A 16-year-old boy was today found guilty of killing a Polish man with a single 'Superman punch' after mocking his English in an attack outside a takeaway. 

The defendant, who was 15 at the time of the attack, had denied the manslaughter of Arkadiusz Jozwik, but was found guilty by a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Mr Jozwik, 40, had been drinking vodka with two friends and had just bought a pizza when he was set upon outside a row of takeaway shops in Harlow, Essex, shortly after 11.30pm on August 27, 2016.

He died two days later in hospital from head injuries.

Rosina Cottage QC, prosecuting, earlier told the week-long trial that the defendant moved behind Mr Jozwik, jumped up from the ground and used the 'whole force of his body' to hit Mr Jozwik with a 'Superman punch'.

The defendant, who was in The Stow shopping precinct after going to a kebab shop, said he hit Mr Jozwik, who was known to his friends as Arek, 'to defend my friend. Ms Cottage said laughter could be heard during the incident, and the defendant agreed with her description that this was 'around the time he (Mr Jozwik) was saying 'fight me' and weaving around'. 

He also agreed with Ms Cottage's description that this was because Mr Jozwik 'looked such an idiot'.

Ms Cottage said: 'If you didn't like it, you could have scarpered, couldn't you?'  The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, replied: 'Yeah.'  

The court also heard there was some laughter 'about their English' (of the Polish men) and the defendant moved behind Mr Jozwik before striking him. 

The defendant will be sentenced on September 8 at Chelmsford Crown Court.

A terrorist who infiltrated the British military has been jailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident Irish republicans. 

Former Royal Marine Kiaran Maxwell stashed anti-personnel mines, mortars, ammunition and 14 pipe bombs - four of which were later used - in 43 purpose-built woodland hides at eight locations in Northern Ireland and England.

Bomb-making materials were found in barrels and buckets buried in the ground as well as an adapted Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) pass card, a PSNI uniform and a police stab-proof vest.

Maxwell was driven by 'republican sympathies and a hostility to the UK' and the lasting effects of a sectarian attack that left him with a fractured skull when he was 16, the court heard.

Questions have now been raised as to how someone with a background of Republican sympathies passed vetting for the Marines - as police admit it is likely that more of his bombs remain in the hands of senior Continuity IRA members.   

The 31-year-old, who is originally from Larne in Co Antrim and was with 40 Commando based at Norton Manor Camp in Taunton, Somerset, at the time of the offences, pleaded guilty to preparation of terrorist acts between January 2011 and August last year, possessing images of bank cards for fraud and possessing cannabis with intent to supply.

Sentencing, Mr Justice Sweeney said: 'I'm sure that you were and will remain motivated by dissident republican sympathies and a hostility to the UK. Father-of-one Maxwell had researched 300 potential police, government and military targets before his plot was foiled when members of the public stumbled across his weapons hides by chance, the court heard. His defence barrister had previously told the court Maxwell 'feared violence' on a daily basis as he grew up as a Catholic in his hometown of Larne.

In 2002, he was 'beaten by golf clubs, iron bars and hammers' and 'left for dead in a field' by loyalists.

A doctor's report said Maxwell had suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the immediate aftermath, which persisted into his 20s.

However a prosecutor said there was 'no direct evidence' Maxwell's offending was motivated by the beating.

Police still haven't found all the lethal devices constructed by Maxwell during his years of treachery in the ranks of the Royal Marines.

The Republican terrorist spy amassed an astonishing arsenal as he seemingly plundered military stores and ranges at will. 

Only one other person has been arrested over the conspiracy and there are fears those who encouraged the bombmaker may never be brought to justice. 

Senior male doctors get four times as many bonuses as their female counterparts, a report has revealed.

The latest figures show that more than 52 per cent of 43,856 NHS hospital consultants in England received some kind of merit-based award ranging between £17,000 and £77,000.

However, out of those receiving them for the first time in 2015 just 65 were women while 252 were men. Yet the research by the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Award also found that women were at no disadvantage when it came to actually receiving the bonuses they applied for - both male and female consultants had a 26 per cent success rate.

Clare Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, believes the report shows that women are receiving less bonuses because they are less inclined to ask for them.

She told The daily telegraph : 'We find that women are unlikely to put themselves forward unless they feel they can tick all the boxes – whereas by and large men are more likely to just give it a whirl. 

'It's the same for new jobs, it's the same for job promotions. But the other issue that concerns us is that they are less likely to be encouraged. 

'A lot of the conversations about future careers happen in the men's changing rooms, women just aren't there when these chats are going on. Of the 96 staff who were paid more than £150,000 by the organisation last year, just 34 were women.

Sir Philip Hampton, who is currently co-chairing a review aimed at increasing the women in senior roles in finance, blamed the female presenters themselves for the pay gap claiming that they 'let it happen'.

The City grandee also said that in his experience he had 'never, ever had a woman ask for a pay rise'.

He told the London evening standard Thursday: 'How has this situation arisen at the BBC that these intelligent, high-powered, sometimes formidable women have sat in this situation?

