Families living in a historical village have been left furious amid new plans to house migrants at the former Dambusters base. The iconic World War II mission to destroy German dams with ‘bouncing bombs’ was launched at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire in 1943 and altered the course of the war. However, after widespread criticism nationwide, the crucial base has nowContinue reading “Threat To Turn Dambusters HQ RAF Scampton Into Migrant Detention Centre”
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The Longest Journey
After putting her three tiny children into a six-year-old Hillman Minx saloon, a Berkshire housewife who had never travelled overseas set out on a 4,000-mile journey to Baghdad on June 30, 1954. She encountered a colourful cast of individuals in the weeks that followed, including a former U-boat captain and a group of adolescent stripteaseContinue reading “The Longest Journey”
The Tower Of London…For Sale
A Beefeater who lives at the Tower of London has revealed estate agents asked if he would sell his home. Spike Abbott, who guards the famous castle with about 36 others, said Foxtons sent a letter showing interest in his 12 Century house. But the Yeoman Warder, 59, warned the London based firm that itsContinue reading “The Tower Of London…For Sale”
UK Embassy Guards Beg For Their Lives
Guards at the British Embassy in Kabul are pleading for their lives after allegedly being told that they’re unsuitable for rescue because they were hired through an outsourced contractor. Most of the 125 person team of security personnel got letters explaining they weren’t suitable for help because they weren’t directly employed by Her Majesty’s Government.Continue reading “UK Embassy Guards Beg For Their Lives”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 