Philip Antony Bevington, an 80-year-old former farmer from Cornwall, UK, was arrested for growing cannabis in his garage to make oil to treat his Stage 3 kidney failure. The criminalisation of an 80-year-old man for growing a plant-based medicine to treat his terminal illness highlights why many people believe current UK drug laws are deeplyContinue reading ““Illegally Alive”: 80-Year-Old Caught Twice Growing Cannabis For Kidney Failure”
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When The Council Shrugs, Families Pay The Fall
A preventable death is a failure of duty — a child lost because warnings went unanswered. Aalim Ahmed’s fall from a 15th‑floor kitchen window was a preventable tragedy — a child lost in seconds, after months of warnings that went unanswered. Sahra Osman told the coroner she had repeatedly warned Newham Council about unsafe windowsContinue reading “When The Council Shrugs, Families Pay The Fall”
Southern Water: Delivering That Authentic Seaside Experience — Now With Extra Sewage, Free Of Charge
Southern Water dumping sewage off the Kent coast wasn’t just a slip‑up; it was a full‑blown “we’ve absolutely lost the plot” moment. And now they’ve been slapped with a £7 million fine, which — let’s be honest — is probably what they spend on branded lanyards and “team‑building workshops” about accountability. Southern Water, a companyContinue reading “Southern Water: Delivering That Authentic Seaside Experience — Now With Extra Sewage, Free Of Charge”
Slave For 25 Years
A vulnerable woman kept as a house slave for 25 years by a mother-of-ten was failed by social services, a neighbour has said today. A woman living next to Amanda Wixon, who yesterday was convicted of a ‘Dickensian’ decades-long campaign of abuse and false imprisonment, said she repeatedly rang authorities over concerns for the malnourishedContinue reading “Slave For 25 Years”
‘Animalistic’ Rape By Failed Asylum Seeker
A failed asylum seeker who raped a woman in her own home while he was staying at a taxpayer-funded hotel has been imprisoned for seven years. Chret Callender, 28, turned up intoxicated at the victim’s residence and forced himself on her and ‘carried on regardless’ when she told him no. The young woman was wise enough toContinue reading “‘Animalistic’ Rape By Failed Asylum Seeker”
Suspect In Connection With Synagogue Fire
Surveillance footage has been released of the moments before a man set Mississippi’s largest synagogue ablaze in an antisemitic attack. Stephen Pittman, 19, was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. In footage shot in the middle of the night, Pittman can be seen emptying a can of gasoline allContinue reading “Suspect In Connection With Synagogue Fire”
Two Women Jailed For Posting Hitler Rants
Both a Scots Neo-Nazi mother and her daughter were imprisoned for posting extreme anti-Semitic, racist, and transphobic content on social media. Shirley Craughwell described non-whites as ‘a different species’ and posted comments including ‘Hitler was trying to save us’ and ‘The need for a new holocaust is never more urgent than now’. The 51-year-old usedContinue reading “Two Women Jailed For Posting Hitler Rants”
Nigel Farage’s Clacton MP Campaign Investigated For Fraud
Police confirmed they are assessing claims that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage violated spending rules during last year’s general election campaign. Mr Farage may have violated election law by improperly reporting local campaign costs incurred in his Clacton seat, according to a former member of his team. Richard Everett, a former Reform councillor, said he had submitted documents toContinue reading “Nigel Farage’s Clacton MP Campaign Investigated For Fraud”
Torture By Sadistic Wife
A ‘sadistic’ wife forced her husband to live in squalor with sixty chihuahuas, making him clean up their faeces barefoot and locking him in their kennel during a year-long campaign of torture, a Belgian court has heard. Anna VDV, 47, emerged in the dock at Turnhout courthouse on Wednesday, crying as prosecutors laid out an extraordinary chronicleContinue reading “Torture By Sadistic Wife”
Baby Dies In Hospital Due To Neglect, Underfed And In Damp Bedding
A four-week-old baby died after being left malnourished and dehydrated by overworked nurses on an understaffed neonatal intensive care unit, an inquest heard. Lakshith Guptha Nalla died at the University Hospital of Wales in the early hours of May 11, 2024. Pontypridd Coroners’ Court heard the “vulnerable baby” was under-fed and left for hours lying on cold andContinue reading “Baby Dies In Hospital Due To Neglect, Underfed And In Damp Bedding”
