Descendant of Britain’s fattest police officer ‘PC Tubby’ follows in footsteps by joining same force

The not-so thin blue line: Descendant of Britain’s 25-stone fattest police officer ‘PC Tubby’ who served in the 1880s and inspired the ‘Laughing Policeman’ song follows in his footsteps by joining the same force PC John William Stephens served in Leicestershire Police in the 1880s and ’90s His great-great-great grandson Dan Challis has joined the force … Read more

Descendant of Britain’s fattest police officer ‘PC Tubby’ follows in footsteps by joining same force

The not-so thin blue line: Descendant of Britain’s 25-stone fattest police officer ‘PC Tubby’ who served in the 1880s and inspired the ‘Laughing Policeman’ song follows in his footsteps by joining the same force PC John William Stephens served in Leicestershire Police in the 1880s and ’90s His great-great-great grandson Dan Challis has joined the force … Read more

Descendant of 17th century spy wins court battle over his antique sword

A descendant of mysterious 17th century spy and man of letters Fulke Greville has won an extraordinary battle to reclaim a sword that once belonged to his forebear, amid claims it had been ‘stolen’ from his tomb by the Earls of Warwick. British writer and historian Rene Greville has won possession of the sword after … Read more

Descendant of 17th century spy wins court battle over his antique sword

A descendant of mysterious 17th century spy and man of letters Fulke Greville has won an extraordinary battle to reclaim a sword that once belonged to his forebear, amid claims it had been ‘stolen’ from his tomb by the Earls of Warwick. British writer and historian Rene Greville has won possession of the sword after … Read more