British teachers are forking out millions on classroom supplies, a damning new report has found. The study showed that almost two thirds of the teachers questioned felt under pressure to part with money from their own pocket to buy equipment for... Read more
A new survey has found that a typical under 25 year-old has five-times experienced a memory blank after drinking alcohol since turning 18, with 17 per cent experiencing a “blackout “ten times or more”. Despite this worrying memory lo... Read more
Ancient Mexicans bred rabbits and hares for hundreds of years before the Conquistadors first arrived, according to a new study. The newfound research suggests humans living in the pre-Hispanic Mexican city of Teotihuacan may have bred rabbits an... Read more
An improved way of replacing vital steroids in the body – with lessened side-effects – is closer thanks to a major breakthrough. Researchers have said that the treatment could help people unable to naturally produce a class of steroi... Read more
Women who are at an increased risk of dying from breast cancer could be identified by testing for the activity of two particular genes, new research suggests. The study involving around 2,000 patients showed women whose tumours had a certain pat... Read more
A grandma told yesterday (Wed) how she is worried for her grandchildren’s lives after huge rats invaded her back garden. Kimberley Meadows, 52, has to resort to keeping the younger members of her family inside during the school holidays be... Read more
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of dementia in older women who have suffered a stroke, according to new research. The study suggests calcium supplements – taken to strengthen ageing bones – may be linked to an increased ris... Read more
New research has uncovered that four out of five children between two and 14 own £300 worth of gadgets. However three quarters of the 2000 parents surveyed admitted to not having the items insured despite the fact that the survey by ProtectYourB... Read more
A huge influx of couples after a divorce is forecast after the demands of the summer holidays. Lawyers say the stress of summer holidays leads to a ‘spike’ in divorces – and more relationships than ever are expected to burst in... Read more
Only a third of modern purchases are ‘built to last’ new research reveals. A survey of 2,000 people shows over 60 per cent of all purchases the average person makes are done so on a ‘buy cheap, buy twice’ mentality. When it comes to opinions ove... Read more
A driver and his passenger killed in a horrific hit-and-run incident have been named. A Seat Leon slammed into a Volkswagen Polo in Eastbourne, East Sussex, which then smashed into two parked cars – a BMW and Audi A3 – last Friday ni... Read more
A homeless man orchestrated a dirty protest by smearing human excrement on various property including front doors, cars, windows amongst others in one of Britain’s most affluent areas, a court heard today. James Cumberland, 57, is charged... Read more
Barclays Bank officials have been forced to apologise after sending a letter of condolences to a widower – for HIS death. Rex Rowe, 83, lost his 70-year-old wife Sandra this month after she suffered from a fatal stroke. After editing the d... Read more
An aggravated pensioner yesterday (Mon) performed a sit-in protest in a public telephone box after BT brought to light plans of removal. Essex resident, Rashid Obi wasn’t overjoyed when he caught wind that BT was going to scrap the box in Great... Read more
Whisky firm Whyte and Mackay – which claims the pride and passion of its Glasgow founders are “in every glass” – is actually owned in a Caribbean tax haven by a billionaire named in the Panama Papers, it has emerged. The... Read more
Armed police stormed a mental health centre and arrested knifeman in his pants after two men were stabbed. One man was stabbed in his chest, stomach and arm, with the other was stabbed in the arm, leg, chest and stomach. A witness said the suspe... Read more
Trolls have posted sick jokes on social media suggesting missing Madeleine McCann can be found on the Pokemon Go game. Across Twitter and Facebook trolls have made vile comments linking Madeleine to the new Pokemon craze, which sees people hunt... Read more
A labourer passed out 75ft in the air on the glass roof of a shopping centre after downing six pints to celebrate landing a new job, a court heard. Isaac Moore, 27, was out celebrating with friends when he climbed to the top of the Grand Arcade... Read more
An air rage victim who was bitten by a drunken passenger had to give up sex with his girlfriend for a month for fear he had been infected, a court heard today. Chris McNerlin was helping BA staff restrain Joshua McCarthy, who had drunk five smal... Read more