Council apologises to gran after accusing her of making child abuse images
Town hall officials had asked the Leicestershire woman to gather evidence after she suspected the four-month-old child was being neglected by her mother
London’s streets to be closed to give disadvantaged children a place to play
An organisation which offers disadvantaged children and communities across London the best free play opportunities and the chance to come together, has just been awarded over £380,000 of National Lottery funding to transform more streets into temporary play zones. The funding from the Big Lottery Fund, the largest funder of community activity across the UK, will enable London Play to develop sustainable play opportunities across the capital. This will be delivered through the simple act of temporarily – but regularly –...
Couple whose daughter was has Down Syndrome make heartwarming act
Allison and Andrew Sweatman adopted Beau, four - a big brother for their daughter Rosie, three - because they no longer found special needs parenting “scary”
Ukip leader says “no one should join British army” until we have left the EU
Ukip leader Gerard Batten has appealed to potential army recruits to wait until Britain has left the European Union to join the services. The recently-appointed leader issued a bizarre statement today saying British soldiers are "no longer fighting for Queen and Country but under a foreign military command". He said "no one should now join the British Army until we have left the EU", citing Theresa May's apparent intentions to tie us into the EU's military ambitions. Read the statement in...
Carer of Michael Watson said he thought ex-boxer had died after attempted carjacking
The disabled former fighter's carer was also sprayed with ammonia during the terrifying incident, Snaresbrook Crown Court was told.
Journalist chased an assault suspect on a bike & detained him before police arrived
Daniel Webb, founder of Wiltshire 999s, came across a man allegedly attacking a woman outside a branch of TK Maxx in Swindon, Wilts and gave chase
Safari park visitor’s amazing one “chance in a million” find by metal detector
Tom Embleton was visiting the safari park with his young family on Wednesday, August 22, when he noticed his wedding ring was missing.
This one-off coin is worth more than an exclusive mansion…with swimming pool
‘Discovery’ is a 2kg coin encrusted with four pink diamonds which is inspired by the Holey Dollar, the first official coin in Australia.
This is how the British electoral map would look if only 18-24s were allowed to vote
The British electoral map would be bathed in a red hue if only 18-24 year-olds were allowed to vote, new research has revealed. According to polling data carried out between 28th and 29th August 2018 Labour would take a massive 600 seats from the youngest voters if there was a General Election tomorrow. The Conservatives would be left without any seats with the Liberal Democrats taking 21, the SNP taking nine seats and the Greens hanging on to their single...