Sunday, April 29, 2007
Queen's Guards go from bearskins to bare skins
Drunk Scots Guards stripped off to put on an X-rated display in just their world-famous bearskins and tunics for a shocking home video.
The brazen soldiers — whose main duty is guarding the Queen — shamelessly expose themselves to the camera and dance half naked while swigging from bottles of Buckfast and cider.
The men, all thought to be from Glasgow, fondle each other dressed in nothing but their prestigious uniform and socks.
F-Company — an independent sub-unit of the Scots Guards — perform ceremonial duties outside Buckingham Palace and were involved in the Queen Mother’s funeral.
An Army spokeswoman described the four squaddies’ antics as “horseplay”.
The brazen soldiers — whose main duty is guarding the Queen — shamelessly expose themselves to the camera and dance half naked while swigging from bottles of Buckfast and cider.
The men, all thought to be from Glasgow, fondle each other dressed in nothing but their prestigious uniform and socks.
F-Company — an independent sub-unit of the Scots Guards — perform ceremonial duties outside Buckingham Palace and were involved in the Queen Mother’s funeral.
An Army spokeswoman described the four squaddies’ antics as “horseplay”.
One-legged transvestite drummer evicted
A one-legged transvestite drummer has been evicted for playing her collection of instruments too loudly.
Helen Lesley Von Hessler frequently bashed away on drums, an organ, guitar and a harp until late at night.
Residents reported that the noise coming from her seventh-floor flat in Nine Acre Court, Salford, could be heard across the estate in Ordsall.
Ms Von Hessler, 64, was given an order banning her playing music last year - but she breached it 32 times.
Steven Lewis, who lived directly below Ms Von Hessler, said: "It was like walking into a concert every day. Sometimes it was one continuous note being hit time and time again.
"She called us idiots and said we didn't appreciate good music. I do appreciate good music but not that racket," he added.
Helen Lesley Von Hessler frequently bashed away on drums, an organ, guitar and a harp until late at night.
Residents reported that the noise coming from her seventh-floor flat in Nine Acre Court, Salford, could be heard across the estate in Ordsall.
Ms Von Hessler, 64, was given an order banning her playing music last year - but she breached it 32 times.
Steven Lewis, who lived directly below Ms Von Hessler, said: "It was like walking into a concert every day. Sometimes it was one continuous note being hit time and time again.
"She called us idiots and said we didn't appreciate good music. I do appreciate good music but not that racket," he added.
Chuckle Brother Paul hurt in motorbike crash
Chuckle Brothers star Paul Elliott doesn't have much to laugh about after a motorbike smash. The children's TV favourite, from Rotherham, was injured when he fell off his bike during a family holiday on the Greek island of Kefalonia.
The 59-year-old suffered a broken nose plus cuts and bruises to both legs.
To make matters worse, a passing group of British tourists stopped at the scene of the accident.
But instead of helping him out, they starting shouting the Chuckle Brothers' famous catchphrase: "To me, to you."
Elliott explained: "I was feeling like Marlon Brando in the film The Wild One when suddenly I took this blind and steep curve in the road.
"A shepherd steering goats down the steep road had the goats all over the place. I knew if I didn't brake and swerve, I would have gone into them."
"As I braked I lost control. The next thing I knew, I was on the floor with the motorbike on top of me."
A friend of the star said: "A group of British tourists recognised him. As he was struggling to get the bike off him, he heard chants of 'To me, to you' followed by laughter."
The 59-year-old suffered a broken nose plus cuts and bruises to both legs.
To make matters worse, a passing group of British tourists stopped at the scene of the accident.
But instead of helping him out, they starting shouting the Chuckle Brothers' famous catchphrase: "To me, to you."
Elliott explained: "I was feeling like Marlon Brando in the film The Wild One when suddenly I took this blind and steep curve in the road.
"A shepherd steering goats down the steep road had the goats all over the place. I knew if I didn't brake and swerve, I would have gone into them."
"As I braked I lost control. The next thing I knew, I was on the floor with the motorbike on top of me."
