A stunned student says he spotted Usain Bolt - in his local KFC. Louis Anderson snapped a photo of the athlete collecting food at the fast-food restaurant in Filton, Bristol. Stunned Louis said he was "starstruck" when he spotted the eight-time Olympic gold medallist and world's fastest runner. Louis wroteon Twitter: "So just walked into KFC in Bristol, who's stood there, it's only Usain Bolt." Usain Bolt at KFC in Filton, Bristol. A Bristol student says he spotted eight-time Olympic...
A squad of former SAS troops and US ex-special forces are set to go head to head in the ring for charity. The elite boxing bout - dubbed the Remembrance Rumble - will raise vital charity cash for a host of noble military causes. The event is the brainchild of former D squadron fighter Big Phil Campion, 48, who took part in Operation Barrass, the SAS raid in Sierra Leone in 2000 to liberate Brit soldiers held by brutal militia...
Wiltshire Police have revealed the findings of Operation Conifer - an immense investigation by five police forces into sexual abuse claims against former Tory PM Sir Edward Heath. After sifting through many accusations and testimonies from his alleged victims, the seasoned detectives who compiled the report agree that if the Conservative leader who ran Britain from 1970 to 1974 were still alive today they would be questioning him under caution for the following allegations: An alleged rape and indecently assault on...
A British firefighter saved dozens of people in the Las Vegas shooting after he stumbled on the massacre as he went from an evening stroll. Tony Dumbleton was on a dream holiday with wife Lucy when the atrocity, which left 59 people dead and more than 500 injured, unfolded on Sunday night (1/10). The couple, from Exhall, near Coventry, were staying at the MGM hotel when Tony went for an evening walk and heard shooting coming from the Mandalay Bay...
Primo Toys, the leading purveyor of STEM toys for early years, released a free ebook: “Beginning computer programming for kids: An introductory guide to computational thinking and coding for kids aged 3-6 years old.” Aimed at parents and educators of children aged 3-6, the comprehensive, 10,000-word ebook covers all bases of teaching children to code. Find it at http://cubet.to/UKEbook The new E-book offers insight into coding and why parents should be teaching their children the basics from a preliterate age....
Clifford Johnston & Co look at several recent reports in the press which highlight a new “Brexit effect”: job adverts that specify British workers only or directly exclude non-British applicants from the European Union (EU). Some of the evidence is anecdotal but the3million, an EU citizens’ campaign group, has gathered a dossier of examples. The organisation has taken its concerns to the Government Equality Office (GEO), which is now looking into the matter. Journalists from the Guardian newspaper contacted several...
Oh deary dear. Deary deary deary me. So it turns out that the bit of Theresa May’s car crash Conservative Party Conference keynote speech that wasn’t marred by being handed a P45, her constant miserable coughing or the new slogan she got in to replace “strong and stable” falling off the wall behind here letter by letter... well that uplifting, inspiring bit appears lifted of an uplifting, inspiring speech in hit political TV show The West Wing. https://twitter.com/D_Raval/status/915618207343480833 https://twitter.com/chrisasabutton/status/915615879135744005 Downing...
@BenGelblum Tomorrow an investigation into claims of sexual abuse by former Tory PM Sir Ted Heath is due to publish its report. It is expected to reveal links to 42 assaults on boys, with seven claims detectives regard serious enough that they would have questioned the former Prime Minister under caution if he was still alive. The Mail on Sunday has reported that the report has looked at allegations of sexual assault on boys aged as young as 11, including a rape....
These adorable pictures show five of the smallest otter species in the world rumaging around in autumn leaves to celebrate world animal day. Otters rummaging around in autumn leaves to celebrate world animal day. The fluffy bundles of joy, who are homed at Edinburgh Zoo, were captured playing together in the leaves and looking for food which staff placed in the colouful leaves. The oriental short-clawed otters, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, were celebrating world animal day...
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