The uncle of the Duchess of Cambridge was branded "a nasty drunk" for knocking his wife out in a row over his drug use after calling her a "nothing and a whore." Gary Goldsmith, 52, punched Julie-Ann Goldsmith, 47, after returning from a charity do in the early hours of...
These moving pictures show the release of five orphaned rhino calves back into the South African wild -- thanks to the help of kindhearted Scottish volunteers. The calves were all victims of poaching –- their mothers murdered for their horns -- and were rescued by charity Rhino Revolution. Through the...
A wooden throne presented to Sir Stanley Matthews when he was hailed unofficial “King of Ghana” has sold for £850 at auction. The carved ceremonial seat was made for Matthews when he played in Africa during the 1950s. Jean with a photo of her with her and her dad on...
Roadworks on a residential street descended into vandalism when a vigilante used spray paint to tag obscene double yellow lines around a parked car. Workmen had dug up the gutter of the road but failed to paint fresh double-yellow lines - so an irate resident took matters into their own...
Garlic could ward off hospital superbugs, a new study revealed. Ajoene, an active sulphurous compound found in the pungent vegetable, when combined with antibiotics helps break down a bacteria's defences. Scientists hope the breakthrough could fight incurable cystic fibrosis and chronic wounds in diabetics as well as tackling MRSA and...
New species can develop in as little as two generations and the findings would have left Charles Darwin excited , researchers revealed. Scientists say the arrival 36 years ago of a strange bird to a remote island in the Galapagos provides direct genetic evidence of their claims. The newcomer, which...
A mum has slammed a school after pupils were asked to 'rate' neighbours they wouldn't like to live next to - including 'a black person'. Naomi Davis was stunned when her eleven-year-old daughter showed her the worksheet that her class had been given which listed various types of people. The...
A rapist attacked two women a month apart as they tried to get home late at night from London's West End. Papis Cante, 36, met his vulnerable victims as they made their way home from Leicester Square in central London. He tried to lull them into a false sense of...
A man is due to appear in court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of 96-year-old D-day veteran Jim Booth. Joseph Isaacs, 39, has also been charged with aggravated burglary following an incident at Mr Booth's bungalow in Taunton, Somerset, on November 22 (Weds). WW2 era collect of D-Day...