A new 'Bake Off' contestant is a cancer survivor who once exposed a 'spiritual healer' who claimed she could help cure the disease. Chris Geiger, 50, has written a book on surviving cancer and went undercover with the BBC in 2013 to investigate Dr Corascendea Cathar. Chris, who was treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in his 20s, secretly filmed an appointment with the self-styled spiritual healer. In the two-hour session, Dr Cathar, who had no medical qualifications, offered him dietary advice....

Alexander James Jeffrey "Alex" Horne  is a British comedian. He is the host of "The Horne Section", a live music variety show which has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, we caught up with them for a quick chat. What can we expect from your new show? Horne Section shows are a mixture of highly-tuned musicianship and stupid stunts. We’ve been around for nearly a decade now so we have what are officially called Greatest Hits, as well as a...

The average UK adult gives almost £30,000 in total to charity during their lifetime, according to research. Typically Brits will give £16,671 to charity by direct debit, £1,831 to collection boxes and £2,275 by sponsoring friends, family and colleagues – all during their adult years. And those polled will also splash out an average of £8,104 on almost 2,400 different charity shop items over the same period. Quirky charity shop finds include a bust of William Shakespeare, a kimono, a...

Long distance space travel could be powered by - human waste, according to new research. Waste products - such as urine and carbon dioxide - could also be used to make tools, suggests the study. That's one of the ultimate goals of scientists who are developing ways to make long space trips feasible. Astronauts can't take a lot of spare parts into space because every extra ounce adds to the cost of fuel needed to escape Earth's gravity. Doctor Mark...

A council worker had a miracle escape after he escaped with only minor injuries when he plummeted 50ft (15m) into a rubbish pit in his DIGGER. Emergency services were called to the waste facility following the freak accident at around 10.30am on Monday morning. Fire crews rescued the driver who had been trapped for three hours, but incredibly he suffered only neck injuries at the dump in Bar Road, Coventry. Shocking pictures taken at the tip show the large digger...

A Conservative branch of theologians are trying to argue that the Pope is not in fact a Catholic. For many years the Pope's views on Catholicism have been as concrete as the probability of a bear taking a dump in the woods, but now his commitment could be in question following accusations that there has not been a true pope since the death of Pope Pius XII and the subsequent implementation of Vatican II – which ushered in a wave of liberal reform...

Despite the kitchen becoming an increasingly democratised facet of the family home, there is still one culinary tool where men almost universally take control - the BBQ. According to new research one in five women would love to get stuck in to a barbecue this summer - but their partners won't let them anywhere near the grill. A survey of 2,000 adults found 75 per cent of British men are the only ones allowed to operate BBQs, with partners making...

The legendary Volkswagen Campervan is making a comeback - and this time it will be electric and have sports car acceleration. Potential customers wrote to the German car giant begging them to turn the concept unveiled in January into reality. And VW has now announced the hippy and surfers' favourite will be making a return to the roads by 2022. The all-electric four-door vehicle - dubbed the I.D. Buzz - will be a modern interpretation of the original model and...

A cancer patient is furious after he was forced to wait 13-and-a-half HOURS on a hospital trolley in a corridor whilst "half naked". Nick Turner, 54, says he felt like he was in the "third world" as he waited for treatment for a blood infection after chemotherapy for bowel cancer had compromised his immune system. The solicitor said he and more than 50 patients ended up waiting in a corridor during his nightmare experience at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on July...