Twin girls have defied the odds and are due to start their first day of school after being born at 26 weeks weighing a tiny 1lb 14oz - as much as just half a bag of sugar. Little Grace and Olivia Oman both arrived three months premature in July 2013 and were smaller than the palm of their mother's hand. Doctors told parents Vicki, 32 and Mark Oman, 30, there was very little chance the identical tots would even survive...

A binman pleaded guilty today (Thurs) to supplying drugs to a 15-year-old girl shortly before she died, a court heard. Jacob Khanlarian, 20, admitted five counts of supplying cannabis and MDMA to tragic teen Leah Kerry and some of her friends. Khanlarian, from Newton Abbot, Devon, supplied MDMA, a class A drug, to Leah on July 14 - the day before she died, Exeter Crown Court heard. The teen, of Torquay, Devon, fell unconscious at 4am in a park on...

A father has told of his heartbreak after his son inherited the same rare degenerative condition as him and is now struggling with mobility -- aged just five Andrew Frerichs, 51 and son Calum, 5, both live with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a condition which affects the dexterity of their hands and legs. But dad Andrew does not want his son to be disadvantaged by the disease, which caused him some pain growing up. Andrew was diagnosed aged 11, after inheriting...

I’m not one for flying, as I’m a natural coward, so I need at least a few pints to get on a plane. However, before the alcohol kicks it is very noticeable the difference in the quality of airport facilities across the UK. However, according to research by Which?, London Luton Airport has been named as the airport with the lowest customer satisfaction. Over ten categories it was only given one star in half of them. Staff, variety of shops...

  Police have arrested 20-year-old man after a GUN was pointed at firefighters as they attempted to fight a blaze at a cannabis factory. Officers were called to Gregory Ave, in Weoley Castle, Birmingham, at around 8pm on Wednesday (30/8) after the weapon was pointed at firemen. West Midlands Fire & Rescue Service attended the scene after a fire broke out in a junction box outside the address, which was being used as a drugs farm. The man was arrested...

A "reformed" criminal who hit the headlines after donating one of his KIDNEYS to a complete stranger is back behind bars for a frenzied attack on his ex-wife's pal. Wesley Joyce, 36, gave one of his organs to cystic fibrosis sufferer Sally-Anne Grainger, 36, three years ago in a bid to make up for his misdemeanours. The former soldier said he wanted to do something to make amends for his criminal past which included serving four years in prison for...

Warming global temperatures could see an explosion of life in the Antarctic Ocean. Increases of just 1°C or 2°C, which are predicted over the next century, could lead to rapid increases in the populations of some species at the expense of others. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and the US's Smithsonian Environmental Centre made the discovery after warming an area of the seabed around their research facility. The findings reported in the Current Biology journal showed the effects of...

A pensioner who received a love note from Jimi Hendrix after charming the rock icon at a 1967 gig is now selling the letter at auction for an estimated £3,000. Anthea Connell, 69, was handed a signed guitar strings packet after catching the eye of the American rock legend at a concert when she was a stunning 19-year-old. She was with her then boyfriend Eddie Cooke - whose Sons and Lovers band were supporting Jimi at the Boston Gilderdrome in...

A globe-trotting couple have quit their jobs and taken their child out of school to travel the world - as they believe their son will get a better education on the road. Nigel Chapman, 46, and wife Louise, 37, were fed up of the daily grind so decided to quit their jobs as journalists for a "mid-life gap year." The pair have also taken the brave decision to remove their seven-year-old son Kian from school, as they think he will...