Organisers of an annual carnival have been told colourful BUNTING could be banned over health and safety fears. For decades Lostwithiel Carnival has hung the
Day: June 6, 2016
TEEN RESCUED AFTER TRYING TO COMMIT SUICIDE IN A LAKE
A teenager has been rescued by emergency services after trying to take their own life – by wading out into a lake. The 15-year-old was
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.
SIMPLE URINE TEST FOR PRE-ECLAMPSIA
A simple urine tests could help diagnose a serious pregnancy disorder suffered by millions of women including Kim Kardashian, Mariah Carey and Sophie Ellis Bextor.
MAN CLAIMS HE ALMOST LOST HAND AFTER BEING BITTEN BY CAT
A Parcel Force delivery driver nearly lost his hand after a CAT bite caused him to be diagnosed with a painful life-threatening bacterial infection. Chris
POLICE ACCUSED OF SPEEDING IN A SEIZED LAMBORGHINI
Police officers seized a £200,000 Lamborghini and took it for a joy ride – driving at nearly twice the speed limit, according to the owner.
WOMAN THRILLED AFTER ‘TORTUROUS’ MANHOLE COVER FIXED
A fed-up gardening fanatic is “over the moon” after a noisy loose manhole cover on her road was finally fixed. Patricia Penn, 60, compared the
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
CORONER ORDERS FRESH INQUEST TO BE HELD INTO THE BIRMINGHAM PUB BOMBINGS
A coroner has ordered fresh inquests are to be held into the deaths of 21 people who were killed in the Birmingham pub bombings 41
SCIENCE PREDICTS SPAIN V FRANCE OR GERMANY EURO 2016 FINAL
Bad news for Roy’s boys: England’s hopes of Euro 2016 glory have already been written off – by a mathematical formula with a long record
M&S Team Up With Oxfam To Encourage ‘Shwopping’
Marks & Spencer and Oxfam have teamed up to encourage shoppers to donate – or ‘shwop’ – unworn clothes after research revealed we only wear
TUBE KNIFE STABBING WITNESSES DESCRIBE ‘PANDEMONIUM’
The victim of the brutal knife attack in Leytonstone tube station was lying in a large pool of his own blood as “pandemonium” unfolded, a
ONE IN FOUR FEMALE STUDENTS ‘VICTIMS OF SEX ATTACKS’
One-in-four female students have been raped or indecently assaulted at college, according to new research. And those most likely to be attacked are in sororities
DOG WHO HAD TO HAVE BOTH EYES REMOVED IN NEED OF NEW HOME
A dog which had to have both of his eyes surgically removed after being abused by his former owner is now looking for a new
DULL GREY BRITISH MOTHS SHARE SAME CAMOUFLAGE GENE WITH SOUTH AMERICAN TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES
Dull grey British moths and colourful South American tropical butterflies share the same camouflage gene that allows them the blend into their surroundings, new research
MORE ON UNDIAGNOSED DEMENTIA
A “timely diagnosis” of dementia is vital to allow patients and their families to manage the condition, British experts said. A study found tens of
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