams in the Ruhr valley.
A total of 19 aircraft set out on the raid, and though eight were lost, and 53 crew lost [...]

Scarborough – or Warsaw?

Where are we – Scarborough, or Warsaw?
If you saw the job advert reproduced above in a newspaper, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Warsaw, Gdansk or Crakow. However, you would be wrong. That job advert appeared in the Scarborough Evening News, which is the local paper of a North Yorkshire seaside resort.
Why [...]

“Metric martyr” butcher loses battle

A Rotherham butcher has lost his battle to be able to sell loose produce in pounds and ounces.
Edward Smith had been in disagreement with trading standards officers for several years over his refusal to stop selling produce in Imperial measures. However, a trading standards official arrived at Mr Smith’s shop yesterday with a warrant allowing [...]

Police may be examining seized computers

Police are said to be examining computers seized after two men were arrested in Nottingham under the Terrorism Act.
The two men, of Pakistani descent, were arrested at the University of Nottingham’s University Park Campus on Wednesday morning.
One man was said to be a student, and the other a former student. Senior University figures contacted the [...]

Hijacker working as airport cleaner

An Afghan hijacker, who won the right to stay in Britain, has been working as a cleaner at Heathrow Airport.
Nazamuddin Mohammidy was part of a group who hijacked an internal Ariana flight in 2000 and forced it to come to the UK, where they threatened to kill everyone on board unless they were granted asylum.
Mohammidy [...]