All about the United Kingdom’s national, regional and local press
“Tricked into sex” by penis cream treatment
Story of a Syrian airline pilot put on trial for rape by deception after allegedly tricking a teacher into letting him apply medical cream into her vagina using his penis.
15ft Christ threatens wedding
Story of a Houghton-le-Spring couple whose wedding was threatened by a two-tonne statue of Jesus blocking the aisle of the church.
25 most bizarre travel insurance claims
While many claims are dealt with efficiently and paid by the insurer with no fuss, there’s the odd claim – in some cases, very odd – which makes the loss adjusters sit up and take notice.
A wheelie stupid cyclist
A scofflaw teenage cyclist is left laughing on the other side of his face after he taunts police in the Fenland town of Chatteris.
Bogus water board official strikes
A Trowbridge woman is given a nasty shock when a “water board official” turns out not to be all he seems…
Breach of the peace? Or invasion of privacy?
An apparently trivial breach of the peace case involving a minor sexual offence has some more disturbing privacy implications.
Bus wars on the streets of Preston!
Preston’s bus passengers suffer delays while a national public transport giant and a local provider slug it out at the bus stops – with videos!
Cambridge students “working as call girls”
The Daily Telegraph has reproduced a story from Cambridge University’s student weekly Varsity which says that many of the university’s students are working in the sex industry.
Former KGB officer takes over Tory tabloid
A Rothermere newspaper, the Evening Standard, has been taken over by Russian oligarch Aleksandr Lebedev
Game bird…
Blind 92-year-old Eve Mobbs braves the terrors of a 60-foot abseil down a Worthing multi-storey car park.
Geriatric assault on Italy’s bloggers
Proposed legislation in Italy may force bloggers to register with the Ministry of Communications.
In a spin…
Larne police come under fire for apparently leaving a 90-year-old driver stranded on a roundabout central island
Is Ramsay “bag” to rights this time?
The Mail and the Sun blast Gordon Ramsay’s pre-prepped meals
It’s The Sun wot lost it for Gordon…?
An examination of The Sun’s decision to switch political sides – again
Knife to see you?
A Pontefract councillor comes under fire for apparently boasting about his fearsome knives on his blog
