A small fanged kangaroo that once roamed rainforests that covered northern Australia lived longer than previously thought. The long toothed creature the size of a wallaby lived at least five million years longer than previously thought. Despite its fearsome canines the fangaroo was a plant eater, did not hop like...
A university academic has become one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders after admitting 137 charges involving making sick images of rape, murder and child abuse. Cambridge University graduate Dr Matthew Falder, 28, dubbed himself 'evilmind' and '666devil' on the dark web while leading a double life as a respected...
An activist scaled a 150-year-old oak tree today (mon) in a bid to prevent it from being felled by a local council. Residents gathered in the street where the tree is sited today (October 16) in the hope of stopping the council from tearing it down. TV presenter Vernon Kaye...
These striking satellite images show how the UK has been dwarfed by the remnants of hurricane Ophelia as Britain and Ireland are battered with gusts of up to 80mph. Images captured by the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station this morning (Mon) show the true size of the most recent...
Britain's newest super train came into service today (Mon) - setting off 25 minutes LATE and with the air conditioning leaking water. The Hitachi 800 was due to leave Bristol Temple Meads for London Paddington at 6am sharp but didn't depart until 6.25am for unspecified 'technical issues'. Passengers were still...
Martha Daub, a 59-year-old grandmother from Northern Tanzania, is campaigning to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a harmful cultural practise that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Martha is well placed to talk about FGM, having been cut at the age of...
This fascinating image of a tiny insect living under a massive mushroom has won an amateur photographer a major photography award. Duncan McNaught, 54, picked up the Royal Society of Biology photography award after snapping the unusual picture. The image -- titled Welcome to My Humble Abode -- shows a...
This image shows how Hurricane Ophelia transformed a popular tourist beach into a white wonderland - by turning the sea into FOAM. Coastal areas in Cornwall are already feeling the effects of the strong winds with high tide yet to come. Penzance was the first to feel the storm's power...
STATISTICS have today been released on the number of multiple births in England and Wales – showing a dramatic decrease in twin and triplet stillbirths. The figures1, released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), show that in 2016 the overall number of multiple births and multiple stillbirths have decreased...