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An armed robber who held a celebrity designer known as the ‘pearl queen’ at knifepoint as he stole £630,000 worth of gems was jailed for 10 years. Ricky Gray, 40, terrorised Christianne Douglas, her husband and an employee at Coleman Douglas Pearls in Knightsbridge, by threatening to disfigure them with acid. Gray entered the store … Read more
With her distinctive Berkshire accent, rosy cheeks and humorous verse, Pam Ayres conjures up a cheerful image for her many fans. In real life, however, the poet has revealed that she’s haunted by a terrifying incident that she witnessed outside her home. Asked what keeps her awake at night, Ayres, who was dubbed the People’s … Read more
Video footage has captured the moment police raided a house to find 20 people inside enjoying a baby shower. Body-worn footage of officers entering the house in Hornchurch, east London, on Sunday shows the group sitting around a table covered with food and a balloon arch at one end of the room. The two organisers, … Read more
‘It’s a Stanley Blade not a knife!’ 999: What’s Your Emergency viewers left horrified by defiant teen gang who raid hotel – but some argue it’s their PARENTS who should be arrested 999:What’s Your Emergency? focused on crimes of South Yorkshire’s youngsters Responded to call of seven teens who broke into hotel with ‘drugs and blade’ … Read more
Banks raid accounts to claw back Covid loans: Cash seized from hundreds of businesses in scramble to stop fraud on bounce back scheme HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds Banking Group have all begun freezing business accounts linked to suspected fraud They have seized sums of up to £50,000 from the accounts of hundreds of customers … Read more
Police broke up a huge party ‘with 200 people inside’ on an exclusive London street, leaving officers injured by revellers trying to flee before being fined. Two policemen were wounded as they tried to stop people leaving the illegal gathering in Knightsbridge. But the crowd turned hostile and shoved their way past them on Beauchamp Place – where … Read more
TEN cops raid socialite’s Covid-secure Zoom birthday party after a passing busy-body saw dozens of cardboard cutouts of ‘guests’ through window and called police American private jet tycoon Steve Varsano organised online party for girlfriend He ordered 70 cardboard cut-outs with the images of guests around the room Passer-by saw the set up in the … Read more
Police raided a lockdown-breaking wedding of 150 people at a Jewish girls’ school last night – 10 months after its principal died of Covid-19. The guests packed inside Yesodey Hatorah Girls’ Senior School in Stamford Hill, north London, which is being used as a coronavirus testing centre. The organiser was fined the maximum £10,000 penalty … Read more
The organiser of a wedding attended by around 400 people on Thursday is facing a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police has said. Five other people were handed £200 fines after police were called at 9.14pm to a large gathering at Yesoday Hatorah Girls Senior School in Stamford Hill, London. The building’s windows had been covered … Read more
This is the shocking moment police raid an illegal party in a marquee with 50 revellers inside. Bodycam footage shows police officers storming in and breaking up the gathering in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, on New Year’s Eve. Bedfordshire Police has handed the organiser a £10,000 fine after giving them a warning following a tip-off, but … Read more