Juror caught reading mag
A MAN caught reading Golf Monthly while serving as a juror told a court he was ashamed of himself.
David Barron, 60, was spotted flicking through the “bargain golf clubs for sale” section while on a robbery trial jury.
Barron, of Southampton, admitted contempt of court at the city’s crown court and was fined £150.
He told judge Peter Henry: “I am ashamed, and I am very sorry. I should not have done it. It was very disrespectful.”
On this day
46 YEARS AGO (1975)
We revealed the aftermath of the Moorgate Tube crash in London as young policewoman Margaret Liles was pulled alive from the wreckage. The crash, of unknown cause, killed 43 people.
100 YEARS AGO (1921)
A rebellion began in the Soviet naval city of Kronstadt, as sailors and citizens rose up against the new Bolshevik government. The revolt was brutally crushed.
55 YEARS AGO (1966)
Chancellor James Callaghan confirmed in his Budget statement the “momentous” decision to switch to decimal currency. It took effect in 1971.
Today’s giggle
Why did the invisible man decline the job? He couldn’t see himself in the role.
Paul, 55
Birthdays
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is 27. He has a net worth of around £210million. Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o is
38. Her father is a politician in Kenya. Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood is 55. He is a petrolhead. Splash and Apollo 13 film director Ron Howard is
67. He played Richie Cunningham in Happy Days. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Gerald Smith, from Peacehaven, East Sussex, who turns 80 today.
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