Virginia officials have warned residents of 'an outbreak,' following numerous sightings of the most poisonous caterpillar in the US crawling around the state. Called a puss caterpillar, the furry creature is covered in venomous spikes that causes intense pain when touched, along with swelling, fever and symptoms of shock. The …...Read More

Vision loss in premature babies and diabetes caused by excess blood vessels could be a thing of the past thanks to a chemical 'off switch' found by scientists. Researchers from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation analysed sets of blood vessels that naturally regress and disappear in mice soon after birth. …...Read More

This is the freakish moment a cat falls through the roof of a bar, bringing down part of the ceiling. CCTV footage from inside the tasting room of the Beer and Beer bar in Krasnodar, Russia shows several suspended ceiling tiles crashing to the ground. Amid the chaos, a black …...Read More

NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens warned the health service will need to be 'agile' to combat a second wave of coronavirus The NHS will need to be 'agile' to combat a second wave of coronavirus, its chief executive warned today. Sir Simon Stevens described the virus's current trajectory as …...Read More

A caretaker at one of the country's most prestigious public schools was today jailed for eight years after he was caught cutting tens of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine for an organised crime gang from his house inside the grounds. Justin Terry, 45, mixed cocaine with chemicals before pressing …...Read More

Scotland's National 5 exams have been scrapped for 2021 and will be replaced with coursework and teacher assessments. Education Secretary John Swinney said 'it would not be fair' to press ahead with the exams because of the disruption to learning during the pandemic. He also said that axing the tests …...Read More

The little girl who wanted to fly is sinking ever deeper into the couch. Her Olympic bronze medal is nowhere to be seen, her head is in her hands and, frankly, it's all so heart-breaking. She just doesn't know if her twisted, complicated feelings, and all the damage, can ever …...Read More

A high ranking Army officer sexually assaulted a colleague's wife by squeezing her bottom while she was at hospital with her injured son, a court martial heard today. Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Edwards is accused of 'trying his luck' with his friend's wife, believing he could 'get away with a quick …...Read More

They were forced to stay in a caravan park for the night before returning home were confronted with 43 steps to climb instead the six seen in the brochure They booked Trezelah Cottage for the 'easy access' for Bill who had had surgery An elderly couple were left furious after …...Read More

Ryan Owen-Brewerton (pictured), 20, was speeding through Abingdon town centre, Oxfordshire A drunk driver who knocked down and killed a tourist while speeding through a town centre at 78mph was jailed for seven years today. Ryan Owen-Brewerton, 20, was speeding through Abingdon town centre, Oxfordshire, at almost 80mph, while almost …...Read More