Romanian Orthodox baby dies after it’s head was put under water three times during baptism

Six-week-old baby dies following baptism after its head was put under water three times at Romanian Orthodox Church A baby died after inhaling water while being baptised on Monday Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter case against the priest A petition calling for the ritual to change has gained over 56,000 signatures  By MailOnline Reporter and … Read more

Romanian professional pickpocket is facing deportation after racking up 11 convictions in a year 

Romanian professional pickpocket, 20, who preyed on mothers caring for their children while she was pregnant is facing deportation after racking up 11 convictions in a year West Midlands Police seeking to deport 20-year-old pickpocket Pansella Radu The Romanian has racked up 11 convictions and cautions over the last 12 months An image of Radu … Read more

Four Covid patients killed in Romanian hospital blaze two months after 10 died in similar fire

Four Covid-19 patients are killed in Romanian hospital blaze – two months after ten died in another hospital fire in the country The fire broke out at 5am in a Bucharest hospital treating Covid-19 patients The patients were transferred to other coronavirus hospitals while on oxygen Investigators do not know the cause of the blaze … Read more

Slavery probe as two Romanian men found living in ‘filthy’ abandoned Sussex department store

Two Romanian men are found living in ‘filthy’ abandoned Sussex department store without hot water, heating or flushing toilets sparking modern slavery probe Romanian ‘slaves’ were living in squalor inside an abandoned department store Photos taken inside former TJ Hughes site in Eastbourne show ‘filthy’ conditions Two men were found living inside with no heating, … Read more

Romanian gang who stripped lead from dozens of rural churches are jailed for a total of 22 years

A prolific gang who stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England were today jailed for a total of 22 years. The four Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, targeted churches from Somerset to North Yorkshire during a two-year crime spree which left churches facing repair bills totalling more … Read more

Romanian gang stripped lead from rural churches leaving communities facing £2million repair bill

A prolific gang stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England causing utter devastation to village communities, a court was told today.  Police swooped on the Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, after the targeted churches were left with repair bills collectively totalling more than £2million.  Among those counties … Read more

Romanian barman walks free despite being caught with Tamara Ecclestone’s Louis Vuitton Handbag

A Romanian barman who was cleared of involvement in the £25million burglary at Tamara Ecclestone’s mansion will walk free today – despite being caught with her Louis Vuitton handbag and Frank Lampard’s Tag Heuer smart watch. Emile-Bogdan Savastru, 30, was cleared of involvement in the celebrity burglary plot but convicted of attempting to conceal criminal property after … Read more

Nature: Venomous centipede discovered in Romanian cave thought to be world’s most isolated ecosystem

King of the Cave: Venomous centipede is discovered at the top of the food chain in a sulphurous Romanian cave thought to be the most isolated ecosystem on the planet Movile Cave was discovered by workers in 1986 — and has been off-limits since  The cave is pitch black and has only half the oxygen … Read more

Romanian couple who groomed son to help them steal £67,000 watch from Harrods jailed

A Romanian couple who ‘groomed’ their six-year-old son to help them steal a £67,000 watch from Harrods have been jailed for a total of 26 months. Ilie Para and Marta Para-Bloj, both 33, scoped out the luxury Knightsbridge retailer days ahead of the theft and took pictures of the Audemars Piguet Royal Offshore Oak 18 … Read more

John Barnes backs Romanian official at centre of PSG Istanbul race storm

John Barnes has come out in defence of the fourth official at the centre of a race storm following Paris Saint-Germain’s postponed Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir. Players accused Romanian official Sebastian Coltescu of racially abusing Basaksehir’s assistant coach Pierre Webo in the early stages of the match – by using the word ‘negru’, … Read more