Elderly couple planned ‘Romeo and Juliet suicide pact’ – but husband survived and hanged himself

An elderly married couple who agreed to a suicide pact were a ‘modern-day Romeo and Juliet’, an inquest heard. Geoffrey, 89, and Ida Platt, 90, planned their suicide and jointly made the decision to die before they took an overdose of pills in May last year.  A neighbour found the couple when they spotted an … Read more

Heavily-armed German police arrest 12 men in nationwide crackdown on far-right terrorism

Twelve far-right ‘terrorists’ including a police officer are arrested in Germany for ‘plotting to spark CIVIL WAR with attacks on politicians, asylum-seekers and Muslims’ Four prime suspects found in raids planned to spark a ‘civil-war-like situation’   Police officer that was arrested was previously suspended over far-right links  Two main suspects, Werner S and Tony E, … Read more

Man in battle with relatives over £410K from brother’s estate which he says he gave away

A window cleaner who says he gave away his dead brother’s £400,000 fortune to the poor faces jail in a court war with his empty-handed relatives. Peter Ivory, 58, claims to have travelled the UK with a bag of £150,000 in cash giving handouts to ‘hard-working poor and homeless people’. His sibling Mick Ivory, 61, … Read more

Vandals take offence at Banksy’s Valentine’s Day graffiti by daubing ‘W****RS’ across it

Vandals ruin Banksy’s Valentine’s Day graffiti by daubing ‘W****RS’ across it just days after the graffiti artist added six figures to the value of one lucky couple’s home ‘W****rs’ was sprayed across a Banksy masterpiece in Barton Hill, Bristol Shows a young girl firing a slingshot of flowers, possibly linked to February 14th It was … Read more

Dad of Brit jailed in Egypt for PATTING male airport security guard begs for his release

A British businessman is being held in a ‘filthy’ Egyptian jail cell with murderers and gangsters after being arrested for patting a male airport security guard on the back, his father has revealed. Tony Camoccio, 51, was arrested and falsely accused of sexually assaulting the official as he was about to leave the North African … Read more

The US and France go head-to-head over the future of ‘the West’

The US and France go head-to-head over the future of ‘the West’: Mike Pompeo insists America is NOT withdrawing from Europe – sparking an angry rebuttal from Emmanuel Macron The French President was speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference He accused US of a ‘kind of withdrawal’ from its relationship with European allies Pompeo said … Read more

Admin assistant aged just 23 becomes owner of £500,000 four-bed Shropshire farmhouse

A woman says she is ‘gobsmacked’ after winning a £500,000 dream home – on just a £2 raffle ticket. Admin assistant Jemma Nicklin, 23, is the new owner of Shrubbery Farmhouse, a four-bedroom home with a separate annex, in Longnor, Shropshire. Owners Michael and Linda Chatha launched a competition for their family home after separating … Read more