A 'human snake' teenager who sheds her skin every six weeks because of an ultra-rare condition is set to get life-improving treatment in Europe. Shalini Yadav, 16, needs to constantly smear her body with moisturiser and have a bath every hour to stop it from hardening and seizing up. But...
A father has vowed to withdraw his son from school until teachers stop giving him a daily detention - for wearing the wrong SHOES. Noah Stott, 12, has been given a detention three days in a row for wearing what teachers at Treviglas College said were trainers. His father Phil...
The wife of a renowned lighting engineer for U2 and Pink Floyd admitted biting her six year old daughter and hitting her five year old son in the face, a court heard. Wealthy grandmother Susan Wynne-Willson, 69, is alleged to have abused three of her children, Poppy, Rosa and Daniel...
Leading UK genocide charities Remembering Srebrenica, the Aegis Trust, the National Holocaust Centre and the Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association have come together to collectively condemn the violence being carried out against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The tragic and shameful treatment of Rohingya Muslims, often described as the most persecuted minority...
At least 15 people were killed as a magnitude-8.1 earthquake rocked Mexico late Thursday night, leveling buildings in southern Mexico, triggering tsunami warning in several countries and causing people to flee into the street, buildings to sway and lights to go out in Mexico City, some 650 miles from the...
These adorable photos show a proud mother gorilla gently cradling her precious newborn baby. The three-day-old endangered western lowland gorilla was snapped clinging on to its mother, a 22-year-old female. The tiny primate was born to mum Miliki and silverback dad Bukavu in the early hours of Tuesday morning at...
Voters with shorter life expectancy were more likely to plump for Donald Trump, according to new research. Ever since the business magnate became president of the United States experts have sought to understand how he defied the polls despite any political experience. Now a study has identified a direct link...
The poo girl from the 'worst Tinder date ever' has broken her silence via an anonymous internet post - to reveal friends have nicknamed her Miranda Hart. Liam Smyth, 24, launched a fundraising campaign after his window was broken by firefighters rescuing a woman who got stuck half-way out. But...
Celebrity power couple Beyonce and Jay Z have given veganism a major public image boost, according to new academic research. Not so long ago, veganism was considered suitable only for only extreme animal rights activists and hippies. Now the diet is considered trendy and healthy - and much of the...