Cops in Spain have recovered the last part of a valuable 17th century Flemish tapestry stolen from a Spanish church by notorious art thief Erik 'The Belgian' in 1980. The Spanish National Police said in a press release on Friday, 18th February, that they had recovered the last missing part of the tapestry 'La apoteosis de las artes'. The 17th century Flemish work, whose title translates as 'The Apotheosis of the Arts', was stolen from the Church of Santo Domingo in Castrojeriz. Spanish police have recovered the last piece of ...

A 23-year-old driver has been jailed for fleeing from the cops at speeds of over 145mph on the M40 Motorway while on a ban. Daniel King was jailed for one year with a two-year driving ban at Aylesbury Crown Court on 16th February. Thames Valley Police said in a statement on 21st February: "Daniel King pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving a motor vehicle whilst disqualified, failing to stop for police and obstructing police. Driver named Daniel King has been jailed for dangerous driving with 145mph in High Wycombe. (Thames ...

A man has broken several bones after trying to sneak into a house party uninvited through the interior patio and accidentally falling 15 metres into the void. Firemen in the town of Novelda in the Spanish province of Alicante rescued the man from atop a corrugated roof in the light well of a residential building. The man, unnamed but believed to be around 30 years old, was reportedly trying to gain access to a residence where a private party was being held. The rescue of a man trapped injured after ...

This is the moment a Good Samaritan scales a burning building and rescues two children trapped in a smoke-filled bedroom. The blaze affected two second-storey units in the city of Mesa in Maricopa County in the US state of Arizona on 19th February. Mesa Fire Department said the units were fully engulfed by the time they arrived on the scene. First responders rescued two from a burning apartment building in Mesa in Arizona in the United States on the 18th of February 2022. (The Mesa Police Department/Newsflash) Meanwhile, local residents ...

This is the shocking moment a Russian man stabs a sex shop saleswoman to death before stealing two sex toys for men, which were later found in his flat. The 33-year-old saleswoman, name not reported, was stabbed over 10 times in the sex shop on Dybenko Street in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, where she died of her injuries on the night of 18th February. On 20th February, the police arrested a 30-year-old local resident, name not disclosed, who reportedly admitted his guilt. The suspect said he had planned ...