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Shane Richie banned from driving after actor caught speeding (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. EastEnders star Shane Richie has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught speeding. The 62-year-old actor, best known for playing Alfie Moon in the long-running soap, is currently awaiting a trial next year over an allegation of drink-driving. But court records have revealed that Richie – real name Shane Roche – was banned from driving last week for six mon
Sadiq Khan says he is a victim of scammers after car tax conviction (opens the original)
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Sadiq Khan says he has fallen victim to a scam after he was convicted and fined for not taxing a 24-year-old Nissan Micra. The Mayor of London, 55, was prosecuted last month by the DVLA for keeping an unlicensed vehicle and ended up being handed a £220 fine by a court in Herefordshire, after the case was dealt with in private in a fast-track court process. City Hall has now insisted the Nissan Micra does not belong to Lord Khan and it has been wrongly registered in his name. In a strongly-worded
Smart motorway drivers face huge fines for ignoring red X signs (opens the original)
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Smart motorway drivers have been hit with criminal convictions and more than £100,000 in fines, court costs and victim surcharges this year for ignoring “red X” lane closure signs, research has found. Dozens of errant motorists are hauled before the magistrates’ courts of England and Wales every month after being caught driving in a motorway lane that has been temporarily shut down. The red X signs can be triggered automatically or by National Highways, to close a lane when there has been a cras
Double murderer Simon Levy accused of stabbing and trying to strangle prison guard (opens the original)
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Double murderer Simon Levy has been accused of stabbing a Belmarsh prison officer with a pen before trying to strangle him. Levy, 41, who is serving a whole-life sentence for murdering two women in Tottenham, has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation. The incident took place at maximum security HMP Belmarsh in February. Levy, who appeared over a videolink at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, denies both charges. Prosecutor David Burns told
Teen who threatened to decapitate Aled Jones admits machete Rolex robberies (opens the original)
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A teen who once threatened to cut the head off TV presenter Aled Jones and left a Bridgerton star traumatised after trying to steal her phone is facing more time in prison. Zacariah Boulares has admitted arming himself with a machete to steal Rolex watches. Boulares was just 16 years old when he ambushed Songs Of Praise star Mr Jones in Chiswick High Road in 2023, threatening to cut off his head after snatching his £17,000 Daytona Rolex watch. He is currently serving a 22-month prison sentence f
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