Peaceful passenger pigeon waits for resurrection
(Image: Marc Schlossman/Panos) PASSENGER pigeons once formed flocks so vast that they would darken the sky for days as they flew past. In the 19th century there were some 5 billion individual birds in...
View ArticleDewani spends days in a van, UK court told
London: UK-based Indian-origin businessman Shrien Dewani, accused of masterminding the murder of his wife while on honeymoon in South Africa, spends his days in a camper van at a mental hospital, a...
View ArticleSheep Neglect (Carmarthenshire County Council)
(Source: Carmarthenshire County Council) AN Amman Valley farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay more than £12,000 costs for neglecting her sheep and causing them...
View ArticleLANDLORD FINED NEARLY £40,000 FOR DANGEROUS CITY CENTRE HMO (Southampton...
(Source: Southampton City Council) LANDLORD FINED NEARLY £40,000 FOR DANGEROUS CITY CENTRE HMO 03/07/2013 Southampton City Council has brought a successful action against a rogue landlord who has been...
View ArticleDewani grieving loss of his wife
Ian Evans London: Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani had “lost everything” after the death of his wife and was making slow progress with his depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, a court...
View ArticleDewani: 'Better To Get On With' Extradition
3 July 2013, 17:14 Dewani: 'Better To Get On With' Extradition Tweet Delaying the extradition to South Africa of the man accused of murdering his wife on their honeymoon could make things worse for...
View ArticleForeign journalists move High Court for permission to cover Delhi gang rape...
New Delhi: A group of foreign correspondents in the country on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to cover the day-to-day trial of the December 16 Delhi gang rape case....
View ArticleDior, Chanel, Prada, Gucci, YSL: Who's the Most Diverse?
We've written a lot over the years about the racial diversity of the American fashion industry — and particularly the diversity of the models cast to walk in New York fashion week — but less about the...
View ArticleScott opts out of buying company
West Coast coal mine developer Bathurst Resources, which is bound up in multiple court challenges, has one less legal appeal to worry about, while listed Dunedin company Scott Technology has pulled...
View ArticleMagistrate released on bail, to join Coonoor court today
COIMBATORE: Judicial magistrate S Thangaraj, who was arrested on Saturday on charges of allegedly raping a woman sub-inspector, got bail from the Tirupur district and principal session's judge court...
View ArticleExtraditing Dewani ‘a no-brainer’
London - A decision to return murder suspect Shrien Dewani to South Africa is a “no-brainer” because he needs treatment in a British hospital for another six months. Professor Nigel Eastman said...
View ArticleMI5 spy cleared of assaulting ex-girlfriend
Man accused of violent campaign to win back fellow spy argued that her complaints were retribution of a woman scorned The MI5 headquarters in central London. Photograph: Reuters An MI5 spy has been...
View ArticleStowaway pigeons rescued off UK coast by the Royal Navy
Two stowaway pigeons have been rescued by a Royal Navy warship off the coast of Plymouth, Devon after they became exhausted. Sailors aboard HMS Diamond created a makeshift aviary for the two racing...
View ArticleRamsey couple facing fines for wildlife feeding enters negotiation
— The borough health inspector and an attorney representing a couple fined for feeding wildlife in their back yard are hoping to reach a resolution over spilled "peanuts." MICHAEL KARAS/THE RECORD...
View ArticleUBS trader Hayes appears in court on Libor fraud charges
LONDON (Reuters) - Former UBS trader Tom Hayes appeared in a London court on Thursday accused of conspiracy to defraud in connection with a global investigation into the Libor interest rate rigging...
View ArticleSeagull poop hits fan in feeding row
A Tauranga pensioner who took pity on sick and injured seagulls has stirred up a rebellion among neighbours tired of their washing and homes being splattered with bird poop. George Shaw hand-feeds up...
View ArticleCivil servant faces jail over pension scam
A civil servant from Dundee is facing a jail sentence, after an elaborate scam to gain more than £42,000. David Allan, 36, signed off on payments to an account in his name, at the pension centre where...
View ArticleLeading black judge in court for perverting the course of justice
Constance Briscoe, one of Britain's leading black judges, has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the Chris Huhne speeding affair. Constance Briscoe, one...
View ArticleSalman Khan could face culpable homicide charges
Bollywood actor Salman Khan faces the possibility of being tried for culpable homicide in a decade-old hit-and-run, a legal source with direct knowledge of the case said on Monday. A local Mumbai...
View ArticleSallu Baba to be tried culpable homicide might face 10 years jail
Mumbai, June 24: The Mumbai Sessions Court on Monday rejected Salman Khan's review petition and ruled that the actor will be tried for culpable homicide not amounting to murder - a charge that entails...
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