Microplastics flushed into the oceans are causing mussels to lose their grip
The tiny particles of plastic fragments are affecting the ability of mussels to attach themselves to their surroundings and triggering an immune response in the mollusc
TV star shouted “My name’s John Alford, I’m fighting Rupert Murdoch & corrupt police officers” as he was arrested for hijacking bin lorry
The 47-year-old former Grange Hill and London Burning actor suddenly broke into the Veolia lorry while it did its morning rounds near his north London home.
Brit Explorer is searching for wreckage of Ernest Shackleton’s ship the Endurance in Antarctica
Mensun Bound claims the find would be ‘bigger than The Titanic’
Man forced to pull out his own tooth after waiting 18 months to see an NHS dentist
David Woodhouse was left in agony
Police have made arrest after video was posted online calling for Muslim schoolgirls to be sterilised
The video follows pupils from Central Foundation Girls’ School in Bow, some of whom are wearing hijabs.
Unusual plot with views of Clifton Suspension Bridge set to be turned into superhome
Described as “one of the most unusual and attractive sites in the Westcountry”, the site in Clifton Village, Bristol, has planning permission for a state-of-the-art five-bedroom home.
Convicted knife killer died in jet ski horror crash on first day of Caribbean holiday
Jordan Mayers, 29, suffered a fatal head injury when he crashed into his cousin's jet ski off a popular tourist beach in Barbados while visiting his mum's family, an inquest heard
Feathers from four-winged dinosaur shed fresh light on evolution of flight
About the size of a pheasant, Anchiornis roamed China 10 million years before Archaeopteryx - the first recognised bird
Man filmed own video abusing Muslim schoolgirls in broad daylight – saying they should be sterilised
The video, which appears to have been taken near a bus stop in Bow, east London, was uploaded by an outraged Twitter user on Saturday.