A remarkable Aston Martin prototype which played a huge role in the company’s history is expected to sell for almost £1 MILLION despite being a
Month: June 2016
CRIMINAL PROBE LAUNCHED AFTER HOMES ARE INVADED BY THOUSANDS OF FLIES
A criminal investigation has been launched after residents were forced to flee their homes when they were invaded by hundreds of thousands of FLIES. The
RELIGIOUS LEADERS WARN OF SUNDAY MORNING PARKING CHARGES
Religious leaders have warned churches could close after plans to introduce parking charges on Sunday mornings were put on the table. Councillors in Edinburgh have
PERSONALISED CANCER TREATMENT
Personalised treatments for leukaemia have moved a step closer after a breakthrough by British scientists. All patients who have a type of slow growing blood
COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER MURDER OF BABY
Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a four-week-old baby boy. The baby was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, on
CAT CHARITY SETS UP WEBCAM TO VIEW RESCUE ANIMALS
A cat charity has come up with an unusual new way for people to interact with the animals in its care – by installing a
SMOKING ‘MAKES GERMS MORE RESILIENT’
Smoking causes disease by helping bacteria build up in the mouth – making one of the “dirtiest” parts of the body even less healthy, warns
TWO CORNISH TOWNS COULD FOLLOW ST IVES AND BAN SECOND HOMES
Further towns and villages in Cornwall are following St Ives – by looking to ban SECOND homes. Last month residents in St Ives overwhelmingly voted
PARKING COMPANY ABANDONED CARS IN MUDDY FIELD WITH KEYS ON SHOW
Holidaymakers have been warned about rogue parking companies at one of the UK’s busiest airports – after more than 1,000 vehicles were dumped in a
BIKER PULLED OVER TO STEAL BIKER JACKET FROM TEEN
Police have released an e-fit of a BIKER who pulled over to the side of the road to rob a leather jacket from a 17-year-old
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ‘TURNED MOTHS BLACK’
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
SEX CHANGE UKIP MEP ON TRIAL FOR FIDDLING TRAVEL EXPENSES
Britain’s first sex-change parliamentarian fiddled her travel expenses and laundered money while working as an MEP, a court heard yesterday (Mon). Former UKIP MEP Nikki
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
COUPLE BECOME FIRST IN UK TO HOLD SOCIAL MEDIA WEDDING
A Twitter-mad bride and groom have become the first couple in the UK to have a social media wedding – even live-streaming the celebrations online.
NATURISTS DEFEND NAKED BIKE RIDE DESPITE JUST TWO WOMEN TURNING UP
Naturists behind one city’s annual naked bike ride issued a staunch defence of this year’s event – despite only two women taking part. Twenty riders
LANDSCAPE GARDENER GUILTY OF IMPRISONING MURDERED TEEN KAYLEIGH HAYWOOD
A landscape gardener who raped and murdered a 15-year-old schoolgirl has been found guilty of falsely imprisoning her in the hours before her death. Stephen
HOLIDAYMAKER FINED FOR DROPPING ICE CREAM BECAUSE SEAGULL ATTACKED HIM
A tourist who dropped his ice cream cone after he was attacked by a seagull was immediately fined – for LITTERING. Furious Steve Higgins, 52,
INQUEST INTO TRAGIC DEATH OF TALENTED 18-YEAR-OLD SAILOR
A promising teenage sailor who represented her country at the tender age of 11 hanged herself after being failed by “weaknesses” in mental health services,
BRAVE SHOPKEEPER FENDS OFF ROBBER BY THROWING PILE OF NEWSPAPERS
A brave shopkeeper fended off a robber by throwing a pile of newspapers in his face after he threatened him with a knife and demanded
DRUG DEALER JAILED FOR THROWING STASH AS HE WAS CHASED BY POLICE
A drug dealer was jailed after being caught on camera littering – cocaine. Marcus Blackwood was seen on CCTV throwing a bag of white powder