Donald Trump's proposed US-Mexico border wall could devastate surroundings wildlife, according to experts. Conservation biologists at The University of Texas at Austin found that a border wall could harm endangered plants and animals - and destroy the region's growing ecotourism industry. The scientists examined what would happen if more of...
The Home Office has been called on to help a five-year-old with epilepsy whose mother says cannabis oil is the only treatment that can ease his suffering. Karen Gray, 43, launched a petition for Cannabidiol (CBD) oil to be prescribed to her son Murray, who was diagnosed with Myoclonic Astatic...
Fishermen are kicking off because naughty dolphins keep wrecking their nets - and stealing their catch. New research has discovered fishing nets suffer six times more damage when dolphins are around. And the problem is only going to get worse for fishing fleets, as overfishing is forcing dolphins and...
Police have launched another murder investigation in London after a young man was stabbed to death on Easter Sunday. The man, thought to be 20, suffered a fatal stab wound at around 1:10 on Sunday morning, after leaving a nearby bar. Met Police say they attended the scene, in posh...
Historic Oxford University has come under fire after a department invited alumni to a dinner - saying 'partners and wives' were welcome. The email was sent from the Department of Materials Alumni Association, asking if graduates would like to attend a dinner event at Oxford's St Edmund Hall. Graduate Dr...
A middle-aged pub goer was banned from going in a trendy bar - because he had too many TATTOOS. Darryl Timms, 40, said he was told by a bouncer he and his partner Amanda Tiff, 45, could not go into a night spot because of his body art. They had...
Britain's highest paid university vice-chancellor claimed 58 first-class train journeys and three first-class flights on expenses in just over a year, figures show. Controversial Dame Glynis Breakwell has already announced she is leaving her role following a row about her £471,000-a-year salary. It has now emerged the University of Bath...
Police investigating the Hatton Garden robbery have made another arrest - almost three years after the massive heist. Flying Squad detectives investigating the April 2015 raid have nicked a 57-year-old man. They arrested the man at an address in Islington, north London, on Tuesday morning, on suspicion of non-residential burglary....
Britain's biggest butterfly faces being wiped out by climate change, say scientists. The Swallowtail is only found in the fens and marshes of the Norfolk Broads - making it the rarest in the UK. Global warming is placing it at risk of extinction - along with the picturesque county's bees,...