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Two men in court over Mosque vandalism

Two brothers have appeared in court in connection with an alleged attack on a mosque in Poole in Dorset. Four windows were smashed at the premises of the Dorset Islamic Cultural Centre on Thursday afternoon.

Robert Mullins, 35, of Shaftesbury, and Trevor Mullins, 38, of Poole, have been charged with racially aggravated criminal damage.

Both men were given conditional bail and will re-appear before Bournemouth Magistrates on June 3rd.

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Giant jigsaw to go on display at Sandringham

A 40,000 piece jigsaw that collapsed after the final piece was put in is to go on display at the Queen's Sandringham Estate in the coming days to raise money for Help for Heroes.

The video of the moment Dave Evans' record breaking jigsaw collapsed has been watched more than 100,000 times on YouTube. Dave spent 35 days hand-cutting the 6 metre high jigsaw which features images of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The jigsaw will be moved from his home in Weymouth on Tuesday and go on display at Sandringham in Norfolk until November 3rd.

Woman charged over "offensive" Facebook message

A 23-year-old woman has been charged with allegedly sending what police are calling a "grossly offensive" message on Facebook.

Michaela Kathleen Turner from Southsea was arrested at her home on Friday evening after the post was uploaded to Facebook on Wednesday evening following the Woolwich terror attack.

She was charged overnight with an offence contrary to section 127 of the Communication Act 2003 and has now been released on bail to appear before Portsmouth Magistrates Court on June 7.

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Police hunt for two men who stole double decker bus

The bus crashed on Grange Road in Ramsgate Credit: ITV Meridian

Kent Police are hunting for two men who stole a double decker bus which later crashed into a brick wall.

Emergency services were called to Grange Road in Ramsgate shortly before 4am on Saturday to reports that a bus had collided with a number of parked cars, a lamp post and a garden wall. Two men were seen running away form the scene.

A Kent Police spokesman told ITV Meridian: "The bus, which was due to be used as a replacement rail service, was stolen from Ramsgate Railway Station at 3.30am. Kent Police is working with British Transport Police to investigate the incident."

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