The detective Len ‘Nipper’ Read who put the Kray twins away has died at the age of 95. The Met legend, who left school at the age of 14, was a Detective Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police and made his name as the man who nicked Ronnie and Reggie Kray. He was also part of … Read more
Scotland Yard detective Leonard ‘Nipper’ Read who famously put the notorious Kray twins behind bars dies aged 95 Read who was a Detective Superintendent in the Met Police died this morning A statement by the Met police released after Read’s death called him a legend East End mobsters the Krays were arrested in May 1968 … Read more
Instagram influencers have been slammed for trying to score free food and alcohol from businesses struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. Actor Harry Cook was outed online after asking wine company P & V Wine + Liquor Merchants for free alcohol in exchange for social media promotion. Restaurant critic John Lethlean exposed the 28-year-old’s direct messages … Read more
Instagram influencers have been slammed for trying to score free food and alcohol from businesses struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. Actor Harry Cook was outed online after asking wine company P & V Wine + Liquor Merchants for free alcohol in exchange for social media promotion. Restaurant critic John Lethlean exposed the 28-year-old’s direct messages … Read more
Deserted London: Streets of capital are eerily quiet as once bustling pubs and bars lie empty on first Saturday night of coronavirus lockdown The streets of central London, normally bustling with weekend revellers, were sitting eerily quiet on Saturday Britons have been ordered to stay at home in order to stem the spread of the … Read more
Deserted London: Streets of capital are eerily quiet as once bustling pubs and bars lie empty on first Saturday night of coronavirus lockdown The streets of central London, normally bustling with weekend revellers, were sitting eerily quiet on Saturday Britons have been ordered to stay at home in order to stem the spread of the … Read more
While most of Europe is firmly locked down in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19, Sweden is taking a softer line, keeping primary schools, restaurants and bars open and even encouraging people to go outside for a nip of air. This stands in stark contrast to the urgent tone elsewhere and has sparked … Read more
Two police officers have been injured in a suspected riot at a prison as tensions over coronavirus soar inside jails across the UK. Police were called to Addiewell Prison in West Lothian, Scotland, on Monday after rioting prisoners carrying metal bars are said to have ‘smashed up’ part of the jail and stabbed a prison officer … Read more
Two police officers have been injured in a suspected riot at a prison as tensions over coronavirus soar inside jails across the UK. Police were called to Addiewell Prison in West Lothian, Scotland, on Monday after rioting prisoners carrying metal bars are said to have ‘smashed up’ part of the jail and stabbed a prison officer … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more