Archive for December, 2011

VINTAGE tractors drew hundreds of people to the streets of a small Staffordshire town as onlookers anxiously awaited the antique machines as they plodded in a parade. Haughton and

A SOLDIER at home  on leave is being hailed a life saver after leaping into a freezing river to keep a drowning woman afloat until more help arrived. Private

THOUSANDS of shoppers in Birmingham queued up from the early hours of the morning in the hope of snagging a festive bargain. Eager punters started gathering outside popular shopping

OVER-EXCITED dads playing with their kids' new Christmas presents cause the most injuries during the festive season, a recent survey has revealed.   The poll has reinforced the assumption among

HEARTLESS thieves have dashed children's hopes this Christmas after breaking into a postbox and stealing hundreds of letters meant for Santa Claus.   The postbox has been used by youngsters

A CHEEKY Jackdaw has brought Christmas early for one family - after it took on the role of Santa and stuffed their chimney with 'gifts'.   Five-year-old pet bird Izzy

DESPITE reports of his death, Kim Jong-il has been found alive and well and living in the UK.   But this Kim Jong-il is an ultra-rare plant named in honour

A FARM was amazed to learn that one of its balloons released by a child had travelled almost 1,000 miles after an astonished AUSTRIAN couple found it in

A MOTHER has told of the terrifying moment their 'friendly' puppy 'flipped for no reason' and savagely mauled her thirteen-year-old daughter, ripping off part of her face.   Iona Manson,