Pranksters turned a 17th-century fountain into a giant bubble bath -- after squirting FAIRY LIQUID into it. Reams of fluffy bubbles could be seen seeping out onto the high street in video footage posted on social media following the random attack on Wednesday. The stunt was orchestrated by mischievous youths who reportedly threw unknown quantities of the washing up liquid into the sandstone fountain. Within minutes, the fountain in Barnstaple Square, north Devon., was a sea of soapy bubbles and...

This man was exposed as a paedophile after he was caught importing a child-like sex DOLL into Britain. Perverted Brian Hopkins, 40, was stopped by Border Control as he tried to import the sick 'toy' into Britain. Police then investigated him and discovered hundreds of indecent images of children on his computer. Hopkins, of Plymouth, Devon, pleaded guilty to a total of eight charges. He appeared in court on Friday where sentencing was adjourned until a date in September for...

Stunned water officials discovered an ALLIGATOR basking in the sun on the side of an English lake today. The hissing reptile - which is two feet long - was spotted clambering out of the water at Chew Valley reservoir in Somerset. Staff at Bristol Water caught the alligator with a net before putting it in a box while waiting for a member of the RSPCA to collect it. An ALLIGATOR was discovered at an English lake  It is unknown how...

Rising UK artist Olivia-Fayne announces her debut exhibition, ‘Permanent Reminders’. Spanning over 2 days the event will showcase some of her custom tattoo design work that she has created over the past 3 years. This exhibition will not only be a showcase of her detailed work and a chance to see her creations in real life, but will also mark the first ever unveiling of Olivia-Fayne’s designs in all manner of mediums, bringing completely new designs to life in colour, on canvas, wood and on...

Right to Buy, the policy no one wants to talk about, is decimating local councils’ housing stock and costing us all dearly in state subsidy. In London alone, this amounts to £104,900 per discount. The Grenfell Tower fire has justly led to widespread debate about the state of social housing in 21st century Britain. However, the aspect no one seems to want to talk about is the devastating impact the right to buy policy (introduced by PM Margaret Thatcher as...

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, G’Vine Gin (Spain’s top-selling gin) pushes boundaries with a unique approach. Produced in Villevert, France, G’Vine is distilled with French grapes, juxtaposed to traditional grain. The grape spirit is then infused with vine flowers and nine other ‘luxury’ botanicals including juniper berries, green cardamom and ginger root. In addition, the vine flowers are a rare ingredient, blossoming just once per year, in mid-June, existing for just a few days before maturing into grape berries....

By Michael McNulty Ousmane Sembene began his career as a story teller in literature, writing a number of successful novels which were published in France.  After Senegal gained its independence from France in 1960, Sembene turned his attention to filmmaking and recognizing the universality of the moving image he travelled to Moscow where he studied filmmaking at Gorky Studios.  A year later he returned to Senegal and began his filmmaking career, developing into one of Africa’s most prominent and important...

Do you remember Shari Lewis? I try and avoid describing women in sexualized terms, however sometimes it suits, as she was an astoundingly beautiful ventriloquist on American television when I was a child thus becoming my first and fondest celebrity crush. She had several puppets, however the best known was a little sheep named Lamb Chop. (As I think of it now, that's really a rather ominous name, like calling a chicken KFC.) Lewis recorded several albums of children's songs...

Who influences you? Of course the obvious answer would be our parents, people in power and a handful of celebs that we follow on social media. But the reality is, we are influenced daily, hourly and most of the time, without even realising it. Adverts, music, colours and people in the street… influence is everywhere. But whoever you are, whatever your interests might be, there are two family names you’ll undoubtedly know: Kardashian and Jenner. And even if you refuse...