Shocking photos show the moment a gritter overturned on an icy road and landed on its roof
These shocking photos show the moment a gritter overturned on an icy road and landed on its roof. It happened amid heavy snowfall, thought to be four inches deep, in Tamworth, Staffs, on Sunday morning. The overturned gritter truck in Tamworth, Staffs. Police attended but the driver was uninjured after the crash, at 8.20am. Jonathan Moore, who saw the vehicle overturned on the road, said: "God knows how they managed to put it on its roof. The overturned gritter truck...
Praying Mantis trio throwing Saturday Night Fever dance moves
A wildlife photographer was stunned when he captured Praying Mantis larvae appearing to throw Saturday Night Fever dance moves on a branch. The trio of Ghost Mantises are pictured in identical poses reminiscent of John Travolta's iconic pose in the 1977 musical drama. They appear frozen in time in the "lucky" snap by award-winning photographer Jimmy Hoffman, 57, at his home in Calonge near the Costa Brava in Spain. The Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) is a small species from Africa...
Stoke City & Burton Albion clash after friendly
Shocking footage, below, shows hooligans using bar stools and pool cues to attack each other - after watching a FRIENDLY football match. The louts were drinking at a pub following a pre-season friendly between Stoke City FC and Burton Albion FC. CCTV captured the moment Potters fans started attacking each other in the Locomotive pub in Burton-on-Trent, Staffs., on July 16 last year. At one stage a man is seen being dragged to the floor by three men before being...
Who looks down on who?
Ok, the title is weird, and the grammar is poor, but try this. Look at your friends who are in couples. Check out their heights (I’m talking hetro pairs here). How many gals are taller than the guys? That’s right! I thought so! As close to zero as you can get. The occasional one who isn’t, really stands out (think Mr Speaker in Parliament, the charming John Bercow, with his delightful missus, Sally). I’ve surreptitiously surveyed several chums that I...
Vice-Chancellor of Bath Uni faced calls to leave job immediately from 71 professors citing concerns about the “reputational crisis” surrounding her pay
The Vice-Chancellor of Bath University faced calls to leave her job immediately from 71 professors who cited concerns about the “reputational crisis” surrounding her pay. Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell announced she would leave her £468,000 a year job at the end of the academic year last week, but pressure mounted for her to go sooner. Her immediate resignation was called for along with chief governor Thomas Sheppard, who chairs both the university council and remuneration committee. A letter addressed to...
Sex offender Max Clifford has died in prison
Max Clifford, who was once known as a goliath in the media world, before he was found guilty of sex crimes, has died in prison. Clifford died of a heart attack in his cell, at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire. He was aged 74. Mr Clifford was serving an eight-year custodial prison term for historical sex offences. In May 2014, Clifford was jailed after being convicted of eight historical indecent assaults on women and young girls under Operation Yewtree - the...
World’s biggest sleepout raises £3.6m to end homelessness
Over 8,000 people came together in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens this weekend to show their support for homeless people in Scotland by taking part in the world’s biggest sleepout, Sleep in the Park. Organised by Social Bite, donations topped £3.6m as the event began. Participants each raised a minimum of £100 each to attend the night, enjoying stripped back ‘busking’ sets from Liam Gallagher, Deacon Blue, Amy Macdonald and Frightened Rabbit before sleeping out. John Cleese told a bedtime story...
Stephen Hawking joins fight to prevent Jeremy Hunt privatising the NHS
Professor Stephen Hawking has joined a lawsuit aimed at preventing greater privatisation of the National Health Service. The revered professor, who has been vocal about the dismantling of the NHS, added his name to legal action seeking to prevent the establishment of "accountable care organisations" (ACOs) in the NHS, which threaten to ration certain resources within the system. Trade Union BMA has warned the ACOs ‘risk the potential for non-NHS providers taking over the provision of care for entire health economies’. But Health Secretary...
If you were outraged by plastic choking oceans on Blue Planet finale, you’ll be appalled by this:
The planet's oceans are choking on plastic. Despite plastic bag usage falling by 85 per cent following the introduction of the 5p charge, leading packaging industry figures oppose a tax on single-use plastic packaging. The final episode of BBC's Blue Planet II aired tonight, highlighting the terrible impact man-made plastic waste is having on the world’s oceans. Meanwhile, food-packaging industry figures are opposing the Government’s suggested ‘single use plastic tax’. The final episode of the BBC’s hit natural history show,...