Some of the more interesting, important or just plain weird stories featured in the British newspapers online!
In a spin…
Larne police come under fire for apparently leaving a 90-year-old driver strande…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/in-a-spin/
Refuse refusal
Jobsworth attendants bar a Rhyl man from driving his taxi into the local recycli…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/refuse-refusal/
Stop messing about…
Dog mess has become such a problem in one South Ruislip park that a mother’s had…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/stop-messing-about/
A wheelie stupid cyclist
A scofflaw teenage cyclist is left laughing on the other side of his face after …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/wheelie-stupid-cyclist/
No fire blanket? Use Mum’s knickers instead!
Two lads from Hartlepool resort to desperate measures to put out a frying-pan fi…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/no-fire-blanket-use-knickers-instead/
Bogus water board official strikes
A Trowbridge woman is given a nasty shock when a “water board official” turns ou…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/bogus-water-board-official-strikes/
Bus wars on the streets of Preston!
Preston’s bus passengers suffer delays while a national public transport giant a…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/bus-wars-on-the-streets-of-preston/
Rudolph hit by bluetongue disease
The Worcester News reports on how bluetongue and foot-and-mouth movement restric…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/rudolph-hit-by-bluetongue-disease/
Breach of the peace? Or invasion of privacy?
An apparently trivial breach of the peace case involving a minor sexual offence …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/breach-of-the-peace-or-invasion-of-privacy/
Toddler “caught doing 25mph over the limit”
The Sheffield Star reports on two Wakefield parents’ shock when their 2-year-old…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/toddler-caught-doing-25mph-over-the-limit/
Mother sent stripper to school as treat
Red faces all round in one Nottinghamshire school as a 16-year-old birthday boy …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/mother-sent-stripper-to-school-as-treat/
Scotland has its first ever conkers champion
The highlight of the 2007 Tweed Valley Forest Festival was Scotland’s inaugural …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/scotland-has-its-first-ever-conkers-champion/
25 most bizarre travel insurance claims
While many claims are dealt with efficiently and paid by the insurer with no fus…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/25-bizarre-travel-insurance-claims/
15ft Christ threatens wedding
Story of a Houghton-le-Spring couple whose wedding was threatened by a two-tonne…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/15ft-christ-threatens-wedding/
“Tricked into sex” by penis cream treatment
Story of a Syrian airline pilot put on trial for rape by deception after alleged…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/in-the-news/tricked-into-sex-by-penis-cream-treatment/