Watchdogs have fined Walsall based insurance specialist HomeServe a record £750,000 following excessive silent and abandoned calls. Families and pensioners received marketing calls from the
Month: April 2012
Birmingham Riots: shocking footage of deaths shown to jury
The murder trial of eight men involved in the Birmingham riots last summer began yesterday. During the trial footage showing the moment when three men
Lambs to the water
A flock of 48 lambs plunged one-by-one to their deaths – after cruel pranksters removed a concrete well cover in their field. Fuming farmer Clive
Rough Diamond Jubilee
Skint Brits who can’t afford to shell out hundreds of pounds on official memorabilia for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee can still show their national pride
1,700 jobs to be created by National Express
Yesterday West Midlands bus firm National Express announced plans to create 1,700 jobs over the next three years. The company also announced the arrival of
Grand National winner defends race following the death of two horses
Yesterday, John Hales the owner of Grand National winner Neptune Collonges has defended the sport following the tragic death of two horses. Over the weekend
World’s smallest egg
Here’s one tiny egg the Bye family are not going to eat in a hurry – as it’s a contender for the being the smallest
Un-bee-lievable
Britain’s gardeners were yesterday warned to expect swarms of these huge bee-like insects which have INCH-LONG spikes on their faces – but are thankfully HARMLESS
Sign of the tombs
EM-barmy Kevin Beresford has produced a dead funny calendar – featuring GRAVEYARDS. Wacky Kevin, 60, hit the headlines in 2003 when he created the world’s
Family Four-Tunes
Four generations of the same family are strutting their stuff at the same dance studio – 60 YEARS after their great-grandmother first took to the
Birds Olympic View
These incredible aerial pictures of London over the last decade reveal the dramatically changing landscape of the capital’s East End since work on the Olympic
Businesswomen opens shoe shop for women with massive feet
A MOTHER who struggled for years to find shoes big enough to fit her has finally found a solution by opening her own shop –
Operation Muttley launched to combat dogging
Police this week launched a crackdown on doggers who plague a beauty spot – and called it Operation MUTTLEY. Extra covert police patrols and CCTV
Residents left feeling off-colour by bright yellow warehouse
Residents were left feeling off-colour when a huge warehouse at the back of their homes was painted – bright YELLOW. The building, which measures 100ft
Going potty
A collection of extremely rare three-thousand-year-old Asian pots that have been painstakingly reconstructed piece-by-piece are set to go on public display for the first time.
Tragic Roundabout
A group of jobless migrants have set up a tent village – complete with a makeshift CHURCH and communal kitchen – next to a busy
Top Trumps for Golden Jubilee
A specially produced Diamond Jubilee version of Top Trumps has been created which endearingly lists Prince Philip top of the pack of ‘One’s Favourite Things.’
Ugly sculpture causes outrage
This is the tree-trunk like sculpture that has been unveiled in a town centre to commemorate its mining industry – but outraged locals have blasted
Gnom-icide
Disgusted parents this week blasted garden centre bosses after they started selling novelty “murdered” garden GNOMES. Angry mums have said their youngsters have reacted with