A friend of the star said: "A group of British tourists recognised him. As he was struggling to get the bike off him, he heard chants of 'To me, to you' followed by laughter."
Inquest told of naked organist found in plastic bag
A church organist, found dead in a huge plastic bag attached to a vacuum cleaner, was possibly carrying out a bizarre sex act, an inquest was told.
Teesside Coroner's Court heard how Ian Kemp, 48, was found at home naked, with his hands and feet bound, inside the bag.
Coroner Michael Sheffield told an inquest there were no indications he had intended to die and that the vacuum had sucked all of the air out of the bag.
There were no suspicious circumstances but such incidents are sometimes connected to sexual gratification.
Det Insp Turnbull said Mr Kemp's legs were tied at the shins by brown parcel tape and his wrists were tied together by a silver chain.
The court heard that the vacuum cleaner was attached to the plastic bag and was switched on when the body was found.
Home Office pathologist Dr Nigel Cooper gave the cause of death as suffocation.
Teesside Coroner's Court heard how Ian Kemp, 48, was found at home naked, with his hands and feet bound, inside the bag.
Coroner Michael Sheffield told an inquest there were no indications he had intended to die and that the vacuum had sucked all of the air out of the bag.
There were no suspicious circumstances but such incidents are sometimes connected to sexual gratification.
Det Insp Turnbull said Mr Kemp's legs were tied at the shins by brown parcel tape and his wrists were tied together by a silver chain.
The court heard that the vacuum cleaner was attached to the plastic bag and was switched on when the body was found.
Home Office pathologist Dr Nigel Cooper gave the cause of death as suffocation.
The woman who needs a veil of protection from modern life
Sarah Dacre is one of a growing band of people who claim to be experiencing extreme - and incapacitating - sensitivity to electrical appliances, as well as to certain frequencies of electromagnetic waves.
"Wi-Fi, or wireless broadband networks, seem to be the worst thing," she says.
"Closely followed by mobile phones - particularly if they're being used in an enclosed space - the base stations of cordless telephones and mobile phone masts."
Her symptoms include hair loss, sickness, high blood-pressure, digestive and memory problems, severe headaches and dizziness.
They strike with such ferocity that, since diagnosing herself as "electrically sensitive" in May 2005, she has been marooned at home.
She can venture into built-up areas only if she is swathed in a net-and-hat ensemble made from a special "shielding fabric" that makes her look like a bee-keeper.
"I'm sure people laugh," she says, "but I don't mind as long as it keeps me well."
"Wi-Fi, or wireless broadband networks, seem to be the worst thing," she says.
"Closely followed by mobile phones - particularly if they're being used in an enclosed space - the base stations of cordless telephones and mobile phone masts."
Her symptoms include hair loss, sickness, high blood-pressure, digestive and memory problems, severe headaches and dizziness.
They strike with such ferocity that, since diagnosing herself as "electrically sensitive" in May 2005, she has been marooned at home.
She can venture into built-up areas only if she is swathed in a net-and-hat ensemble made from a special "shielding fabric" that makes her look like a bee-keeper.
"I'm sure people laugh," she says, "but I don't mind as long as it keeps me well."
Naked man in high heels causes security alert
A building in Oregon was locked down by police after a security alert was sparked by the sight of a man wearing nothing but a pair of high heels.
The medical building, which was virtually empty, was surrounded by police officers after a 911 call tipped them off that a naked guy in high heels was sitting on a bench on the basement floor of the building, in McMinnville, Oregon.
The man was described as being balding, or with short white hear, of thin or medium build, and in his forties.
The police, however, were unable to apprehend the naked man, who was last seen running down a corridor of the building in his high heels.
The medical building, which was virtually empty, was surrounded by police officers after a 911 call tipped them off that a naked guy in high heels was sitting on a bench on the basement floor of the building, in McMinnville, Oregon.
The man was described as being balding, or with short white hear, of thin or medium build, and in his forties.
The police, however, were unable to apprehend the naked man, who was last seen running down a corridor of the building in his high heels.
Girl, two, comes to the rescue after mother passes out
A two-year-old girl saved her mother after she collapsed by telling the emergency operator their name and address and tending to the woman as they waited for an ambulance.
