Desperate family members and police are appealing for help after a vulnerable 12-year-old boy went missing today (Weds). Joshua Bourne, who has autism, ADHD, speech,
Author: Andrew Young
SPIDERS PICK CHUBBY FEMALES FOR FINAL FLING
Female spiders that eat their mates after a passionate encounter could be prompting the males to choose chubbier partners. In most species, female spiders choose
SEX HORMONE LINK TO MIGRAINE
A sex hormone may be linked to migraines in women, according to new research. The study shows that the oestrogen levels of women who suffer
STREET LIGHTS ‘PLAY HAVOC WITH MOTHS’
Street lights are changing the natural behaviour of moths, reveals new research. The study shows the shift in moth activity in street-lit areas from vegetation
LONG-TERM MEMORY TESTS COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR ALZHEIMERS
Long-term memory tests – rather than current short-term testing – could help catch dementia early, suggests a new study. Researchers say that if cases are
FAT KIDS ‘MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER A STROKE AT A YOUNG AGE’
Fat children are more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 55, warns new research. The study shows high child body mass index
GAY SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS ‘DOUBLE IN JUST 20 YEARS’
The number of people who’ve had a gay sexual experience has doubled since the 1990s, according to new research. And the study suggests lesbian encounters
DOCTOR RELIVES THE MOMENT HE HELPED TUBE SLASH VICTIM
A doctor has described the moment he helped save the life of the victim of a Jihadi John-inspired knifeman at a busy tube station. Matthew
AIDE TURNED TO PAEDOPHILIA WHILE GRIEVING FOR DEAD MUM
Patrick Rock downloaded the indecent images of girls and turned to paedophilia while grieving his mother’s death, his defence told the court. Rock, 65, of
SCOTLAND ONLY CARRYING OUT FRACTION OF GASTRIC BAND OPS
Scotland is only carrying out a fraction of the gastric band operations it should be for the scale of its obesity problems, experts have revealed.
CORRIE SLAMMED OVER ‘MISLEADING’ COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE ANNULMENT
Coronation Street’s explosive marriage annulment storyline which saw Carla Connor’s dramatic exit from the soap has been branded “misleading” by legal experts. Many fans were
TRAIN COMPANY STOPS SERVICES BECAUSE WORKERS ARE CALLING IN SICK
Passengers have been saved from continually finding their trains cancelled at short notice – by the railway company simply deciding to not run the service
AA MAN SAVES 12 VERY RARE BIRDS EGGS BY INCUBATING THEM FOLLOWING BREAKDOWN
A motorist yesterday (Weds) praised The AA after a patrolman helped incubate a dozen very rare birds’ eggs following a breakdown. David Waters was returning
PARENTS LAUNCH CALL FOR EMILY’S LAW AFTER TEEN DROWNED UNDER SPEEDBOAT
The parents of a teen who died when her buoyancy aid got stuck under a speedboat have called for new maritime laws in their daughter’s
PAEDO PREYED ON AS MANY AS 200 POOR CHILDREN
One of Britain’s worst paedophiles who faces life behind bars for raping multiple children in the Far East could have abused up to 200 poverty
REFILED – PRIME MINISTER’S AIDE CONVICTED
One of David Cameron’s closest former aides who advised the Government on online pornography, has been found guilty of downloading five indecent images of scantily-clad
LINFORD CHRISTIE HELPED FIREFIGHTERS WITH A CRASH
Firefighters rushing to the scene of a crash were saved from heading in the wrong direction after a passer by sprinted into action – LINFORD
CAT CHARITY SETS UP WEBCAM TO VIEW RESCUE ANIMALS
A cat charity has come up with an unusual new way for people to interact with the animals in its care – by installing a
HOLIDAYMAKER FINED FOR DROPPING ICE CREAM BECAUSE SEAGULL ATTACKED HIM
A tourist who dropped his ice cream cone after he was attacked by a seagull was immediately fined – for LITTERING. Furious Steve Higgins, 52,
THUG JAILED FOR ATTACKING PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND WITH WALKING STICK
A violent man who beat his pregnant girlfriend with a walking stick and threatened to “kick the baby” out of her has been jailed. Adrian