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Paramedics dashed to help a woman seen sitting frozen on a park bench – which turned out to be a STATUE
Paramedics dashed to help a woman seen sitting frozen on a park bench - which turned out to be a STATUE. A worried motorist dialled 999 after they spotted what looked like an elderly woman sitting motionless and covered in snow. West Midlands Ambulance Service rushed to Brampton Park, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs., at 10.20am on Monday (11/12) where they made the discovery. Tweeting pictures of the "casualty", paramedic Katie Tudor posted: "Next, call from a member of the public who...
Millionaire holding competition to give away his £2.3m mansion for £10.50 a ticket
A millionaire is holding a competition to give away his £2.3m mansion for £10.50 a ticket - complete with Rolls Royce, stocked wine cellar, gardener and housekeeper. The four-bedroom hideaway is surrounded by a ten acre landscaped garden, three-hole golf green, leisure complex with a pool and gym and a granny flat. The seller wants to walk away with just a handful of personal possessions - so is also chucking in all the furniture, hundreds of bottles of wine and...
Two 19 year-old men have died after taking drugs at a nightclub in a tragedy described as ‘one silly mistake’
Two 19 year-old men have died after taking drugs at a nightclub in a tragedy described as 'one silly mistake...one moment of madness' by their families. Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock collapsed unconscious at the Pryzm nightclub in Plymouth, Devon around 1.40am on Saturday. They were rushed by ambulance to hospital but died from what is believed to be MDMA. Joshua's grieving relatives said it was "totally out of character" for him to take drugs, while Aaron's family said he...
Motorist reported for careless driving after clearing only a small gap in their snow-covered windscreen
A motorist has been reported for careless driving after clearing only a small gap in their snow-covered windscreen. The driver could see through less than half of the windscreen after only wiping the glass in front of their seat. Traffic cops pulled over the offending vehicle in Harlow, Essex, shortly before midnight on Sunday. The snow covered car in Harlow, Essex which was pulled over by police. In a tweet, Insp Matt Allsop wrote: "My officers just came across this...
Emuexit! Emu called Farage escapes into the streets of Essex
A runaway emu has been returned home after being chased around a churchyard and put into a headlock. The huge bird named 'Farage' escaped from its home and was seen fleeing through the snow by bemused residents. Matthew Devonport described being "flabbergasted" to watch three men chasing after the emu and encouraging it to return home. Matthew said: "I was going up to the recreation ground with my son George and his two friends Sid and Fred Payne. "We came...
Former homeless man helps fund funeral of homeless woman who died in the same doorway her aunt did
A formerly homeless man is helping fund the funeral of a homeless woman who died this week in the same doorway her aunt had been found dead in seven years before. Kathleen O’Sullivan, 44, was found dead on Wednesday morning in a doorway outside a homeless shelter in Cork. Reports suggested that she may gave been ill as the night temperatures across Ireland have plunged. Christina Chalmers, founder of volunteers’ group Helping Cork's Homeless has reported that a man who...
Shocking photos show the moment a gritter overturned on an icy road and landed on its roof
These shocking photos show the moment a gritter overturned on an icy road and landed on its roof. It happened amid heavy snowfall, thought to be four inches deep, in Tamworth, Staffs, on Sunday morning. The overturned gritter truck in Tamworth, Staffs. Police attended but the driver was uninjured after the crash, at 8.20am. Jonathan Moore, who saw the vehicle overturned on the road, said: "God knows how they managed to put it on its roof. The overturned gritter truck...
Praying Mantis trio throwing Saturday Night Fever dance moves
A wildlife photographer was stunned when he captured Praying Mantis larvae appearing to throw Saturday Night Fever dance moves on a branch. The trio of Ghost Mantises are pictured in identical poses reminiscent of John Travolta's iconic pose in the 1977 musical drama. They appear frozen in time in the "lucky" snap by award-winning photographer Jimmy Hoffman, 57, at his home in Calonge near the Costa Brava in Spain. The Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) is a small species from Africa...
World’s biggest sleepout raises £3.6m to end homelessness
Over 8,000 people came together in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens this weekend to show their support for homeless people in Scotland by taking part in the world’s biggest sleepout, Sleep in the Park. Organised by Social Bite, donations topped £3.6m as the event began. Participants each raised a minimum of £100 each to attend the night, enjoying stripped back ‘busking’ sets from Liam Gallagher, Deacon Blue, Amy Macdonald and Frightened Rabbit before sleeping out. John Cleese told a bedtime story...