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Residents in street called Bell End launched campaign to have it changed after house prices have plummeted up to £60,000
Fed up residents living in a street called BELL END have launched a campaign to have it changed after house prices have plummeted by up to £60,000. People on the road in Rowley Regis, West Mids., also say children who live on the street have been bullied at school. Residents also claim the road name puts off house buyers and has led to the area becoming a "laughing stock". Juvenile passersby have been known to take selfies by the street...
This bottle could help treat acid attack victims
A man has invented a simple bottle top which slows the flow of water and is being used by the Metropolitan Police to help treat acid attack victims. Tim Jeffrey, 64, came up with the clever 'Bottleshower' design which creates a dripping effect and pumps the water out down to the last drop. He initially intended it to be used across the world by refugees and relief workers, but more recently realised it could be effective in dealing with acid...
Brave police officer manages to chase down suspected bike thief despite impaling arm on fence
A fearless police officer was able to detain a runaway alleged bike thief - despite getting his arm IMPALED on a fence during the pursuit. Dog Handler Dan Thomas collapsed from significant blood loss moments after arresting the 22-year-old. The brave officer was alongside his canine sidekick PD Gil when the bizarre incident happened on Saturday (30/12) morning in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The pair were called out to reports of two men stealing motorbikes, and, despite a 16-year-old being arrested...
Appeal to identify heart attack victim…he might be homeless
Police are trying to identify a man who suffered a heart attack outside a London hospital on Boxing Day. They have issued pictures of the mystery man who has been placed in an induced coma since being taken ill near University College Hospital in Fitzrovia, north London. A Met Police spokesman said: "Detectives from Camden are appealing for help from the public to identify a man who collapsed outside University College Hospital at around 4.30pm on Tuesday December 26th. Detectives...
Mumpreneur forced to obtain an alcohol licence for her hallway CUPBOARD – which must close by 2am every day
A 'mumpreneur' who sells gifts online has been forced to obtain an alcohol licence for her hallway CUPBOARD - which must close by 2am every day. Enterprising Lara Haworth, 35, makes cakes and sweet-filled cones from home but wants to branch out into gift packs containing little bottles of Prosecco. She sought permission from her local council and was initially told she must obtain a 'premises licence' covering her whole property. But as all licensed premises on her home island...
Two 16-year-old boys shot in London takeaway
Two teenage boys were shot from close range by a thug armed with a shotgun as they ate inside a London chicken shop. One of them fled out the back of the takeaway before collapsing in a nearby garden. The victim managed to hop over a fence - despite being shot in the back, according to shocked eye witnesses. He was one of two 16-year-old boys shot inside the PFC chicken shop in Plaistow, east London, on Friday night. The...
Dad branded ‘idiot’ for trying to take photo of toddler on wild seal’s back
A father has been branded an "idiot" for trying to place his toddler on a wild seal's back as it lay on a picturesque Norfolk beach. Hundreds of people vented their fury on social media after the incident was reported on the Winterton-On-Sea Facebook page on Tuesday. The post said: "We’ve been told a man had to be stopped from putting his child on the back of a seal at Winterton beach so he could take a picture. "If this...
Poorly four-year-old seeks bone marrow transplant for million-to-one condition
A pair of desperate parents are urging people to sign the bone marrow register after their adorable daughter was struck down with a one-in-a-million rare condition. Myla Mae Hatcher, four, was suffering with large bruising and dots on her legs - but her parents thought it was just 'kids being kids'. However, when her dad John Hatcher, 28, casually showed his three-month-old son's doctor pictures of Myla Mae's rash he was told she needed to be seen to immediately. It...
Curling champ who funded club banned over wheelchair access
An 89-year-old curling champion has been banned from the club he founded after attempting to access the ice with his wheelchair. John Stevenson has been told he is longer welcome at Greenacres Curling, which he set up in 1979. The pensioner angered the current owner of the club in Howwood, Renfrewshire, by attempting to take his wheelchair onto the rink after he was warned not to, Mr Stevenson was still curling up until a year ago but had to...