Python fanatic John Wood has finally found love with fellow fan Gemma Harris who loves the whacky comedy as much as he does. John had been single for five years before Gemma's uncle spotted an article about the Python dating Facebook group in a national paper by chance and showed it to her. The 33-year-old, who lived in Netheravon, near Salisbury, then joined and the pair started their new romance just two-and-a-half years ago. The 57-year-old is the first to...

Ian Stewart was found guilty of murdering his wife Helen Bailey and hiding her body in a cesspit under their garage, scroll down doe a short documentary video about the case. The "wicked" fiance of children's author Helen Bailey, who murdered her and dumped her body in a cesspit, has been jailed for 34 years. Stewart gave his partner sleeping pills for months, before killing her on 11 April last year in a plot to take her money. Evil Stewart had...

Shocking images have emerged appearing to show Lulu Hutley, 56, joint master of the Surrey Union Hunt, lashing out at the male activist with a riding crop. Saboteurs took the images during a meet in Bramley, Surrey last weekend, in what has been violent hunting season, with many flare ups between anti-hunting protestors and those involved in hunting. Tempers, again, flared when members of Guildford Hunt Saboteurs followed the riding party onto private land because they “suspected they were illegally...

The pictures tell the cruel story of a dog who was left to die, the young lurcher, who was at death’s door, was found by the side of the road. The dog, names Snoopy was a “bag of bones” according to motorists who found the dog barely able to move by a busy road in Maidstone, Kent. They rushed her to a vet, on Feb 16th this year, and due to the great work by the medical staff, she is...

By William Makower, Founder Trustee of The National Funding Scheme We British are generous when it comes to giving to charity; something that we should rightly celebrate. In fact a recent report ranks the UK as 1st in Europe and 7th in the world. Supporting this effort are a number of public bodies and organisations that promote effective giving. The Office of Civil Society is the Government department tasked with encouraging giving and volunteering whilst Charities Aid Foundation (founded by the...

By Keith Fernett, Chief Executive of Caritas Anchor House Homelessness and social action charity Caritas Anchor House has finished the construction of its 25 move-on flats for previously homeless people. Caritas Anchor House is a residential and life skills centre for single homeless adults, in the London Borough of Newham, which provides a home and support to up to 250 homeless people each year. By providing education, guidance and personal rehabilitation, they work to ensure each individual grows in confidence and...

The number of new homes been built in England in 2016 was DOWN on the previous year despite the country been in the midst of a housing crisis. Just 140,650 new homes were built in 2016, down from 142,600 in 2015 and well short of the 250,000 the government says required. The problem is most pronounced in London, where new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that, without accounting for inflation, the average house price in London has grown...

By Keith Fernett, Chief Executive of Caritas Anchor House Caritas Anchor House is a residential and life-skills centre for single homeless adults, based in the London Borough of Newham. They act as a beacon of hope to those who need it most in their community, and offer a home and support to up to 250 homeless people every year. By providing education, guidance and personal rehabilitation, they support their residents to grow in confidence and move towards leading independent, self-fulfilling...

By John Baguley, the Chair of the International Fundraising Consultancy With fundraisers following bankers onto the naughty step, uncertainty over the effect of Brexit on accessing funds from Europe, and a new draconian fundraising regulatory regime set up to curb aggressive fundraising techniques, 2016 will definitely go down as annus horribilis for the not-for-profit sector. Public confidence in charities was damaged, fundraisers were concerned about income levels dropping off proverbial cliffs, and charity services to the vulnerable were hacked cut....