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A man who tried to murder his neighbours in their beds by petrol bombing their home was jailed for eight years yesterday.
Andrew Brown hurled a lit Molotov cocktail through a window of a house in in Penicuik, Scotland last year. His neighbour, taxi driver Brian Soave, was wakened and managed to extinguish the flames in the living room of the family's home. The attack was captured on CCTV footage after the family fitted security cameras at their house following previous vandalism.
A judge told Brown at the High Court in Edinburgh: "No-one who saw the footage could fail to be chilled by the deliberate and callous way it was done." He described the film evidence shown at Brown's trial as "one of the most dramatic sequences" he had seen in many years in court.
Brown, 23, a former garage assistant from Penicuik, had denied attempting to murder Mr Soave, and his wife and sons Brian and Mark by setting fire to their home in the town. Nevertheless, a jury earlier convicted him of the offence by a majority verdict.
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Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Joy's daughter, Lin, emails the show.
Use them once.
To tie or not to tie.
Learn to cook.
Dr Karl on Triple J.
Unwanted joke texts.
Ross's podcast - http://rosspatzeltradioshow.mypodcast.com/
A positive outcome.
Feet.
Getting a mortgage.
Do your fluids.
What is earwax for ?
Jobs in Australia.
Witheld numbers.
Where does all the money suddenly come from ?
Animal news.
Neighbours.
Extra bone.
Set your own limit.
Headaches.
The wrong arm.
Waiting lists.
Ready made meals.
A new bit of wire.
A permanent marker.
The NHS.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UKThursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on... more
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Ramsey St. legend Harold Bishop, played by Ian Smith, is making a permanent departure from the Aussie soap in October. The 70-year-old actor reprised his role as the bumbling tuba-player on a part-time basis last November but has since decided to call it a day for good.
His character hadn't been seen in the soap for a while after Harold hung up his general store (née Coffee Shop) overalls and went travelling around the world.
A spokeswoman for Australia’s Channel 10 - which makes the soap - said: "It was entirely his decision. We love him and would have loved to keep him."
It’s thought his last storyline will see Harold leave Erinsborough after beating prostate cancer.
Note: even cancer can't keep The Bishop down.
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A rapist who admitted spying on his neighbours by using a camera hidden in their bedroom has been sent to prison for an indefinite period.
Anthony Batchelor, 33, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to a total of 14 sexual offences. These included rape, voyeurism, false imprisonment and the possession of indecent images of children. Suspicions were raised when police found a hole in the ceiling of his Gloucester neighbour's house. In court Batchelor admitted he also set up cameras in Butlin's holiday park in Minehead, Somerset. He had also filmed his neighbour's partner sunbathing naked and was caught when the spyhole in the ceiling was spotted, the court heard.
Police who searched Batchelor's computer at his home also found footage he had taken just before raping a young woman at knifepoint and threatening her with hot hair tongs. Officers who found he had filmed women and children changing at swimming pools, also found clips of him setting up a spy camera by his lavatory to film four women. Det Sgt Rob Harding, of Gloucestershire Police, told the court Batchelor's activities were uncovered when he was called to investigate a burglary report, in July 2007. "It very quickly moved away from a burglary into a definite sexual case which led us to seize exhibits that gave us further offences which were filmed on video," said Det Sgt Harding.
"A rape allegation was made which was also connected to the video, incidents of children and adults being filmed on a toilet, using the toilet." Batchelor's girlfriend Debbie Peters, who had no idea he had planted the hidden cameras, said: "When I saw the evidence I thought 'I can't believe it'. It really just took me ages to believe it."
Judge William Hart told Batchelor the unlimited sentence reflected the "sexual depravity" he had put his victims through. The father-of-one admitted 14 offences, including rape, voyeurism, and possessing child pornography. He can be considered for release after three years and nine months, but will be freed only if a parole panel deems he is no longer a threat.A rapist who admitted spying on his neighbours by using a camera hidden in their... more
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What do you do if you're a farmer and you wanna keep next door off your land? Build a wall out of cars!
After a string of complaints from his neighbours, self-proclaimed redneck Rhett Davis decided he'd had enough, and erected a wall made out of cars.
"This is just a fun way for me to say, `Hey boys, I'm still here. This is my redneck Stonehenge."
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Neighbours has made the momentous move to Channel five. But why is that British soaps are so miserable and Aussie soaps are so addictive?Neighbours has made the momentous move to Channel five. But why is that British soaps... more
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Hard hitting Interview with Melbourne's version of Spicoli who threw 'the best party evah' when his parents were out of town, resulting in terrified neighbors, a $20K fine, an appearance by the Police dog squad and some very 'famous' sunglasses.
He's available to help throw your next party now too.
Good on ya mate.
Good on ya.
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