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black and Asian youths fight it out in broad daylight on the streets of London. The terrifying scenes were captured by a photographer who had been waiting in the street to take a photo of the actress Julie Christie, who lives nearby. Instead he was faced with a brutal illustration of life in modern Britain as gang warfare erupted around him in broad daylight.

A JOBLESS 29-year-old is set to be one of Britain’s youngest GRANDPAS. Dad-of-three Ged Fulton was just 14 when he became a dad. But now his 15-year-old son Sean is expecting a tot with his 18-year-old lover. And Ged will be 30 when the baby is born in November, making him one of the youngest grandparents in the world. The former customer service worker said last night: “It hasn’t sunk in yet. I’m getting teased by my mates — but I’ve got no plans for a pipe and slippers yet.” He said Sean was “showing a lot of maturity” and...

  Jack Straw ... law will back heroes            New law to back 'have-a-go-heroes'     By CLODAGH HARTLEY Home Affairs Correspondent Published: 12 Jul 2008     NEW legislation will protect “have-a-go heroes” who intervene in crimes or use force to defend themselves, Justice Secretary Jack Straw vowed last night. From Monday a person’s actions will be judged on the situation “as they saw it at the time” — even if in hindsight the force could be classed as unreasonable, according to insiders. Mr Straw told The Sun: “We’re not going to have a...

The daughter of a Second World War RAF pilot who reprimanded a teenager who she accused of vandalising a war memorial has been convicted of assault (edit)But Mrs Lake was arrested after giving a boy, whom she believed to be the ringleader, a talking-to and a 'cuff round the ear'.She tackled him after she saw at least one youth riding a BMX bike through freshly-laid flower beds.Magistrates heard that when she grabbed his shirt collar, he said: 'That's assault'. (edit) 'I lost my temper in frustration after two years of trying to get something done and immediately the police...

The Feral Sex: The terrifying rise of violent girl gangsBy PAUL BRACCHI - More by this author » Last updated at 23:48pm on 16th May 2008  The girl emerged from her house with a mobile phone glued to her ear and a cigarette hanging out of her mouth.  Her friends take the mickey out of her, we learn from her sister's MySpace internet page, because she is never out of "a chav T-shirt and tracksuit bottoms" - and she didn't disappoint yesterday. Even so, it doesn't pay to get on the wrong side of this 14-year-old, who plays for...

Officials: Boys Tried To Hold Up Police Station Police Claim Duo Remarked, 'We'll Be Famous Now'   POSTED: 3:53 pm EDT March 13, 2008 UPDATED: 4:13 pm EDT March 13, 2008  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Two boys were arrested after they attempted to rob a Port St. Lucie police station and said, "We'll be famous now," according to authorities. Port St. Lucie police said the two boys -- ages 12 and 14 -- walked into the lobby of a regional station on Wednesday afternoon and demanded money from an aide behind the glass enclosure. Police said the 12-year-old...

Jeremy Clarkson launches attack on teenage thugs after hoodies ruin daughter's birthdayJeremy Clarkson was at the centre of a police investigation after grappling with a hooded teenager - and has hit out at the human rights laws that prevent teachers tackling the problem in schools. In a typically outspoken attack, this time focusing his attention on the anti-social behaviour, the Top Gear star has said that "hoodies" are being allowed to run riot, and blamed parents for not controlling violent behaviour. Approached by a group of youngsters outside an entertainment complex, the BBC presenter assumed they were fans of his...

Make my day, sir, shoot a hoodie Jeremy Clarkson Almost every day a politician comes onto the news and tells us all that Britain’s town centres are being overrun by teenage gangs who drink vast quantities of cider and then run about all night stabbing passers-by. While the event is videoed on mobile phones for the edification of YouTube viewers. It all sounds frightful, but frankly they could be talking about events on the moons of Jupiter because, happily, I live in Chipping Norton, where a lost kitten is front page news. Of course there are teenagers here, and some...

Wife tells of last cuddle with husband 'kicked to death by yobs'The widow of a man attacked outside his home by yobs has told how they were having a cuddle in their bedroom before he went out to face the gang barefoot and in pyjamas. Helen Newlove, 44, said she was watching Midsomer Murders in bed when husband Garry came upstairs with a drink for her. "He gave me a hug and told me he loved me and that he was looking forward to our holiday. We had a cuddle." Mrs Newlove, a legal PA, said their 13-year-old daughter Amy...

Vicars told not to wear dog collars in public as it makes them a target for muggersBy CHRIS BROOKE - More by this author » Last updated at 15:25pm on 7th October 2007  Warning: Vicars advised not to wear their dog collars in public because they are more likely to be attacked   Vicars are being advised to take off their dog collars when they go out while off duty to reduce the risk of being attacked by yobs. New advice states that even the Archbishop of Canterbury should remove his dog collar outside church. Priests should also seek...