The girl's mother, Carla Imbrenea, managed to dial 999 before suffering severe chest pains and shortness of breath. As she drifted in and out of consciousness, she heard her daughter, Gabriella, calmly telling the operator her mother's name and address.
Gabriella even followed the operator's instructions and placed a wet flannel on her mother's head and fetched her a drink.
When the ambulance arrived at the house in Bournemouth, Dorset, the girl carried her stool to the front door but could not reach the handle. She went back to her mother and helped to pull her up that she could let the paramedics in.
Ms Imbrenea, who recovered after being treated for a severe panic attack, added: "I have never spoken to Gabriella about what to do in an emergency, but she was so calm. Perhaps she will grow up to be a nurse."
The girl's mother, Carla Imbrenea, managed to dial 999 before suffering severe chest pains and shortness of breath. As she drifted in and out of consciousness, she heard her daughter, Gabriella, calmly telling the operator her mother's name and address.
Gabriella even followed the operator's instructions and placed a wet flannel on her mother's head and fetched her a drink.
When the ambulance arrived at the house in Bournemouth, Dorset, the girl carried her stool to the front door but could not reach the handle. She went back to her mother and helped to pull her up that she could let the paramedics in.
Ms Imbrenea, who recovered after being treated for a severe panic attack, added: "I have never spoken to Gabriella about what to do in an emergency, but she was so calm. Perhaps she will grow up to be a nurse."
Naked porn-surfing Army recruiter arrested
Two New Jersey housemates got a bit of a surprise late in the night last Friday when they discovered a burglar, naked except for socks and sneakers, surfing pornography on their computer.
Jorge Arevalo was sleeping upstairs in the house in Hackettstown, NJ, when he heard what he thought was his housemate coming home at around midnight. He wondered why his housemate was walking around and making noise so much.
The answer to this came at around 1a.m., when his housemate actually returned. Arevalo reported hearing a string of expletives as his housemate discovered a naked man sitting at the computer.
On the computer were several windows open on porn sites. The man was dressed only in shoes and socks, and was covered in cuts and bruises. Bloodstains were found in several rooms in the house.
The man was identified as Jerry B. Mahaffey, a recruiter for the U.S. Army. Police later found his abandoned clothes behind The Laughing Lion, a local bar.
Arevalo complained: 'We were up until 5 a.m. cleaning.'
Jorge Arevalo was sleeping upstairs in the house in Hackettstown, NJ, when he heard what he thought was his housemate coming home at around midnight. He wondered why his housemate was walking around and making noise so much.
The answer to this came at around 1a.m., when his housemate actually returned. Arevalo reported hearing a string of expletives as his housemate discovered a naked man sitting at the computer.
On the computer were several windows open on porn sites. The man was dressed only in shoes and socks, and was covered in cuts and bruises. Bloodstains were found in several rooms in the house.
The man was identified as Jerry B. Mahaffey, a recruiter for the U.S. Army. Police later found his abandoned clothes behind The Laughing Lion, a local bar.
Arevalo complained: 'We were up until 5 a.m. cleaning.'
Debt adviser sacked for saving suicidal woman
A debt adviser who saved the life of a suicidal woman was sacked for calling a GP for help, a tribunal heard.
Terri King, 58, was accused by her boss of breaching client confidentiality by phoning the woman's doctor.
The distraught client had phoned Mrs King, saying she had taken a large overdose of pills to end her life because she could not cope with her overwhelming level of debt.
Mrs King immediately alerted her client's GP, who was able to act in time to save her life.
But when her boss learnt of her actions, she was told she had made an "irrational and emotional error".
Peter Wales, the manager of the service, claimed Mrs King - who had previously held an "outstanding" record during her five years at the bureau - should have alerted him to the suicidal caller instead of calling the GP.
Mr Wales said he would have consulted a management committee for advice on how to handle the situation before acting - even though this would have wasted valuable time that could have cost the caller her life.
Terri King, 58, was accused by her boss of breaching client confidentiality by phoning the woman's doctor.
