As the toxic fallout from the Epstein files continues, the great and the not-so-good embroiled in the whole stinking mess do what people like that always do when they’re caught out: take refuge in their gilded bunkers, flanked by expensive lawyers, advisers and ‘crisis management’ teams. At a time when …
Read More »‘You felt invincible’ judge tells London’s ‘most prolific’ fare dodger over 112 unpaid train tickets
He did not pay fares valued at more than £3,000 for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) train journeys Ellie Ng, Press Association 13:03, 11 Feb 2026Updated 13:03, 11 Feb 2026 Charles Brohiri, 29, did not pay fares valued at more than £3,000 for Govia Thameslink Railway One of Britain’s most prolific …
Read More »Anger over £30k spent in Renfrewshire on dog fouling campaign
Last year, £30,000 was allocated to resource the scheme in the SNP administration’s budget for 2025/26 – a commitment which has been lambasted by a vexed politician. Dog fouling is understood to be one of the most complained about environmental incivility issues in the area and is tackled by a …
Read More »Salisbury Cathedral – an Invitation to Photographers
Salisbury Cathedral is inviting amateur photographers to photograph the nave of the cathedral in natural light to celebrate its hosting of the late Magnum photographer, Peter Marlow’s The English Cathedral exhibition later this month. Calling all amateur photographers: An invitation to follow in the footsteps of the late Magnum photographer, Peter …
Read More »Queen’s 17-Minute Live Aid Performance Transformed Band and Rock History in 1985
Queen stepped onto the Live Aid stage in July 1985, and what happened next shook the world. Their 17-minute set didn’t just revive a struggling act but actually rewrote how millions saw them. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure had organized this massive benefit concert to help victims of the Ethiopian …
Read More »Welsh bakery says ‘dishonest’ one-star review has ‘knocked the wind out’ of them
O’Connell’s Bakery said the ‘damaging’ review could undo much of their hard work O’Connells Bakery in Abergavenny(Image: Google Maps) An independent bakery in Wales, has expressed its anger over a “dishonest” one-star review that “knocked the wind out” of them. Abergavenny-based O’Connell’s Bakery voiced concerns that the “damaging” feedback could …
Read More »Royal Fail: MP Philp calls on business secretary to intervene
Last year, only 7-in-10 first-class post items arrived the next day in Croydon. Now, iC readers from Coulsdon to South Norwood say that their postal service has got even worse Royal Mail’s third-class service in delivering the post to Croydon residents and businesses has now drawn a letter of complaint …
Read More »Martin McCluskey: Growing number of constituents are angry at Evri service
Over recent months, my office has been contacted by a growing number of constituents across Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West raising serious concerns about the standard of service provided by the delivery company Evri. I am hearing of a repeated and consistent pattern of parcels going missing, deliveries being delayed without explanation, …
Read More »Read in full MP’s email of complaint to Royal Mail boss
With some addresses in the borough getting only one postal delivery every fortnight, Croydon South Conservative MP has written to Alistair Cochrane, Royal Mail’s interim CEO: ‘This…cannot reasonably be characterised as a short-term disruption’.Here’s MP Chris Philp’s letter – sent by email – in full: Dear Mr Cochrane I am …
Read More »What William really thinks of Fergie: Prince and his wife Kate distrusted Sarah long before Epstein revelations and didn’t invite her to their wedding – while insiders claim the late Queen dubbed her ‘Duchess of Deceit’
Prince William ‘loathes’ Fergie and ‘couldn’t wait’ to see her and Andrew Mountbatten Windsor kicked out of Royal Lodge, after tensions between the future king and his aunt grew long before the latest Jeffrey Epstein files came to light – insiders have claimed. The royal, 43, excluded the former Duchess …
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