Staines, England News

A British man who handed himself in to Chinese authorities has been charged with a series of child sex offences dating back up to 15 years.

A British man who handed himself in to Chinese authorities has been charged with a series of child sex offences dating back up to 15 years.

THE name-changing fever sweeping Spelthorne shows no sign of abating as villagers in Penton look to follow in the footsteps of Staines.

A MAN who collapsed just yards from Sunbury fire station would not have been treated so swiftly if the station had closed as planned, union members have said.

A TEENAGER is recovering after being hit by a tree which crashed down on a playground, narrowly missing other people as it fell.

A CARPENTER commissioned to renovate a home was nothing more than a con man who tried to persuade a pensioner to change her will in his favour and lied about being a distant relative of ballerina Darcey Busell, a court was told this week.

CROWDS of families and friends flooded Memorial Fields to bask in the sunshine at this year's Ottershaw May Fair.

A FAMILY'S legacy could be demolished and left as a derelict "bomb site" after they were served with a planning enforcement notice.

A EUROPEAN champion and British record holder was no match for a fluffy mascot as runner Iwan Thomas was beaten to the finishing line in the Mascot Grand National.

A 22-YEAR-OLD has been jailed for more than three years for his part in the knifepoint robbery of a taxi driver.

Surrey county councillor Denise Saliagopoulos, who had been enjoying a stroll, witnessed the drama and ended up tackling the flames with another councillor and residents before firefighters arrived.