DIE-HARD Cliff Richard fans have began queuing for tickets for one of his shows – almost a WEEK they have even gone on sale. The
Month: May 2011
Women suffers major facial injuries after being mugged on train
THIS is the bruised and beaten face of a brave woman who dared to stand up to a vicious thug who had stolen her handbag
Kids banned from playground
A STRICT health and safety rule has left children at John Hampden Primary School unable to use their own playground facility. The popular ‘trim trail’
Artists creates cityscape out of 100,000 staples
IT MIGHT only take a couple of staples to hold a book or newspaper together but you need a lot more to keep a whole
Election official mugged carrying ballot boxes
Detectives from West Midlands Police are investigating reports that ballot boxes from the Moor Pool Hall polling station in Birmingham arrived at Woodview School, Edgbaston,
Plane opens as a restaurant
AIRLINE food served on little plastic trays is always sure to divide opinion – but one unique restaurant is redefining what you’d expect to eat
Tragedy of mother who ran for cancer charity, then died of cancer two weeks later
A MOTHER who ran the London Marathon for a cancer charity while unknowingly suffering from the very disease she was raising money for has tragically
Kate McCann ‘haunted’ by Maddie images
THE MOTHER of missing Madeline McCann cut a lonely figure as she attended a church service on the eve of the release of her new
Mating butterflies just do it
THESE incredible photos show the moment when a pair of butterflies touched down to mate – on top of a NIKE logo. Photographer Van Greaves,
Jaguar unveiled costing £5 million
THE WORLD’S most expensive Jaguar E-Type has been unveilled worth a staggering £5 million after almost 50 years of restoration work. After crashing on a
Funeral of Florida murder victim James Cooper
HUNDREDS of people have paid their last respects at the funeral of tennis coach James Cooper who was brutally gunned down in a Florida ghetto.
Smile, Croatians break the world record for biggest human smiley
This crowd of up to 768 people dressed in waterproofs in black and yellow created the biggest human smiley in the world on Zagreb’s main
Spanish golf legend Ballesteros dies
The golfing word was stunned by the announcement that Spanish golfing legend Severiano Ballesteros died on Saturday (May
Top nurse accused of sleeping with 80 year old patient
ONE of Britain’s top nurses honoured by the Queen has been sacked following allegations that he had a sexual relationship with one of his elderly
Gordon Brown Wins Seat In Cannock
At least one Gordon Brown was happy as Labour enjoyed a surge in support in the local elections in the West Midlands. The Gordon Brown
RE teacher admits sleeping with a pupil
A RELIGIOUS education teacher has been struck off indefinitely after admitting to a sordid sex encounter with a pupil. Erin La Porte, who taught RE
Hershey shows how cocoa may aid weight management
Scientists working with US chocolate giant Hershey claim they have discovered that extracts from Cocoa my block carbohydrate and lipid breakdown in the gut in
Obama made an emotional return to Ground Zero
Days after the killing of Osama bin Laden, US President Barack Obama has made an emotional return to Ground Zero to lay a wreath to
Body found in a suitcase
A PRETTY blonde girl was found murdered and wrapped in cling film inside her own suitcase, a court has heard. Details about the grim discovery
Surgeon suspended for punching patient
A CARDIAC surgeon has been suspended from a hospital for allegedly punching a sleeping patient, it was revealed today. Sources at New Cross Hospital in