Paul Richard Flawn, inset, burgled Smokin’ Aces in Commercial Road, Bournemouth, in October A BURGLAR who claimed he did not know the high value of two limited edition bottles of whiskey that he stole from a Bournemouth bar has been jailed. Paul Richard Flawn said he did not specifically take the 23-year-old Pappy Van Winkle bottles, worth a combined £4,000, from Smokin’ Aces in Commercial Road. Judge Robert Pawson told Flawn, 52 and of Bath Road, Bournemouth, whether he knew the alcohol’s commodity or not, he still burgled the premises and stole the whiskey along with a case of Bacardi, a bicycle, two camera lenses, Beats headphones, a pair of trainers and tools.
THE Morning Star can reveal that MI5 declined to censor a book about its bugging of the British communists’ HQ, partly for fear of drawing the Soviet Union’s attention to the Security Service’s “sensitivity on the subject.”
In a letter dated February 1968 and made public today by the National Archives to Michael Stewart, the then Labour government’s first secretary of state, MI5 said it had “covertly” obtained a typescript copy of double agent Kim Philby’s memoirs.
It pointed out that, according to Philby, Roger Hollis head of MI5’s F division, which monitored political groups had the Communist Party of Great Britain’s (CPGB) office in central London under constant state surveillance.
United Trust Bank has become the latest firm to join the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA).
The MMA launched earlier this year to provide a collaborative voice for the mortgage industry in promoting the availability of mortgage lending and the value of professional advice.
The Alliance will focus on communicating to customers that the mortgage market is open for business, has a strong appetite to lend, is increasing its reach and is highly competitive. As a call to action, customers are encouraged to seek professional, independent advice as the best way to access the most appropriate options for their circumstances.
Buster Tolfree (pictured), commercial director – mortgages at United Trust Bank, said: “At UTB we believe that a diverse mortgage market is great for consumers, brokers and the industry as a whole. We understand that a growing number of people need a more flexible and pragmatic approach to lending than can generally be found on the High Street and whilst many borrow
TALKS on a trade deal between Britain and the European Union have been extended after failing to reach an agreement by today’s deadline.
Acknowledging the lack of progress towards a deal, Boris Johnson said that Britain must “get ready” for trading on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms from January 1.
The Prime Minister reiterated that there are “some serious and very, very difficult issues” remaining to be resolved, while insisting that his negotiating team “will not walk away.”
Referring to his dinner with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen last Wednesday evening, he said that both sides are “still very far apart on some key things.”