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'Poo bomber', 50, who has plagued neighbour's lives for 25 years is banned from urinating and defecating in public

A WOMAN who "poo bombed" her neighbour's property as part of a 25 year harassment campaign has been banned from "urinating or defecating" in any open space. Cops successfully applied for a criminal behaviour order against 50-year-old Amanda Lee. Lee, of Crewe, Cheshire, has 15 convictions stretching from 1996 to 2018. These include incidents of anti-social behaviour, harassment and public […]

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IRA victims brand an amnesty for republican killers 'obscene'

FAMILIES of IRA victims last night branded an amnesty for republican killers “obscene”. Relatives of those slain in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings slammed plans to call time on Troubles- related prosecutions. British troops and spies — and IRA terrorists — will be granted clemency in a bid to shut down the witch-hunt against veterans. But Julie Hambleton, whose sister […]

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Man pays £6.2 million for a postage stamp

‘Mona Lisa’ of the stamp world is returning to Britain after 143 years following auction last month where it was snapped up for £6.2 MILLION The British Guiana 1c Magenta stamp is 2.5million times more valuable than gold Stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons will display the stamp in a zero-oxygen frame  Gram for gram, the stamp is the world’s most expensive […]

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Face mask confusion as Grant Shapps BACKS Sadiq Khan ordering Londoners to cover up after Boris Johnson made it a choice

MASK-WEARING on public transport was embroiled in fresh confusion today as Grant Shapps BACKED Sadiq Khan breaking with his own Government guidance. The Transport Secretary threw his support behind the Mayor of London's insistence face coverings must still wear face coverings on buses and the Tube after July 19. By requiring masks, City Hall has gone markedly further than Boris […]

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Rees-Mogg warns BBC of 'damage' to impartiality over left-wing hires

Jacob Rees-Mogg warns the BBC it is doing its reputation for impartiality ‘a lot of damage’ by hiring left-wingers amid political row over plan to appoint ex-HuffPost editor Jess Brammar to a senior news role Rees-Mogg used a podcast to wade into a political row over the appointment  Ex-HuffPost UK editor and Newsnight reporter lined up as executive news editor […]

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De Blasio wants Manhattan congestion fee ‘as fast as humanly possible’

More On: congestion pricing NJ lawmakers threaten retaliatory toll to thwart NYC congestion fees Feds greenlight ‘environmental assessment’ of NYC congestion tolls Corey Johnson asks Biden DOT nominee Pete Buttigieg to OK NYC congestion tolls NYC congestion pricing tolls may start as late as 2023 New York City needs Manhattan congestion fees to start “as fast as humanly possible,” Mayor […]

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Google fined $592 million in dispute with French publishers

PARIS — France’s competition regulator said Tuesday it fined Google 500 million euros ($592 million) for failing to negotiate in good faith with French publishers in a dispute over payments for their news. The agency threatened fines of another 900,000 euros (around $1 million) per day if Google doesn’t come up with proposals within two months on how it will […]

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Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeing

CAMP ISTIQLAL, Afghanistan — Sakina, who is 11, maybe 12, walked with her family for 10 days after the Taliban seized her village in northern Afghanistan and burned down the local school. They are now among around 50 families living in a makeshift camp on a rocky patch of land on the edge of the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. They […]

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