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  Chatting grannies are 'noisy nuisance'   'Anti-social' ... pensioner sits on a bench      By ANDY CRICK Published: Today     PENSIONERS have been told the benches they sit at to have a cup of tea and a chat will be removed — because their behaviour is anti-social. The group of seven, one of them aged 96, have been accused of “noise nuisance” and disturbing nearby residents. Bosses of flats they gather outside say they have had complaints for two years and may take their benches away. But the group, who meet daily for a gossip, are...

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...

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...

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,...

A woman who has attempted suicide four times has been banned from jumping into rivers, canals or onto railway lines. Bath magistrates granted an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) against Kim Sutton from Odd Down. The 23-year-old was rescued three times from the River Avon in Bath last year after trying to take her life. She was also found hanging from a railway parapet and police had to stop trains to rescue her. Sutton could be jailed for breaking the order. On Thursday, magistrates sentenced her for three public order offences after deciding at an earlier hearing that throwing herself into...