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...

  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...

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...

Aristotle once said that “Man is a political animal”, and in British politics, few are as ferocious as Dennis Skinner. Dubbed the ‘Beast of Bolsover’, referring to the constituency that he has represented in Parliament since 1970, Skinner is a renowned socialist, trade unionist, and Labour politician; a man both loved and loathed by members of the House. This absorbing documentary from first-time filmmaker Daniel Draper may not be a particularly comprehensive study of Skinner’s political ideology, but it is...

Voters with shorter life expectancy were more likely to plump for Donald Trump, according to new research. Ever since the business magnate became president of the United States experts have sought to understand how he defied the polls despite any political experience. Now a study has identified a direct link between decision making and the nation's growing geographic health gap. In areas with slowing, or declining, life expectancy most people chose Trump, the Republican nominee. But elsewhere, the majority picked...

It’s a story so strange that surely it must be a work of fiction. Back in 2010, former art dealer and eccentric millionaire Forrest Fenn purported to hide a cache filled with gold and jewels worth over a million dollars somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, offering those who wished to find the treasure a series of cryptic clues that he claimed would lead them to its location. Seven years on, and still no one has succeeded in finding the loot....

By Jim Mackney Known for his distinctive visual and narrative style, Wes Anderson has produced some of greatest films to have graced our screens over the past decade. The American has a vast array of accolades under his belt despite his relative youth, suggesting there is still a lot more to come from the esteemed film maker. We pick out his top three. Bronze – Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom is a film about children that is not for children....

There is no doubt about it, unsecured loans are disputed and there is an obvious reason for that: the high interest rates Should these loans be banned or is it appropriate for the general public to have access to this facility? It's a difficult question to answer as there are both pros and cons regarding the matter. These loans are often very expensive due to the high interest rates, which is the main problem. Many customers experiencing difficulties when the time...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 3 review here. I received a rather unexpected call on Thursday 31 August. The international break was well under way and I was kicking about at FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit HQ with not a great deal to do. I’d poured over hours of DVD...