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Ex-Birmingham City trainee spared jail breaking man’s jaw after suffering racist abuse
Promising footballer spared jail for breaking man's jaw - after he called him a "black b*****d" A promising footballer who broke a man’s jaw with a single punch has been spared jail after a court heard he had retaliated for being called a “black b*****d”. Emmanuel Atugo, 21, who had been on Birmingham City FC's books, had been out in a nightclub where he was “repeatedly wound up” by Ashley Murray. A court heard the pair were both in the...
Blind & deaf British backpacker reflects on 17 years of solo travelling through 125 countries
Meet intrepid backpacker Tony Giles who has visited 125 countries around the world on his own - despite being BLIND and DEAF. Daredevil Tony, 39, lost his vision at the age of 10 but learned to travel solo while commuting to his special school as a teenager. He then set himself the target of visiting every country in the world because it was "the biggest challenge possible for a blind person". Argentinian City of Ushuaia in the background. Meet intrepid...
Jogger got the fright of his life when he stumbled across a 7ft boa constrictor while out running
A jogger got the fright of his life when he stumbled across a 7ft boa constrictor while out running. The massive snake was coiled up inside a brown pillow case which had been stuffed into a bush. It's thought its owner "just no longer wanted him" and abandoned the exotic reptile in St Neots, Cambs., rather than try to re-home it. The runner took the non-poisonous snake home until it was collected by the RSPCA who has urged the owner...
World first as transgender man gives birth to healthy baby – five years after having first child while living as a woman
A transgender man has given birth to a healthy baby - five years after having his first child while living as a woman. Kaci Sullivan, 30, is believed to be the first person in the world to give birth while living as both a woman and a man. He underwent a C-section following seven days in labour and welcomed Phoenix into the world four years after beginning the transition from female to male. Business student Kaci conceived with partner Steven,...
Luxurious Snoozeliner bus in development to help sleep-deprived commuters
Bleary-eyed Brits could soon be ferried home at the end of a long day on this ultra-luxurious bus - fitted with BEDS. Passengers on the 'Snoozeliner' will be able to sleep off their excesses in 14 discreet futuristic pods featuring full-length horizontal beds. The designers hope the service will eventually operate on eight routes across four UK cities in Autumn 2018, And passengers won't have to worry about missing their stop because stewards will be on hand to wake them...
Pranksters erect giant five-foot tall snow penis & place sign requesting “no d*ck pics please”
A pair of pranksters have erected a giant five-foot tall snow penis in the heart of a historic market town. Mark Harris, 25, and Connall Beith, 26, spent an hour building the impressive structure and placed a sign next it reading "no dick pics please". Dozens of grinning passers-by took pictures of the life-long friends' "masterpiece" on Sunday in Chatteris, Cambs. A pair of pranksters have erected a giant five-foot tall snow penis in the heart of a historic market...
Human trafficker who forced victims to work for little or no pay while they lived in squalid conditions is jailed
A Hungarian slave master who forced vulnerable victims to work 12 hours a day for little or no pay while they lived in squalid conditions has been jailed. Miroslav Bily, 51, travelled to the Czech Republic to pick up the slaves and offered them a "good home" before making them work for as little as 35p an hour. A court heard the "parasitic individual" would pocket the cash they earned in order to pay off his own debts. Miroslav Bily....
Young victim of house blaze in which three children died is named locally
One young victim of the house blaze in which three children died was today named locally as Demi Pearson, aged 14. Seven people were in the address at the time of the blaze and Greater Manchester Police are keeping an 'open mind' as to whether or not the incident is 'gang related'. The father of the children was not in the house at the time of the incident - but has been notified about the deaths, officers say. Today people...
Perfectly-timed picture captures falling snowflake form angel wings on girl’s back
This baffling photograph shows a teenager riding her horse in the snowfall with ANGEL wings on her back - thanks to a perfectly-timed falling snowflake. Amy Nevis, 17, was taking her pony Diamond out for a ride near her grandmother's house in rural Northern Ireland. Her gran Pamela Dowds, 62, took a photograph at the exact moment a snowflake fell through the shot - giving the appearance of angel wings on Amy's back. Her mum Kerry Nevis, 40, saw the...