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A sculptor has pushed the boat out with his latest creation - a vast wooden PIRATE ship at the bottom of his garden. Denis Carbonaro, 48, used fallen branches and recycled wood to build the huge 25ft-high galleon, complete with rigging and masts. Italian-born Denis quit his job as a web designer to become a sculptor and hopes to turn his garden into a public display. He has previously made a mammoth and a spider out of wood but his...

Getting arrested after a fight in a restaurant, finding out they were being cheated on and ending up in hospital are among Brits’ biggest Valentine’s Day disasters. Millions have been left disappointed after a lacklustre Valentine’s Day, but more than one in ten went as far as to say the traditional day of love ended up as a total disaster. Some of the worst-ever gifts included a tin of baked beans, a live tarantula, an ironing board cover and a...

Changing jobs, having a one-night stand and taking vitamins are all signs that you are going through a mid-life crisis. A new study of 2,000 UK adults over the age of 40 has found that nearly forty per cent believe they have experienced some kind of life crisis, with stopping celebrating your birthday and even joining Facebook part of the signs that you have reached it. The average mid-life crisis will cost Brits £7,712.39, with an urge to travel the...

A former bare knuckle boxer who died last week aged 82 is believed to be the first named British man to be cryogenically frozen. Dennis Hobson, 82, who went toe-to-toe with hundreds of opponents in his day, died last week following a lengthy cancer battle. But flamboyant Dennis of Sheffield, South Yorks., won't be having a funeral - because his body will be submerged in temperatures of -196C degrees at laboratory in the US. His son Dennis Hobson Jnr said...

A rail enthusiast who fell in love with a train station as a child has now recreated it in full - in his bungalow. Trainspotter John Holden, 69, has built a 45ft replica of Liverpool's Lime Street Station in his house. John has fond memories of trips to Liverpool as a youngster and first had the idea for the model while still a schoolboy. But it took almost 30 years for his dream to come to fruition. John has been...

By Simone Enefer-Doy - Chief Executive of Lifelites Technology is an essential part of our daily lives. For many of us, the idea of going a day without our phones or computers, or not being able to use any technology for work or at home would probably fill us with dread. Well, imagine being locked inside a body which prevented you from being able to walk, talk or perhaps even move your arms and legs. This is the everyday reality...

An academy in east London is waging war against the damaging impact body image anxiety can have on young people by taking on a new body confidence toolkit from the Be Real Campaign. Teachers at the Chobham Academy, which opened in September 2013 on the site of the London Olympic Village, will be teaching pupils how to feel comfortable with their bodies using the Body Confidence Campaign Toolkit for Schools. The toolkit was officially launched today by the Be Real...

By Simon Brown I joined the Army when I was just 18 back in 1997. I trained as a mechanic and my role was to fix broken down vehicles. I served all over the world with the Army but it was during my second tour of Iraq that my life changed forever. In December 2006, I led a successful mission to rescue six soldiers who were stranded in a broken vehicle. We were about to leave the area but with...

The average couple spends a whopping £44,000 on their separation, but many could spend more if they're not aware of how to mitigate costs. New analysis of the true cost of divorce has found that on top of essential costs, such as legal fees and housing, separating couples regularly spend up to £13,000 on the hidden extras they feel they need to launch their new single lives. That means Brits are collectively spending tens of millions of pounds a year on the less...