Author: DispatchTimes News Desk

It’s a tale of two Britains. On the one hand, two law-abiding, hard-working, much-loved and selfless members of their community, of the kind that make up the backbone of our society. On the other, a bunch of feral, arrogant, reckless thugs, a menace to themselves and others who spread terror and chaos and destroy everything in their path.The death of two serving police officers, PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matt Blades, 37, after their patrol car collided with a stolen VW Passat driving the wrong way on the A66 places these two very different worlds into stark contrast.Despite their…

A promising teenage girl was killed by her ex-boyfriend who took his own life weeks later as his haunting family history emerged.Jada Sellers, 17, was mercilessly gunned down by 18-year-old Christian Hursey, who was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after police executed a search warrant on his Maryland home.Sellers was shot shortly after midnight on July 31 in the 700 block of Lyndhurst Street, according to court documents as per CBS. She was found with gunshot wounds to her throat and abdomen and rushed to hospital in critical condition.She remained in the hospital for nearly two weeks before dying from her…

With their dense wordplay, old English phrases and complex poetic meter, Shakespeare plays can be notoriously difficult to understand.Now, scientists have revealed the one which really is the trickiest to get your head around – and Antony and Cleopatra takes the top spot.The play features over 40 short, jumpy scenes that span multiple countries and historical decades, along with an enormous cast.Next in line comes Henry VI Part Two, followed by Henry VI Part One, both of which include complex political power struggles and a large cast of nobles.Some of the most popular plays – including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet…

The Chancellor is being urged to impose a barrage of new taxes on pensioners and property to balance the books.A form of ‘wealth tax’ and massive levies on homes in London and the South East are among the measures being pushed by one of Labour’s favourite think-tanks.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) also suggests extending National Insurance to those over the state pension age to address the ‘striking’ gap between older workers and younger graduates.The proposals come as John Healey gears up for a pivotal first Budget on October 28, with the public finances under huge strain.Andy Burnham refused to…

An 89-year-old driver has complained about the ‘frustrating’ march of technology that left him with a fine after his old mobile phone couldn’t be used to pay for a ticket in a car park.Roland Nice spent eight minutes in the car park in Haverhill, Suffolk, trying to work out how to pay to park.After trudging between two machines with the help of his walking stick only to realise his 20-year-old Nokia couldn’t download the payment app, he left.Days later, the grandfather was slapped with a £100 fine – reduced to £60 if he paid within a fortnight – for the…

It is a potentially deadly health condition that plagues more than half of all British adults.High cholesterol causes a sticky form of fat to build up in the arteries, blocking blood flow. Left untreated, it can raise the risk of a heart attack, stroke and even dementia.And the problem is only growing more common, with an increasing number of young people, aged 30 and under, being diagnosed.As a result, nearly eight million people in the UK and around 92 million in the US are on statins – a daily tablet which lowers so-called ‘bad’ cholesterol levels.For many, statins are lifesaving.…

A key figure in one of Scotland’s deadliest gangland feuds was arrested today in a dawn raid on his home. Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel, 46, was handcuffed at around 6am outside the house in Robroyston, on the northern outskirts of Glasgow.Daniel is widely believed to be the head of the notorious Daniel crime family, which has been engaged in a violent feud with its rivals, the Lyons clan, for 25 years.The two factions have also been linked to a gang war across Scotland’s central belt that erupted in March last year and led to scores of incidents, including arson attacks and attempted…

Most of us have set answers to angry questions flung our way during an argument (‘Why don’t you listen to me?!’).But few are prepared when their partner asks something mid-show, mid-mouthful of crisps on a Friday night like: ‘What do you really think of my Mum?’There’s a reason why some questions feel so dangerous, our souls want to leave our body. They’re traps disguised as conversation.Here’s my take on seven of the trickiest – and how to answer without lying or blowing up your relationship.HAVE I PUT ON WEIGHT?This is the Everest of unanswerable questions. The first thing to understand…

Musician, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman – Dolly Parton had done it all. But perhaps her most unusual accolade was having the world’s first cloned mammal, Dolly the Sheep, named after her. This might seem like an unusual choice from the team at the Roslin Institute in Scotland.However, there was an important reason for choosing the name Dolly – and it all came down to the type of cell the sheep was cloned from. Dolly was grown using a nucleus from a single mammary cell, and with Dolly Parton known for her generous bust, the name seemed like an obvious choice. While you might think…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s relationship with new Al Nassr boss Ange Postecoglou already appears to be under scrutiny just three matches into the season. Al Nassr completed a remarkable comeback from two goals down to beat rivals Al Ettifaq 3-2 on Tuesday, but it was no thanks to Ronaldo, who earns an astronomical £488,000 a day, that the reigning champions claimed all three points.The visitors appeared to be heading for defeat after enduring a disastrous first half which saw goalkeeper Bento sent off in the 12th minute for a challenge on former Fulham midfielder Mousa Dembele after rushing out of his box.Al Ettifaq capitalised, with…