Barnardo’s has been improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people for more than 150 years. It was the first children’s charity in England to take in vulnerable black and mixed heritage children. Today, Barnardo’s supports young carers, care leavers, foster carers and adoptive parents, training and skills or...
An autistic woman was escorted from an easyJet plane by police after she was asked to move to a quieter seat. Manuela Atzori faced a gruelling 24-hour wait to get from London Stansted to Glasgow after she was told to leave her flight by the crew. The 39-year-old businesswoman, from...
Britain has lost its longest-lasting patch of snow for the first time in over a decade - an event which has happened only six times in the past 300 years. The patch at Garbh Choire Mor on Braeriach in the Scottish Cairngorms, nicknamed the Sphinx, disappeared over the weekend. The...
A couple's £15k dream wedding on a private Gran Canaria 'love island' is in tatters - because Monarch cancelled their flights. The heartbroken couple and 30 members of their family have been left 'high and dry' at Gatwick Airport after the airline went bust overnight. Builder Alan Jee, 42, said...
A racist thug attacked almost a dozen young people during a crazed rampage – then assaulted a police officer when he was arrested. Kevin Friend, 30, also attacked his ex-girlfriend and her neighbour during his day of rage. The thug has now been locked up for two years after admitting...
A sitar owned and played by George Harrison has sold for £46,581 ($62,500) at an auction in the United States. The Indian string instrument, purchased from a shop in London’s Oxford Street in 1965, was used in the recording of Beatles song Norwegian Wood in 1965. It launched ‘The Great...
An importer who sold the skulls of endangered species including monkeys, crocodiles and a bear has been spared jail. Peter Bailey, 65, was caught trying to sell skulls of primates including chimpanzee, drill, guenon, mangabeys, macaques and colobus as well as other endangered species such as crocodiles, elephant, Asian Black...
This is the horrific aftermath of a rush-hour stampede at a Mumbai railway station which has killed 27 people. The incident happened on a narrow footbridge two of the city's major local train lines, at Elphinstone station this morning (29). The horror crush has been blamed on heavy rain, overcrowding...
A drug that prevents the devastating damage caused by a heart attack could be on the horizon, according to new research. Scientists restored the organ's function in mice by targeting a specific set of proteins - and are hopeful the same method may work in humans. The breakthrough offers hope...