British moths were turned black by the grime of the Industrial Revolution, according to new research. The study suggests the metamorphosis happened as their pale
Author: Paul Andrews
ARTHUR THE VULTURE ON LOOSE AFTER BEING BLOWN OFF COURSE DURING SHOW
A vulture was on the loose yesterday after being blown off course during a display at a county show. Arthur, a white headed vulture, was
TOUCHING PICTURES SHOW DOLPHIN WRAPPED IN TOWELS DURING RESCUE
These touching pictures show a dolphin wrapped in towels after volunteers rescued it from a beach where it was stranded. A tourist spotted the distressed
CANAL LOCKS TO BE OPENED BY SMARTPHONE APP
A new app which allows canal boat users to open bridges which their smartphones has gone on trial. The Canal and River Trust plans to
TEENAGE KNIFE THUG JAILED FOR BRUTAL STABBING
A teenage thug who went on a “campaign of violence” during which he stabbed a man in the chest with a nine-inch knife has been
TWO PEOPLE INJURED AS CACTUS HIT PALM TREE
A man and woman were taken to hospital after a Citroen Cactus hit a palm tree in Torquay, Devon, shortly before 6am on Saturday morning.
SEARCH FOR RELATIVES OF LORD KITCHENER’S BODYGUARD AS CENTENARY NEARS
Relatives of Lord Kitchener’s bodyguard are being sought as the centenary of their tragic deaths draws near. Officers from Scotland Yard’s Royalty and Specialist Protection
SHOP THAT TEACHES PEOPLE TO UPCYCLE FURNITURE OPENS
A thrifty new store is showing people how to turn their tat into treasure by transforming old furniture. The Edinburgh Remakery opened its doors this
MUM SLAMS ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC AS CRUEL FOR OFFERING TO ‘CURE’ AUTISM
A furious mum slammed an acupuncture clinic as “cruel” after they offered to cure her children by sticking needles in their BACKS. Emma Dalmayne has
SOARING HAY FEVER CASES TRIGGER FAKE FLOWERS SALES BOOM
Soaring cases of hay fever are being credited for a boom in sales of artificial flowers. In a development that will bring tears to the
WORLD’S CLEANEST BIN LORRY UNVEILED POWERED BY HYDROGEN
A council has taken delivery of the world’s cleanest bin lorries – which are partly powered by thin air. The two Heil Farid trucks use
A GLIMPSE OF SHOULDER IS THE NEW CLEAVAGE
Women are skirting away from plunging necklines and choosing to bare their shoulders instead – just like style icons Alexa Chung and Emma Watson, according
ROYAL MAIL FINED £50,000 AFTER WORKER RUN OVER BY FORKLIFT TRUCK
The Royal Mail has been fined £50,000 after a worker had bones in his foot CRUSHED by a forklift truck. A Health and Safety Executive
RAPIST JAILED 30 YEARS AFTER HE COMMITS CRIME THANKS TO DNA EVIDENCE
A violent rapist who was placed at the scene of his crime nearly 30 years ago but escaped punishment has finally been convicted thanks to
YOGHURT ‘PROTECTS AGAINST TOXIC METALS’
Eating yoghurt could protect against poisoning from dangerous metals in fish, vegetables and grains, according to new research. Experiments found mice absorbed less cancer causing
SCIENTISTS DEVELOPING ELECTRONIC SKIN
Pioneering Scottish scientists are developing “electronic” skin – which could restore feeling in prosthetic limbs for amputees. Experts say the new technology, which could be
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
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
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
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