Massachusetts couple's gender reveal goes painfully wrong when flare fires into dad-to-be's crotch

A dad-to-be has been literally left accidentally set off a gender reveal flare straight into his crotch - leaving one friend to joke 'no need for that vasectomy'. When Kristin Cressotti and husband Tom gathered family and friends for a gender reveal party at home in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on …...Read More

Neighbours who spent three months building rockery outside flats are forced to remove it by council

John Supron, who helped build rockery, said it was 'health and safety gone mad' The council ordered to demolish it due to worries over loose stones and rocks Neighbours who spent three months building a rockery outside their flats have been forced to remove it by the council over health …...Read More

Roy Keane, Micah Richards and Patrice Evra to lead as Sky Sports main pundits

Sky Sports' major shake-up of their punditry teams for the coming season will see Roy Keane lead the way, alongside Micah Richards and Patrice Evra. The broadcasting giant has been revamping their line-up in recent weeks ahead of football's return, by clearing out some household names in order to take …...Read More

Buyers with a 10 per cent deposit have one day to secure a mortgage from TSB

First-time buyers desperate to get on the housing ladder while the stamp duty holiday remains in place are being forced to compete for mortgages in a mad scramble. Lenders are now so cautious about lending to first-time buyers with just a 10 per cent deposit that they are limiting this …...Read More

The joys of a road trip in Scotland, taking in Mallaig, the Isle of Skye, Loch Duich and Ullapool

Advertisement Clare, a retired painter, says: 'Don't get me wrong, girls, half the time I'm bored witless.' We've met over a glass of wine (our first, her fifth) in Ullapool, an arty spot deep in the Scottish Highlands. 'Then I look out of the window and remember I wouldn't want …...Read More

Birmingham is hit by new lockdown as people are banned from mixing with ANYONE outside their house

Advertisement Birmingham has become the latest city to be hit with new draconian lockdown rules after the number of coronavirus patients being admitted to hospitals in the city doubled in a week. From Tuesday, more than 1.5million people in Birmingham and neighbouring Solihull and Sandwell will be banned from mixing …...Read More

Mother-of-two stole train passenger's suitcase containing £76,000 worth of designer clothes

A mother-of-two who snatched a suitcase containing £76,000 worth of designer clothes and jewellery on a two-hour rail trip has avoided jail. Hajar Al Fahad, 26, struck up a conversation on a 160-mile journey with wealthy female passenger Fatima Al Shatti from London Paddington to Cardiff Central. The ex-waitress then …...Read More

London mother, 35, is charged with murdering her five-year-old daughter

A mother has been charged with murdering her five-year-old daughter after police were called to a 'bloodbath' in a London home. Sutha Sivanantham, 35, will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Friday by video-link following Sayagi Sivanantham's death in Mitcham. The child was found 'lifeless' by devastated neighbours at her …...Read More

Postman is caught on doorbell camera HURLING parcel of cosmetics 30 feet through the air

A postman has been caught on a doorbell camera hurling a parcel of cosmetics 30 feet through the air because he couldn't be bothered to ring the bell. Homeowner Damien Cooke got a Ring.com notification on his mobile that someone was approaching his house in Margate, Kent, on Thursday morning. …...Read More

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LOVE ORANGE by Natasha Randall (Riverrun £18.99, 368 pp) LOVE ORANGE by Natasha Randall (Riverrun £18.99, 368 pp) The Tinkleys appear to be the ideal contemporary American family. But beneath the surface cracks are forming. Jenny is a frustrated housewife, describing her life as having a 'marshmallow numbness'. She guards …...Read More