A rogue trader who attempted to con money from a helpless pensioner was found out thanks to the victim’s Ring doorbell camera. Tommy Taylor, 31, targeted the 74-year-old resident by demanding money for roofing work that had never been carried out. The victim’s son had installed a video doorbell on his father’s home in FernhillContinue reading “After Being Caught Red-Handed On A Ring Doorbell, A Rogue Trader Is Jailed”
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It Doesn’t Pay To Work Hard
Angry workers have slammed a universal income benefit trial handling £1,600 a month to people who will be paid without having to work. A group of 30 people have been selected to take part in what will be England’s first-ever trial of a universal income scheme. Over the course of two years, they will receiveContinue reading “It Doesn’t Pay To Work Hard”
We Are Brothers At War
The ongoing rivalry between Princes William and Harry might appear unusual in the level of public outrage it’s created. Fuelled by apparently non-stop complaints from Montecito, most recently in the shape of Prince Harry’s new memoir Spare, it has definitely forged a torrent of bad publicity for The Firm, but this isn’t the first timeContinue reading “We Are Brothers At War”
The Theft Of £120 From An Account Left Mum Fuming
A single mum has been left panicking about how she was going to pay for food and electricity after £120 came out of her account when she filled up with £10 of petrol. Mum of four Tina Harding called at the Esso Tesco petrol station, in Ardwick, at about 11.20 am, Friday, March 10 toContinue reading “The Theft Of £120 From An Account Left Mum Fuming”
In Protest, Locals Hang Posters In Windows And Daub Paint Over A New Street Sign Renaming Black Boy Lane
Angry Londoners have daubed the name of their street sign black after Haringey council renamed Black Boy Lane due to racist connotations. Posting a photograph of the controversial street sign to Twitter, the leader of Haringey council Peray Ahmet denounced it as mindless vandalism. She said that she was sad and disappointed to have beenContinue reading “In Protest, Locals Hang Posters In Windows And Daub Paint Over A New Street Sign Renaming Black Boy Lane”
Rather Like One Of Those Spitting Image Puppets!
A local authority has been mocked for spending almost £2,000 on a mural of King Charles III which has been compared to a Spitting Image puppet. The street art was pitched on hoardings in Northampton town centre to celebrate the accession of the new King. The dazzlingly embellished mural features images of both King CharlesContinue reading “Rather Like One Of Those Spitting Image Puppets!”
Apologies Are Not Enough!
A housing association boss has refused to resign from his £185,000 position despite a tremendous backlash after the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in a mould-infested home. The two-year-old died in December 2020 from a respiratory illness induced by mould in the one-bedroom flat where he lived with his parents, Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin,Continue reading “Apologies Are Not Enough!”
After Telling Santander Staff He Was A G4S Guard, Clever ‘Bank Robber’ Walks Out With £150,000 In Cases
A thief posed as a G4S security guard to fool bank staff into giving over money boxes with £150,000 inside. The criminal walked into a Santander’s Brixton branch in a uniform kitted out with both helmet and visor, although sources claimed it wasn’t even a G4S uniform. The man reportedly showed a fake ID andContinue reading “After Telling Santander Staff He Was A G4S Guard, Clever ‘Bank Robber’ Walks Out With £150,000 In Cases”
MIND THE GAP
A 76-year-old woman with a 19-year-old boyfriend has gone viral on TikTok. They say true love has no age, and one couple, from Italy, definitely has skimmed past that, with an age gap of 56 years. Recently, Giuseppe D’Anna, 19, took the internet by storm, after announcing he’d proposed to his girlfriend, who is 76.Continue reading “MIND THE GAP”
THE PUPPET MASTERS AND THEIR DISASTERS
Substance for the wealthy and, moneyless for those who aren’t, because all that the poor get is the meagre residue that the government only believe are good enough to be thrown to a second-fiddle nation. Their fellowship is packed by a composition of tradition and attire that makes you think that they’re intelligent and; that theContinue reading “THE PUPPET MASTERS AND THEIR DISASTERS”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 