A man who replied to an African internet scammer for a joke ended up helping the needy dad earn $25,000 and turn his life around. YouTuber Ben Taylor, 33, was contacted by a stranger on Facebook who wrote: "Helo Sir, wel my name is Joel from Liberia, West Africa. "Pls ...
In a question about sprinklers being urgently needed in tower blocks after the Grenfell Tower disaster, Prime Minister’s Questions today heard how the Prime Minister’s constituency has been protected from the austerity cuts that have ravaged other local authorities around the country. “Not one penny to fit sprinklers to Birmingham’s ...
A transgender man has given birth to a healthy baby - five years after having his first child while living as a woman. Kaci Sullivan, 30, is believed to be the first person in the world to give birth while living as both a woman and a man. He underwent ...
The fashion industry is one that is full of consumer demand, timeframes and seasonal shifts that can happen in a matter of weeks. As shoppers demand an influx of new trends and looks that they can get their hands on at the right price, the industry has forged its own ...
After the chair of one of the country’s top NHS trusts resigned in protest against government NHS cuts making his and other hospital's job impossible, the shadow health secretary made an emergency statement to the House of Commons today. "Lord Kerslake said our NHS faces the tightest spending figures in ...
A pair of pranksters have erected a giant five-foot tall snow penis in the heart of a historic market town. Mark Harris, 25, and Connall Beith, 26, spent an hour building the impressive structure and placed a sign next it reading "no dick pics please". Dozens of grinning passers-by took ...
One young victim of the house blaze in which three children died was today named locally as Demi Pearson, aged 14. Seven people were in the address at the time of the blaze and Greater Manchester Police are keeping an 'open mind' as to whether or not the incident is ...
After a weekend of highly publicised squabbles among the soft and hard Brexit supporting elements of the Tory party, Theresa May reported to parliament on the first stage of Brexit negotiations, which she insisted was "good news" for both people who want to remain in the EU and those who ...
Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to the United Nations officials at Geneva’s Palais de Nations on Friday is well worth a watch. Whatever you think of the Labour leader’s politics, the speech as he received a peace award for his work over many years was thought-provoking on topics from growing inequality and ...