Cash for Peerages businessman Sir Christopher Evans and his wife have been left devastated after burglars broke into her home and made off with £1million worth of valuables. Masked burglars stole all of Lady Anne Evans’ jewellery alongside antique silver and ceramics in the raid on their family home in Bibury, near Cirencester. The sprawling estate the Cotswolds was targetted by four men in the early hours of Monday morning while Lady Anne and her son Calum, 20, were at home in their 30-room mansion. The balaclava clad thieves who wore blue surgical gloves got into the property between 5pm and 8pm before driving away in a dark coloured Audi S5 car towards Cirencester. "They have wiped out my entire jewellery collection,” said Lady Anne. "It's serious money. There were hundreds of items and a lot of them were unbelievably special. "My son and I were in the house at the time. We were so lucky we didn't come across them, these guys were prepared. I feel … [Read more...] about Cash for Peerages businessman in £1m burglary as masked thieves raid his 30-room mansion while wife and son inside
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Mansion of one of Wales’ richest men is raided and £1million of jewellery stolen
The mansion of one of Wales' richest families was raided by a balaclava-clad gang who stole more than £1 million worth of jewellery, antique silver and ceramics. The burglars scaled a 7ft wall to creep into the home of multi-millionaire Sir Christopher Evans and snatch his wife's entire jewellery collection. Lady Anne Evans and her son Calum, 20, were in the 30-room mansion at the time. The thieves got into the sprawling property between 5pm and 8pm on Monday evening and emptied jewellery, antique silver and ceramics into log baskets before making their getaway. Wearing hoods over their faces and blue surgical gloves, they emptied their haul into a dark coloured Audi S5 and sped off. It is thought they made their escape when they heard Lady Anne get up to take her dog Scooter for a walk. Fighting back tears, she told Gloucestershire Live : "They have wiped out my entire jewellery collection. It's serious money. There were hundreds of items and a lot of them were unbelievably … [Read more...] about Mansion of one of Wales’ richest men is raided and £1million of jewellery stolen
Tory MP Christopher Chope dealt delicious revenge for blocking ‘upskirting’ law
A Tory MP's office door has been covered in knickers and a bra in an act of spectacular revenge for blocking the progress of an 'upskirting' law. In the ultimate Westminster whodunnit, anyone might have sabotaged Christopher Chope's hideaway - because Labour and Tories are both furious at him. The Mirror can reveal MPs are poised to launch an investigation after the Tory blocked the progress of a Bill that would have criminalised 'upskirting'. The Private Member's Bill, which would have made taking photos up women's skirts without consent a specific criminal offence, was backed by government. Yet Sir Christopher and another Tory, Philip Davies, used arcane Commons rules to talk for four hours which meant there was no time to debate the Bill on Friday. Sir Christopher then shouted "object", which meant the Bill could not pass its first hurdle without debate - and was instead postponed until at least July. Now the MP's office door in Parliament's Norman Shaw North has been covered in … [Read more...] about Tory MP Christopher Chope dealt delicious revenge for blocking ‘upskirting’ law
John Bercow: Probe into Commons Speaker bullying claims blocked
A probe into allegations John Bercow bullied members of staff has been blocked by MPs. The Commons Standards Committee voted three-two against allowing Parliament's watchdog to investigate the claims. The Commons Speaker has emphatically denied allegations he bullied former private secretaries Angus Sinclair and Kate Emms. Read more Speaker John Bercow compared to Harvey Weinstein by former Black Rod Andrew Bridgen, a Conservative MP, asked the parliamentary commissioner for standards, Kathryn Stone, to investigate whether Mr Bercow had broken the MPs' code of conduct. Ms Stone sought the opinion of the standards committee - made up of MPs and lay members from outside Parliament - on whether an investigation fell within her remit. The five MPs who voted all agreed she was entitled to investigate a claim under the Code of Conduct - which calls for MPs to "conduct themselves in a manner" which will strengthen trust in Parliament and avoid bringing it into disrepute. But the … [Read more...] about John Bercow: Probe into Commons Speaker bullying claims blocked
Big field ready for Brathay challenge
THE largest number of runners yet will be taking part in a challenge to run the same marathon every day for 10 days in an anti-clockwise direction around England’s longest lake, Windermere. The reality of participating in one of the world’s most difficult marathon challenges became real when the 20 athletes met for the first time at a training weekend in Ambleside last weekend. Since the Brathay 10in10 first took place in 2007, 104 people have completed it. The smallest cohort to run it were the seven who ran the first one. This year 20 have been offered a place. The record for the fastest time is held by Adam Holland who, in 2010, ran it in 30:24:54, averaging 3:02:05 for each marathon. The five women and 15 men from all over the country - ranging in age from their 30s to their 60s - include two runners who are local to the course. They are the general manager at the Ryebeck Hotel in Bowness, Duncan Evans – running in the MV45 category – and John McCann, … [Read more...] about Big field ready for Brathay challenge