Riot police fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters gathered in central Paris today to demonstrate against the presidential election victory of right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy, an AFP journalist said. The clashes took place on the Place de la Bastille where about 5,000 supporters of the defeated Socialist candidate Segolene Royal had gone to await the election results. Up to 300 rioters, some of whom were masked, made running attacks on riot police who took up positions at the entrance to boulevards leading onto the square. Earlier a small crowd of protesters, brandishing black and red anarchist flags, set fire to an...

Jobless and shameless By Nick Britten Last Updated: 1:29am GMT 16/11/2006 An unemployed father of 15 who lives with his wife and mistress is demanding a larger council house after getting both women pregnant at the same time. 'Shameless' Mick Philpott Mick Philpott claims that he cannot look after his women and children properly because they are crammed into a three-bedroom, semi-detached house. The 49-year-old, who has been nicknamed "Shameless Mick" for the way he claims benefits and keeps adding to his brood, is understood to have agreed to a vasectomy earlier this year, but changed his mind. He lives...

A nation 'fearful of young people' Press Association Sunday October 22, 2006 10:38 PM Britain is a nation fearful of young people, a children's charity has claimed. Youngsters have been "demonised" by the media and politicians creating myths and increasing fear amongst adults, Barnardo's said. But wearing hoodies and meeting friends on streets is all part of growing up according to Pam Hibbert, principle policy officer for the charity. She said: "We have become fearful of all children. We know for example young crime in itself has remained fairly static in the last ten years - it is a minority...

Police want spy planes to patrol troubled estates By Adam Lusher (Filed: 15/10/2006) Police chiefs are considering using unmanned surveillance drones to hover over problem estates as part of plans for Britain's first "yob squad" to tackle anti-social behaviour. Merseyside Police's new Anti-Social Behaviour Task Force, already known locally as "the yob squad", will have an annual budget of £1 million, and a staff of 137 drawn from the fire service as well as the police. Its leader is promising to bring an "Al Capone approach" to anti-social behaviour, using "any lawful means necessary". Task force leaders are in discussions...

A teenager was stabbed when hundreds of people became involved in a battle on the streets of Preston. Trouble centred on the Jamea Masjid mosque in Clarendon Street, Avenham, for more than four hours last night (Sunday) and led to a massive policing operation. Preston's police chief said the problems were triggered by local youths throwing stones at cars belonging to people attending the mosque. This sparked a response from around 200 people inside the mosque who came out to defend those under attack. It resulted in one 16-year-old Asian youth being stabbed in the arm, but ambulance crews were...

Banned: Police ordered to stop calling young tearaways 'yobs' By Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent (Filed: 01/10/2006) They are the menacing youths who hang about in gangs, causing trouble. For decades they have been known as "yobs". It has been rare for anybody to have a good word to say about them. But now, it seems, police officers are going to have to find a more "polite" way to describe the nation's troublemakers, because Scotland Yard has banned its officers from using the word "yob", for fear that it might alienate young people. The edict has the backing of Sir...

TWO miles from the centre of Liverpool lies a street where no sane family would choose to live. Among the 19 houses that make up Childers Street, a pack of young savages runs wild. Fearless, lawless and sowing misery with a careless abandon, their reign seems uncontested. They shout, fight, steal, drink, vandalise, bully, urinate, abuse, litter and deal drugs. When they are bored they throw a brick through your window. Or through the window of a police car. These feral teenagers from Europe’s future Capital of Culture are not, of course, unique. They have hooded cousins who roam the...

Contraceptives are to be more easily available for children under Labour's latest drive to tackle teenage pregnancy and social exclusion, Tony Blair pledged yesterday. The controversial move is part of a campaign that will focus on areas where teenage pregnancy rates are rising. Ministers are understood to be examining ways of making contraceptives more affordable for young people as well as of encouraging boys and young men to use condoms. More details of the Government's plans will be spelt out next week when the Government publishes a new strategy paper on teenage pregnancy. The flurry of activity reflects growing alarm...

Bandstand veterans send yobs packing A gang of youths who tried to ruin a pensioners' open-air concert were beaten back and fled when faced by a "Dad's Army" armed with walking sticks. More than 30 youngsters, aged between 18 and 25, yelled obscenities at the brass band and kicked footballs at the conductor while terrorising the 300-strong elderly audience, which included Second World War veterans. But a battalion of 20 pensioners, moved by a rendition of the theme from The Great Escape, rose from their deck chairs and formed a front line of attack. Wielding walking sticks, they advanced towards...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Mar. 5, 2006 (AP) Rioting broke out Saturday night at British punk band concert, injuring several people and destroying two police cars, officials said. Some in the crowd of about 1,500 at the "British Invasion 2K6" show pelted police with rocks and bottles, forcing the officers to withdraw, police spokesman Sgt. Rick Lindsey said. Two concertgoers were hospitalized with serious injuries, and two officers suffered minor injuries, he said. The rioting began when police responded to a report of a stabbing at the National Orange Show Events Center concert. When officers arrived, the crowd became agitated and...

