‘It’s great here, there is no crime . . .’
Sitting in the shade of a eucalyptus tree at a poolside bar in northern Cyprus, Gary Robb sweats profusely. “When you’re on the run from the law you have to make sacrifices,” he says, as he wipes the perspiration from his brow with his forearm.

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Crime Britain’s youngest terrorist was convicted last Monday.

Janet Street-Porter: Sex tourism blitz is just opportunist
The media circus surrounding Gary Glitter since his release from jail in Vietnam this week is not only confined to the antics of an ex-rock star pursued by reporters watching his every move. Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, was obscenely quick off the mark to cash in on what probably seemed like a great PR opportunity. As Glitter was holed up in a room at Bangkok airport, refusing to board a ...

Pet cat was shot and stamped on
Animal welfare workers condemned an attack on a cat in which the pet was shot and then stamped on.

Letters: Concerns about proposed primary academies
Letters: If the secretary of state is serious about improving standards he should pay attention to reducing class size