Man fined £425 for 'farting at police' in Austria will pay £85

Man fined £425 for ‘provocatively farting at police officers’ in Austria has fine reduced to £85 on appeal The culprit was fined for ‘offending public decency’ after breaking wind at police He argued the fine saying his flatulence was protected by freedom of expression A judge concluded he had only ‘average’ culpability for the offence from June 5   A man […]

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Grant Shapps orders firms to slash cost of foreign travel testing

Grant Shapps says people CAN ‘start to think’ about booking holidays abroad as he orders ‘profiteering’ Covid testing companies to slash the cost of PCR checks to make international travel more affordable amid airline fury at traffic light scheme Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has set out details of ‘traffic light’ system when restriction ease on May 17 Review in June […]

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Student called himself ‘Daddy’ and threatened to rape 12-year-old girl

A Teesside student threatened to rape a 12-year-old girl if she didn't send him indecent images of herself. Declan Bailey demanded to be sent the sick photographs after targeting the girl on Snapchat, TeesideLive reports. Teesside Crown Court heard how the 24-year-old then distributed her pictures to others. The court heard how Bailey committed the offence weeks after being arrested […]

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Covid 19 coronavirus: Australia secures extra 20 million Pfizer vaccines

Australia has secured an additional 20 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison warns that the much-needed supply will not arrive until the end of the year. “The Australian Government has secured overnight an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in line with the advice of the scientific advisory group on vaccines,” […]

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