In Pics…Heroic coastguards who saved hundreds of lives of wounded soldiers in WW1
These striking pictures show the hero lifeboat crews that helped save hundreds of lives of wounded soldiers during World War One. A national exhibition recounts the stories of the young volunteers who risked their lives in ferocious sea storms to rescue sinking naval ships. Medals awarded to RNLI rescuer Henry Blogg in the 1920's. They include the daring rescue of 144 crewmen aboard a British hospital ship that struck rocks off the coast of England as it headed to Dunkirk...
Is Trump’s wall unconstitutional?
Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall across the US/ Mexican border may be deemed unconstitutional because it would require federal troops to be billeted on the borders of southern US states. The wall was a big part of the President's election pledge and according to a recent leaked transcript he and the Mexican president have already been immersed in dialogue over how to construct the vast infrastructural project. Last week the House approved $1.6 billion to fund the first instalment...
Access to GPs significantly worse for millions under the Tories
Analysis of the latest GP Patient Survey for England reveals a marked worsening of access to GP surgeries over the past five years, largely as a result of sustained Tory underfunding of primary care services. Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, has slammed Theresa May’s record on General Practice and pledged to ensure GPs are given the resources they need. Millions of patients are finding it significantly more difficult to contact their GP surgery over the phone compared with five...
One of last British Prisoners of War to work on notorious ‘Burma Railway’ has died aged 97
Tributes have been paid to the 'remarkable' Alf Davey who spent three and a half years in Japanese captivity. Most of his time was spent doing forced labour on the 258 mile long railway line through near impossible terrain. Mr Davey spent his last 70 years in his home town of Blackburn, Lancs., after marrying his sweetheart Elsie Eaves whom he met on blind date. He had been in the town training before heading out to the Far East in...
Watch – Homeless man begs for shelter outside charity’s multi-million pound headquarters
A down-on-his-luck man has spent years begging strangers to 'give me shelter' while sleeping rough on a street - opposite the headquarters of Britain’s biggest homeless charity. Army veteran Tony Richards has built himself a makeshift camp on the cold street opposite the posh London headquarters of Shelter, a charity who work to help the homeless. The 67-year-old used to play chess with passers by to while away the hours on the street, but bullies broke his beloved set last...
Driver cheats death after 2.5foot metal rod pierces chest during car crash
A driver had a miraculous survival after he dozed off at the wheel and was impaled with a 2.5 foot rod which went straight through his chest. Night shift worker Piyush Sundarva, 26, was driving home at 7.30am on the SG Highway in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, when he swerved into a metal road divider. The bars smashed through the car window and pierced Mr Sundarva's chest, coming out the other side beneath his armpit. Despite his horror injuries, Mr Sundarva...
A mum is lucky to be alive after she was attacked by a stingray – and stabbed in the FOOT
A mum is lucky to be alive after she was attacked by a stingray - and stabbed in the FOOT. Dawn North, 44, accidentally stepped on the animal while on a dream holiday in Khao Lak, Thailand, and was jabbed through her foot with the painful and poisonous barb. Dawn, from Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, says she is lucky to be alive after the attack by the same type fish which killed legendary crocodile hunter Steve Irwin. The mum-of-three was enjoying...
Has comedy become too PC?
They say that much of the right-wing backlash being observed in the political mainstream across the world stems from how overly PC society has become. And if that's true, comedy may have a lot to answer for. Long been a vessel for expressing risque observations of society comedy is the one element of life in which we can down our weapons in the name of a good giggle. But as far as Trainspotting actor Keith Allen is concerned, we're at...
Plant that was once munched on by dinosaurs found growing in the wild
A plant dating back more than 100 million years to the age of the dinosaurs has been discovered growing in the American Mid West. The moss was found in 16 lakes around Wisconsin and Minnesota - and scientists likened their surprise to a "cheetah poking its head through your office window." They immediately realised it was quite different from other species, and DNA analysis of samples of the large, green algae identifed it as Lychnothamnus barbatus. The collectors knew they...