News about Ranulph Fiennes

It has become a fashionable cause among celebrities from Ricky Gervais to Joanna Lumley and Ranulph Fiennes. Even Queen guitarist, Brian May, has demanded an end to 'this sense-less slaughter'. They are fervent supporters of the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill - legislation that would prevent people from bringing trophies such as heads and hooves into Britain following trips stalking big game in Africa and elsewhere.

Now the 42-year-old has hired the services of Nick Freeman, aka 'Mr Loophole', to fight contest the speeding charge at a trial. Mr Freeman has worked on a number of high-profile speeding cases including Van Morrison, Ranulph Fiennes, Jeremy Clarkson and Alex Ferguson . He was given the nickname 'Mr Loophole' by the press following his continued success in challenging prosecutions and it became his trademark in 2008. According to the Evening Standard, Cole did not initially pull over because he believed it was another motorist who was being flagged down by police.

Every police incident room has one: a crime wall in which clues are displayed. Names, photographs, charts, lurid Post-it notes, and random scribbles are among the hundreds of names, images, maps, and cryptic notes that will be created and the mystery solved on one day. Gerry Gallacher, a former detective who was inset, had such a wall. However, he was supposed to be discovered in his immaculate home's third bedroom in a quiet cul-de-sac outside Glasgow. Not for Gerry golf or model aeroplanes retired in retirement. In his spare room, he was attempting to solve a murder. When asked about the massive amount of paperwork his retirement 'project' must have involved sifting through, he smiles. 'Oh aye, pages sprang all over the floor and then up the wall, stuck with Sellotape,' he says. 'My wife Marjorie will arrive with a sandwich and say, 'You're retired,'s I'm retired.' This isn't your job.' I'd say, 'If this was our daughter, would you not want someone doing this?'

SELINA SCOTT: This Christmas, the traditional crib has been at the center of our celebrations throughout the country, in cathedrals, churches, and schools. Any cribs are overspent, store-bought representations of Jesus' birth in the manger. Plasticine, straw, and toys were among those that may have been more lovingly made by children; others may have been more sophisticatedly made by children. Of course, all depict the Nativity in its humble roots. With mother Mary and Joseph, the shepherds tending their flocks, the three wise men, and the lowing animals, the stable, baby Jesus.

Three private selective sixth-form colleges will be opened in one of Britain's most exclusive fee-paying colleges. After the Department of Education (DfE) approved the proposals, Eton College and academy trust Star Academies in Dudley, Middlesbrough, and Oldham will begin three state sixth forms. They are among 15 new free schools that the Education Secretary has announced today in an attempt to raise standards in disadvantaged areas. On top of existing funding levels, Eton College will spend around £1 million a year per college, which is about £2,000 per year per student. As part of the agreement, students from the state sixth classes will also have the opportunity to attend a summer school at Eton.

This is the bizarre occurrence where a bike vigilante accidentally caught an enraged driver on his cell phone, sparking an outrage of strange and filthy slurs. A man sat in traffic (pictured) in a Fiat 500 while on his mobile phone in Chelsea, London, and was caught by Mike van Erp, 50, better known by his YouTube handle, CyclingMikey. When Mr van Erp confronts him, the driver says 'What are you f******* worried about it for anyway?' Until revealing that he has cancer and is on the way to the hospital, the actor is going to hospital. He begged the cyclist to 'f*** off' and threatens to get out of the car before yelling, 'I bet you're a virgin.' The driver's head then pops back out of his window and he shouts 'And I bet you're a Chelsea fan and all aren't you!'