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...

The world's oldest bowling club has been accused of sexism after a member quit when it refused to lift its ban on female members. The Chesterfield Bowling Club - which dates back to the 12th century - recently voted against admitting women for the first time in its 700-year history. A bowls player, who has since quit, called for the vote to overturn the club's long-standing tradition. But his attempts were blocked by a two-thirds majority and its 50 paying...

An IT consultant has revealed how he was forced to sit in a seat soaked in someone else's urine for an 11-hour flight from Heathrow to Cape Town. Andrew Wilkinson, 39, who lives in London, said that when he pointed out the wet stain to a crew member, he was given toilet seat wipes and told to clean it up himself. Andrew, who was travelling to Cape Town to help his parents move house, said the flight was excruciating as...

These pictures give a glimpse inside a top secret car park where wealthy collectors pay thousands per year to hide their beloved vehicles. Million-pound motors from the likes of Bugatti and Ferrari line Windrush's two storage facilities - dubbed the Batcaves. But it is a case of guessing the model based on its shape, with the exotic cars concealed by soft covers which are dubbed 'pyjamas' by staff. The motors, of varying values, are looked after by Windrush because owners...

A remote narrow-gauge railway is finally being extended to Scotland's highest village. The quarter-mile section of track is expected to boost tourism in the 1,531ft high village and is hoped to be fully running from 2020 -- 82 years after the last one ran. Work has finally begun on the section of the railway which will run from Leadhills into Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway. It comes 20 years after original plans to extend the half-mile-long track across the border...