An extremely rare breed of seahorse has been found in British waters. The Short Snouted Seahorse - scientific name Hippocampus Hippocampus - was found by experts off the coast of Devon. Its native habitat is the south west waters but there has been a sharp decline in sightings and...
A disabled woman says she was punched in the head for cruising around town on her bright pink mobility scooter - that is decorated with gemstones. Sarah Chelsom, who glammed-up her scooter with diamantes and rhinestones simply to make her neighbours' smile, says she was punched in back of...
A troupe of Zulu Warriors on a UK tour got lost and turned up at the wrong address 200 miles away - because of post-code cock-up. The nine-strong Lions of Zululand were mid-way through a six month tour of the UK when they were booked to perform at a...
GMB members are angry enough to have given a mandate for the earliest possible strike date The first ever Sellafield Firefighters’ strike will go ahead this month after talks between GMB, the union for nuclear workers, and Sellafield Ltd broke down. Discussions lasted just 30 minutes – including two adjournments....
THE world’s first scan using twin growth charts has taken place in the UK today at St George’s Hospital in south west London – marking a monumental moment for multiple birth families across the country. The charts mean twins can be accurately measured in the womb so health professionals can...
This is the moment a heroic lorry driver saved a driver's life and avoided a pile-up on a main road. Russell Dagless, 53, has won a top award after he used his HGV to trap the driver's van against a central reservation and gave him first aid after he saw...
Strain on the budget of the Metropolitan Police was recognised by the London Assembly today – as Members formally supported the Met’s application to the Home Office for one-off financial support. Due to the recent unprecedented events in the capital, the Assembly agreed the Chair should write to the Home...
How did the collective come together? Bang Said The Gun was born 19 years ago in the Wheatsheaf Pub, Soho, by Martin Galton and Dan Cockrill, as the antidote to the boring, navel gazing poetry nights that existed back then. What can people expect from your show? Bang Said the...
The Iraq war and the fall-out afterwards has left a dark stain on Blair's time as PM. His legacy will forever be tainted by the war and the reasons for it. Now the man who led the investigation into the war has broken his silence. Sir John Chilcot has said...