Abandoned baby otter hand reared in total silence – so it can be returned to the wild
These adorable photos show a tiny otter cub who is being hand-reared in complete silence - after she was found abandoned at less than two WEEKS old. A tiny otter pup is being cared for at the Vale Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre near Tewkesbury after being found alone and freezing by the RSPCA. Weighing less than 200g (7oz), the young female pup is one of the smallest to be brought in to the centre for about 10 years. The...
Brexit woes – Merkel mocks Theresa May’s attempts to negotiate Brexit
Journalists were left “laughing uproariously” after Angela Merkel poked fun at May’s poor attempt to negotiate a post-Brexit deal. She said that she felt trapped in a loop with May since the Brexit vote back in 2016. Merkel made her comments in a “secret” press briefing, during the World Economic forum in Davos. The ‘secret” details were leaked by Robert Peston, who said Theresa May repeatedly asked Ms Merkel to “make me an offer.” Ms Merkel said that when she...
Plane with 84 plumbers on board forced to return to airport due to problems with the toilets
A Norwegian plane with 84 plumbers on board had to return to Oslo due to problems with the toilets. The flight, which was destined for Munich, took off at 08:35 UTC but returned to Olso 1 hour later to fix the problem. Acording to Dagbladet, there were 84 plumbers who were on their way out for a trip to Munich with their plumbing company Rørkjøp. The managing director of the company, Frank Olsen said that they would have liked to fix the...
Sister of murdered teacher says airport-security style metal detectors in schools ‘sends out wrong message’
The sister of a teacher murdered in her own classroom by a knife-wielding student says metal detectors in schools would "send out wrong message". Ann Maguire's younger sister Denise Courtney believes 'education is the answer' to knife crime and airport-type scanners would not stop baseball bats and acid being found. The 52-year-old is still struggling to come to terms with Ann being snatched from their lives while doing the job she loved and says the family will "never recover". Denise...
Pervert assistant head jailed for making indecent images of schoolchildren
A "predatory" assistant headteacher was caught with thousands of indecent images of children - and photos of pupils taken around a school. David Allison, 48, "deceived" parents and colleagues into believing children were safe, police said. He was jailed for three years and placed on the sex offenders' register for life. Allison, of Chertsey, Surrey, was arrested on November 29 last year after police raided his home. They seized numerous electronic devices containing a stash of indecent images, and he...
In pics – Hundreds turn out at funeral of ex West Bromwich Albion legend Cyrille Regis
Former England striker returned to The Hawthorns for the last time. The West Bromwich Albion legend’s coffin was brought through the streets by the ground where he was worshipped. Fans, former players, friends, colleagues and hundreds of supporters applauded respectfully as this footballing trailblazer’s cortege made its way through and then on to the private funeral service. The French Guiana-born striker made his debut at West Bromwich Albion in 1977. At a time when successful black British footballers were a rarity,...
UK’s poorest households forced to skip meals because they can’t afford to put food on the table
Benefits cuts and freezes has resulted in the poorest households in the UK being forced to skip meals because they can't afford to put food on the table. Damning new research by the End Hunger UK coalition of charities has revealed rising food prices and austerity are driving "hidden hunger" in Britain, with a third of the UK’s poorest households skipping meals because they cannot afford to buy food. More than half of adults across all income groups, ages and household sizes...
Council leader who suggested rough sleepers would put Windsor in “sadly unfavourable light” during royal wedding…keeps his job
Simon Dudley the council chief who found himself in a media storm for hoping homeless people would be moved off the streets of Windsor in time for the royal wedding has survived a vote of no confidence. In his letter to police, he complained about "aggressive begging and intimidation", and "bags and detritus" on the streets. Dudley had controversially asked the police to use their powers under the 1824 Vagrancy Act and the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014...
Major cities running out of water is “the new normal”
Major cities running out of water is becoming the new normal according to The Climate Council. From 1st February residents in Cape Town will be allowed to use no mare than 13.2 gallons of drinking water a day in an effort to avoid "Day Zero." If "Day Zero" does arrive, many people would have to go to collection points guarded by security forces for a daily ration of 6.6 gallons. Taps are expected to run dry on April 12th in the...