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Three have-a-go heroes honoured for wrestling knifeman who stabbed pregnant woman
Three have-a-go heroes who tackled a crazed knifeman after he repeatedly stabbed a heavily pregnant woman have received bravery awards. Natalie Queiroz, 40, was knifed 13 times in the chest and stomach when she was brutally attacked by fomer lover Babur Raja. Ms Queiroz, who was 36 weeks pregnant, survived after three members of the public wrestled Raja to the ground the grabbed the ten-inch blade from him. Police Chief Constable Dave Thompson with Natalie Queiroz and John Mitchell who...
Watch – Britain’s oldest teacher who has been in the classroom for 70 years is still going strong at 89
Britain's oldest teacher who has taught at least 3,500 pupils is still going strong in the classroom - at the grand old age of 89. Dedicated Irene Basham has been teaching children for almost 70 years - getting her first primary class in 1947. The sprightly pensioner began teaching at just 20 and continued at the same primary school as a deputy then headteacher of its infant school until her retirement in 1992. However, when retirement from Farfield Primary School...
Wealthy mum bit young daughter and hit son in the face
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 over 14 years from the age of four. Peter Wynne-Willson leaves Blackfriars Crown Court. It is alleged daily abuse included, wrapping them in urine soaked bedding, hitting them and stuffing...
Adorable pics show proud mother gorilla gently cradling precious newborn baby
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 Blackpool Zoo. Miliki the Gorilla cradles her new born baby Gorilla at Blackpool Zoo, Lancs. Delighted keepers say the baby appears healthy but sightings have so far been rare as...
Five-year-old gets letter back from the Queen about borrowing a swan for the weekend
A five-year-old wrote to the Queen asking if she could borrow a SWAN for the weekend - and was thrilled to get a response from the Palace. Lyndsay Simpson sent a note to Her Majesty - saying she could look after the bird in her BATH. She loves feeding the ducks and swans and wanted to spend some time with one at home. Her mum Jennifer, from Petersfield, Hants, told her daughter the Queen owns all the swans in Britain....
Toddler lived through a life-threatening transplant, brother may face the same ordeal.
The parents of a toddler who recently lived through a life-threatening liver transplant are terrified his four-year-old brother may face the same ordeal. Laura and Liam Keenan had to watch as their 14-month-old son Harry battled through a liver transplant operation in late August. He was diagnosed with a rare genetic protein deficiency. But now 29-year-old primary school teacher Laura says their four-year-old son Max is also showing one of the same symptoms as Harry. Max's veins are protruding which...
Race to save £1.45 million Queen Victoria sculpture from leaving the UK
The government yesterday (Fri) placed an export bar on an "extraordinary" sculpture of Queen Victoria to prevent it leaving the country. Arts Minister John Glen is hoping a buyer can come forward with £1.45 million to save the 1887 bust made by master sculptor Alfred Gilbert. The export ban on the "remarkable" depiction of the ageing monarch will remain in place until December. But if a serious buyer comes forward the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport may...
NORLAND MANNIES – Record number of male intakes at world’s most elite nanny school
The world's most elite nanny training school has unveiled this year's new recruits - including its largest ever intake of MEN. Graduates from Norland College go on to look after the children of some of the richest people in the world - including celebrities and royalty. Prince George has a Norland Nanny - Maria Borrallo who trained at the exclusive academy in Bath, Somerset. This year's intake of 'Mary Poppins' includes four men - the highest number of male recruits...
Woman tells Jamaican to go “back to Somalia” in bizarre racist rant
A video of a racist woman in Leicester has gone viral after she told Asians to get out of "her country" and Jamaicans to go "back to Somalia". The woman was filmed outside a taxi rank asking drivers "why they are in our small island" before calling one man a "dirty f*cking tramp". The Leicester driver, who does not want to be identified, sent the one minute 20 second recording to his cousin to be uploaded online, the Leicester Mercury reported....