An angry mum claims her teenage son has been taken out classes after having his hair PERMED to copy his rapper idol. Haman Harim, 13, had his head shaved at the sides and an 80s-style perm on top so he could look like teen rapper Little T. But mum Sharon Coxall says he was then excluded from normal classes because teachers claimed his retro hairstyle was affecting his education. Sharon, 51, hit out at the decision by teachers to put...

Two bank workers were caught illegally using blue badges to park in spaces reserved for the disabled during a crackdown. They were among eight motorists taken to court and fined in south London after being caught misusing the permits which actually belonged to friends or relatives. The permits can only be used legally if the disabled person is either driving the vehicle or a passenger being dropped-off or picked-up in that location. But the fraudsters were caught parking their own...

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has revealed he contributes £100,000 a year on building materials to a new Worthy cause - providing affordable housing in his village. Eavis has been working closely on the project providing up to 50 affordable homes for local people. The development, Maggie's Farm, has 13 homes in the process of being built, with work starting in November 2016. Mr Eavis donated the land and also the stone from his quarry to build the houses, at a...

A timewaster dialled 999 to report that he had DANDRUFF while another caller wanted an ambulance for his sick CAT. One man called emergency crews for assistance after he was bitten by a hamster and needed a plaster and a woman asked for help with her shopping. Shockingly, another person called 999 requesting a lift home after he got kicked out a nightclub and didn't have any money for a taxi. Bosses at East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) have revealed...

This is the incredible moment two friends on a walk in the woods found a man near to death - trapped down a HOLE. Izaak Eglington-Watts, 19, and best pal Emily Thompson, 18, were exploring a forest when they heard a noise from inside a dark chamber. They began shouting hello and at first thought the replies they got were an ECHO - but then realised someone was down there. Incredibly local man James Thompson, 51, was trapped down the...

It would be quite fair to say that the discovery of poke (pronounced ‘poh-kay’, not like that thing your weird Uncle keeps doing on Facebook) is relatively fresh here in London. Until around 18 months ago, the Hawaiian dish would only have been known to the most food-savvy of city dwellers, but quite thankfully that’s beginning to change. Literally meaning “section”, or “to slice or cut”, poke is a Hawaiian salad, of sorts, traditionally focussing on cubes of raw fish...

When she was 12, Erika Bohling, was told she would never walk again. Now she's aiming to run a half marathon. Now aged 20, Erika has had to teach herself to walk again, even to write and hold a pen. She's overcome excruciating pain and paralysis of both her arms and legs, and is now training to run 13 miles. She says: "When I was 12 years old I lost the use of both my arms and legs due to...

Risk-averse Brits are increasingly playing if safe, with nine out of ten admitting to living within their comfort zones. According to new research seven in ten say they typically try to avoid change or trying new things, preferring the tried and tested. Reasons for people staying put include worrying about what will happen after trying something different, with one in five admitting they’re not very adventurous. How depressing. Nearly a third of Brits will avoid changing their hairstyle to stay within...

Whatever your stance on cannabis may be you can't fault the ingenuity of our nation's illicit growers. This year alone factories have been uncovered in a mock Tudor home, an iconic chapel, an empty shopping unit just yards from a police station and even in a mansion a stone's throw away from the Queen herself. Plenty of cases to show, if we needed evidence, that the industry is alive and well in Britain. Across the pond the legalised industry is reporting its financial...