Men charged with stealing discarded food from a supermarket bin

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Man charged with stealing discarded food from a supermarket bin

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Men charged with stealing discarded food from supermarket bin

which involves people taking discarded supermarket food Photo: Alamy By Miranda Prynne, News Reporter

2:27PM GMT 29 Jan 2014

Three men are due to stand trial next month after they were allegedly caught stealing food from dustbins behind an Iceland store.

The Crown Prosecution Service claimed there was a “significant public interest” in prosecuting Paul May, Jason Chan and William James for taking the discarded food, The Guardian reported.

Mr May, 35, a freelance web designer, is expected to argue that he has not done anything illegal by claiming mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese and Mr Kipling cakes which had been thrown away and would have ended up as landfill.

He will tell the hearing on February 3 the food had been disposed of and he needed it to feed himself.

The trio were arrested in October when a passer-by alerted police after seeing the men scaling a wall at the back of the supermarket in Kentish Town, north London.

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Officers intercepted the three men, who all live in a squat in north London, as they left with a bag and trolley containing £33-worth of food.

The case will highlight the issues around “skipping”, which involves people taking discarded supermarket food which is destined for landfill, and once again focus attention on the large amount of waste produced by UK stores.

It may also raise awareness of the growing number of people struggling to feed themselves as living costs increase.

The three men were initially arrested for burglary but have been charged under a little known section of the 1824 Vagrancy Act after being caught in “an enclosed area, namely Iceland, for an unlawful purpose, namely stealing food”.

They were held in a cell for 19 hours before being released, May told The Guardian, and the items were returned to the Iceland store.

Lawyers for the three men asked the Crown Prosecution Service to consider dropping the case, but were told the case would go ahead, because “we feel there is significant public interest in prosecuting these three individuals.”

Frozen food firm Iceland has said its staff had not called police about the three men allegedly stealing from its bins.

The retailer said the store is next to a police station and that officers had attended "on their own initiative".

It has asked the Crown Prosecution Service to explain why charges are being brought.

A statement on the Iceland website said: "The store in question is next door to a police station.

“Iceland staff did not call the police, who attended on their own initiative. Nor did we instigate the resulting prosecution, of which we had no knowledge until the media reports of it appeared yesterday evening.

"We are currently trying to find out from the Crown Prosecution Service why they believe that it is in the public interest to pursue a case against these three individuals, and will comment further when we are more fully informed."

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St Lucia yacht murder: Four men charged with Roger Pratt's death

By Raf Sanchez, Washington

8:07PM GMT 25 Jan 2014

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Four young St Lucian men have been charged with the murder of British yachtsmen Roger Pratt.

The 62-year-old retired consultant was beaten and left to drown and his wife, Margaret, was injured when robbers attacked their yacht last Friday.

One week after the killing police brought the first murder charges against four men arrested nearby in the southern port of Vieux Fort.

The government named them as Richie Kern 21, Kervin Devaux 31, Fanis Joseph, 21, and Jeromine Jones, 21. All are from the shanty town of Bruceville.

They appeared briefly before a district court in Vieux Fort to face charges of murder and robbery on Friday and are due back in court on February 4.

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A spokeswoman for the St Lucian prime minister, Kenny Anthony, said: "It is very encouraging to see that information provided by the local community has led to arrests and to charges.

"We will be monitoring this case carefully and hope it will serve as an example that this kind of activity is unacceptable and will not go unpunished."

A post-mortem examination concluded that Mr Pratt's killers beat him with their fists until he was knocked unconscious and then let him drown in the harbour.

The St Lucian government has been anxious to see a swift prosecution in order to reassure the British and American visitors upon whom the island's tourist economy depends.

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Weatherman Fred Talbot charged with sex offences

Former weatherman Fred Talbot faces a string of sex offence charges Photo: PA By Miranda Prynne, News Reporter

3:34PM GMT 27 Jan 2014

Former television weatherman Fred Talbot has been charged with a string of sex offences following a police investigation into claims of historic abuse during his teaching days.

The 64-year-old, who was a regular on the floating weather map in Liverpool's Albert Dock for ITV's This Morning, is accused of nine counts of indecent assault and one count of buggery.

The charges relate to the alleged sexual abuse of five men, three of whom claim they were under 16 at the time, Greater Manchester Police said.

