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A couple have slammed a cafe after they refused to sell them a coffee for a homeless man who was sat outside. Lindsey Winson and Stuart Henderson went for breakfast at Argo Lounge in Peterborough, Cambs, at around 9.45am on Friday. On her way to the toilet, Lindsey, 31, spotted a homeless man sitting outside under an arcade and went to talk to him. After giving some money to the man, aged in his 20s, she went inside and asked...

A gym fanatic has hit back at his degenerative lung condition and defied doctors expectations by transforming himself into a real-life THOR. Personal trainer Ben Mudge, 27, was born with cystic fibrosis and was spurred into getting fit when his lung function plummeted as a teenager. Doctors told him he'd never fully recover - so he hit the weights to prove them wrong, honed a super-buff physique and improved his health dramatically. But the self-confessed superhero didn't stop there -...

Labour MP Sharon Hodgson delivered this incredibly moving speech this week and fought back tears to describe what happened when her third child Lucy was born. The MP for Washington and Sunderland West described how if her stillborn daughter had been born alive “she would have had a birth certificate, she would have been celebrating her 20th birthday this year. “But sadly she was stillborn so there was no flashing blue lights, no incubator and no birthday parties ever and,...

A sex attacker who violently raped a woman in front of her bed-bound husband has been jailed for 18 years. Graham Smith assaulted the vulnerable woman during the "cruel and shameless" prolonged attack after forcing his way into their flat. Heather Gilmore, prosecuting, said homeless Smith was heavily drunk when he committed the offences. The court heard the couple had learning difficulties and the husband was bed-bound as he had a number of health problems. Smith was filmed by CCTV...

A woman has warned against pit bulls after her “gentle” dog of nine years suddenly turned and launched a vicious attack which resulted in her losing an ARM. Traumatized Yasmin Adam, 45, was left lying in a pool of blood and fearing for her life after her beloved pup Sir Hinkles mauled her. The brutal assault took place after Yasmin attempted to break up a play fight between Sir Hinkles and her two other dogs. The previously good-natured pooch suddenly...

This is the moment a gas cylinder exploded turning it into a rocket which soared 70m through the air. The video shows the welder maneuvering the cylinder which is used to power tools in a nearby workshop, before it shoots out of his hands. Onlookers said it flew 70m through the air before ricocheting off cars and smashing into a nearby home, in Salem district of Tamil Nadu state, India, yesterday. One local said: "The employee in question tried to...

The legendary artist known as Banksy is believed to have been caught on video just hours after his latest graffiti creation appeared on the side of a bridge. Footage has emerged of what looks to be the elusive artist acting shifty while sporting a baseball cap and sunglasses to shield his identity. Banksy took responsibility for a piece of art slapped to the side of the disused Scott Street Bridge in Hull, East Yorks., on Friday (Jan 26). But it...

A defiant Bentley driver caught speeding by a group of community volunteers reported them to police after claiming THEY were the ones breaking the law. Jason Higgins, 44, admitted he was breaking the speed limit when he was spotted by a Speedwatch group who were monitoring drivers, and went back to confront them. After speaking to the volunteers from Bathampton Speedwatch, in Bath, Somerset, Mr Higgins reported them to police, accusing them of acting outside the law by sitting in...

A cash-strapped police force has been blasted for splashing out £12,000 of taxpayers' money on a GOLD artwork – that will only be seen by cops and criminals. Northamptonshire Police forked out on the flashy installation that features dozens of gold leaves covering the wall of the lobby of its new HQ. But the force performed a U-turn on the move and decided to remain in their current home in Wootton Hall, Northampton. The gold leaves are now emblazoned on...