When Superman debuted in cinemas in 1978, she and Christopher Reeve took to the skies with their heroines in nightgowns, capturing the hearts of audiences around the world and the history of film. Actress Margot Kidder’s Lois Lane – an assortment of journalistic feistiness and besotted comic book-girlfriend vulnerability – became immediately iconic and recognizable.Continue reading “The Tragedy Of Superman’s Original Lois Lane”
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A New Justice Review Could End Thousands Of Jury Trials
Thousands of defendants a year could be deprived of the historic right to a jury trial under extreme proposals. The Justice Secretary ordered an assessment that outlined many steps to reduce the backlog in the Crown court. It also proposed increased use of ‘out of court’ punishments – frequently dismissed by critics as a mereContinue reading “A New Justice Review Could End Thousands Of Jury Trials”
Schoolgirl Forced Into Audi, Manhunt Begins
The driver of an Audi is being sought by police after allegedly forcing a girl into his vehicle outside of a school. The youngster managed to flee after allegedly being bundled into a grey car close to Mark Hall Academy in Essex between 3 pm and 3.45 pm on Friday, July 4. She was initiallyContinue reading “Schoolgirl Forced Into Audi, Manhunt Begins”
The Police Are Scared To Stop And Search Cannabis Users
Police are now afraid to stop and search suspects if they smell cannabis, officers said. Chief constables have called for those on the frontline to take a tougher line on the class B drug. However, concerns were raised by Brian Booth, Deputy National Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales. Head of theContinue reading “The Police Are Scared To Stop And Search Cannabis Users”
The future of the Right is being shaped … in London’s most exclusive clubs
The future of Right-wing politics in Britain is being decided on the cigar terraces of Mayfair. As the opinion poll surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK shakes the foundations of the Conservatives, power-brokers from both parties are cutting deals and war-gaming defections on adjoining tables in the capital’s most salubrious salons. The Tories have been defined asContinue reading “The future of the Right is being shaped … in London’s most exclusive clubs”
Police Hunt Burglary Gang That Escaped Jail
A manhunt is underway for three prisoners who have escaped from an open prison – two years after they were detained over burglary raids on more than 50 homes. Police have warned the public not to approach Jason MacDonagh, 34, Daniel Harty, 34, and Barney Casey, 24, who broke out of Springhill Open Prison nearContinue reading “Police Hunt Burglary Gang That Escaped Jail”
Into The Wild
A ‘feral’ gang of prosecco-guzzling teenage girls have been terrorising their neighbours as residents walk in fear and say they are powerless to stop it. The people of Whipton, Exeter, claim their community is being plagued by up to a dozen school girls, who run riot in the streets, shoplifting, smashing windows, slashing tyres andContinue reading “Into The Wild”
Girls Beat A 75-Year-Old Man To Death
This is the shocking moment three teenage girls beat a 75-year-old man to death in a brutal street attack that was filmed on a mobile phone. Never seen before CCTV footage shows the youths, aged 15, 16, and 17, pushing, shoving, and kicking Fredi Rivero by a bus stop in Islington, north London. The oldest girlContinue reading “Girls Beat A 75-Year-Old Man To Death”
A Pensioner Lost Her Home To Foreign Squatters
A gang of suspected foreign criminals seized the home of a frail pensioner while she was visiting her ‘lonely’ 102-year-old friend, sparking an ‘absurd’ two-month legal battle to remove them. Shameless squatters allegedly broke into the elderly woman’s £590,000 terraced property in Chingford, north-east London, at the end of April and have refused to vacate.Continue reading “A Pensioner Lost Her Home To Foreign Squatters”
‘Illegal Pathogens’ Smuggled From Wuhan
A third Chinese scientist has been charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States after a University of Michigan student and her boyfriend were caught last week. At Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Sunday, Chengxuan Han was taken into custody and accused of smuggling items into the United States. Police allege Han sent four packagesContinue reading “‘Illegal Pathogens’ Smuggled From Wuhan”
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