Helen’s Law comes into force in memory of murdered insurance clerk

Laws have come into force in a bid to make it harder for killers to get parole if they refuse to reveal where they hid their victim’s body. The Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020, known as Helen’s Law, was enacted just after midnight. Named after insurance clerk Helen McCourt, who vanished on … Read more

Betrayal of Helen’s Law: Killers who won’t say where victim’s body is hidden could STILL get parole

Betrayal of Helen’s Law: Killers who won’t say where victim’s body is hidden could STILL get parole despite promise of rule change after Helen McCourt case Killers who refuse to say where victim’s remains are could still be freed from jail  Parole Board cannot block  release if they are deemed no longer risk to public  … Read more

Rugby star Israel Folau REFUSES to take a knee before Catalans Dragons’ defeat by St Helens 

Controversial rugby star Israel Folau, who was sacked by Australia for saying ‘hell awaits’ gay people, REFUSES to take a knee before Catalans Dragons’ loss at St Helens Israel Folau decided not to take a knee during anti-racism protest at Headingley Catalans Dragons and St Helens players took a knee as Super League returned Former … Read more

Johnny Vegas puffs on a cigarette as he takes a break during supply run in St. Helens

Johnny Vegas puffs on a cigarette as he takes a fag break during supply run in St. Helens… months after quitting his 60 a day habit (with some help from Madonna!) By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 12:07 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 12:10 BST, 27 May 2020 Johnny Vegas proved that old habits … Read more

Destruction of 1980 Mount St Helens eruption may not be over

The destruction caused by the cataclysmic Mount St Helens eruption 40 years ago may not be over, experts have warned, as a natural dam created from the explosion’s debris threatens to collapse. In what was one of the largest debris avalanches ever recorded and the worst in US history, 1,300ft of the Washington state mountain, … Read more