Brits spend almost an entire day of their week online watching Netflix and scrolling through Facebook, according to a study. We spend a whopping 21
Month: May 2016
SNAKE SPOTTED OUT FOR A SLITHER
A three foot snake was spotted by a very surprised postman as he stopped to drop off some mail. The roving reptile, believed to be
175FT HIGH TOWER BUILT BY MAN TO SPY ON CHEATING WIFE FOR SALE
A real-life ‘Rapunzel tower’ built to house a cheating wife in 1838 is up for sale as a luxury home – one of the tallest
CAR PARK KNIFE RAMPAGE VICTIMS ‘STABLE’ BUT STILL IN HOSPITAL
Neighbours of the most seriously injured of four women stabbed repeatedly when a knife maniac went on the rampage in a supermarket car park said
MOURINHO TIGHT LIPPED OVER MAN UNITED JOB AS HE LEAVES HIS LONDON HOME
Jose Mourinho remained tight lipped about his appointment as Manchester United’s new manager outside his London home today. It was reported on Saturday night that
FAMILY OF MISSING MUM INFORMED OF DISCOVERY OF BODY
The family of missing mother-of-three Natalie Hemming have been informed of the discovery of a woman’s body found in woodland. The discovery was made in
PRIVATE SCHOOL EDUCATION LINKED TO BETTER ADULT HEALTH
Privately educated children are healthier in later life than those who go to state schools, according to new research. The study shows that former private
BABIES UNDER 5.5LBS ‘130 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE YOUNG’
Babies born weighing five-and-a-half pounds or less are 130 times more likely to die before they are 18 than those born at a normal birth-weight,
A SAFER WAY OF TREATING SEVERE STROKE IDENTIFIED
Stroke patients in Britain may be being given too much of a clot-busting drug which could cause potentially fatal bleeding in the brain, a new
WOMEN ‘SUFFER FROM MORE AILMENTS THAN MEN’
Women suffer more aches and pains then men and a third of the fairer sex have had to cope with FIVE or more ailments in
TINY LOCK-UP IN HAMMERSMITH SELLS FOR MORE THAN £450,000
A lock-up has been sold for nearly £500,000 as investors and homeowners look for new ways to make money out of London’s property market. With
NURSERY GARDEN TRASHED BY MINDLESS THUGS LEAVING KIDS STUCK INDOORS
Sweltering nursery pupils had to stay in on the hottest day of the year after mindless vandals trashed their garden. Kids at the Molendinar Learning
HISTORY FAN BOUGHT POSTCARD FROM 1938 ON EBAY, WRITTEN BY HIS MUM
A history fanatic was gobsmacked when he bought a postcard which had been sent in 1938 – by his MUM. Colin Mann has collected 300
‘IRRESPONSIBLE’ DESIGNER VAGINA SURGERY AD BANNED
An advert for ‘designer vagina’ surgery has been banned following a string of complaints to watchdogs. The newspaper ad in the Metro, for London Bridge
CALL FOR RETHINK OVER THE WAY TO TREAT STROKE PATIENTS
Doctors should rethink how they treat patients who have suffered the deadliest form of stroke, suggests a new study. A change in guidelines for treating
JEALOUS BOYFRIEND ATTACKED GIRLFRIEND AFTER THINKING SHE WAS AN ESCORT
A jealous boyfriend has been spared jail for grabbing his girlfriend around the throat after accusing her of cheating – while working as an escort.
INCURABLE PROSTATE CANCER DEATHS HALVED IN COMBINED TREATMENT
Men with incurable prostate cancer halve their risk of death if given hormone therapy and radiotherapy, a new study found. The longitudinal Nordic study found
DOCTOR CONTRACTS ‘UNLIKELY TO SAVE LIVES AT WEEKENDS’
The new junior doctors’ contract is unlikely to decrease the number of weekend deaths, suggests new research. Experts say the ‘weekend effect’ – which apparently
A&E BLUNDER LEFT DYING DAD ROLLING IN AGONY ON HOSPITAL FLOOR
The grieving family of a father who was left “screaming in pain” on the floor as he waited 90 minutes to be treated in hospital
TOILET INSTALLED AT MEDIEVAL CHURCH FOR FIRST TIME IN 900 YEARS
Churchgoers can finally relieve themselves after a toilet was installed for the first time in their church – after it was built 900 YEARS ago.