Scrap Metal

Nick Griffin Urges Members To Sell Scrap Metal To Fund BNP

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK

British National Party leader Nick Griffin once fed his family with a roadkill rabbit, he told supporters, as he urged them to sell scrap metal to fun...

Priceless 28-Stone Bronze Bell Stolen From Arts Centre In Ireland

PA | Posted 31.07.2012 | UK

A priceless bronze bell believed to weigh anything up to 28 stone has been stolen from a former church. The historic bell was taken from the Ivy Le...

Scrap Metal Robots: Pictures

The Huffington Post UK | Luke McGee | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK Tech

What do the words "scrap metal" mean to you? A target for thieves? A valuable asset? Or, do they inspire dreams of creating towering model robots?...

Chemically Coded 'Smart Water' To Deter Metal Thieves

PA | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK

A water company has come up with an innovative way of deterring metal thieves following a spate of thefts across the country. Soaring prices for co...

Metal Theft Taskforce Launched

PA | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK

Scotland Yard is launching its first dedicated unit to tackle the growing problem of metal theft. The Waste and Metal Theft Taskforce is to tackle ...

War Plaque For Scrap Metal Thief Goes To Jail

The Huffington Post UK | Olivia Williams | Posted 16.12.2011 | UK

Michael Coyle has been sentenced to nine weeks in prison for trying to sell a war memorial plaque that he stole from a Cheshire church. The memoria...

Surge In 'Utterly Shameless' Theft Of War Memorials For Scrap Metal

PA | Posted 11.01.2012 | UK

The surge in "shameless" thefts of war memorials is being fuelled by lax scrap metal regulation, town hall chiefs have warned. Ou...

Metal Theft At War Memorials And On Railways - Is Enough Being Done?

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 06.01.2012 | UK Politics

As figures showing the number of rail delays due to metal theft has risen sharply, we find the government's strategy for curbing the illegal market in...

Copper Thieves Shut Down Internet For Thousands In Somerset

thisissomerset.co.uk | thisissomerset.co.uk | Posted 26.10.2011 | UK

Tens of thousands of people found their phone and internet connections did not work yesterday after thieves stealing copper wire struck at two locatio...