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15/04/2014
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Somerset Levels Flood Car Scrapped After Auction Bids Found To Be Fake
Bids on a charity auction for a car submerged on the Somerset Levels have been revealed as hoaxes.
The Seat Toledo was submerged for weeks during flooding, but the car's owner, 21-year-old Hubert Zajaczkowski, listed the car on eBay, in an effort to raise money for victims of the floods.
Despite being described as "unbelievably disgusting", the car received 24 bids in three days, closing with a winning bid of £101,100.
However, the none of the bids were genuine and the car has now been scrapped.
Magistrate To Be Investigated Over AK-47 Pose Picture
An investigation has been launched after a Derby City Councillor magistrate posted pictures of himself posing with an AK-47 to Twitter.
Ajit Atwal has been suspended while the photos are investigated.
It is understood that Mr Atwal has apologised for the photo but has not commented further.
Over £40,000 Donated To Chosen Charity Of Marathon Runner Who Died At Finish Line
The National Osteoporosis Society has received more than £40,000 in donations in memory of 42-year-old Robert Berry, who died shortly after completing the London Marathon.
Mr Berry collapsed at the finish line on Sunday, and died a short time later.
He had been running to raise money for the charity and his JustGiving page has received more than 2,500 donations.
(MH/JP)
Bids on a charity auction for a car submerged on the Somerset Levels have been revealed as hoaxes.
The Seat Toledo was submerged for weeks during flooding, but the car's owner, 21-year-old Hubert Zajaczkowski, listed the car on eBay, in an effort to raise money for victims of the floods.
Despite being described as "unbelievably disgusting", the car received 24 bids in three days, closing with a winning bid of £101,100.
However, the none of the bids were genuine and the car has now been scrapped.
Magistrate To Be Investigated Over AK-47 Pose Picture
An investigation has been launched after a Derby City Councillor magistrate posted pictures of himself posing with an AK-47 to Twitter.
Ajit Atwal has been suspended while the photos are investigated.
It is understood that Mr Atwal has apologised for the photo but has not commented further.
Over £40,000 Donated To Chosen Charity Of Marathon Runner Who Died At Finish Line
The National Osteoporosis Society has received more than £40,000 in donations in memory of 42-year-old Robert Berry, who died shortly after completing the London Marathon.
Mr Berry collapsed at the finish line on Sunday, and died a short time later.
He had been running to raise money for the charity and his JustGiving page has received more than 2,500 donations.
(MH/JP)
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OFT warning over bogus doorstep charity collectors
As Britons begin think about spring cleaning, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned the public to be wary of bogus charity clothing collections – a practice which costs genuine charities around £1 million a year.
19 May 2005
Re-enactment provides new leads in Abigail stabbing
Surrey police have said they have received some significant information regarding the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls. A reconstruction of the attack, which happened in Little Bookham, Surrey, last month, appeared on BBC 1’s ‘Crimewatch’ show last night.
Re-enactment provides new leads in Abigail stabbing
Surrey police have said they have received some significant information regarding the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls. A reconstruction of the attack, which happened in Little Bookham, Surrey, last month, appeared on BBC 1’s ‘Crimewatch’ show last night.
01 July 2010
Car Sharing Gets 'Capital' Boost
Car clubs are set to benefit from an extra £40,000 of Government funding, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today. The money will be used to support car club development in the UK - and especially so in the capital, London.
Car Sharing Gets 'Capital' Boost
Car clubs are set to benefit from an extra £40,000 of Government funding, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today. The money will be used to support car club development in the UK - and especially so in the capital, London.
24 April 2014
Banksy Street Works To Be Sold At Auction
A collection of seven works by graffiti artist Banksy, all removed from from public walls, is to be put on display at a London hotel before being put up for auction. The exhibition and and auction is being organised by the Sincura Group, a "company commissioned with the removal and sale of Banksy Street Art".
Banksy Street Works To Be Sold At Auction
A collection of seven works by graffiti artist Banksy, all removed from from public walls, is to be put on display at a London hotel before being put up for auction. The exhibition and and auction is being organised by the Sincura Group, a "company commissioned with the removal and sale of Banksy Street Art".
08 December 2008
Children Died In Car With 'Incompetent' Modifications
A Lincolnshire father who crashed his Land Rover into a river, killing four of his seven children, has gone on trial today. Nigel Gresham, 37, from Chapel Hill in Lincolnshire, appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today causing the deaths of Willow, two, Angel, four, Thor, six and eight-year-old Keavy on September 16, last year.
Children Died In Car With 'Incompetent' Modifications
A Lincolnshire father who crashed his Land Rover into a river, killing four of his seven children, has gone on trial today. Nigel Gresham, 37, from Chapel Hill in Lincolnshire, appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today causing the deaths of Willow, two, Angel, four, Thor, six and eight-year-old Keavy on September 16, last year.
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