The bodies of seven animals who had suffered severe dog bite wounds have been found dumped in a lay-by. Two foxes, four rabbits and a badger were tragically left strewn across the gravel at the roadside near a ditch in Ashford, Kent. A member of the public made the grim discovery on May 3 and […]
With the furious battle for the city of Bakhmut raging at their backs, a squad of Ukrainian soldiers tore through an open field, racing to get out of range of falling Russian artillery. But before they could make it to safety, they said, they got a flat tire. The three soldiers — known by the […]
From far away, this could be one of those big Haribo snakes sold at pick-and-mix stalls at funfairs. Alas it is not. Oliver Angove walked into the kitchen of his home in Balham, south west London, only to hear the disturbing sound of hissing. Upon closer inspection, there it was – a real-life snake in […]
Two Metropolitan Police officers are the subjects of a criminal investigation after the death of a man who fell from the balcony of a flat after being tasered. Both officers are reportedly being investigated for gross negligence manslaughter by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The man, who is yet to be formally identified despite […]
A headteacher in Scotland has lost her £90,000-a-year job after she was allegedly spotted jetting away on holiday, while claiming to be in Covid self-isolation. Alicia Reid, 54, head of Stranraer Academy in Wigtownshire, was videoed by a pupil at Glasgow Airport on October 7, 2021, as she waited in the queue for a flight […]
Teacher strikes: Gillian Keegan grilled on meetings over pay Urgent action is needed to tackle the problem of children missing from school, the former Children’s Commissioner warns, with a quarter of pupils labelled “persistently absent” last year. Anne Longfield has written to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to highlight the problem. Last year 1,855,000 children fell […]
Residents of the UK’s so-called “pothole capital” have shared their envy at a road where a gigantic crack was fixed in just six days. Before and after pictures of a 5ft-wide crevice on a Japanese road that was quickly fixed by maintenance workers have resurfaced online, sparking many Britons frustrated about their poorly kept roads […]
Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through Belgrade after mass shootings left 17 people dead in Serbia. People gathered in front of the parliament building yesterday before filing past the government’s headquarters and on to a motorway bridge over the Sava River, which they blocked. Commuters heading home for the evening were forced to […]
An elderly woman who was hit by a police motorbike escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh is in a coma, her family has said. Helen Holland, from Birchanger in Essex, was struck by Sophie’s motorcade shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday in Earls Court, west London. The 81-year-old was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and her family have […]
Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte have stunned Royal Family fans after sharing a “beautiful” moment in a never-before-seen video behind the scenes of King Charles III’s Coronation. The royal siblings are both seen beaming moments before entering the carriage that whisked them away to Westminster Abbey in the new footage released by Prince William and […]