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A TON of cocaine worth up to £100million is found hidden within fruit shipments at Dover port

Around a ton of cocaine has been discovered concealed within shipments of fruit at the Kent port. The class A drugs, which have a street value of approximately £100 million, were discovered in pallets which had arrived into the Port of Dover on a vessel from South America on Tuesday morning.     The 'huge seizure' will now take away a 'valuable commodity that would have been sold to fund further serious and organised criminality', the National Crime Agency said.  Following the joint operation by the NCA and Police Scotland Organised Crime Partnership, two men have been arrested on suspicion of importing class A drugs.  Around a ton of cocaine was discovered in pallets which had arrived into Dover on a vessel from South America on Tuesday morning The 40-year-old from Brentwood, Essex, and the 64-year-old from central Glasgow were questioned before being released under investigation.      The investigation, which is linked to Operation Venetic, has so far seen hundreds o

Backlash over government's 'chaotic new rules' on table service in pubs and fast food joints, gyms and christenings

New lockdown rules at a glance  Backlash over the government's 'chaotic' new rules reached fever pitch today as pubs, restaurants, gyms and churches were yet again forced to go back to the drawing board on social distancing. Last night, Boris Johnson announced a raft of further measures to prevent coronavirus from spreading which were conspicuously vague for venues such as fast-food restaurants – and altogether missing for others like gyms. Dominic Raab today sought to clarify the new regulations for casual dining in venues like McDonald's, saying that they would need to bring in posh table service. Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on whether customers could queue for food and then sit down, Mr Raab said: 'My understanding is that you need to be able to order from the tables.' Downing Street quickly countermanded the Foreign Secretary, clarifying that the new rules demanding table service only in pubs, bars and restaurants would only apply to licensed

'Going to the toilet in 'Straya': Frightening moment a huge spider charges towards a helpless man as he sits on the throne

Terrifying footage shows an enormous huntsman spider charging towards a man as he sits on the toilet. Western Australian man Riley Watts filmed the moment he jumps in fear as the spider runs towards him. He posted the footage to his TikTok and Instagram with the caption: 'Going to the toilet in 'Straya'. 'The sun is shining, the birds are chirping... and the spiders are making me wanna burn the house down,' he wrote. Terrifying footage shows an enormous huntsman spider charging towards a man as he sits on the toilet Western Australian man Riley Watts filmed the moment he jumps in fear as the spider runs towards him The video shows the spider on the wall opposite Mr Watts before jumping onto the floor towards him and running up another wall. 'F**k, f**k, f**k, I'm trying to s**t, man! Jesus f**king christ,' Mr Watts can be heard screaming in the video.  The video has quickly gained thousands of views and hundreds of comments from people equally in disgu

'It's an eye for an eye now': BLM protesters in NYC threaten violence following Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

Demonstrators packed a New York City plaza Wednesday night to protest a Kentucky grand jury's decision not to indict any police officers for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor while one protester took a megaphone and threatened 'an eye for an eye' as anger spread nationwide in some of America's largest cities. Protesters took to the streets of Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Oakland, and other towns to vent their anger over the decision not to prosecute any officers for murder in the fatal March shooting of the 26-year-old EMT from Louisville.  In New York, a crowd of hundreds was chanting 'Say her name, Breonna Taylor,' and then started marching in the street in downtown Brooklyn, past onlookers and honking cars.  They were accompanied by musicians, setting a steady drum beat. more videos Rittenhouse's lawyer releases footage of first fatal shooting Shocking moment driver drags cop after fleeing traffic stop Tragedy as 14