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This is the stunning moment a kingfisher majestically catches its prey in one swift dive. Wildlife photographer Roger Coan captured the perfect shot as the brightly coloured bird pierced the water in the hunt for its next meal. The kingfisher waited for the perfect moment before diving into the river to catch the unsuspecting fish in less than a minute. Roger, 59, said: "I absolutely love these birds. "They are by far my favourite birds, because they're fairly illusive, and...

A police officer has been sacked after "controlling" two girlfriends - including banning talking to men at the gym, delivery drivers and using red nail polish and LEGGINGS. PC Wayne Hodge, 38, closely monitored his lovers' movements and became jealous if he saw them around other men, He banned one ex - referred to as Ms T - from filling up her water-bottle at the gym because she would have to encounter men at the fountain. Hodge would regularly restrict...

A ten month-old baby girl nearly died after being fed eggs unwittingly laced with the rave drug ketamine, it has been revealed. The meal was cooked in dishes that had been used to prepare the notorious horse tranquilliser, better known as 'Special K'. The infant, her brother and grandmother were all discovered unconscious at home by a family member and rushed to hospital by ambulance. She spent six days in a coma on a life support machine after emergency surgery...

A paedophile encouraged a nine-year-old girl to expose herself on camera using a popular live streaming app. Glen Friend, 28, posted an intimate video of the young girl on social media site Live.Me, which was viewed by almost 300 users before it was removed. The 'predatory sexual offender' had hidden behind a fake identity to groom the vulnerable girl on the site, which is one of the fastest growing of its kind. He was caught after an intelligence-led operation directed...

A British Sainsbury's worker cracked a US police case when he located a missing four-year-old-girl from his bedroom -- 5,000 MILES away. Harry Brown, 21, traced little Yvette Henley to a motel in Arizona by convincing her estranged father - who had fled the state - to let him order a PIZZA to his room. Yvette was reportedly staying with her father Virgil Henley, 28, when a court granted guardianship to her grandparents, Gary and Kim Forester. Yvette Henley with...

This year's Boomtown Fair queue is quickly becoming notorious for the shocking time it took for festival goes to gain entry into the site. Some revellers were waiting for a staggering seven and a half hours to gain entry into music festival site. This comes after the Winchester based festival ramped up their security searches. Security teams were searching for prohibited equipment and drugs after last year's event, when a car park fire damaged hundreds of cars. There has also...

A Scottish council has once again become one of the areas with the most twins starting primary school after 13 sets enrolled this year. The children will join a remarkable 151 sets of twins who attend primary schools across Inverclyde. It is thought to be the council area with the highest number of twins in the classroom. For the past 10 years there have been - on average - 775 registered births a year in Inverclyde. Over the same period...

A popular supermarket chain was let down when its sign malfunctioned spectacularly and now reads: 'Morons, since 1899'. Staff at Morrisons in Bridgwater, Somerset, were made aware of the technical glitch after customers posted photographs on social media. Steve Tomaszewski, who captured a photo, said: "I know I should grow up, and I like the store and staff, but this bulb failure made me smile." The photo was circulated on the Bridgwater Matters Facebook page where Julian Gibson said: "I'm...

A British businessman boarded the wrong flight home and landed in Las Vegas - even though he claims airline staff checked his boarding pass THREE times. Finance broker Samuel Jankowsky, 29, a finance broker was supposed to be flying home to Stansted after meetings in Cologne, Germany. It was only after an hour-long nap he woke up and spotted the Eurowings aircraft had flown past the UK on the journey-tracker on the entertainment system. He frantically Whatsapped his pregnant wife...