Laura Hopkin, 35, was jailed for 14 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after she left two children at home to go for a booze-fuelled night out at Pink club in Hanley, Staffordshire A 'self-centred' alcoholic has been jailed after left her two children home alone to go on a booze-fuelled …...Read More
Alcoholic who poisoned her ex via Bluetooth is jailed for abandoning two children to go clubbing
Woman who had cystic acne so severe that it affected her sight
A woman who had never had a single pimple until she took birth control pills that caused her face to break out in cystic acne has revealed how the condition was so severe it affected her sight. Mina Stein, 20, from Frankfurt, Germany, has struggled with acne for the past …...Read More
Sahara turned from grassland to wasteland 4,000 years ago triggering a megadrought in Southeast Asia
A megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia for 1,000 years was triggered by the of Sahara going from lush grassland to a barren desert 4,000 years ago, a study found. The end of the 'Green Sahara' — also known as the 'African humid period' — was brought about as changing world …...Read More
Putting Birmingham under a city-wide lockdown is 'risk averse', top doctor says
An intensive care doctor working in Birmingham has said that putting the entire city under lockdown would be 'risk averse' because new cases are being driven by clusters in separate parts of the city. Dr Ron Daniels, who works for University Hospitals Birmingham, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that …...Read More
Carer is left unable to sleep because of the sound of neighbours having 'vigorous sex'
A live-in carer was kept awake because it sounded as if one of her neighbours in 'a posh retirement flat' was having sex so loudly she could hear everything from her bedroom. Lucy Dearlove was looking after some elders at a retirement home in Chelsea during the heat wave when …...Read More
World War One fighter ace's logbook found in a wardrobe goes on sale
World War One pilot's log book found in a wardrobe has gone up for auction Air Vice Marshal John Denis Breakey's 'nationally important' log book detailing aerial battles in World War One is set to go up for auction A fighterpilot ace's 'nationally important' log book detailing aerial battles in …...Read More
Learner drivers react with fury after DVSA website crashes on the first day they can book a new test
Learner drivers have vented their anger on social media after the DVSA website crashed leaving thousands struggling to book a test. Some claimed they had to wait 'hours' to book a test without being able to get through, while others received an error message reading: 'Oops! You went away and …...Read More
Learner drivers react with fury after DVLA website crashes on the first day they can book a new test
Learner drivers have vented their anger on social media after the DVLA website crashed leaving thousands struggling to book a test. Some claimed they had to wait 'hours' to book a test without being able to get through, while others received an error message reading: 'Oops! You went away and …...Read More
Flavoured ice cubes of breast milk of women who have had Covid-19 could help fight off the infection
Flavoured ice cubes containing the breast milk of women who have had Covid-19 could help fight off the life-threatening infection, scientists say. Dutch researchers claim to have found antibodies in 30 mothers' breast milk after they recovered from Covid-19. Breast milk could therefore be used to protect the most vulnerable …...Read More
Coronavirus is now the EIGHTH biggest killer and four times as many people are dying from dementia
Advertisement Coronavirus has been bumped down to become the eighth most common killer in England, in another sign the darkest days of the crisis are behind us. Office for National Statistics data released today show that 1,320 people had the virus mentioned on their death certificate in July, roughly 21 …...Read More
