Government to appoint ‘woke warden’ with powers to fine universities who ‘cancel’ people

Universities and colleges will be fined for suffocating free speech on campuses, ministers have warned. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will this week unveil a ‘free speech champion’ who will have the power to defend students and academics. Institutions which try to cancel people due to their views will be penalised as part of the government’s … Read more

Man, 29, faces trial for sexual assault after ‘slapping female traffic warden on the bottom’ 

Man, 29, faces trial for sexual assault after ‘slapping female traffic warden on the bottom’ Adam Crisp denies sexually assaulting traffic warden in Worcester city centre The 29-year-old appeared before Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday Crisp alleged to have approached and ‘without warning, slapped her bottom’ By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: 15:41 GMT, 24 January … Read more

Traffic warden in Leicester issued £180,000 in fines over 18 months – figures show 

Traffic warden in Leicester issued £180,000 in fines over 18 months – an average of £10,000 every four weeks – figures show Leicester traffic warden handed out an average of £10,000 in fines every month  Over 18 months from April 2019 he dished out more than £180,000 in tickets Figures from Leicester City Council show … Read more

Parking warden ignores note from car owner to spare them a ticket while they are isolating

Parking warden ignores handwritten plea from car owner to spare them a ticket while they are in isolation awaiting the results of their coronavirus test A car owner left a handwritten plea on their windscreen asking not to be ticketed The note explained the driver was isolating while waiting for Covid test results But the … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Heir to Churchill? No, Boris Johnson is the Second Coming of Warden Hodges

Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Johnson? Just after 4pm on Wednesday, Boris’s carefully cultivated reputation as a Churchillian champion of British liberty crumbled like stale Stilton cheese. ‘We will boost the local enforcement capacity of local authorities by introducing Covid-secure marshals to help ensure social distancing in town and city centres, and … Read more

Nurse injured in knife rampage at Co-op writes heart-breaking apology letter to church warden

A brave nurse has sent a heartbreaking apology to a church warden who was stabbed to death on a supermarket shopping trip saying: ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t save you.’ NHS worker Lisa Way, 53, was also injured in the attack inside a village Co-op where grandfather John Rees, 88, was killed as his wife Eunice … Read more

Church warden, 88, lovingly known as ‘Uncle John’ was stabbed to death in Co-op aisle

A church warden was stabbed to death in a Co-op yesterday as his dementia-suffering wife waited in the car, it has been revealed.    Church warden John Rees, 88, left his wife Eunice, 87, in their Honda car while he queued up at a convenience store in Pen-y-Graig, south Wales on Tuesday for their weekly shop. … Read more

Parking warden is chastised by angry bystander for dancing while issuing a ticket to an elderly man

Parking warden is chastised by angry bystander for dancing while issuing a ticket to an elderly man’s car who was ‘collecting medication for his wife’ Footage shows the moment parking warden dances joyfully while issuing ticket    Outraged Ben Toovey, 40, began to film the warden calling him ‘happy as Larry’   Mr Toovey claims the car … Read more