News

Hard Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has responded to the Beano comic's legal notice to "decist in your ongoing impersonation" of Dennis The Menace's arch enemy Walter "The Softy" Brown. The Beano's letter accused the right-winger tipped by his young Moggmentum followers to take over the Tory party of infringing their copyright in impersonating their snooty prim character pampered by his wealthy parents. Their cease and decist letter posted on Twitter accused the Conservative MP  whose upper-class mannerisms and reactionary views have caused him...

A falconer has been cleared of breaching strict hunting laws because he hunts foxes -using a GOLDEN EAGLE. John Mease, 45, was found not guilty after a court heard he used the enormous bird of prey to catch animals - not a pack of dogs. He was further cleared of causing unnecessary cruelty to an animal despite 'dispatching' another fox by driving a KNIFE through its eye after it was caught by his raptor in 2013. Co-accused Fitzwilliam huntsman George...

The man, understood to be 20, was a former pupil at City Academy, was stabbed to death in Hackney.

Monkeys unwind at the end of a stressful day with spa therapy - just like humans, say scientists. Snow monkeys use hot springs to reduce stress - as well as keep them warm, according to new research. The macaques are a popular tourist attraction in Nagano in northern Japan as they soak in the steaming baths. It was assumed they were simply trying to warm up during the chilly winter months when snow blankets the region. But experts who observed...

A woman diagnosed with terminal cancer was shocked to be called to a 'consultation' to discuss if she could return to work. Krissy Johnson, 48, was diagnosed with incurable metastatic Breast Cancer in September 2015 and given less than a year to live. Nearly three years later, she has been called to a meeting by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to determine if she is capable of returning to work. The mother-of-one shared a letter she had been...

Karen Gray, 43, has been fighting for the legalised prescription of cannabis oil to help son, Murray, who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.

The world's first vending machine for homeless people has been axed just three months after it was unveiled – with officials branding the concept "misguided". Rough sleepers were able to get hold of water, fresh food and warm clothes from the altruistic device 24-hours-a-day. The machine, which was invented by charity Action Hunger, was unveiled at the Intu Shopping Centre in Broadmarsh, Nottingham, last December. But today (Wed) the Nottingham City Council confirmed the £10,000 machine had been removed after...

An incredible graffiti tribute to Stephen Hawking has been painted across a bridge in Cambridge. Kyle Warwick, 25, of Cambridge, created the large memorial piece which has been adored by members of the public. The artwork took him around five hours to complete and says he was also accompanied by graffiti artists Tim Shuker-Yates. Tattoo artist, Kyle said: "I grew up in Cambridge, and he came into my school a few times as a kid. "I was about ten years...

Gabriele Pearson, 23, used his job at an IT company to steal PayPal account information and buy Bitcoin worth more than £50,000.