A CASH-STRAPPED council have been criticised for ‘wasting’ GBP1 million on an ‘eyesore’ sculpture which has been likened to a cow’s spine and a ‘massive
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Alfie the lost dog found
THE delighted owners of a 16-week-old puppy that was snatched by opportunistic motorcycle thieves have been reunited with their beloved pet. Tiny spaniel Alfie was
Councillor Jodie Jones is a 23-year-old beauty
SHE’S a far cry from the stereotypical stuffy old politician, but councillor Jodie Jones is causing a stir at her local town hall – and
Teenager threw herself infront of a train
A YOUNG girl threw herself in front of a train after abusive messages received on social networking sites drove her to search the Internet for
Salt Art
THESE celebrity portraits might look like intricately detailed chalk drawings – but these stunning creations are actually made using SALT. The life-like black and white
Surprise party turns out to be surprise wedding
A SURPRISE party caused more of a shock for the guests than the birthday girl when she showed up as a bride-to-be. Guests believed they
Hotels exposed!
A COMPANY have struck a blow for holidaymakers everywhere, with a unique service which sees a undercover team go and capture the reality of many
Twente’s stadium roof collapse
A stand at the Twente Stadium has collapsed, trapping an unknown number of people under the structure. “Part of the roof has collapsed. There are
Speakers wife refused entry
THE wife of House of Commons Speaker John Bercow was today left red-faced after being refused entry to a day centre faced with the axe.
Police car crashes into shop front
A STORE owner had a miracle escape when a police car crashed into his shop window after colliding with a learner driver on blue lights.
Twenty held hostage in charity raid
A GANG of thugs armed with a Taser gun took 20 terrified staff hostage during a robbery of an air ambulance charity yesterday. Thousand of
Bury horse kills woman
THIS is the first picture of a horse which killed a woman when it bolted free at a country fair over the weekend. Lucas, a
Glastonbury Revellers Urged ‘Don’t Take Loo Roll’
REVELLERS getting ready to pack their rucksacks for Glastonbury are being urged NOT to take their own LOO ROLL – as they will be handed out free
Sex more popular for those in 50’s than those in 30’s
MEN and women in their fifties rate sex as one of their favourite past-times, whilst for those in their thirties it barely registers in their
Circus offers punters ‘clown phobia’ courses
A CIRCUS is offering free ‘clown phobia’ courses after noticing some audience members ‘react with terror’ to the sight of the painted-faced entertainers. John Lawson’s
Woman has facebook friends tattooed to arm
A WOMAN has had the profile pictures of her Facebook friends tattooed onto her entire arm. The woman from the Netherlands had the photos of
Loan sharks avoid prison by terrifying victims
LOAN sharks targeting desperate people in the grips of the recession remain free from prison because victims are terrified to give evidence in courts, a
Councillor claimed 26k in 6 yrs for taxis
A COUNCILLOR has come under fire for claiming a whopping GBP26,000 for taxi fares. Conservative Rupert Reichold, of Northamptonshire County Council, has been blasted for
New form of MRSA found in cows
A new strain of MRSA, the ‘superbug’, has been found in British dairy cows for the first time in the UK. This discovery has been
Plates stolen from Wolverhampton war memorial
SHAMELESS thieves have stolen two metal plates bearing the names of dozens of war heroes from a memorial. The memorial, in Wolverhampton, bore the names