‘This is for Stephen’: Inmate batters Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt days after he was jailed for nine years on drugs charges James Acourt, 42, beaten to the floor in Wandsworth days into his sentence Acourt is one of five men suspected of the 1993 stabbing of Stephen Lawrence Fellow inmate Tyrone Archer, 39, has refused to discuss his motives […]

Former combat medic Daniel Johnson had his benefits cut when the Department for Work and pensions declared him fit to work – despite his severe neck pain and PTSD. The 45-year-old, who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, now only gets £155 a week – but £147 is used to cover bills and food. It means Daniel, from Leominster, […]

The University of Alberta says it has solved a mystery nearly a year in the making: seismic activity that led to the ground shifting in Alberta Beach last January was caused by ice quakes. On New Year’s Day, residents on the south side of Lac Ste. Anne, Alta. reported hearing loud crashing and creaking noises overnight. Homes were damaged and […]

Distraught residents say it's been "absolute hell" since moving to Lakeview Park site in Romford, owned by My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune star Alfie Best. They learned last week that the mobile home site, run by Wyldecrest Homes, was built outside the current caravan park licence and within the green belt. Havering council has given people 12 months to find new places […]

UN Committee against Torture accuses Riyadh of ‘torture, sexual harassment and other ill-treatments’ against activists. A United Nations human rights watchdog urged Saudi authorities to free more than a dozen rights activists detained in the kingdom, alleging some had been tortured or mistreated during interrogation. The UN Committee against Torture, in a letter dated Tuesday and posted online, advanced “serious […]

Calgary police are looking for help identifying a man police say robbed a bank in the city’s northwest. At roughly 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 6, a man entered a Scotiabank branch at 8120 Beddington Blvd N.W. and approached a bank teller. Police said the man demanded money and the teller provided him with what police describe as “an undisclosed amount […]

Two dozen U.S. diplomats and government employees who experienced dizziness and ear pain from a mysterious illness while assigned to Cuba were found to have suffered inner-ear damage, according to a new study by doctors who first treated them. The report, released Wednesday, said the majority of the 25 individuals reported intense pain in one or both ears and experienced tinnitus, or a […]

Unemployed father-of-four accused of faking £200,000 scratchcard jackpot says he’s ‘nothing to hide’ as National Lottery chiefs call in fraud police Unemployed Eric Walker, 56, claims he had scratched three matching symbols  It comes after he bought National Lottery’s £3-a-time Pharoah’s Fortune card 16 co-ordinates are given to scratch off squares in hope of matching symbols But lottery organisers Camelot […]

Going loco! Woman driver shatters car windscreen with a metal pole then smashes off the wing mirror before RAMMING the VW repeatedly in shocking road rage attack in Mexico The woman attacked a Volkswagen with a pole in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City  Locals who filmed the dramatic scenes branded the angry woman ‘Crazy Lady’  After attacking the car with a pole, […]

The flight to Lisbon touched back down on the tarmac not long after leaving Stansted Airport. A Ryanair spokeswoman said: "This flight from London to Lisbon (13 Dec) returned to Stansted Airport shortly after take-off after a number of passengers became disruptive inflight. "The aircraft landed normally and was met by police upon arrival. "The aircraft will depart to Lisbon […]