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On Sky News this morning the guests discussing the newspapers picked out a headline in the Mirror concerning a severe shortage of fencing panels. The upshot is that with the recent storms, an increase in house building, wet forests hampering cutting and the start of the DIY season demand for…

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This following news story appeared on www.parliament.uk on Friday 21 March – pretty shocking! The Public Accounts Committee has published its report on confiscation orders which finds that criminals are choosing jail instead of paying up to £490 million in confiscation orders. The Rt…

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Thank you to our friends at Thames Valley Police for bringing our attention to this one The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), together with the National Business Crime Forum (NBCF), have announced that a definition of business crime has now been formally agreed. It is widely understood…

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You couldn't make it up! I've just read and watched with a mixture of disbelief and great concern about a New Jersey teenager who managed to thwart the security at 1 World Trade Center (WTC) in New York to take photos! In a nutshell: After some forward planning at 4 in the morning the lad…

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You might want to make a cup of tea....

During my down time from this website I’m in the habit of checking in on some of my favourite websites, and one of these is the James Randi Educational Institute.

Now where…

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People who have had power and garden tools stolen in Worcestershire are being asked to contact police following the recovery of a number of items in Stourport.

About 20 items, including chainsaws and strimmers were found when a warrant was executed in Stourport.

Police believe…

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