If the vegetable crisis that struck earlier this year taught us anything it is that we are now so far removed from the production of our food that we barely know how it gets from field to table. The extreme weather in the Mediterranean and in other parts of the continent literally left the country bewildered. People compared the empty supermarket shelves to conditions akin to a third world country, while others took to Twitter to berate the lack of courgettes...

A pensioner was left brown faced after one of the animals at at zoo decided to give her something to remember it by. A video clip caught the moment a cheeky chimp decided to share its waste with the onlookers at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The clip shows the animal rocking up and down on stone steps in its enclosure before its arm moves between its legs to scoop up the mess and chucks it at the sightseers. Visitors were left in...

A dog which was paralysed after a horrific road accident has been given a new lease of life thanks to a state-of-the-art PEDAL chair which helps her run again. Puffy a Chinese Crested dog lost the use of her rear legs when she was hit by a vehicle back in January 2015. The impact of that horror accident, destroyed the nerve connection to her hind legs and there was nothing that TV's Supervet could do to save her legs, the damage...

By Linda Marric What is there left to say about Terence Davies that hasn’t already been said? Considered to be one the most accomplished filmmakers of his generation, the director of Sunset Song, Distant Voices Still Lives and Of Time And The City amongst other gems is back with his new film A Quiet Passion, in which he tackles the story of reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson. The film is a beautifully crafted, witty and moving account of a woman...

As UK theatres fret over how to respond to the increasing national and global crises that are hitting or emerging from our shores in wave after wave of tsunami like proportions: Brexit, Syria, the refugee crisis, Russia, Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus, the Greek meltdown, Egypt, Spain, the Occupy movement, Trump, Brexit, Brexit again, back to Trump etc, the Young Vic, in partnership with Totally Theatre Productions, have come up with an unusual way of trying to make sense of it all...

By Michael McNulty With the release of Going in Style on Friday we've been thinking about the best heist scenes in film so get your team, your gloves and safe cracking tools together and settle in, here are five of the best heist and robbery scenes that film has to offer. 5. Drive - 2011 A heist is made up of many moving parts. Once you’ve grabbed the cash, merch, stash, whatever you’re calling it, it’s time to make like...

A shopping centre worker thought her boyfriend had made the most expensive mistake of his life – when he dropped her engagement ring over the side of a boat. Pash Canby, aged 30, got down on one knee to propose to Natalie Ripley while they were sailing in a lagoon in Thailand. As Pash prepared to place the ring on 28-year-old Natalie's finger, it slipped out of his hand and into the water. After pausing for dramatic effect, Pash revealed...

Mum-to-be Laura Louis gave birth on her wedding day after being rushed to hospital in her bridal gown. Laura Louis, 36, felt her waters break at her wedding reception just hours after tying the knot to husband Lou. The couple, who have their own Irish folk band, were performing for their guests on St Patrick’s Day when they realised Laura had started having contractions. They knew there was a possibility that baby Nicholas might decide to turn up on their...

Dramatic Footage captured on a vehicle dashcam shows the moments the murder suspect tried to flee the scene in a Land Rover, which was stolen from the house in Stourbridge, West Midlands. It shows officers chasing the car, which later crashed into a garden wall after it was rammed off the road by police in Norton Road about 30 minutes after the attack. A 23-year-old homeless man has been charged with the murders of a mother and her 13-year-old son...