Twin girls have defied the odds and are due to start their first day of school after being born at 26 weeks weighing a tiny 1lb 14oz - as much as just half a bag of sugar. Little Grace and Olivia Oman both arrived three months premature in July 2013...
A binman pleaded guilty today (Thurs) to supplying drugs to a 15-year-old girl shortly before she died, a court heard. Jacob Khanlarian, 20, admitted five counts of supplying cannabis and MDMA to tragic teen Leah Kerry and some of her friends. Khanlarian, from Newton Abbot, Devon, supplied MDMA, a class...
A father has told of his heartbreak after his son inherited the same rare degenerative condition as him and is now struggling with mobility -- aged just five Andrew Frerichs, 51 and son Calum, 5, both live with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a condition which affects the dexterity of their hands...
Police have arrested 20-year-old man after a GUN was pointed at firefighters as they attempted to fight a blaze at a cannabis factory. Officers were called to Gregory Ave, in Weoley Castle, Birmingham, at around 8pm on Wednesday (30/8) after the weapon was pointed at firemen. West Midlands Fire...
A "reformed" criminal who hit the headlines after donating one of his KIDNEYS to a complete stranger is back behind bars for a frenzied attack on his ex-wife's pal. Wesley Joyce, 36, gave one of his organs to cystic fibrosis sufferer Sally-Anne Grainger, 36, three years ago in a bid...
Warming global temperatures could see an explosion of life in the Antarctic Ocean. Increases of just 1°C or 2°C, which are predicted over the next century, could lead to rapid increases in the populations of some species at the expense of others. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and the...
A pensioner who received a love note from Jimi Hendrix after charming the rock icon at a 1967 gig is now selling the letter at auction for an estimated £3,000. Anthea Connell, 69, was handed a signed guitar strings packet after catching the eye of the American rock legend at...
A globe-trotting couple have quit their jobs and taken their child out of school to travel the world - as they believe their son will get a better education on the road. Nigel Chapman, 46, and wife Louise, 37, were fed up of the daily grind so decided to quit...
The world's cheekiest jobseeker wrote a letter to a company boss because he knew the role was free after an employee died - and even included the DEATH CERTIFICATE. In a letter to an agricultural company, the applicant for the job of technical manager claimed he had even attended...