Six counts of indecent assault involve one victim who attended a school in Newcastle.

The other offences relate to three victims who attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys where Talbot used to teach biology

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The buggery charge also involves a former Altrincham pupil.

Talbot, of Bowdon, Altrincham, was charged after he reported to Bury police station this afternoon to answer bail.

He is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on February 11.

The veteran broadcaster is accused of committing the offences between 1968 and 1983, when he quit education to launch his television career.

All the alleged victims were aged 19 and under.

Talbot was arrested twice last year as part of the police investigation into claims he abused youngsters while working a teacher.

He was first questioned last April over allegations of indecent assault and inciting a child to commit gross indecency involving four other pupils.

He was also held on suspicion of indecent assault in relation to alleged offences carried out at schools in the North East where he was a trainee teacher in the 1960s.

He was rearrested in December after answering bail.

Nazir Afzal, chief crown prosecutor for CPS North West, said: "We have carefully considered all the evidence gathered by Greater Manchester Police in relation to allegations from five complainants that Fred Talbot sexually assaulted them between the 1960s and 1980s.

"Having completed our review, we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Talbot to be charged with 10 sexual offences relating to five complainants, three of whom were under 16 years of age at the time."

In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said: “Fred Talbot, of Langham Road, Bowden, has been charged with nine counts of indecent assault and one count of buggery.”

It went on: “The charges relate to the sexual abuse of five victims, three of whom were under 16 at the time.”

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Football match fixing: Two UK players charged over investigation into Far East betting syndicates

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Two footballers from a senior non-league club have been charged with match-fixing.

Michael Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun, both 22, play for the Conference South side Whitehawk.

The National Crime Agency launched an investigation following allegations of match-fixing by Far East betting syndicates.

The players for the Brighton-based side are facing charges of conspiracy to defraud contrary to common law.

AnNCA spokesman said:

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Wife of stabbed Cornish GP charged with murder

By Ben Riley-Smith, and agencies

10:34AM GMT 21 Nov 2013

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The wife of a Cornish GP found stabbed to death at the couple's £700,000 coastal home shortly after his 60th birthday has been charged with murder.

Marion Hughes, 58, will appear before magistrates on Thursday afternoon accused of killing Dr Geraint Hughes in what police have described as a "domestic incident".

Emergency services discovered the bloodied body of Dr Hughes after being called to the couple's detached bungalow in the picturesque village of Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, last Friday.

Mrs Hughes was quizzed by police while being treated in hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the incident, before being released into custody.

Dr Hughes, who qualified in 1977, was senior partner at the Clinton Road Surgery in Redruth.

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The surgery's website lists the father-of-two's interests as obstetrics and family planning and said he liked to go sailing in his spare time.

In a tribute released by police, Dr Hughes' family described him as a "devoted father". "We are devastated by the tragic loss of our devoted and caring father," the statement said.

"He was always there for us and we cannot believe he is gone. The last time we were all together was at the wedding just six weeks ago. We will always cherish the happiness we shared as a family that day."

It is understood that Dr Hughes had recently held a party for friends, family and neighbours to celebrate his 60th birthday.

One female neighbour of the couple said: "You don't expect something like this. They are such nice people.

"Two doctors, happily married. I saw them out a week ago in their sports car with the roof down."

Another said: "This is a tragic case. We shall miss them both. I am very sorry and all the people around here are feeling very low."

A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "Marion Hughes, aged 58 from Feock, near Truro has been charged with the murder of Dr Geraint Hughes and is due to appear at Truro Magistrates' Court this morning, Thursday 21 November, at 10am."

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Veteran folk singer charged with child sex offences

By Ben Riley-Smith, and agencies

1:30PM GMT 15 Nov 2013

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A veteran folk and rock singer who has performed alongside Pink Floyd is facing charges over historic sexual offences against an under-age girl.

Roy Harper, of County Cork, Ireland, is due to appear at Hereford Magistrates' Court on Monday accused of nine sexual offences charges in total, West Mercia Police said.

A spokesman for the force said: "The summons relates to two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14 and four counts of gross indecency with a girl under 14.

"The charges are in connection with offences alleged to have taken place in Herefordshire between 1975 and 1977 and relate to one victim."

The summons was issued to the musician on October 16, after he was voluntarily interviewed by police at Heathrow Airport on February 22.

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