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The hottest-selling Christmas jumpers this season feature…Jeremy Corbyn

Left wingers can keep toasty and warm this winter with a cheeky Christmas jumper - showing Jeremy Corbyn. A group of Jeremy Corbyn superfans have created Christmas jumpers to show your support for the Labour leader - and raise money for charity. Their ‘Corbs’ jumper features a portrait of Jeremy Corbyn wearing a Santa hat, and has roses knitted into the festive design, along with the slogan 'Jerry Christmas.' In addition, they are also trying to 'Make Christmas Great Again'...

Food bank for pets set up for struggling families

A food bank for pets has been set up to support people who are struggling to feed and care for their animals. Steven Smith, from Banff, Aberdeenshire launched the Aberdeen City and Shire Pet Food Bank -- the second the second of it's kind in Scotland -- in a bid to help families. And as well as helping out individuals, Steven also wants his new organisation to benefit animal rescue centres and shelters in need of extra help. He said:...

Horrified pest control expert claims he has killed Britain’s biggest ever rat – which is a whopping 20-inches long

A horrified pest control expert claims he has killed Britain's biggest ever rat - which is a whopping 20-inches long. Daren George, 48, snared the 'beast it in the garden of a suburban three-bed semi - as the UK is swamped by millions of the disease-ridden rodents. The three-year veteran of rat-catching confessed he was astonished to happen upon his mammoth foe discovered in New Alresford, Hants., on Thursday last week. But has warned the public to expect rats to...

Controversial play about notorious child killer axed after it sparked outrage

A controversial play about a notorious child killer has been axed - following an emotional appeal from the victims' families. Evil Raymond Leslie Morris, dubbed the 'Monster of Cannock Chase', raped and murdered a seven-year-old girl and was suspected of strangling two others in the 1960s. Evil Morris was caged for life after he snatched schoolgirl Christine Darby, seven, off a street and strangled her before dumping her body on Cannock Chase, Staffs., in 1967. He was also prime suspect...

Hero police officer clung on to a van hanging precariously over the edge of a motorway bridge to stop it from toppling below — with his BARE HANDS

A hero police officer clung on to a van hanging precariously over the edge of a motorway bridge to stop it from toppling below -- with his BARE HANDS. PC Martin Willis - known as Motorway Martin - managed to hold on long enough for emergency services to arrive who then freed the trapped driver. It's believed the male driver lost control of the van and almost careered down an A1(M) embankment. PC Martin Willis hold onto the wheel of...

9-year-old pens heartbreaking letter asking Santa for one thing this Christmas – a home

A nine-year-old boy has penned a heart-breaking letter asking Santa for one thing this Christmas – a home. Little Louis Williams wrote to Father Christmas asking for his own “forever home” where he can play with his Lego. Mum, Nicola Williams, said she felt heartbroken that all her son was asking for this year was a permanent home for the family of four. Nicola, who lives with her three children in temporary accommodation since March, said their entire living space...

Residents living down Britain’s most pothole-strewn road have compared the crater-like surface – to the MOON

Residents are living in misery after their road, dubbed the worst in Britain, contains so many potholes 'like the surface of the MOON.' Residents living in The Ridgeway have to slalom whenever they drive along their road, which is thought to be the most pothole-strewn road in the country, because the deep crevasses can destroy their suspension. The locals in Cranleigh, Surrey, are urging the council to fix the problem, because the potholes have got so bad they are spreading...

Charity founder left humiliated after being refused help off a train in her mobility scooter

A charity founder who has multiple sclerosis claims was told she would have to carry her mobility scooter off a train by a conductor who REFUSED to help her. Sharon Jackson, 59, was left "completely humiliated and exposed" after told by a conductor the only way she could leave the train was "if you WALK OFF and carry your scooter". Mrs Jackson said she was terrified as she "could not rely on her legs" and "frightened he wouldn't let her...

Boss of ethnically-diverse under 11s football team has told how his players are regularly racially abused – by opposition players

The boss of an ethnically-diverse under 11s football team has told how his players are regularly racially abused - by opposition players. Youngsters playing for non-league FC Peterborough have even been taunted by rivals who mimick planes crashing into buildings, club members have said. Zeeshan Ali, 25 FC Peterborough who was assaulted during a football match. Now bosses of the club which has many Asian youngsters have also blasted local football authorities who they claim are not taking action against...

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