A grandmother claims she was told to leave a polling station yesterday (Thu) after turning up wearing a Union Jack dress and draped in a
Month: June 2016
POLICE WATCHDOG INVESTIGATE DEATH OF MAN IN CUSTODY
The police watchdog is investigating the death of a man in custody. The Independent Police Complaints Commission says it is investigating Gloucestershire Constabulary following death
MURDER PROBE AFTER WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH IN THE STREET
Police have launched a murder enquiry following the death of a woman who suffered multiple stab wounds. Officers were called by a member of the
HILARIOUS FOOTAGE SHOWS MAN SWIMMING AND DANCING IN GIANT PUDDLE
This is the hilarious moment a man strips off, dances, sings and swims in a giant puddle on a busy road flooded by heavy rainfall.
PENSIONER GIVEN HOURS TO LIVE FORCED TO WAIT HALF A DAY FOR AMBULANCE
A pensioner given hours to live was made to wait HALF A DAY for an ambulance to take her to a care home where she
FOXES FAN CALLS OUT GARY LINEKER – BY PLAYING GOLF IN HIS PANTS
A football mad Leicester City fan has challenged Gary Lineker to present Match of the Day in his underwear – by playing a round of
21-YEAR-OLD DRIVER KILLED IN HORROR SMASH
A 21-year-old man has been killed and two others seriously injured after a two car smash on Friday (17/6). The man was driving a Peugot
MAN WHO MADE RAPE THREATS OVER 55 PHONE CALLS IN ONE DAY AVOIDS JAIL
A man who threatened to assault and rape a woman over 55 phone calls in one day has avoided jail. David Fogg, 45, of Ryland
POLICE ON THE HUNT FOR YOBS WHO THREW A BARBECUE AT A TRAIN
Police are hunting down yobs who threw a BARBECUE at a train full of passengers. The cooker became wedged under the wheels of the vehicle,
MOTORISTS BEING DRIVEN TO OBESITY
Motorists are being driven to obesity by spending too long behind the wheel, say scientists. A study found an hour’s driving a day piles on
FATHER-IN-LAW OF AIDE WHO HAD AFFAIR WITH MP QUITS TORY ROLE IN PROTEST
The father-in-law of a young woman who had an affair with a Tory MP twice her age has resigned from his role in the party
BARRY FROM EASTENDERS PLAYING CAPTAIN HOOK IN PANTO
Former EastEnders star Shaun Williamson, who played Pat Butcher’s stepson, is swapping being a bit-part sidekick for his own captaincy, as he takes on the
STAYING DEBT FREE AND OWNING A HOUSE ‘FANTASIES’ FOR YOUNG BRITS
Staying debt free and owning a house are ‘fantasies’ for young Brits according to new research. Three quarters of Brits aged 16-25 are also unconvinced
FATHER STUNNED TO FIND FOX TRAPPED IN DISHWASHER
A dad-of-three was stunned when a foxy fellow hunting for food snuck into his kitchen and got trapped – in the dishwasher. Vet Simon Hayes,
THIEVES STOLE ENOUGH MONEY TO FEED A RESIDENT FROM A HOSPICE
Scumbag thieves are being hunted by police after breaking into the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham, Surrey, and stealing £200 petty cash – enough to
HORSE TACK SCAMMER CONVICTED OF ONLINE SHOPPING CON
A crooked woman has narrowly avoided prison for scamming scores of horse-riders out of thousands of pounds for riding equipment that didn’t exist. Conwoman Poppy
LOCALS FUMING ABOUT GREAT BIG NEW BINS
Residents living in Ealing, north London, have urged their council to bin their new wheelie bins – because they are too big and ‘UGLY.’
TELECOMS TOPS LIST OF WORST INDUSTRIES FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
The telecoms industry has topped a list of the worst sectors for customer service. Telecoms came top closely followed by energy, banks and building societies
IGNORING PEOPLE FOR YOUR MOBILE ‘BECOMING THE NORM’
Internet addiction is fuelling a new phenomenon dubbed ‘phubbing’ – snubbing friends and family for your smartphone, Research shows people are increasingly ‘phubbing’ – and
HEART HEALTH LINKED TO DIABETES RISK – BUT WITH RACIAL DIFFERENCES
The link between between heart health and the risk of diabetes differs greatly between different ethnic groups, according to new research. And as many as