A pair of "UFO" clouds left holidaymakers "amazed and bemused" as they enjoyed their half-term breaks at a popular seaside resort. Revellers were left stunned by an unidentified cloud formation that appeared in the sky above West Bay, Dorset, between 12pm and 2pm on Wednesday afternoon. The pattern made for...
This afternoon the Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, told the House of Commons Defence Committee that criticism of the Saudi Arabian regime and its brutal bombardment of Yemen is a hindrance to arms sales. This was part of an update he gave on negotiations to sell a further...
A teen was recruited by a gang to approach jurors with £500 to return a 'not guilty' verdict during a trial but “got her words WRONG” - and asked them to find the defendants GUILTY, a court heard. The girl, 15, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was part...
A vulnerable teenage girl with learning difficulties was forced into prostitution by an 18-year-old man she had just met, a court heard. The girl, who was just 17 at the time of the alleged offence in 2005, was tricked into meeting defendant Shane Whiteley in a car with another male....
Rural homes could be heated by recycled cooking oil within the next five years, according to a new report. More than 1.1 millions properties on the national gas grid could have their supply replaced with cheaper and more efficient alternative, according to Oftec. The trade association for the oil and...
A Brit who dodged a jail sentence for public indecency after touching a man's hip in a bar in Dubai was reunited with his family in the UK on Tuesday evening. Jamie Harron, 27, was arrested following an incident in July, claiming he was trying to avoid spilling his drink...
Scientists have made the "first step" to being able to predict when earthquakes will happen after a major breakthrough hailed as the "holy grail" of geology. British and American researchers have used Artificial Intelligence to accurately predict earthquakes a week before they occur in laboratory simulations closely mimicking real-life tremors....
After the Tories decided not to bother to turn up to vote to "pause and fix" the mess of Universal Credit you would think the Sec of State, responsible for the policy implementation, would turn up for a debate on it...well you would be wrong. Today's debate was granted by...
A man 'chiselled' a cross into his forehead so he would be taken to hospital for treatment - and then abused a Muslim doctor by telling him to ‘get back to Iraq’. Joe Edgar, 50, hurled racial insults at the A&E doctor in front of other patients and hospital staff...