Hunt told the court: "My wife's parents gave it to me for Christmas. It was a toy. It was a fun gift. I had seen one before and they are quite fun things to move around on". … [Read more...] about Top motorcycle racer who was caught riding uninsured electric HOVERBOARD banned from the road
Plead guilty when innocent
Libby Squire murder trial: Horrified resident heard ‘desperate’ screams for 7 minutes from park the night she vanished
The jury have been told Relowicz had pleaded guilty to nine sexually motivated offences, committed in the months before Libby Squire's death including voyeurism, outraging public decency and burglary. … [Read more...] about Libby Squire murder trial: Horrified resident heard ‘desperate’ screams for 7 minutes from park the night she vanished
Food Standards Agency issues warning over ‘unsafe to eat’ lamb, goat, veal and beef that is being sold on Facebook from unregistered seller based in Wiltshire area
It urged consumers to check a business is registered and that they have a food hygiene rating of 3 of above before purchasing, and said that enforcement authorities will contact local premises and ensure any affected meats are withdrawn from the market. … [Read more...] about Food Standards Agency issues warning over ‘unsafe to eat’ lamb, goat, veal and beef that is being sold on Facebook from unregistered seller based in Wiltshire area
Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terrorised South America
Another of those preparing the rendition programme with Argentina, which would later be absorbed into Condor, was the Uruguayan navy lieutenant Jorge Tróccoli. Now a grey, jowly 73-year-old, Tróccoli was the only defendant present at the Rome trial. He had moved to Italy and was arrested in Salerno, near Naples, in 2007. In the 90s, Tróccoli wrote two semi-autobiographical novels about how Uruguay’s military had embraced torture, murder and repression. In La Hora del Depredador (The Predator’s Hour), a torturer who appears to act as a proxy for the author (though Tróccoli insists this is fiction) declares: “When this is over, we will have to make peace. And that won’t happen if we use methods like this … What’s more, you will begin to feel bad about it as the years go by.” Yet, in court, Tróccoli showed no remorse, claiming innocence. “He sat beside me one day,” Meloni told me. “He was angry, not … [Read more...] about Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terrorised South America
