London restaurant serves World’s hottest cocktail – would you try it?
An Indian restaurant in London has created the World's hottest cocktail - but who will be brave enough to try it? Made using a secret recipe that includes the Naga Chilli 500,000 Scoville Vodka, The Naga Chilli Cocktail is guaranteed to blow the head off of any brave drinker. Those who have tasted the fiery concoction report burning gums, hallucinating sensations, extreme sweating, stinging eyes and fainting. One drinker describes their experience: “It bites deep into my mouth, gums, tongue...
Parents of a three-year-old boy fighting a rare form of cancer miss potentially lifesaving drug trial by 14 days
The parents of a three-year-old boy fighting a rare form of cancer are devastated after he missed the deadline for a potentially lifesaving drug trial - by just 14 days. Little Oliver Welch was diagnosed with cancer of the specialised nerve cells known as neuroblastoma two weeks after the cut-off point for the US experiment. His father Mark Welch says the only way Oliver could now have the immunotherapy treatment is to foot the bill themselves - which could be...
Trump Watch: Day Two – A Twitter guide to the unfolding drama
It's a thin and shaky cable that stretches between bemused interest and hysteric obsession and sometimes you just stand there in the middle, wondering which way to walk. Casual glances at a news subject's headlines with only an occasional long read is in the long run probably safer for mental health, and a damn sight better in terms of work productivity, yet it never seems to satisfy. You feel a permanent – perhaps not a hunger exactly – but a...
First blind person in Europe to test high tech glasses sees his beloved footy team….lose 5-1
The first blind person in Europe to test some hi-tech glasses which enable him to see finally got to watch his beloved football team play - but they got thrashed 5-1. Lifelong Fleetwood Town fan Brian Casey lost his sight 27 years ago and had given up hope of ever watching his team score a goal. But that all changed when he was chosen to test a new groundbreaking visual aid technology called 'eSight'. Brian Casey wearing the groundbreaking visual...
Woman launches campaign against catcalling after being called a slut
A woman has launched a campaign against 'cruel' catcalling after stag party revellers branded her a SLUT. Lauren Bayfield, 28, said she was left disgusted and frightened at the comment from an all-male group on a night out in her hometown. They made the offensive remark as she walked down the high street during the early evening. Lauren, of Helston, Cornwall, said she felt she had to speak out against cat-calling and sexually offensive remarks to women. She wrote about...
A gang of jihadis dubbed “the Three Musketeers” are facing jail for plotting a mass casualty terror attack in Britain
A gang of jihadis dubbed "the Three Musketeers" and based in the Midlands are facing jail for plotting a mass casualty terror attack in Britain. Naweed Ali, 29, Khobaib Hussain, 25, Mohibur Rahman, 33, hatched the plan involving meat cleavers and a pipe bomb on the encrypted Telegram app between May and August last year. Tahir Aziz. Four men Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain, Mohibur Rahman and Tahir Aziz were today convicted of terrorism offences at the Central Criminal Court in...
Boris Johnson to resign? Don’t let the door hit you on the arse
When Owen Jones led a rally aimed at unseating Boris Johnson last month little did he know that his actions would deal such a swift blow, but less than two week since he appeared alongside Emily Thornberry and Keir Starmer on the streets of Uxbridge and South Ruislip rumours of the Foreign Secretary's demise are already beginning to circulate. Newly elected Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable immediately stoked the fire after he claimed the Tory cabinet is in a state of "civil war" because of...
Jordanian Parliament votes to remove law allowing a rapist to escape punishment by marrying his victim
After years of campaigning by women’s rights activists, on 1 August, the lower house of Jordan’s parliament voted for the full repeal of Article 308 without exception, meaning that there should no longer be a way for a rapist to escape punishment by marrying his victim. Women’s and human rights organizations have worked alongside Jordanian Parliamentarians for years to bring about change to the law, and are hailing the repeal of Article 308 as an important step forward in the global...
Henry VIII’s old estate on market for £2.25 million
A stunning Grade II listed home built on the site of one of King Henry VIII’s old properties has been put on the market for £2.25 million. The Manor House is an exquisite seven bedroom home boasting grand period features and a beautifully manicured garden. It was built in the early 17th century after the previous house on the site, which had been owned by infamous royal, was destroyed by fire. A stunning Grade II listed home built on the...