Two plastic balls linked by a skinny rope caused the most ridiculous moral panic at at the start of the...
Year: 2023
Nearly forty years ago, a police officer was hacked to death during a night of violence in north London. Police...
On December 6, 1989, Doctor Who as a TV series (there were movie spin-offs) came to an end after a...
1985 was a thrilling year for Cold War spies with two double agents dominating the headlines. One was a high...
It's hard to believe but a whole swathe of the British population, still very much alive today, was legally beaten...
Being told to stand still. The lights going up. The police entering in large numbers. Frisking. Individuals led away. Court...
I ended the 1980s in Bellshill - just outside Glasgow having spent Christmas in Geneva, Switzerland. A winter holiday season...
One weekend in 1996, I went out clubbing with some mates. Literally starting on Friday afternoon and ended at some...
Coventry in 1981 was a tinderbox of a city primed to explode. Youth unemployment was skyrocketing as factories shut. The...
The United States and United Kingdom have seen their fair share of serial killers. But Canada, that peaceful and calm...