Category: News

A grandad-of-six was fleeced out of his life savings in the space of two hours by criminals pretending to be from his internet provider. Distraught Roger Price, 74, of Burton Joyce in Nottinghamshire, was left in floods of tears by the incident. He had worked all his life as a graphic artist before retiring with […]

Decaying brown Christmas trees dumped on the winter streets are not just a sad reminder that the festivities are over – they are also bad for the environment. Of the eight million bought each year, an estimated seven million are thrown out at the end of the season, adding up to a huge carbon footprint. […]

An inquest into the drowning of a 12-year-old girl in Bury has recorded a conclusion of accidental death. Tragic Shukri Abdi was with four other children when she drowned in the River Irwell during a heatwave in July last year. One of the children, known throughout the inquest as Child One, encouraged Shukri – who […]

A Chinese flag has been planted on the surface of the Moon – making it the second nation to leave a permanent memento. Pictures released by China’s National Space Administration show the flag, which was specially-designed to survive on the lunar surface. It was placed there by the unmanned Chang’e-5 space probe, which was last […]

A severe weather warning has been extended as parts of the UK continue to be chilled to the bone tonight. The Met Office warns of the possibility of snow until midnight tonight across a vast area of the UK. A release from the forecaster says: “Outbreaks of rain, sleet, and snow may still cause tricky […]

Three people have died and two others are in hospital following a horror road crash. Police Scotland were called to the scene in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, at around 4.35am following reports of a crash. A 30-year-old woman and two men aged 36 and 62 were sadly pronounced dead at the scene, the Daily Record reports. A […]

A mum who had sex with a 14-year-old boy has said the two years that followed were the “hardest years of her life” – and has told of abuse by online trolls following the not guilty verdict. Teah Vincent, 32, spoke to the Sun and revealed how she feels “embarrassed” by the case, feels it […]