‘Green’ number plates ‘can be illegally bought by petrol and diesel owners due to checks loophole’

‘Green’ number plates meant for electric vehicles ‘can be illegally bought by petrol and diesel owners for just £20 due to checks loophole’ Transport Secretary Grant Shapps launched green number plates late last year  The plates, on sale for under £20, give drivers free access to clean air zones But the AA has found major … Read more

Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker ‘caught red-handed illegally transferring oil’ with Panama ship

Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker ‘caught red-handed illegally transferring oil’ with vessel from Panama Iranian-flagged MT Horse and Panamanian Freya seized on Sunday morning Indonesian coast guard discovered them in early hours of morning off Borneo  Ships weren’t flying flags, had I.D. systems switched off and didn’t reply to radio Iran’s oil exports have been crippled by US … Read more

Amateur pilot accused of illegally landing plane at old RAF base

Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood  He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more

Amateur pilot accused of illegally landing plane at Prince William’s old RAF base without permission

Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood  He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more

Amateur pilot accused of illegally landing plane at Prince William’s old RAF base without permission

Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood  He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more

Fossils: Chicken-sized dinosaur with shoulder ‘needles’ may have been illegally exported from Brazil

Controversy has surrounded the fossil of a chicken-sized dinosaur with unique shoulder ‘needles’ — after claims it may have been exported from Brazil illegally. Dating back some 110 million years, the unusual specimen was recently named Ubirajara jubatus — or ‘Maned Lord of the Spear’ — after its distinguishing spines. Experts have proposed that the … Read more

Albanian rapper’s ‘instruction videos’ on how to enter UK illegally

Albanian rapper, 20, makes ‘instruction videos’ on how to sneak into Britain illegally – with tips on using fake IDs and claiming asylum Albanian rapper Dijonis Biba, 20, shares guides on sneaking into Britain illegally  Hip-hop star has posted ‘instruction videos’ to YouTube boasting about UK life  Biba has posted photos of himself drinking at The … Read more

Albanian rapper, 20, makes ‘instruction videos’ on how to sneak into Britain illegally

Albanian rapper, 20, makes ‘instruction videos’ on how to sneak into Britain illegally – with tips on using fake IDs and claiming asylum Albanian rapper Dijonis Biba, 20, shares guides on sneaking into Britain illegally  Hip-hop star has posted ‘instruction videos’ to YouTube boasting about UK life  Biba has posted photos of himself drinking at The … Read more

Intelligence chiefs may have illegally authorised British agents to carry out unlawful acts

Did MI6 and GCHQ allow spies to commit crimes in the UK? Intelligence chiefs may have illegally authorised British agents to carry out acts that were unlawful, tribunal hears MI6 is able to authorise spies it recruits overseas to commit crimes The Investigatory Powers Tribunal say MI6 and GCHQ may have acted illegally  They cannot … Read more

DNR orders being ILLEGALLY put on files of patients with learning difficulties, charity warns

‘Do Not Resuscitate’ orders are being ILLEGALLY put on files of adult patients with learning difficulties, charity warns MPs ordered urgent review into ‘appalling’ practice, calling for end by Christmas Learning disability charity told MPs those they helped were ‘not valued as equal’  Doctors take the final responsibility for issuing a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation … Read more