RSPCA wage war against spring traps after spate of cat injuries
The poor cat, who has been named Lauren by staff at the RSPCA Canterbury branch, had serious injuries to her front leg which meant it was too damaged to save.
Dog & its seven puppies saved from ‘kill shelter’ facing Xmas heartbreak unless it finds a home
The Shar Pei will be coming to the UK in January and the rescue has managed to rehome six of the puppies - but no one has come forward to help the mum, named Hope, and the final male member of the litter.
Sajid Javid’s immigration plan typifies the absurdity of Brexit
Sajid Javid can lay claim to the biggest Brexit faux pas of the year this week after he unveiled his post-Brexit immigration policy. In a year when the government has been found to be in contempt of parliament and the country is taking a course ruled by all experts as being the ...
Watch: Seven Dials Christmas lights twinkle in time with the heart beat of 2-year-old TGA sufferer
The Christmas lights in London’s Seven Dials will twinkle in time with the beat of the heart of two-year-old Billy Hopkin today. Heroic Billy was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) at his mum's 20 week scan. TGA is a condition where the two main blood vessels leaving ...
Stupidgate? What about the impending existential crisis that’s on the horizon
A few weeks ago we all witnessed Donald Trump using the US army as part of a shameless political stunt as the mid-term elections loomed. He sent thousands of troops to border areas claiming they were there to prevent a marauding ‘caravan’ of migrants breaching the US border. Most people ...
Device 100 times thinner than a human hair helps scientists turn water into fuel
The revolutionary technique mimics the human lung - and could rival wind and solar power for creating clean energy
Jon Snow backs campaign to fund leading London youth homelessness centre over Christmas
Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has backed a London campaign to keep a leading youth homelessness centre funded over Christmas. The #ShedLight campaign organised by charity ADot is seeking to raise £10,000 to keep New Horizon Youth Centre running every day over the festive period using a powerful film ...
Parkinson’s breakthrough – Disease could be treated with stem cells injected into the brain
Scottish scientists have created cells resistant to the devastating neurological condition - offering hope of restoring normal movement and balance
Over 2,600 homeless people have died in last five years
Shocking statistics have been released showing there has been a 24 per cent increase in homeless people dying in the last five years. Almost 600 died in 2017 alone. There were 482 deaths among homeless people in 2013, rising to 597 in 2017. Overall, an estimated 2,627 homeless people died ...