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A homeless man has been found dead behind the shutters of an empty shop in Chelmsford following a night of sub-zero temperatures. Police and paramedics were called to the scene around midday today after one of the coldest nights of the year. Temperatures in Chelmsford dipped to a low of -1.7 degrees Celsius at 4am last night. It is understood that the man had been living behind the shutters. Andy Abbot, a prominent campaigner in the region, told Essex Live: t’s...

An 84-year-old Brit has been hailed as the world's oldest BOBSLEIGHER and is still sliding - on his own personal track. Grandfather-of three Bruce Ropner was crowned the 1962 British two-man bobsleigh champion just three years after jumping in a toboggan for the first time. The octogenarian has the only privately owned, dry bobsleigh push-start track in the country at his son's estate, where he still jumps in for a slide. And despite two false hips and two new knees...

These adorable snaps show an injured otter sparked out on an operating table after it managed to survive dodging traffic on a dangerous dual carriageway. The tiny eight-week old otter cub called Flow was rescued from a near-certain death after she was separated from her mother. She appeared confused when discovered by RSPCA Animal Collection Officer Leanne Honess-Heather at a home along the busy A64 in Malton, North Yorks. The otter had travelled 1.5 miles from its home on the...

The woman had crashed out on a sofa at a party and Mark Marchant raped her as she slept.

The tiny black cats could be heard crying from within a cardboard box after being tossed into a heap of rubbish

A Big Issue seller who spent £30 on a contactless card machine has seen his sales soar - and paid off the investment in a day. Robin Fabian, 50, has been selling copies of the magazine for seven years on his patch close to the University of Bristol. But he was struggling to shift copies because so few of his potential customers carried cash. In a bid to overcome this issue, Robin invested in a £30 contactless card machine –...

Britain's longest-serving councillor has died - after serving his community for almost 70 YEARS. Great-grandfather Lloyd Wilce, 89, joined the authority back in 1949 because he wanted to improve local sporting facilities in his town. His remarkable tenure saw him secure a running track and a swimming pool in the town and twice serve as the town's mayor. The pensioner has also paid visits to the House of Commons and House of Lords, and has twice attended the Queen's garden...

A bereaved mother interrupted a council budget meeting by setting of a FLARE - and said her 19-year-old daughter took her own life after being "failed" due to cuts. The woman, who has not been identified, took drastic action to get the attention of Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, who met with her privately after the meeting was halted. The red flare - the kind which can land a football fan with a three-month prison sentence if they are found...

Frustrated KFC fans have ruffled the feathers of cops by calling them to complain about the chicken crisis that has seen hundreds of shops closed. So many calls were received by police in east London about the lack of KFC that they had to take to Twitter to warns people there was nothing they could do. Tower Hamlets Police tweeted: "Please do not contact us about the #KFCCrisis - it is not a police matter if your favourite eatery is...