Ellie Bamber has revealed that she had to learn Thai and hire an acting coach to help her perfect her German accent for her role in The Serpent. The actress, 23, plays Angela Knippenberg in the true crime drama which follows the horrific story of Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on and murdered Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s. … Read more
Shocking footage shows a disabled woman being heckled by her neighbours as she is accused of being a benefits cheat in a BBC2 documentary which detailed the harrowing disability hate crimes in Britain. Targeted: The Truth about Disability Hate Crime from Richard Butchins, which aired tonight, featured testimonies from a group of disabled people, sharing … Read more
Moment motorist suddenly stops in the fast lane of the M1 to go to the TOILET against central reservation forcing drivers behind to slam on their brakes to avoid crash The motorist pulled over on lane three of the M1 to urinate against a barrier A following motorist was forced to brake heavily in order … Read more
When I started out in this game 50 years ago, on a now defunct weekly paper in Peterborough, we used to drink in a city centre pub called the Black Boy & Trumpet. Nobody gave the name a second thought. We had no idea that half a century later we would have been committing a … Read more
Listening to the recording of a wire-tapped phone call, Nicola Gratteri shuddered at the words: ‘He’s a dead man walking.’ Italy’s most formidable mafia prosecutor was listening to the voice of a mobster he had been monitoring during a sweeping investigation into the nation’s most feared organised crime syndicate. Gratteri, who had begun the probe … Read more
Almost two-thirds of young adults in Britain have taken an illegal drug at least once in their life, new research suggests. This figure is 22.2 per cent higher than official data from the Crime Survey England and Wales which informs Government policy. Authors of the new analysis, from Bristol and Public Health England, say the … Read more
Backlash fears as Priti Patel boosts police stop and search powers in a bid to tackle spiralling knife crime Priti Patel preparing to risk uproar by giving police new stop and search powers Police will get automatic right to search previously convicted of knife offences Mrs May said stop and search was ‘unfair, especially to … Read more
Backlash fears as Priti Patel boosts police stop and search powers in a bid to tackle spiralling knife crime Priti Patel preparing to risk uproar by giving police new stop and search powers Police will get automatic right to search previously convicted of knife offences Mrs May said stop and search was ‘unfair, especially to … Read more
Four ‘suspected Albanian gangsters’ are charged with money laundering and drug trafficking after investigators seize £340,000 in cash and cocaine worth £400,000 Police and the National Crime Agency raided addresses in the south east Officers recovered cocaine and cash at addresses in London and Essex Four Albanian men were arrested and charged in connection with … Read more
Four ‘suspected Albanian gangsters’ are charged with money laundering and drug trafficking after investigators seize £340,000 in cash and cocaine worth £400,000 Police and the National Crime Agency raided addresses in the south east Officers recovered cocaine and cash at addresses in London and Essex Four Albanian men were arrested and charged in connection with … Read more