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Full-time carer left without gas for three months
A full-time carer has been left unable to bathe, wash her hair or heat her home after a gas leak cut off her supply for more than three months - leaving her unable to care for herself. Carmen Robinson was told the work would be completed within four weeks while pipes were replaced. But months later, the 49-year-old is still without gas in her flat in Roehampton, south west London. She has described the situation as “an absolute nightmare” and...
Man jailed for harassing sister after shooting her pet donkey dead with hunting rifle
A 60-year-old man has been jailed for harassing his sister after shooting her pet DONKEY with a hunting rifle. Darrel Duffill was previously caged for blasting the animal in the head at a smallholding in Cornwall. The 10-year-old donkey, named Claude, was found by his sister, Carolyn Jones, lying in a pool of blood in a stable. At the time, Duffill lived in a cabin on land close to the town of Looe and committed the offence, which is classed...
Rural bus stop “one of most dangerous places in Britain” after venomous spiders infestation
A woman says her local bus stop has become one of the most dangerous in Britain after being infested with venomous false widow spiders. Disabled Helen Day, 39, says she has seen at least five of them and fears more will arrive as they breed. (c) Martin Cooper The 50p-sized spiders - a cousin to the black widow - are identifiable by the distinct skull-like markings on their abdomen. They are Britain's most venomous species and deliver a painful bite...
Electrician jailed for growing large cannabis factory in country mansion
An electrician has been jailed after he was employed by a criminal gang to run a huge cannabis factory - in a COUNTRY MANSION. Ervin Baraku fitted dehumidifiers, lights and extractor fans and tended to the crop of 1,116 plants which had a street value of £630,000. In return for growing the drug, Albanian-national Baraku, 26, was allowed to live in the property, in Willoughbridge, Shrops., along with a wage equivalent to £60,000-a-year. The sprawling mansion boasted a large reception...
Watch – Goose goes for a job alongside members of a running club
A goose has taken to stepping out with a local running club as they jog around a park lake. A video - posted on Facebook by exercise group JP Fitness - shows the wild bird, nicknamed Graham, following a group of women. They jog around Helston boating lake in Cornwall and Graham enthusiastically waddles behind trying to keep pace. Jane Pett from JP Fitness said: "We were taking our runners for a workout around the lake and it swam over...
Raunchy Topless Photos of Doctor Who
Warning: Graphic Content Below This week the Sun and Mail Online travelled in the Tardis back to 1972 to publish nude photographs of actor Jodie Whittaker in previous acting roles. This was following the announcement that Jodie will star as the new Doctor in popular BBC series Doctor Who. Both publications ran articles about Whittaker appearing naked or topless in previous acting jobs. Equal Representation for Actresses (ERA), a campaign group, said “We are delighted by the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the...
Trial of four serving police officers accused of using force helicopter to film sexual intercourse
A "sex obsessed" cop used a hi-tech camera on board a police chopper to record seedy footage of his 'swinging friends' having SEX, a court heard. Adrian Pogmore, 51, used his position as an air observer to film his swinging pals having an eight minute romp on their patio. He also used the powerful lens to focus on a nude mum-of-three and her teenage daughters sun bathing in their garden - as his crew mates allegedly watched. Sheffield Crown Court,...
Missing man who spent a month trapped underground without food or water reveals his remarkable recovery
A man who was just one day from death after a month trapped in an underground chamber has spoken of his remarkable recovery. James Thompson, 51, defied the odds by surviving with no food or water for four weeks. He crawled into the man-made bricked hole deep in the woods for shelter when he was homeless and suffering from mental health problems. Izaak Eglington-Watts in the Plymbridge Woods in Devon, where he found James Thompson, who had been missing from...
Male & female skulls from 100 yrs ago found in plastic bags in sleepy market town
The skulls of a man and woman from nearly a hundred years ago have been found in carrier bags in a quiet market town. Builders made the first discovery behind an empty Budgens store in Totnes, Devon. As they investigated it police found a second in a separate bag near the River Dart less than a mile away. Police say the skulls have been examined by specialist officers and are believed to be up to 100 years old. The woman's...