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Instead, she paid to smash them to pieces. Armed with a baseball bat in a Swindon rage room, Ellie destroyed some of the possessions Ryan had left behind, including his beloved television, saying it helped her cope with…
Read our privacy notice . The RMT faced a growing backlash over its plans for eight Tube strikes ahead of Christmas and into the New Year. The Conservatives accused the “militant” union of inflicting the wave of…
She stepped into a Perspex booth, a caged queen bee was placed beneath her chin and thousands of bees climbed her neck – hence the "beard". She was so calm that the stallholder was impressed. "You should keep bees," he…
Streets in Dublin have been named after him, but there is little recognition of him in the halls of Westminster. The Kerry-born man - who was described at the time as "the greatest popular leader the world has ever seen"…
"I had no inkling whatsoever that this was going to happen," she said. "I was blown away. "I just can't believe Dave has surprised me like this a second time. I was fooled the first time and now he has got me again."…
Pembrokeshire council told him he must apply for retrospective permission for the home that is self-sufficient, and also collects rain water. However, the local authority found that because it has now been occupied as a…
It was travelling at over 43mph (70km/h) - more than three times the recommended limit. Sixty-nine passengers were on board at the time. Seven people died and 61 were injured. The driver Alfred Dorris was cleared of…
A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) panel deemed the messages unprofessional and over-familiar, but said there was no evidence they were sexually motivated. Hill, in a written response, described his conduct as "a poor…
The ceremony for the commissioning of the 1st Autonomous Squadron took place at HMNB Portsmouth, featuring a demonstration of the Kraken K3 Scout boats. Senior officers say the new capability will help defend the UK…
Residents of the nine-flat block in Spreadbury Close, Harborne, were forced to leave their homes following the bin-store blaze on 12 August. Despite being told electricity could be restored within days, the building…