'They are all looking at each other now saying: "how did we let this happen?" I suspect they let it happen because they weren't doing much about it.' 

An off-duty police officer and paramedic were sprayed in the face with an unknown corrosive substance after stopping to help at the scene of a major car fire.

The pair joined other 'Good Samaritans' in lending a hand after a stolen car was involved in a serious collision with a lorry at around 7pm on Friday night.

The vehicle crashed into the a metal barrier at the side of the M11 near Chigwell and Loughton in Essex, before bursting into flames.

Just minutes before collision, police had been alerted to the blue VW Golf being stolen from outside a nearby shop.

The victim in the car theft, a man in his 20s, reported that one of the men held a knife in his hand. Less than 10 minutes later, the stolen car collided with the lorry on the M11, southbound, between junctions 5 and 4.

The car caught fire and after seeing the incident, passing drivers stopped to help.

Following the collision, the drivers of the stolen car left the vehicle and sprayed an unknown substance in the faces of two people who were among those who had stopped to assist.

One was an off duty paramedic, the other, an off duty police officer.

The suspects then stole another car - a white Vauxhall Astra - at the scene of the collision to make their getaway.

This car was later recovered in Dagenham, East London.

Police said medical treatment was received by the two people who were sprayed with the unknown substance, and it is not believed they will suffer from any long term effects.

Two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle and response car from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene. Both men sprayed with the substance were taken to hospital for further care.

Their conditions are not believed to be serious or life-threatening. The driver of the lorry was uninjured.

Kevin Brown, Director of Service Delivery at The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), said: 'This unprovoked attack on two Good Samaritans who were trying to help at the scene of a road traffic collision is deplorable.

'Sadly they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and we wish them a speedy recovery.'

The crash caused disruption to drivers, but the lane reopened later that evening following forensic recovery of the vehicles.

One suspect was described as Asian, and between 25 to 30 years old. He had a dark beard, and was wearing a baseball cap, a navy blue buttoned top, and dark coloured bottoms. He also had a small, black leather bag with him.

The other suspect was described as white, with short dark hair.

The Spanish judge probing five Britons over the death of Scottish holidaymaker Kirsty Maxwell may never be charged, internal court documents suggest. 

She was asked to remand four of the men in prison on Wednesday by Kirsty's family lawyer - but rejected the request saying there was 'no new evidence' of the men's participation in the death of the victim.'

Ana Isabel Garcia-Galbis said she was still awaiting another police report but her comments, contained in a two-page internal court document drafted after the Brits' court appearance in Benidorm earlier this week, shows they may never be charged. An initial police report on Kirsty's April 29 fatal fall from their Benidorm holiday apartment, after a hen do, places a fifth man in connection with the death.

The report says Joseph Graham had taken so much cocaine before Kirsty, 27, walked into their tenth-floor apartment by mistake that his nose was bleeding. 

He was quizzed in court after her death at the spot she plunged from because an untouched cigarette like the ones he smoked was found on the floor.

Police conclude in the 39-page report that she panicked after finding herself in the wrong flat and probably tried to jump into the swimming pool ten floors below after an alcohol binge because she thought it was her 'only escape route. The report adds Mr Graham, who has not been charged with any crime but is still under investigation 'in his state of drunkenness and under the effects of cocaine, probably said something obscene to Kirsty and/or approached her in a way which made her feel seriously intimidated.' 

The £49,000-a-year Amazon worker, from Nottingham, has protested his innocence.

The four men questioned in court on Wednesday, all born in Nottingham and named as Ricky Gammon, 31, Anthony Holehouse, 34, Callum Northridge, 27, and Daniel Bailey, 32, have also angrily denied any involvement in Kirsty's death. 

A mother-of-three forced to spend £70,000 every three weeks on cancer treatment in Germeny to stay alive claims she was told she 'doesn't have enough cancer for UK trial treatment.

Louise Gleadell, 38, from Leicester, was first diagnosed with cervical cancer last February.

But the aggressive disease spread and she was told it was incurable in January.

Desperate for other alternatives, Louise attempted to participate in an immunotherapy trial through the NHS

The treatment would increase her life expectancy but Louise claims she was denied access to the because because she didn't have 'enough' cancer.

Despite being ravaged by an aggressive cancer, Louise claims she still wasn't eligible for treatment and says she there was no further options available.

Refusing to die without a fight, Louise took it upon herself to find other alternatives, and has been spending up to £70,000 every three weeks to receive treatment at the Hallwang Clinic in Germany.

After relying on savings and fundraising from her family and friends, Louise is able to enjoy the time she has left thanks to treatment abroad. Louise, a former holiday business owner, said: 'I initially tried to join an immunotherapy trial in the UK, but I was told that I couldn't because I didn't have enough cancer. 'So we've had to use all of our savings so that I can get treatment in Germany.

'The first time that I went to Germany, I had to be there for eight days, and that alone cost £70,000.

