Chris Astil-Smith, 24 (L) with his The Boris bike in Dubai. See National copy NNBIKE: A biking mad entrepreneur made a round the world cycling trip - on a Boris bike. Chris Astil-Smith, 24, rented the Boris bike and cycled around seven cities including New Delhi, Las Vegas and Paris. For three weeks in January Chris cycled around five countries and spent two days in each city capturing the trip with friend and videographer Alex Tyrwhitt. He faced security trouble in New York as well as Delhi where the entrepreneur was forced to bribe security £10 at the Taj Mahal to cycle inside.

Man bikes around the world on a Boris bike

A biking mad entrepreneur made a round the world cycling trip - on a Boris bike. Chris Astil-Smith, 24, rented the Boris bike in London and cycled around seven cities including New Delhi, Las Vegas and Paris - and landed himself a £300 late return fine. For three weeks in ...

Tony Blair isn’t innocent, he’s not guilty

As anyone who has been gripped by the Netflix series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story will attest, in certain cases power and influence is all you need to get a "not guilty" verdict. The trial was a case of hard evidence on the side of the State versus a ...

Cheshire rescue dog awarded ‘Animal OBE’

An extraordinary search and rescue dog from Cheshire was honoured today (Thursday 16 March 2017) by leading vet charity PDSA for his devotion to duty in some of the world’s most challenging regions. At a special ceremony at Manchester Town Hall, Border Collie Bryn became the latest recipient of the ...

Top 5 artworks at Hockney’s Tate Britain exhibition

David Hockney is one of the most iconic living artists in the world and as he approaches his 80th birthday the Tate Britain has gathered a huge selection of his works. His career has spanned six decades and the versatile artists working in various forms including drawing, print, photography, painting ...

FILE PHOTOS OF phone box which has been surrounded by new Banksy artwork in Cheltenham. 14th April 2014. See SWNS story SWBANKSY; A famous Banksy once valued at a million pounds which "fell" off a wall appears to be for sale on Facebook. The elusive artist created 'spy booth' depicting three 'spooks' snooping on a phone box with listening devices near GCHQ in Cheltenham, Glos., in 2014. But it was reduced to a pile of rubble when builders worked on the wall above the artwork and it collapsed last summer. Building owner David Possee took the bits to the council for safekeeping, but yesterday (Weds) the broken pieces appeared for sale on Facebook.

Missing Banksy mural up for sale on Facebook

A famous Banksy once valued at a million pounds which "fell" off a wall appears to be for sale on Facebook. The elusive artist created 'spy booth' depicting three 'spooks' snooping on a phone box with listening devices near GCHQ in Cheltenham, Glos., in 2014. But it was reduced to ...

Nemo the goldfish who survived 20 minutes out of water. See SWNS story SWNEMO; Nemo the world's luckiest goldfish was saved after it escaped the jaws of a cat and survived 20 minutes out of water on a doorstep - close to a vets. The 12cm-long fish is thought to have been snatched from a garden pond by a cat who fancied it for its supper and left it outside a house. But he was found still barely damp and carried in a SHOEBOX to a nearby branch of City Vets in Exeter, Devon by rescuers who thought he was dead. He had suffered damage to his fins and scales and staff gave him antibiotics and an X-ray to see if there were any internal injuries.

Finding Nemo: Goldfish survives 20 minutes out of water

Nemo the world's luckiest goldfish was saved after it escaped the jaws of a cat and survived 20 minutes out of water on a doorstep - close to a vets. The 12cm-long fish is thought to have been snatched from a garden pond by a cat who fancied it for ...

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