Police officer shot dead at Corydon police station

  A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Police Station in south London by a 23-year-old man who was detained by officers. The officer was treated at the scene by paramedics after the incident at 02:15 BST, who later succumbed to his gunshot wounds at the hospital. The 23-year-old culprit was rushed to…

Three and half decades of Super Mario Bros

Pint-sized Mario and his brother Luigi make their debut in September 1985, 35 years ago, in the first-ever “Super Mario Bros”.  The mustached plumbers would have sold a staggering 373 million games across the world. Mario, wearing red overalls with an unfortunate habit of losing his love interest to a spiky over-sized turtle, has become…

Lockdown generated “ Perfect Storm” as Puppy prices are doubled

Late March 2020, after lockdown, interest in taking a puppy home soared due to high demand prompting several breeders to raise their price and cash-in. Pets4Homes, based on 150, 000 adverts, showed average price being asked from March to September was £1, 883 compared to the same period last year the average price was £888.…

Dance teacher accused of raping a 15-year-old

Carly Green 24-year-old dance teacher is accused of raping a 15-year-old student, with the youngster spiraling into depression and turning to drink. The unnamed youngster battled mental health issues after Carly Green sexually abused him after he attended her classes in Aston, Pennsylvania. She was arrested and charged last Friday. Green who began teaching her…

Grenfell Fire: Harley Facades were confused by Fire safety rules

The Fire safety guidance for what materials could be used on Grenfell Tower was confusing, according to the director of the cladding company which installed the cladding has told an inquiry which is in its second phase. Ray Bailey, director of Harley Facades said there was “ quite widespread” confusion in the building industry at…

Large crack at Birling Gap

RNLI Coxwain MarK Swayer said the authorities understood   it was a beautiful place with stunning views, but a large crack at Birling Gap, the south coast near Eastbourne, has led to fresh warnings to people to keep away from dangerous cliff edges as the cliffs were crumbling and could fall at anythime. Mr Sawyer said…

Challenging Appalchia

“Nothing’ll ever fix what’s broken in this town, but it would be nice if they’d at least  get the dead bear out of  the parking lot at Food Country”. “ The Holiday Inn Express on Richland Skyway seemed like as a good place as any for `Margaret Price to maybe, possibly, stick her finger up…

Fowl Play

Fresh Start for Hens, a charity that rehomes chickens which started in London in 2008, said it had over 52, 000 requests for hens since lockdown began. The charity saves birds that have reached the end of their peak laying years and would face being slaughtered. Jaki Hann, Operations director said the huge demand was…

Three dead as train derails amid Thunderstorm

A passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire killing three, the driver, conductor, and a passenger,  six peopled were rushed to nearby hospitals, but their injuries are not believed to be severe. The train hit a landslide after heavy rain and thunderstorms which caused flooding and travel disruption across Scotland. Thirty emergency services were rushed to the…