'My second time, just three weeks later, cost £66,000 and now every three weeks I have two days' worth and that's £32,000. 'And I have to keep having these treatments every three weeks or my tumours will continue growing and I will die.'

Louise was diagnosed with cervical cancer in February 2016 after doctors mistook the disease for post-natal symptoms.

Due to several rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Louise's cervical tumour shrunk – but it had started to grow in her neck and after and she suffered a haemorrhage, she was told it was now terminal. Louise added: 'I lost all of my hair from the repetitive rounds of chemo, but that was just a small price to pay for my life.

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Police have warned parents that thousands of children are being used as 'money mules' by criminal gangs to launder stolen money in their bank accounts.

Officers in London are telling parents to monitor their children's accounts amid concerns they could be falling victim to such crimes either through force or when offered payment.

This kind of fraud usually sees the young person allowing their bank account to be used to move criminal money, making it harder for the authorities to track. Criminals will offer children cash, sometimes as little as £50, to transfer 'dirty money', according to The times. 

Figures from fraud prevention service Cifas show the number of 'misuse of facility' frauds involving a person under 21 has risen year-on-year.

Cifas said there were 4,222 such cases in the first half of 2017, compared with 2,143 in the first part of last year.

It also reported that 65 per cent of the 17,040 incidents of that type in the UK in the first six months of this year were committed by people aged under 30. It was earlier reported that high street banks are losing the battle against fraud as criminals switch tactics to directly target customers. Efforts by lenders to bolster their IT defences against hackers have simply encouraged fraudsters to bombard individual customers with scams, according to Financial Fraud Action UK.

Despite investing millions in tackling fraud, losses from fraud rose last year as banks became less effective at preventing scams.

Losses from fraud on cards and credit cards jumped by 9 per cent to £618million last year – while total fraud including online scams – increased 2 per cent to £768.8million. 

Police in Birmingham have arrested two men after a 14-year-old girl was raped twice at a railway station.

The suspects, aged 35 and 27, are both from the Birmingham area and are being held on suspicion of rape. 

It comes after police released images of two men who were being sought in connection with separate incidents, in which the young girl was raped twice in the same night.

Detectives said the teenager was first assaulted in a secluded part of Birmingham Wilton railway station, near the Aston Villa football ground, some time between 8pm on Tuesday and 2am the following morning.

The 14-year-old victim had walked to the station with her friend, but was led away after being approached by two men.

She alleges she was led to a secluded area of the station and reportedly raped by one of the men. Shortly after that attack, the girl walked out of the station at about 2am and flagged down a passing vehicle to ask for help. However, after getting in the car she says she was then raped a second time.

Detectives continue to appeal for information regarding the second rape in the vehicle on Wednesday morning. 

DCI Tony Fitzpatrick from British Transport Police said: 'Overnight there have been significant developments after we released CCTV images of two men we would like to speak with.

'I'd like to thank the public and the media for the overwhelming support in sharing this appeal.'

DCI Fitzpatrick added: 'Both these arrests relate to the first incident at Witton station on Tuesday evening this week.

'Our investigation into the second incident in the vehicle continues at a pace. The young victim was raped for a second time in a vehicle close to Witton station at approximately 2am.

'I am still looking to hear from anyone who lives locally to Witton and saw a young girl walking by herself during the early hours of Wednesday morning. 'If you saw any vehicle or any person acting suspiciously then please get in touch as soon as possible.'

The man sought over the offence in the vehicle is described as thick set man, approximately 5ft 6in with large biceps. 

Anyone with information can send a text to 61016, or call 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 65 of 26/07/2017.

A former member of the dance group Diversity has been killed in a car crash. 

Robert Anker died in the collision in Canada yesterday, where he moved last year to marry his fiancée. 

The 27-year old performer from Essex was a founding member of the world-famous dance troupe Diversity, which won Britain's Got Talent in 2009.  

He also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, ITV shows The X Factor and Take Me Out and in music videos alongside singers Jessie J, Paloma Faith and Peter Andre. Robert had also starred in the West End show Thriller and recently flown out to Cape Town to be involved in the latest Bring It On film.

Social media has been flooded with tributes to the star. Choreographer Dean Lee tweeted: 'Rob Anker. I have no words to speak after hearing of your passing. This is truly heart breaking. Thanks for the memories. Shine bright.'

His cousin Rochelle Hanson has since set up a Just Giving page in his memory. 

On it, she paid tribute to the 'amazing and talented dancer'. 

She wrote: 'The family are devastated. He only just got married in September 2016 to a lovely Canadian girl and they were starting their new life out there. 'He's been in Diversity, the West End show Thriller and various TV Shows and music videos as well as be part of the new Bring It On film. He was an amazing and talented dancer.'

'We are raising funds for his family to be able to cover all costs for their trip to go and arrange his funeral in Canada. We would love to ensure that his family don't worry or stress about money at this time.'

British street dance troupe Diversity formed in 2007 in London. 

They shot to fame after winning the third series of Britain's Got Talent in 2009, beating singer Susan Boyle in the live final.