A double-decker bus smashed into a shop front, leaving two trapped and several injured. The number 77 bus crashed just before 7am in Lavender Hill, south London, trapping two female passengers on the upper desk. The driver of the bus, which travels from Tooting Station to Waterloo, was taken to...
Human bones may have been engraved by cannibals as part of a ritual in SOMERSET around 15,000 years ago, suggests new research. Bones found at Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge feature unusual zig-zagging cuts which researchers say indicates intentional engraving. The bones date from the Magdalenian period around 12,000 to...
Police hunting a machete-wielding robber who only targets branches of GREGGS have arrested a 40-year-old man. The suspect is being quizzed by officers after five shops across Birmingham were targeted between February and July this year. West Midlands Police swooped at an address in the Sparkbrook area of the city...
A schoolboy who was murdered in a suspected revenge attack is the second London teen to be fatally stabbed in just 24 hours. The lad, 15, was stabbed near a row of shops at around 11pm on Tuesday night. Locals say crowds of youths are often seen loitering outside a...
Several employees at a DFS furniture store have been suspended after allegedly mocking a customer for his 'camp' appearance. Suleiman Al-Sadi, 32, claims members of staff whistled, cracked jokes and laughed at him as he shopped for furniture. Now DFS has launched a formal investigation and suspended 'several' employees over...
One of the last castles in England that is surrounded by a moat is on the market for an eye-watering £5 million - £2 million more than its original price tag. Caverswall Castle is a stunning Grade I listed pile which was built in the late 13th century on the...
These shocking photographs show the moment a man was dramatically rescued after being spotted "dangling" 60 feet from the ground on an ELECTRICITY PYLON. Fire service, police and air ambulance crews rushed to the aid of the mystery dangler, yesterday (August 7) and he was taken to the Royal Preston...
A brave war hero drew on his military past to see off a burglar he confronted on the landing of his home in the middle of the night. Heroic Arthur Phillips, 83, said his war-time fighting skills stood him in good stead when he we found himself face to face...
An 'exercise pill' that boosts blood flow by mimicking the effects of going to the gym could revolutionise the lives of heart failure patients. The experimental drug strengthened the hearts of mice and rats with the condition - and scientists are hopeful the same will happen for humans. It's based...