Phoebe Braswell, 21 months, is one of only around 100 children worldwide with a documented case of Uncombable Hair Syndrome. It means her hair follicles are kidney-shaped instead of round, giving her fine, coarse hair which is bright white, tangled and constantly static. Mom Jamie Braswell, 27, a trainee nurse, said people always comment on Phoebe's 'do and she's even been accused of neglecting her because it looks so scruffy. But she loves her daughter's "unique" look and Phoebe is...
This is the terrifying moment a man waved a hammer and 10in knife at a property developer and his dad while screaming, "I'm going to f****** kill you". The unnamed man was then restrained by a woman before being left to flee the scene unchallenged after police didn't show up for three hours. The attack unfolded following an earlier incident that day when the knife-wielding thug had been chased from a building site after allegedly attempting to steal tools. Boss...
This is the moment a man miraculously survives being hit and almost run over by an out of control bus - before walking away almost completely unharmed. Simon Smith, 53, was thrown down the street when the runaway double decker careered onto the pavement and ploughed straight into him. The impact of his head hitting the windscreen shattered the glass, yet he got up from the pavement seconds later. Astonishing CCTV footage taken at the scene shows Simon calmly walking...
Terminally ill Ron Flewett is involved in a dramatic race against time – to complete his mind-boggling ‘bucket list’ of visiting 50 countries before he dies. Dad-of-two Ron, 56, and wife Maxine set themselves the globe-trotting goal after he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2014 and given three to five years to live. Incredibly, Ron has already splashed out around £20,000 clocking up ten of thousands of miles ticking off 33 countries, islands or territories including the...
A traumatised father-of-three says he is scared for his family after vile thugs attacked him in his home and daubed racist graffiti on his walls. Jamil Azam, 42, was at home alone fixing a door handle when he was hit from behind and knocked unconscious. When he came to and he found his walls daubed with the message, "Cockroaches. We need a final solution #Machester." Jamil said when he saw the graffiti with "Manchester" - incorrectly spelled "Machester" - he...
Hidden away in remote Victorian ex-prisons or behind barbed wire at the back of industrial estates, Britain detains around 30,000 people in privately-run detention centres on administrative grounds, ostensibly while attempts are made to remove them from the UK. During the election campaign every major political party’s manifesto contained a vow to end indefinite detention in immigration cases. All apart from the Conservative Party. The cruel practice has been criticised by MPs from both sides of the benches, Her Majesty’s Prison Inspectorate...
This is the moment two cheeky builders cooled down by turning their dumper truck -- into a mini SWIMMING POOL. Steve Moran, 47, and Alex Williams, 33, filled up the truck's massive bucket with water to pour on newly laid concrete to stop it drying too quickly in the searing heat. But the inspired builders decided they would turn it into a personal on-site swimming pool - and stripped off to their boxers and jumped in. With the Devon countryside...
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a racist thug launched a Molotov cocktail at a mosque. Thomas Conington, 29, ignited the bomb, which consisted of a clear glass bottle filled with petrol, and threw it over the fence of the mosque. The bottle smashed and burst into flames on the steps of the entrance of Edinburgh's Central Mosque, setting fire to the door. Conington was jailed at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday (Wed) after admitting the offence which happened...
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the oldest prosthetic body parts in human history - a 3,000 year old wooden toe. The intricately crafted big toe, which even includes a carved-out toenail, was discovered in a female burial from the necropolis of Sheikh 'Abd el-Qurna, in Egypt. Study of the toe - using hi-tech methods including microscopy, X-ray technology, and computer tomography - even reveals it was refitted several times to the foot of its owner, a priest's daughter. Researchers say...
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