Skip to main content

Posts

Hare coursing gangs face a fresh crackdown of unlimited fines and up to six months in jail amid fears crime lords use the pastime for 'networking'

The Government is set to crack down on organised hare coursing gangs with unlimited fines and jail sentences for offenders caught in fields. The new proposals will give the police and courts more powers to hit the criminal groups blighting the British countryside. Police have warned that organised gangs, often with links to drug smuggling networks, are roving across the country to take part in hare coursing. Last year there were reportedly 10,000 cases of the crime though the figure is thought to be an underestimate of the problem. Now, the Government is proposing to introduce a maximum sentence of unlimited fines for offenders and up to six months in jail in amendments to the Game Act 1831. The Government is planning a fresh crackdown on hare coursing amid fears that crime lords use the barbaric pastime for 'networking'. Offenders would face unlimited fines and up to six months in jail under new proposals. (File image) The plans also include the introduction of a new offence o

Left-wing ex-ABC Melbourne radio star ignites fury with outrageous column hoping 'smug and self-important' Sydney's outbreak will 'prick its self-righteous balloon' and expose NSW 'exaggerating claims putting us all at risk'

A Melbourne columnist is facing backlash for an opinion piece he wrote about Sydney's Covid lockdown, with critics accusing him of stoking hatred between the two cities.  Former ABC Radio host Jon Faine published a column detailing his two opinions of Sydney's outbreak, from the perspective of 'good' and 'bad' Jon. 'Bad Jon' wrote that while he 'sincerely hopes no one dies... their two-week lockdown will prick their self-righteous balloon'. He hoped it would 'put an end to the partisan, condescending and patronising nonsense that has been raining down on Victorians for months'. The comments sparked outrage among Sydneysiders, who are enduring the 'scariest' period of the Covid pandemic to date, and Australians in general. Former ABC Radio host Jon Faine published an article detailing his two opinions of Sydney's two-week lockdown, from the perspective of 'good' and 'bad' Jon So far 112 local cases of Covid have

'The tragedy of refusing to take Covid and vaccines seriously': Piers Morgan shares series of tweets from anti-vax father who rejected jab... ending with final one from his daughter revealing he caught virus and died

Piers Morgan has taken to social media to encourage people to get the coronavirus vaccination, using a tragic case to demonstrate his point.  The 56-year-old TV personality took to Twitter to share the story of a father who appeared to refuse to have the vaccination, who has now reportedly died.  Mr Morgan's post captures four tweets sent by user @gridirondawg, only known as Brent H, where he shares his views on the vaccination rollout.  Piers Morgan, 56, took to Twitter to share the 'tragedy' of someone not getting their jab  In one tweet, he writes: 'I've never taken a flu shot and I'll never take a COVID shot!'  In another, he said: 'Zinc and vitamin D regiment > Moderna and Phizer.'  In response to another user, he wrote: 'I haven't taken it and haven't had any COVID issues.'  A glance at his profile shows the most recent update on June 24, which appears to have been posted by his daughter.  The tweet reads: 'This is Brent&

'Do NOT use skin colour as a proxy for disadvantage': Tory Equalities Minister says 'white privilege' should not be taught in schools after growing up in Nigeria showed her 'the more ethnicity is emphasised, the weaker national identity becomes'

The phrase 'white privilege' should not be taught at schools because it is 'unnecessarily antagonistic', the equalities minister said today. Kemi Badenoch said there is a 'fairly toxic political debate' around the term and it should not be taught unless its contentiousness is explained to children.  She said 'we should not carelessly use skin colour as a proxy for disadvantage'. And she argued the term — used in a BBC Bitesize educational video designed for children — reinforces the belief that 'everyone and everything' around ethnic minorities is racist.  Her comments come after a landmark report found white working-class pupils have been 'let down' for decades by England's education system — and that promoting ideas of 'white privilege' makes the situation worse. The Commons Education Select Committee said white working-class pupils should 'feel anything but privileged'.  The phrase 'white privilege' should n

Swine and dine! Hundreds of Young Farmers flock to Blackpool for booze-fuelled night of piggy-back rides and fast food following 'unofficial AGM'... three years after being banned from town due to chaos

Hundreds of young farmers enjoyed a boozy night out and revelled with hen parties in Blackpool last night, as part of an unofficial convention that has drawn criticism for 'appalling' behaviour in recent years.  The so-called 'DIY AGM' was organised by the Young Farmers Community to 'provide an unrivalled social occasion for young farmers to let off steam', according to the organisation's website. Young men were seen donning pink cowboy hats, carrying women on their backs and enjoying themselves en masse in the streets of Blackpool, as they waited to enter nightclubs and bars. Hundreds of young farmers enjoyed a boozy night out in the streets of Blackpool as part of an organised annual 'DIY AGM' The partygoers seemed to be having fun as hundreds of young farmers assembled in the popular coastal town of Blackpool Once organised by the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs, the event was scrubbed from the official calendar in 2018 Party time: Youn

Man hospitalized and detained after JUMPING from moving plane onto tarmac at Los Angeles airport, just a day after another incident where a driver plowed through a fence and onto the airfield, crossing runways as police chased the car

A passenger was detained and taken to the hospital Friday night after jumping out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport in the second unsettling incident to take place at LAX in two days, authorities said. United Express flight 5365, operated by SkyWest, was pulling away from a gate shortly after 7 p.m. when a man unsuccessfully tried to breach the cockpit by pounding on the door. He then managed to open the service door and jumped down the emergency slide onto the tarmac, according to airport and SkyWest officials. The man, who has yet to be identified, was taken into custody on the taxiway, treated for non life-threatening injuries on scene and taken to the hospital, authorities said. CNN reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is saying the man had been in an altercation with another passenger on board prior to making the jump.  A passenger was detained and taken to the hospital Friday night after jumping out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International

'This is our one big shot' AOC implores Joe Biden to not 'be limited by Republicans' after he reached infrastructure compromise bringing bill down to $1 trillion price tag

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted Joe Biden on Sunday for getting 'limited' by Republicans in infrastructure negotiations 'In those areas where there is agreement, Republicans are more than welcome to join so that we can get this work on infrastructure done,' Ocasio-Cortez told NBC's Meet the Press host Chuck Todd on Sunday. 'But that doesn't mean the president should be limited by Republicans, particularly when we have a House majority, we have 50 Democratic senators and we have the White House,' the progressive New York Democrat continued. Ocasio-Cortez continued: 'This is our one big shot, not just in terms of family, child care, Medicare, but on climate change.' President Biden, along with 10 bipartisan lawmakers, announced from the White House Thursday 'we have a deal' on infrastructure. He later tried to tie the deal to his so-called 'human infrastructure' American Families Plan, but had to backtrack Sunday after Republicans

Wimbledon must be on the way! Tennis tournament faces first-week washout as Met Office warns thunderstorms will bring torrential rain, flooded roads and travel chaos on Monday morning

Wimbledon faces a first-week washout as torrential downpours are set to batter the UK causing travel chaos and flooding across the country. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for large parts of the south of England that are at risk of thundery storms in the coming week.  The warning, which means 'be prepared', will come into effect tonight as the Met Office has said 'scattered torrential thundery downpours may bring some impacts, such as flooded roads'.   Tennis stars face rain breaks with two inches of rain in the south east this week, three inches in the south west and an inch in the Midlands. Meanwhile the north is expected to remain dry. Wimbledon officials are preparing for the return of the tennis tournament and getting ready to welcome an influx of eager fans from Monday. The public walk past Wimbledon as forecasters predict thunderstorms for the first three days of the 2021 Championships Pictured: Walkers doing 15 mile Marsden March get caught in