EXCLUSIVE Yobs' mums face sin-bins Sweeping powers ... Ruth Kelly     By DAVID WOODING Whitehall Editor PARENTS face weekend detentions with their kids under a tough crackdown on classroom rowdies. Unruly pupils will have to attend catch-up lessons while their mums and dads get a lecture on how to control them.The move is among sweeping powers to tackle problem children in the Education Bill unveiled tomorrow.Teachers will be given the legal right to detain kids on any day they choose, with or without parents’ consent.Education Secretary Ruth Kelly wants heads to set up Saturday sin-bins for bullies, yobs and...

Torture girl, 16, led mob Leader ... Ainsley       By ANDY RUSSELL THIS 16-year-old was exposed yesterday as the leader of a vicious, all-girl torture gang. Bianca Ainsley headed the mob of up to 50 youngsters who beat up and terrorised other girls. Last night she was handed a five-year anti-social-behaviour order — and was warned she faced the same period in prison if she breached its terms. The Asbo was sought by council officials after brunette Ainsley was heard bragging about hurting her victims.   Fear ... Ainsley and her gang terrorised Manchester streets   She was also...

LONDON: Marriage is on the rocks in Britain, with the proportion of unmarried people set to exceed that of married people within 25 years as more men and women opt to live together without constraints, according to government statistics published this week. The proportion of married men is expected to fall from 53 percent in 2003 to 42 percent in 2031, while the percentage of married women will decline from 50 percent to 40 per cent, Britain's Office for National Statistics predicted on Thursday. The "Population Trends" report predicted on the other hand that the number of unmarried couples living...

Blair: Get shot of yobs All guns blazing ... the PM talking tough on hooligans yesterday     By DAVID WOODING Whitehall Editor TONY Blair declared all-out war on yobs yesterday as he vowed to bring respect back to society. The PM unveiled tough new measures to tame rowdy teenagers BEFORE they commit any crime. And he warned he will “come down heavy” on parents who fail to keep kids in line. Mr Blair put anti-social behaviour at the top of the agenda as he returned to work from his family holiday. He pledged to “change the rules of the...

ONE of the son’s of Britain’s top scrounger Margaret Wilson became a dad at FOURTEEN. William got next-door neighbour Angeline Dugdale pregnant when he was 13. The Sun revealed yesterday how mum-of-fifteen Margaret, 41, and her unemployed husband Eric, 34, are raking in a staggering £49,000 a year in handouts. William, now 15, has a nine-month-old daughter Amy. He said: "I want to learn a trade such as plastering or plumbing so I can look after her properly." William splits his time between helping his mum mind her brood in their cramped four-bed council semi and caring for his baby....

SYDNEY, Australia - A movie fan had his nose bitten off outside an Australian cinema in an argument over the quality of the violent new Bruce Willis movie "Sin City," police said. The 19-year-old victim underwent surgery to reattach the tip of his nose following the brawl Sunday night outside a movie theater in Bathurst, 125 miles west of Sydney. Bathurst police Inspector Cameron Lindsay said the victim and his attacker got into a fight over the merits of the film, an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel about a wicked metropolis filled with tough guys and gorgeous dames. The...

Tue 21 Jun 2005 Elderly Woman Left Humiliated by 'Happy Slapper' Attack By Simon Evans, PA An 81-year-old woman’s trip to the West Country was ruined when she was attacked by a “happy slapper” in a city centre, police said today. The woman, from Sidcup in Kent, was smacked in the face in front of a group of jeering teenagers. The pensioner was visiting Salisbury in Wiltshire when she was subjected to the humiliating attack. She was walking to rejoin her husband and son after collecting a prescription from a Boots chemist when a youth slapped her hard on the...

Tuesday, 21 June, 2005, 13:52 GMT 14:52 UK Attack on woman recorded on phone An 81-year-old woman was hit in the face when she was attacked by a "happy slapper", police say. The woman, from Sidcup, Kent, was smacked in the face in front of a group of teenagers in Salisbury, Wiltshire. She was walking to her husband and son after visitng a chemist's when a youth slapped her hard on the cheek and poured a drink over her. A friend of the youth captured the attack on a mobile phone while being watched by girls on a nearby bus....

Sisters pregnant at 12, 14 and 16. So what does their mother do? She blames the school Three sisters have each had children while still at school, the youngest at the age of 12. Jemma, Jade and Natasha Williams, who receive benefits totalling more than £31,000 a year, are raising their babies alone after they became pregnant within three months of each other. The sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16 when they gave birth, live in Derby with their twice-divorced mother, who holds the education system responsible for their plight. "I blame the schools - sex education for young girls...

