At 89, Dame Maggie Smith, the actress who won two Academy Awards, passed away. The Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star passed away in hospital on Friday morning, surrounded by her family, who described her as an ‘extraordinary mother and grandmother’. Her death has prompted a wave of tributes from friends and former co-stars, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hailingContinue reading “Dame Maggie Smith”
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Boys, 12, Who Murdered Shawn Sheesahai
Following their utterly senseless and arbitrary machete assault that killed an innocent adolescent, two 12-year-old boys were today given an eight-year detention order apiece. The youths were found guilty of hacking teenager Shawn Seesahai to death with a 16-inch machete in a Wolverhampton park last November. The two, who became the country’s youngest knife killers everContinue reading “Boys, 12, Who Murdered Shawn Sheesahai”
Couple Reported Illegal Immigrant In Van To Police
An antiques dealer familiar to millions on TV and her husband were fined £3,000 after contacting British police to report a migrant who had snuck into their van in France. Mother of two children, Jane Cave, 56, who appears on The Bidding Room on the BBC, and her husband Ed Masters had gone through customs inContinue reading “Couple Reported Illegal Immigrant In Van To Police”
In The UK, How Many People Sleep Rough?
There were 3,898 people estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in autumn 2023 in England. However, as I wander the streets, I am sure there is much more than this. Research suggests that up to 3 percent of people sleeping rough in England are veterans. This means around 300 to 400 veteransContinue reading “In The UK, How Many People Sleep Rough?”
After Leaving His HMO, A Homeless Man Lives In A Clothes Bin
A homeless man has revealed how he is living inside a tiny clothes bin and bedding down for the night in the ‘comfiest bed I’ve ever slept in’. Five weeks ago, the unsecured container was found close to a church parking lot in the Erdington neighbourhood of Birmingham by Nigel, a former heroin user. The 52-year-old, bornContinue reading “After Leaving His HMO, A Homeless Man Lives In A Clothes Bin”
A Boy Abducted In 1951 Was Found Alive 73 Years Later
Seventy-three years later, the 1951 Oakland kidnapping of a six-year-old child has been solved, and amazingly, there’s a happy ending. Thanks to the persistent efforts of his devoted niece, who never gave up on finding her long-lost family, Luis Armando Albino has been located safe and healthy. On February 21, 1951, Albino, now 79 yearsContinue reading “A Boy Abducted In 1951 Was Found Alive 73 Years Later”
Pub Beer Garden Ploughed Through By Driver
All charges against a diabetic motorist who crashed into a beer garden, killing two adults and three children, have been dropped, allowing him to leave the courtroom. In Ballarat Magistrates Court this week, William Swale, 66, was the subject of a three-day committal hearing where he challenged 14 charges, including five counts of negligent drivingContinue reading “Pub Beer Garden Ploughed Through By Driver”
A Met Officer Stole The Bank Cards Of Two Dead Men
After receiving a sentence of more than three years in jail, the face of a Metropolitan Police officer who searched the pockets of two deceased individuals to take their bank cards was made public. Muhammed Mustafa Darr, 39, took the cards when he was called out to deal with the two sudden, unexplained deaths. InContinue reading “A Met Officer Stole The Bank Cards Of Two Dead Men”
In A Tragic Accident, A 13-Year-Old Girl Was Left On A Sofa To Die
A teenager who was left to die on the sofa while watching Tipping Point could hear her mother having sex with random men after her bedroom door was removed and not replaced, an inquiry has heard. Mother Sharon Goldie, 49, thought her 13-year-old daughter was ‘exaggerating’ and just had a stomach bug so she refused toContinue reading “In A Tragic Accident, A 13-Year-Old Girl Was Left On A Sofa To Die”
A Furious Keir Starmer
According to Keir Starmer, during the summer riots, Britain almost ran out of jail space. Describing his ‘anger’ at the scenes of jubilant prisoners celebrating their early release last week, the Prime Minister said he had been left with no choice but to let out hundreds of criminals. Around 1,700 prisoners were released early lastContinue reading “A Furious Keir Starmer”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 