News about Thomas Robinson

According to Ofcom's survey, 66% of UK children own a smartphone by age 10. Experts are debating whether it's appropriate to give a child their first cellphone, if ever. The head inspector of education oversight Ofsted cautioned this week that children should not have unrestricted internet access or smartphones at a young age. Amanda Spielman said, "I'm not happy with younger children having unlimited internet access." Parents should avoid buying their children a smartphone entirely in November, according to Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner. However, other experts do not agree that such a drastic response is necessary. The Vice Chairman of the Royal College of Psychologists believes that smartphones are a useful tool for children, but only after they have completed secondary school.

The carpet python was discovered in a heap of handbags (left) at an op shop in Capalaba's Brisbane suburb of Capalaba until local man and snake handler Thomas Robinson (right) took responsibility of the situation. Mr Robinson discovered that the python is someone's pet who somehow made its way into shipments donated to the store.

Thomas Robinson, also known as Tam O'Braan or Thomas O'Brien, is said to have told new customers that he invented a way to grow Camellia Sinensis tea plants in a Scottish climate, setting up a back story that involved him learning about agriculture while serving in the armed forces. He also invented academic degrees and industry body awards that he had never been given and told prospective customers, including the Dorchester (top-right) and Balmoral (bottom-right) hotels, that he was already selling it to the Royal household at Kensington Palace (left). Prosecutors also claimed that he only provided them with tea items purchased from wholesalers. This morning, the 52-year-old appeared in the court and denied two charges related to indictment of fraud amounting to £584,738.