The veteran was ill in hospital (shortly before he died) when the IW man pretended to be him on the phone to have the war pension re-routed to his own bank account. When caught, he tried to pin the fraud on his ex-partner. Read the full details in the article
Police have charged a 48-year old woman from Ryde in connection with the acid attack on the 22 year old woman outside the Royal China Restaurant in Sandown.
This is a heartbreaking story for all involved. Although the driver has no recollection of the incident, he has pleaded guilty to two charges of causing death by dangerous driving.
Some interesting figures just in from Tim Field of the Energy Networks Association on the impact of metal theft after a ban on cash transactions in the scrap metal trade.