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Archive for June, 2010


Parking wardens giving out ‘illegal’ fines to hit targets

By on Monday, June 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Motorists have been tricked into paying tens of thousands of pounds in ‘illegal’ parking tickets issued so that wardens can meet targets. Thousands of the wrongful tickets have been paid by drivers who were unaware that they should have been cancelled by the council contractors who dole them out. The tickets were issued by NSL, [...]

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Robin Garbutt pleads not guilty to postmistress’ murder

By on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 | No Comments

THE husband of a postmistress who was found dead at her village store appeared in court today to deny her murder. Diana Garbutt, 40, was found dead in the upstairs living quarters of Melsonby Post Office, North Yorkshire, on March 23. A post-mortem examination revealed she had suffered serious head injuries. Robin Garbutt, 44, appeared [...]

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Halt, or the PM’s guard will fire her baby gun

By on Monday, June 14th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Members of Scotland Yard’s elite bodyguard unit are being armed with smaller, lighter “baby” guns as part of a drive to attract more female officers. The move is aimed at recruiting bodyguards with smaller hands. However, critics fear that it could hamper close protection officers who guard the Queen, David Cameron and other VIPs if [...]

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Police braced for rise in domestic violence over World Cup

By on Sunday, June 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Police domestic violence specialists will be on hand in Bath during England’s World Cup clash with the USA tonight. Officers say experience suggests that domestic abuse may increase by around 30 per cent in the Avon and Somerset force area on England match days. In the 2006 World Cup, such offending peaked on the day [...]

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Policing quango received £20,000 calls bill for mislaid mobile phone

By on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments

In the surveillance society we live in, we imagine that “They” (the dark powers that really run the State) can find out everything about us. But the conspiracy theorists might take comfort from the case of the elite police agency, the missing mobile and £20,000 worth of calls. Far from being able to track and trace [...]

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