Slavery probe as two Romanian men found living in ‘filthy’ abandoned Sussex department store

Two Romanian men are found living in ‘filthy’ abandoned Sussex department store without hot water, heating or flushing toilets sparking modern slavery probe Romanian ‘slaves’ were living in squalor inside an abandoned department store Photos taken inside former TJ Hughes site in Eastbourne show ‘filthy’ conditions Two men were found living inside with no heating, … Read more

Romanian gang who stripped lead from dozens of rural churches are jailed for a total of 22 years

A prolific gang who stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England were today jailed for a total of 22 years. The four Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, targeted churches from Somerset to North Yorkshire during a two-year crime spree which left churches facing repair bills totalling more … Read more

Romanian gang who stripped lead from dozens of rural churches are jailed for a total of 22 years

A prolific gang who stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England were today jailed for a total of 22 years. The four Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, targeted churches from Somerset to North Yorkshire during a two-year crime spree which left churches facing repair bills totalling more … Read more

Nature: Venomous centipede discovered in Romanian cave thought to be world’s most isolated ecosystem

King of the Cave: Venomous centipede is discovered at the top of the food chain in a sulphurous Romanian cave thought to be the most isolated ecosystem on the planet Movile Cave was discovered by workers in 1986 — and has been off-limits since  The cave is pitch black and has only half the oxygen … Read more

John Barnes backs Romanian official at centre of PSG Istanbul race storm

John Barnes has come out in defence of the fourth official at the centre of a race storm following Paris Saint-Germain’s postponed Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir. Players accused Romanian official Sebastian Coltescu of racially abusing Basaksehir’s assistant coach Pierre Webo in the early stages of the match – by using the word ‘negru’, … Read more

John Barnes backs Romanian official at centre of PSG Istanbul race allegations

John Barnes has come out in defence of the fourth official at the centre of a race storm following Paris Saint Germain’s postponed Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir. Players accused Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of racially abusing Basaksehir’s assistant coach Pierre Webo in the early stages of the match – by using the … Read more

Romanian lorry driver, 35, who tried to sneak four illegal migrants out of UK is jailed

Romanian lorry driver, 35, who tried to sneak four illegal migrants out of UK – ‘under plan to dodge deportation order and smuggle them back in’ – is jailed for nearly three years Marius Halmaghe, 35, was arrested at the Port of Dover in Kent on October 1 Two Bangladeshis, one Indian and one Egyptian … Read more

Romanian couple, 33, used boy, six, to help steal a £67,000 gold watch from Harrods

A Romanian couple used a six-year-old boy to help them steal a £67,000 watch from Harrods, a court heard. Ilie Para and Marta Para-Bloj, both 33, scoped out the luxury retailer, in Knightsbridge, central London, days ahead of the theft and took pictures of the Royal Offshore Oak 18 carat rose gold watch. The couple … Read more

Romanian couple, 33, used boy, six, to help steal a £67,000 gold watch from Harrods

A Romanian couple used a six-year-old boy to help them steal a £67,000 watch from Harrods, a court heard. Ilie Para and Marta Para-Bloj, both 33, scoped out the luxury retailer, in Knightsbridge, central London, days ahead of the theft and took pictures of the Royal Offshore Oak 18 carat rose gold watch. The couple … Read more

Romanian couple, 33, used son, six, to help steal a £67,000 gold watch from Harrods

A Romanian couple used a six-year-old boy to help them steal a £67,000 watch from Harrods, a court heard. Ilie Para and Marta Para-Bloj, both 33, scoped out the luxury retailer, in Knightsbridge, central London, days ahead of the theft and took pictures of the Royal Offshore Oak 18 carat rose gold watch. The couple … Read more