Blair war on yob gangs Vow ... Tony Blair yesterdayPicture: REUTERS     By TREVOR KAVANAGH Political EditorTONY Blair yesterday vowed to “reclaim the streets” from terrorists, thugs and binge drinkers. Sweeping new laws will be introduced to combat everything from alco-pops to al-Qaeda, the PM said. As the Queen opened the new Parliament, Mr Blair told MPs: “It is time to reclaim the streets for the decent majority. All of us here in Parliament and in the country should work to that end.” Forty-five new laws will target anti-social behaviour, illegal immigration, terrorism and robbery — with ID...

Suburban streets in the grip of feral youths, says police chief By Nigel Bunyan (Filed: 18/05/2005) Feral youths are running wild in suburban streets with no fear of either the police or the criminal justice system, a senior police officer said yesterday. Chief Supt David Baines, of Greater Manchester police, spoke out as Phil Carroll, 48, continued to fight for his life after being attacked by a gang of youths he had confronted in an alleyway behind his home.Mr Carroll, from Lower Broughton, Salford, gave chase to the gang when one of them threw a stone that hit his car....

Time to make yobs fear the police again, says Howard By George Jones, Political Editor(Filed: 01/04/2005)Michael Howard promised yesterday to combat a growing "yob culture" that was turning town and city centres into no-go areas at night and weekends.He would ensure that lawless teenagers once again feared the police, he said.   Tough love: Mr Howard ‘wants yobs looking round in fear’ A Conservative government would end the "defensive policing" and political correctness that had allowed teenage yobs free rein.As home secretary in the last Tory government, Mr Howard angered libertarians with his tough law and order policies, claiming...

More than half of British people have no idea why Easter is celebrated, a survey revealed. Just 48 per cent of some 1,000 adults questioned for the Reader's Digest Magazine poll correctly answered the resurrection of Christ. In addition, a massive 92 per cent failed to recognise Karol Wojtyla is better known as Pope John Paul II, according to the survey. People appeared to struggle with religious figureheads, with two-thirds clueless as to the identity of the Archbishop of Cantebury Rowan Williams and 42 per cent unable to name Judas Iscariot as the man who betrayed Jesus. Despite their lack...

Yob family all get ASBO Unruly ... Bridge family, pictured several years ago, all given ASBO     By ANDY RUSSELL ALL five members of a family from hell were kicked out of their home and the surrounding area yesterday after a four-year reign of terror.Anti-social behaviour orders were issued against the Bridge family — who were banned from entering the Wirral in Merseyside for up to seven years.John Bridge, 40, his wife Karen, 37, and sons John Jnr, 20, Alan, 18, and Luke, 16, terrorised neighbours in New Brighton, a court heard.The family had used threatening and violent behaviour,...

Music to deter yobs by By Melissa Jackson BBC News Magazine It will be music to the ears of anyone who's been plagued by vandalism and anti-social behaviour - a blast of Mozart or Vivaldi. It seems the classics can speak volumes when it comes to changing the mood music. The experience of standing at a bus stop or railway station and feeling intimidated, perhaps by a group of teenagers hanging around, is not uncommon. Dealing with it has led to a variety of expensive attempted solutions, including the installation of CCTV. But the idea of using piped classical music,...

More than 4,000 drunken yobs have been handed on-the-spot fines, ranging from £40 to £80, by police during an eight-week summer "blitz" on anti-social behaviour. Home Office figures published today will also show that alcohol has been confiscated from 9,500 adults and juveniles during the campaign in 90 towns and cities. There have also been 5,000 arrests for alcohol-related offences. Police and trading standards officers have used children aged 13 and 14 for "sting" operations to check whether alcohol was being sold to under-age drinkers by licensed premises and shops.

She was just having a bit of fun. So said a friend of Jemma-Anne Gunning, 18, the British teenager who was earlier this week sentenced to eight months in jail for indecent exposure on the Greek island of Rhodes. Gunning had defeated six other British girls to win the title "Miss Bottom 2003" in the resort of Faliraki after competing in a "strip-type" show. As Gunning herself put it: "Within only 10 hours of winning this funny contest, I found myself arrested, sleeping in a police cell, and dragged from a prosecutor to a magistrate, and eventually got hit with...

TWO asylum seekers last night told how they fled Scotland after being battered and left for dead by a gang of thugs. The Palestinian brothers were left lying in a pool of blood after the attack. Yesterday, four yobs admitted assaulting the pair. Ayaad and Haitham Saada were among 7000 asylum seekers housed in Sighthill, Glasgow. But they ran off to Bolton, Lancashire, after the beatings that left them in hospital for six days. Haitham, 41, came to Scotland six months before the assault in April last year after his wife was killed in an Israeli attack on a refugee...