North Korea is not the first country – a conservative estimate by any means – that comes to mind in the global rankings of beer production, but it seems to be working hard to change that. The Taedonggang Beer Factory, which first opened doors in Pyongyang some 21 years ago, was honoured as one of […]
A little toddler died after his mum and her boyfriend allegedly inflicted ‘aggressive, violent discipline’ during lockdown in 2020, a court has heard. Jack Benham, 34, and Sian Hedges, 26, are accused of murdering 18-month-old Alfie Philips who sustained 70 separate injuries in a caravan in Kent. Maidstone Crown Court heard Alfie was seen ‘well […]
Staff at a Welcome Break motorway service station voted Britain’s worst in a poll have disputed the results. Hartshead Moor East Services on the M62 in West Yorkshire has a satisfaction rating well below other service stations around the country, including Moto on the M6 near Rugby, Warwickshire, which landed a 100 percent satisfaction rating. […]
A woman has revealed the racist abuse she suffered after asking a woman to move her bag while on the Tube. Selma Taha said she and her friends were called slaves and their aggressor made monkey noises at them. The incident started when the alleged attacker pushed her suitcase towards them, almost hitting one of […]
An alleged thief who was accidentally mummified and placed on display at a funeral home for 128 years is set to be buried at long last. ‘Stoneman Willie’, an alcoholic pickpocket who died of kidney failure in jail in 1895, was mummified by a mortician trying a new embalming technique. Undertaker Theodore Auman experimented with arterial […]
Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales have paid a very discreet evening visit to the salerooms of auctioneers Dreweatts. The “secret” visit occurred last week in Berkshire, not far from the couple’s family home in Windsor. Due to being two of the most high-profile individuals in the world, the couple had to make […]
Rishi Sunak has been reported to the police for comments he made about Nicola Sturgeon during his Tory Party conference speech. The prime minister cracked a joke about the former first minister as he addressed the Conservatives in Manchester on Wedenesday. But now Mr Sunak has been reported to Police Scotland for his swipe at […]
A man who was killed in a horrific XL Bully attack last night “could not hurt a fly”, his close friend has said in a heartfelt tribute. Dad-of-one Ian Langley was out walking his Patterdale terrier puppy close to his home in Sunderland when he was attacked. The 54-year-old, originally from Liverpool and known to friends […]
Just Stop Oil protesters are back as they have been seen storming onto a West End musical stage. The eco-protesters invaded the production of Les Misérables this evening much to the dismay of theatre-goers. The activists were ruthlessly heckled after they took to the stage with furious audience members shouting “get off” as well as “stupid […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A small plane crashed into a two-story home in Oregon, killing two people onboard and injuring another. The dramatic crash occurred in Newberg, a city about 25 miles southwest of Portland. Firefighters rushed to the scene in a suburban neighborhood […]