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Officers hurt removing Oakington immigration detainees

17th April 2010 sandrea 0

Six security staff and a police officer were hurt in an operation to remove 60 detainees from an immigration unit in Cambridgeshire following a disturbance. Trouble broke out at the Oakington removal centre after a […] […]

Three women, one man and the historic baby they’ve created together

17th April 2010 sandrea 0

They are divided by geography and share no family link. But Claire Horner, Cheryl Richards and Cathy Sidaway are united by a very special bond: they have joined forces to have a baby. After battling […] […]

Couple accuses priest of stalking their teen son

17th April 2010 sandrea 0

A couple belonging to St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Centennial today will ask a Douglas County judge for a permanent restraining order against a 50-year-old priest they allege stalked their family. Timothy and Teresa […] […]

Colo. medical pot grower to fight federal charges

17th April 2010 sandrea 0

DENVER—A suburban Denver marijuana grower who insisted he was abiding by state law is taking on federal authorities who charged him with illegal cultivation after he talked on TV about growing pot. Chris Bartkowicz is […] […]

Crowd beats man in front of his kids at Denver Skatepark

17th April 2010 sandrea 0

A 33-year-old father who took his kids to the Denver Skatepark this week was beaten by more than two dozen teens and young men. The father, who is recovering, received a head injury, fractured back […] […]

Domestic terrorists as big a threat as al-Qaeda, says FBI head Robert Mueller

17th April 2010 sandrea 0

Fifteen years after the Oklahoma City bombing, the spectre of domestic terrorism has returned to haunt the Obama Administration, with a warning from the FBI that “home-grown and lone-wolf extremists” now represent as serious a […] […]

Heat’s on for idle drivers

16th April 2010 sandrea 0

Hong Kong – The clock’s ticking on drivers who keep the engines of stationary vehicles running for more than three minutes. Failing to turn off an engine in that time will mean an automatic fine […] […]

‘Clean up,’ judge tells drug addict who robbed 92-year-old

16th April 2010 sandrea 0

CALGARY – A woman who robbed and knocked down a 92-year-old senior at a southeast shopping mall, taking her purse and fleeing, will not have to spend any more time in jail. Provincial court Judge […] […]

Regina woman accused of giving her baby heart medication

16th April 2010 sandrea 0

Rebecca Wyatt, a young Regina woman, has been charged with administering a noxious substance with the intent to endanger the life of her infant baby. The 20-year-old appeared in custody at Regina Provincial Court on […] […]

Pensioner who left hoax bomb outside a Pembroke Dock dental practice sentenced

16th April 2010 sandrea 0

A pensioner who terrorised his local dentists after a row over a bill – including planting a hoax bomb on the doorstep of their surgery – has narrowly escaped a jail sentence. Peter McShane, aged […] […]