The distraught client had phoned Mrs King, saying she had taken a large overdose of pills to end her life because she could not cope with her overwhelming level of debt.
Mrs King immediately alerted her client's GP, who was able to act in time to save her life.
But when her boss learnt of her actions, she was told she had made an "irrational and emotional error".
Peter Wales, the manager of the service, claimed Mrs King - who had previously held an "outstanding" record during her five years at the bureau - should have alerted him to the suicidal caller instead of calling the GP.
Mr Wales said he would have consulted a management committee for advice on how to handle the situation before acting - even though this would have wasted valuable time that could have cost the caller her life.
Man, 82, hits armed robber with lettuce
An 82-year-old man wielding a bag of shopping has driven an armed robber from a village post office.
George Smith hit the man twice with a bag containing an iceberg lettuce and bottles of bleach and washing liquid.
The masked raider, who had a shotgun, fled from the shop in Speldhurst, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, leaving the takings untouched.
Police praised Mr Smith for his bravery, but did not recommend other people followed his actions.
Det Insp John Claydon said a man aged in his 20s walked in, armed with a shotgun and with his face covered by a hood and a dust mask.
"Before he had a chance to say anything at all, this elderly gentleman whacked him with a carrier bag which had a lettuce amongst other things in it," Det Insp Claydon said.
With news video.
George Smith hit the man twice with a bag containing an iceberg lettuce and bottles of bleach and washing liquid.
The masked raider, who had a shotgun, fled from the shop in Speldhurst, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, leaving the takings untouched.
Police praised Mr Smith for his bravery, but did not recommend other people followed his actions.
Det Insp John Claydon said a man aged in his 20s walked in, armed with a shotgun and with his face covered by a hood and a dust mask.
"Before he had a chance to say anything at all, this elderly gentleman whacked him with a carrier bag which had a lettuce amongst other things in it," Det Insp Claydon said.
With news video.
500 animals found in car in Northern Ireland
The USPCA are investigating a shocking incident of animal cruelty after 500 animals were discovered in the back of a student's car in Coleraine.
The animals - including birds, hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs and a Chinese water dragon - were in boxes and cages in the Renault Clio parked on Cromore Road.
No water had been left for them. The USPCA revealed 75 of the animals died of suspected heat stroke and dehydration.
While many of the survivors were taken to vets' surgeries, it is feared more may die.
The car owner is believed to be a male in his early 20s. It is understood he may have left the animals in the car for six hours while at university and was planning to take them to pet wholesalers in Co Donegal on Friday evening.
The alarm was raised after a member of the public noticed a number of birds in the locked car acting in a distressed manner.
The animals - including birds, hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs and a Chinese water dragon - were in boxes and cages in the Renault Clio parked on Cromore Road.
No water had been left for them. The USPCA revealed 75 of the animals died of suspected heat stroke and dehydration.
While many of the survivors were taken to vets' surgeries, it is feared more may die.
The car owner is believed to be a male in his early 20s. It is understood he may have left the animals in the car for six hours while at university and was planning to take them to pet wholesalers in Co Donegal on Friday evening.
The alarm was raised after a member of the public noticed a number of birds in the locked car acting in a distressed manner.
Man broke ex-girlfriend's leg in insurance scam
A man has been charged with deliberately breaking his ex-girlfriend's leg in an alleged insurance fraud.
Gordon Thomson, 31, is said to have rested 23-year-old Elizabeth Hingston's leg on two bricks and jumped on it.
Prosecutors at Plymouth magistrates claimed he was trying to sue the city council by claiming a wall fell on her.
He was arrested after police found a mobile phone at his Plymouth flat on which he is alleged to have filmed the break.
He will appear in court next week charged with grievous bodily harm.
Gordon Thomson, 31, is said to have rested 23-year-old Elizabeth Hingston's leg on two bricks and jumped on it.
Prosecutors at Plymouth magistrates claimed he was trying to sue the city council by claiming a wall fell on her.
He was arrested after police found a mobile phone at his Plymouth flat on which he is alleged to have filmed the break.
He will appear in court next week charged with grievous bodily harm.
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